Modern Crimean Gothic: Difference between revisions

Gutisch Razde, or simply Gutisch (Cyrillic: '''гутиш''') is a Germanic language spoken by approximately 45,000 people on the southern coast of the Crimean Peninsula. It is an East Germanic language, closely related to Biblical Gothic, however the language is not a lineal descendant of Biblical Gothic. Nonetheless the speakers refer to themselves as "Goths" and their language still shares enough similarities with Gothic to be considered related. The language is critically endangered, with only a handful of native speakers remaining, with most acquiring the language as an L2.

| m ||  || n ||  || ŋ

| w ||  ||  || j ||  

The vowels of Gutisch are unusual for

| i iː ||  || u uː

| e eː || ə* || ɔ ɔː

| || a aː ||  

=== Strong Masculine Stems ===

The largest category of nouns in Gutisch are the strong masculine nouns. They derive from the masculine Proto-Germanic a-, i-, and u-stems, as well as a handful of consonant stems. Example of a weak masculine stem noun, ''dachs'' (day):

| dachs || dages

! Genitive

| dages || dage

 

 

 

 

| miene || mienens

| mienen || mienem

| mienens || mienene

 

=== Strong Feminine Stems ===

! Nominative

! Accusative

| razde || razdes

| razde || razdem

| razdes || razde

=== Weak Feminine Stems ===

Weak feminine stems are made up of former Proto-Germanic ōn- and in-stem feminine nouns. Example of a weak feminine stem noun, ''tunge'' (tongue):

! Nominative

! Accusative

| tungen || tungens

| tungen || tungem

| tungens || tungene

 

Strong neuter stems are made up of former Proto-Germanic a- and u-stem neuters. Example of a strong neuter stem noun, ''broeth'' (bread):

 

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