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The '''Naengic languages''' form a subbranch of the [[Lakovic languages]] | The '''Naengic languages''' form a subbranch of the [[Lakovic languages]], including forms of [[Naeng]] and the vernacular [[Tergetian]] languages. It is characterized by some shared innovations: | ||
#The | #The Naengic Vowel Shift: A chain vowel shift ä > a > o > u > ü. Exception: -aʔ became -a, not -o. | ||
#Shift to strong final stress. | #Shift to strong final stress. | ||
#An associative plural *φam which could be used after a noun. | #An associative plural *φam which could be used after a noun. | ||
#A 4-tense system of past, present, future and imperative/subjunctive. | #A 4-tense system of past, present, future and imperative/subjunctive. | ||
#A full set of personal pronouns, with an associative plural suffix in the 2nd and 3rd person plural and a grammaticalization of ''* | #A full set of personal pronouns, with an associative plural suffix in the 2nd and 3rd person plural and a grammaticalization of ''*tʔej sa'' 'this side' for 1st person plural exclusive. | ||
#Retains preposed possessive pronouns. (Classical Windermere had those | #Retains preposed possessive pronouns. (Classical Windermere had those.) | ||
== | PLak φetn Xtar > *hìnθar > inθar by Grassmann | ||
==Phonology== | |||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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