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In Lõis, '''Inland North Czech''' is a Common Czech descendant spoken by an Amish-like religious 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 Low German loanwords.
In the Lõis timeline, '''Inland North Czech''' (natively ''český gazyk'' /ˈtʃɛskɛj ˈjæzək/) is a descendant of old Bohemian dialects 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.  


This page will only describe the phonology.
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.
== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==
=== Consonants ===
=== Consonants ===
Similar to Standard Czech, but voiceless stops are sometimes aspirated as in English
''mě'' is [mjɛ]
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]
=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
=== Kralice Bible reading tradition ===
Inland North Czech has lost vowel length, having changed the length distinction into a quality/diphthong distinction.
 
It has the following 11 vowel phonemes, including diphthongs:
* a -> /a/ {{angbr|''a''}}
* o -> /{{eo}}/ {{angbr|''o''}}
* á -> /eæ̯/ {{angbr|''á''}}
* e -> /ɛ/ {{angbr|''e''}}
* ej -> /aj/ {{angbr|''eg''}}
* é -> /i/ {{angbr|''é''}}
* ou and initial ú -> /o/ {{angbr|''au''}}
* u -> /ɯ/ {{angbr|''u''}}
* ů -> /u/ {{angbr|''ů''}}
* i/y -> /e/ {{angbr|''y''/''i''}}
* í -> /i/ {{angbr|''j''}}
* ý -> /ɛj/ {{angbr|''ý''}}
 
== Morphology ==
=== Nouns ===
5 cases; loc./voc. lost, acc = gen or nom, entirely depending on animacy
 
'Dog'
* Nom. /pɛs, pse/
* Gen./Acc. /psa, psu/
* Dat. /psɯ, psum/
* Ins. /psɛm, psama/
 
'Man'
*nom. /mɯ{{š}}, mɯ{{ž}}ɛ/
*gen. /mɯ{{ž}}ɛ, mɯ{{ž}}i/
*dat. /mɯ{{ž}}e, mɯ{{ž}}im/
*ins. /mɯ{{ž}}ɛm, 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}}mum/
* Ins. /str{{eo}}mɛm, str{{eo}}mama/
 
'Wife'
* Nom. /{{ž}}ɛna, {{ž}}ɛne/
* Gen./Acc. /{{ž}}ɛne, {{ž}}ɛn/
* Dat. /{{ž}}ɛnjɛ, {{ž}}ɛnum/
* Ins. /{{ž}}ɛno, {{ž}}ɛnama/
 
'Earth'
* Nom. /zɛmjɛ, zɛmjɛ/
* Gen. /zɛmjɛ, zɛmi/
* Dat. /zɛme, zɛmim/
* Ins. /zɛmi, zɛmima/
 
'Leaf'
* nom./acc. /lest, lesce/
* gen. /lesce, lesci/
* dat. /lesce, lescim/
* 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}}vum/
* Ins. /sʁ{{eo}}vɛm, sʁ{{eo}}va/
 
* nom. /-i, -i/
*gen. /-i, -i/
*dat. /-i, -im/
*ins. /-im, -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}}brim, d{{eo}}bri, d{{eo}}brim, d{{eo}}brɛjma/
* ins. /d{{eo}}brem, d{{eo}}bro, d{{eo}}brem, d{{eo}}brɛjma/
 
* nom. /-i, -i, -i, -i/
*gen. /-ih{{eo}}, -i, -ih{{eo}}, -ix/
*dat. /-im, -i, -im, -im/
*ins. /-em, -i, -em, -ima/
 
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Latest revision as of 14:37, 27 August 2024

In the Lõis timeline, Inland North Czech (natively český gazyk /ˈtʃɛskɛj ˈjæzək/) is a descendant of old Bohemian dialects 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. 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.

Phonology

Consonants

Similar to Standard Czech, but voiceless stops are sometimes aspirated as in English

mě is [mjɛ]

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]

Vowels

Inland North Czech has lost vowel length, having changed the length distinction into a quality/diphthong distinction.

It has the following 11 vowel phonemes, including diphthongs:

  • a -> /a/ ⟨a⟩
  • o -> /ʌ/ ⟨o⟩
  • á -> /eæ̯/ ⟨á⟩
  • e -> /ɛ/ ⟨e⟩
  • ej -> /aj/ ⟨eg⟩
  • é -> /i/ ⟨é⟩
  • ou and initial ú -> /o/ ⟨au⟩
  • u -> /ɯ/ ⟨u⟩
  • ů -> /u/ ⟨ů⟩
  • i/y -> /e/ ⟨y/i⟩
  • í -> /i/ ⟨j⟩
  • ý -> /ɛj/ ⟨ý⟩

Morphology

Nouns

5 cases; loc./voc. lost, acc = gen or nom, entirely depending on animacy

'Dog'

  • Nom. /pɛs, pse/
  • Gen./Acc. /psa, psu/
  • Dat. /psɯ, psum/
  • Ins. /psɛm, psama/

'Man'

  • nom. /mɯʃ, mɯʒɛ/
  • gen. /mɯʒɛ, mɯʒi/
  • dat. /mɯʒe, mɯʒim/
  • ins. /mɯʒɛm, mɯʒima/

'Tree'

  • Nom./Acc. /strʌm, strʌme/
  • Gen. /strʌma, strʌmu/
  • Dat. /strʌmʌve, strʌmum/
  • Ins. /strʌmɛm, strʌmama/

'Wife'

  • Nom. /ʒɛna, ʒɛne/
  • Gen./Acc. /ʒɛne, ʒɛn/
  • Dat. /ʒɛnjɛ, ʒɛnum/
  • Ins. /ʒɛno, ʒɛnama/

'Earth'

  • Nom. /zɛmjɛ, zɛmjɛ/
  • Gen. /zɛmjɛ, zɛmi/
  • Dat. /zɛme, zɛmim/
  • Ins. /zɛmi, zɛmima/

'Leaf'

  • nom./acc. /lest, lesce/
  • gen. /lesce, lesci/
  • dat. /lesce, lescim/
  • ins. /lesci, lescima/

'Word'

  • Nom./Acc. /sʁʌvʌ, sʁʌva/
  • Gen. /sʁʌva, sʁʌf/
  • Dat. /sʁʌvɯ, sʁʌvum/
  • Ins. /sʁʌvɛm, sʁʌva/
  • nom. /-i, -i/
  • gen. /-i, -i/
  • dat. /-i, -im/
  • ins. /-im, -ima/

Adjectives

m/f/n/pl

  • nom. /dʌbrɛj, dʌbreæ, dʌbri, dʌbri/
  • gen. /dʌbrihʌ, dʌbri, dʌbrihʌ, dʌbrex/
  • dat. /dʌbrim, dʌbri, dʌbrim, dʌbrɛjma/
  • ins. /dʌbrem, dʌbro, dʌbrem, dʌbrɛjma/
  • nom. /-i, -i, -i, -i/
  • gen. /-ihʌ, -i, -ihʌ, -ix/
  • dat. /-im, -i, -im, -im/
  • ins. /-em, -i, -em, -ima/
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