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Modern Gothic is a Germanic language spoken by approximately 600,000 people on 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.
Modern Gothic is a Germanic language spoken by approximately 600,000 people on 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.
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! Approximant
! Approximant
| w ||  ||  || j ||  
| ||  ||  || j ||  
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! Open
! Open
| || a aː ||  
| || a ||  
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*In unstressed syllables only


== Nouns ==
== Nouns ==
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! Genitive
! Genitive
| дагес || даге
| дагес || даге
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=== E-Stem Nouns ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Case !! Singular !! Plural
|-
! Nominative/<br>Vocative/<br>Accusative
| разде || раздес
|-
! Dative
| разде || раздем
|-
! Genitive
| раздес || разде
|-
|-
|}
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Latest revision as of 22:29, 7 June 2026


Modern Gothic is a Germanic language spoken by approximately 600,000 people on 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.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal m n
Plosive p b t d t͡ʃ k *g
Fricative f v θ s z ʃ x ɣ
Liquid r l
Approximant j
  • In loanwords only

Vowels

The vowel inventory of Modern Gothic is rather atypical for a Germanic language, having only ten vowels in total. Schwa is usually analyzed as an allophone of /ɛ/.

Front Central Back
Close ɪ iː ʊ uː
Mid ɛ eː (ə) ɔ oː
Open a

Nouns

S-Stem Nouns

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative дахс дагес
Vocative дах дагес
Accusative дах дагенс
Dative даге дагем
Genitive дагес даге

E-Stem Nouns

Case Singular Plural
Nominative/
Vocative/
Accusative 		разде раздес
Dative разде раздем
Genitive раздес разде

N-Stem Nouns

N-stems are inherited from Proto-Germanic an-, ōn- and in-stem nouns. They can be any gender. Example of an n-stem noun, мѥне (moon):

Case Singular Plural
Nominative/
Vocative/
Accusative 		мѥне мѥненс
Dative мѥнен мѥнем
Genitive мѥненс мѥнене
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