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-In the Lõis timeline, '''Inland North Czech''' (natively /ˈtʃɜʃcena/) is a Common Czech descendant spoken by an Amish-like Christian sect descended from the Bohemian Brethren in Canada and the Inland North area of the United States. It shares certain vowel shifts with Inland North English (which is also the standard Canadian accent in Lõis) and has a stratum of Dutch and Low German loanwords. The everyday spoken register of Inland North Czech is in diglossia with the liturgical language which is based on the Kralice Bible.
+In the Jarthe timeline, '''Inland North Czech''' (natively ''čeſký gazyk'' /ˈtʃɛskɛj ˈjæzək/) is a descendant of old Bohemian dialects spoken by a Mennonite-like Christian sect descended from the Bohemian Brethren in Canada and the Inland North area of the United States. It shares certain vowel shifts with Inland North English (which is also the standard Canadian accent in Lõis) and has a stratum of Dutch and Low German loanwords.
+The everyday spoken register of Inland North Czech is in diglossia with the liturgical language which is based on the Kralice Bible. The differences mainly lie in morphology, syntax, and vocabulary.
+The orthography for Inland North Czech is based on the old Brethren orthography of Czech.
+This page will only describe the phonology and morphology of Inland North Czech.
-This page will only describe the phonology.
 == Phonology ==
 === Consonants ===
 Similar to Standard Czech, but voiceless stops are sometimes aspirated as in English
-preserves the distinction between ł and l as [ʁ] (may be [ŋ], [w], or zero depending on dialect) and [l~ɫ]
+''mě'' is [mjɛ]
-''ğ'' (''g'' in loanwords) is [ɣ]
+preserves the distinction between ł and l as [ʁ] (may be [w] or zero depending on dialect) and [l~ɫ]
+''ǧ'' (old /g/ in loanwords) is [ɣ~x]
+/{{š}}/ is written ''ß''
 === Vowels ===
 Inland North Czech has lost vowel length, having changed the length distinction into a quality/diphthong distinction.
-a -> a
+It has the following 11 vowel phonemes, including diphthongs:
-á -> eæ̯
+* a -> /a/ {{angbr|''a''}}
-e -> ɜ
+* o -> /{{eo}}/ {{angbr|''o''}}
-é -> iɪ
+* á -> /eæ̯/ {{angbr|''á''}}
-ou and initial ú -> o
+* e -> /ɛ/ {{angbr|''e''}}
-u -> ɯ
+* ej -> /aj/ {{angbr|''eg''}}
-ů -> u
+* é -> /i/ {{angbr|''é''}}
-i/y -> e
+* ou and initial ú -> /o/ {{angbr|''au''}}
-í/ý -> ɛi
+* u -> /ɯ/ {{angbr|''u''}}
-=== Kralice Bible reading tradition ===
+* ů -> /u/ {{angbr|''ů''}}
+* i/y -> /e/ {{angbr|''y''/''i''}}
+* í -> /i/ {{angbr|''j''}}
+* ý -> /ɛj/ {{angbr|''ý''}}
+== Morphology ==
+=== Nouns ===
+cases; loc./voc. lost, acc = gen or nom, entirely depending on animacy
+'Dog'
+* Nom. /pɛs, pse/
+* Gen./Acc. /psa, psu/
+* Dat. /psɯ, psų/
+* Ins. /psę, psama/
+'Man'
+*nom. /mɯ{{š}}, mɯ{{ž}}ɛ/
+*gen. /mɯ{{ž}}ɛ, mɯ{{ž}}i/
+*dat. /mɯ{{ž}}e, mɯ{{ž}}į/
+*ins. /mɯ{{ž}}ę, mɯ{{ž}}ima/
+'Tree'
+* Nom./Acc. /str{{eo}}m, str{{eo}}me/
+* Gen. /str{{eo}}ma, str{{eo}}mu/
+* Dat. /str{{eo}}m{{eo}}ve, str{{eo}}mų/
+* Ins. /str{{eo}}mę, str{{eo}}mama/
+'Wife'
+* Nom. /{{ž}}ɛna, {{ž}}ɛne/
+* Gen./Acc. /{{ž}}ɛne, {{ž}}ɛn/
+* Dat. /{{ž}}ɛnjɛ, {{ž}}ɛnų/
+* Ins. /{{ž}}ɛno, {{ž}}ɛnama/
+'Earth'
+* Nom. /zɛmjɛ, zɛmjɛ/
+* Gen. /zɛmjɛ, zɛmi/
+* Dat. /zɛme, zɛmį/
+* Ins. /zɛmi, zɛmima/
+'Leaf'
+* nom./acc. /lest, lesce/
+* gen. /lesce, lesci/
+* dat. /lesce, lescį/
+* ins. /lesci, lescima/
+'Word'
+* Nom./Acc. /sʁ{{eo}}v{{eo}}, sʁ{{eo}}va/
+* Gen. /sʁ{{eo}}va, sʁ{{eo}}f/
+* Dat. /sʁ{{eo}}vɯ, sʁ{{eo}}vų/
+* Ins. /sʁ{{eo}}vę, sʁ{{eo}}va/
+* nom. /-i, -i/
+*gen. /-i, -i/
+*dat. /-i, -į/
+*ins. /-į, -ima/
+=== Adjectives ===
+m/f/n/pl
+* nom. /d{{eo}}brɛj, d{{eo}}breæ, d{{eo}}bri, d{{eo}}bri/
+* gen. /d{{eo}}brih{{eo}}, d{{eo}}bri, d{{eo}}brih{{eo}}, d{{eo}}brex/
+* dat. /d{{eo}}brį, d{{eo}}bri, d{{eo}}brį, d{{eo}}brɛjma/
+* ins. /d{{eo}}brę, d{{eo}}bro, d{{eo}}brę, d{{eo}}brɛjma/
+* nom. /-i, -i, -i, -i/
+*gen. /-ih{{eo}}, -i, -ih{{eo}}, -ix/
+*dat. /-į, -i, -į, -ima/
+*ins. /-ę, -i, -ę, -ima/
 [[Category:Slavic languages]]
+[[Category:Lõis]]