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<b>Flewtish</b> ([[w:Endonym|endonym]]: <b>Флӯтьа [ɸlûːtʷa]</b> or <b>'' | <b>Flewtish</b> ([[w:Endonym|endonym]]: <b>Флӯтьа [[IPA|[ɸlûːtʷa] ]]</b> or <b>''Флӯтьа глӯн''</b> [ɸlûːtʷas ɡluːŋ]) is a langauge spoken in much of Northwest Russia and the [[w:Karelia|Karelia region]], as well as a large pocket in [[w:Finland|Eastern Finland]] since 500BC, following the Flewtish migrations westwards. Flewtish is a [[w:Language isolate|language isolate]], meaning it does not [[w:Genetic relationship (linguistics)|genetically relate]] to any other known language on the planet, similar to [[w:Basque|Basque]] in Europe. | ||
Flewtish is a polysynthetic language, something uncommon for the Siberian or the European languages, hinting a distant [[w:Urheimat|Urheimat]] far away from today's Russia (Usually placed near the Mongolian border, see [[Proto-Flewtish]]). The language is split into 4 periods: [[Proto-Flewtish]], Old Flewtish, Ḟlǔṫas Eṽétt (Modern Latin Orthography: ''Fluṫas Ewet'' and Modern Flewtish, each one signified by the historical events accompanying them. It is a biscriptal language, using both the Latin and Cyrillic scripts to be written (In Finland and elsewhere respectively), although during the medieval period there were Turkic writings too. An important aspect of the language is differentiating between labialized and non-labialized consonants (Referred in Flewtish as "rounded" and "unrounded") see eg. [kʷáɣ.op] "Warmth" and [káɣ.op] "Deer". | Flewtish is a polysynthetic language, something uncommon for the Siberian or the European languages, hinting a distant [[w:Urheimat|Urheimat]] far away from today's Russia (Usually placed near the Mongolian border, see [[Proto-Flewtish]]). The language is split into 4 periods: [[Proto-Flewtish]], Old Flewtish, Ḟlǔṫas Eṽétt (Modern Latin Orthography: ''Fluṫas Ewet''), and Modern Flewtish, each one signified by the historical events accompanying them. It is a biscriptal language, using both the Latin and Cyrillic scripts to be written (In Finland and elsewhere respectively), although during the early medieval period there were Turkic writings too. An important aspect of the language is differentiating between labialized and non-labialized consonants (Referred in Flewtish as "rounded" and "unrounded") see eg. [kʷáɣ.op] "Warmth" and [káɣ.op] "Deer". | ||
While standardized, the language spans over a massive geographical area and as a result, forms a dialect continuum with the most extreme corners (from east Finland to [[w:Ukhta|the Ukhta city]] being completely unintelligible to each other. One example could be the simple sentence "My favorite pets are cats". Following are the two examples in the dialects spoken in Ukhta (Chukwa in Flewtish) and Kvuppeg (Kuumu, a city in Finland), both written using the Latin script for convenience: | While standardized, the language spans over a massive geographical area and as a result, forms a dialect continuum with the most extreme corners (from east Finland to [[w:Ukhta|the Ukhta city]] being completely unintelligible to each other. One example could be the simple sentence "My favorite pets are cats". Following are the two examples in the dialects spoken in Ukhta (Chukwa in Flewtish) and Kvuppeg (Kuumu, a city in Finland), both written using the Latin script for convenience: | ||
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==Etymology and history== | ==Etymology and history== | ||
'''Flũta''' is an evolution of Proto-Flewtish ''*flȳdʰa'', meaning "Blooming" or "Saturated". The reason for this name is that the regions that Flewtish speakers settled were far more greener and developed than their previous homeland. Flewtish is possibly a [[w:Paleosiberian languages|Paleo-siberian]] language that through migration reached it's current territory. This can be further supported by similarities with the [[w:Yeniseian languages|Yeniseian]] languages, like having a pitch accent, vowel harmony and vowel length distinction | '''Flũta''' is an evolution of Proto-Flewtish ''*flȳdʰa'', meaning "Blooming" or "Saturated". The reason for this name is that the regions that Flewtish speakers settled were far more greener and developed than their previous homeland. Flewtish is possibly a [[w:Paleosiberian languages|Paleo-siberian]] language that through migration reached it's current territory. This can be further supported by similarities with the [[w:Yeniseian languages|Yeniseian]] languages, like having a pitch accent, vowel harmony and vowel length distinction. | ||
Following harsh winters in the area and raids from other local tribes, migrations westwards began in search of a better homeland. Eventually, after ~1000 years, Flewtish people decided to settle to modern day Arkhangelsk (Tengwrikutt in Flewtish) and the areas around, where their language would remain. Small pockets of their language that settled in the way during that migration period survived for a few more centuries before being assimilated to neighboring nations. | Following harsh winters in the area and raids from other local tribes, migrations westwards began in search of a better homeland. Eventually, after ~1000 years, Flewtish people decided to settle to modern day Arkhangelsk (Tengwrikutt in Old Flewtish, lit. ''God's city'') and the areas around, where their language would remain. Small pockets of their language that settled in the way during that migration period survived for a few more centuries before being assimilated to neighboring nations. | ||
Flewtish, from it's early years, was influenced by Mongolic, Turkic and later Indo-European and Uralic languages. The most obvious example would be the large amount of Turkic and Finnic loanwords into Flewtish (eg. Кӣлъиту "to converse") but even titles from the states with Flewtish rule such as "Gǎngÿán | Flewtish, from it's early years, was influenced by Mongolic, Turkic and later Indo-European and Uralic languages. The most obvious example would be the large amount of Turkic and Finnic loanwords into Flewtish (eg. Кӣлъиту "to converse") but even titles from the states with Flewtish rule such as "Gǎngÿán [ʔgâŋɢán]" (Leader, possibly related to Khagan), "Tãngṽrǐ [ʔtaːŋʷɾiː/" (Same origin as Tengri) and "Tãěrṽágn /ʔtɘɾ.wáŋ/" (Local ruler, related to Tarkhan). On the Indo-European side, the word "оѡўг /ˈówyg/" (Sheep) is probably borrowed from the Proto-Indo-European word '''*h₂ówis''' (Or perhaps from Proto-Balto-Slavic) and the word "ғамегь" (milking, from PIE ''*h₂melǵ-''). | ||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||
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! colspan="29" | Cyrillic Script for Flewtish | ! colspan="29" | Cyrillic Script for Flewtish | ||
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| Аа /a/ || Бб /b/ || Вв /v/ || Гг /g/ || Ғғ /ɣ/ || Дд /d/ || | | Аа /a/ || Бб /b/ || Вв /v/ || Гг /g/ || Ғғ /ɣ/ || Дд /d/ || Ðð /ð/ || Ее /e/ || Зз /z/ || Ии /i/ || Ыы /y/ || Кк /k/ || Лл /l/ || Мм /m/ || Нн /n/ || Оо /o/ || Пп /p/ || Рр /ʁ/ || Тт /t/ || Сс /s/ || Уу /u/ || Фф /ɸ/ || Ьь (ʷ) || Хх /x/ || Цц /t͡s/ || Чч /t͡ʃ/ || Шш /ʃ/ || Ѡѡ /w/ || Ъъ /ʔ/ | ||
|} | |} | ||
</center> | </center> | ||
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| I || Гѡо | | I || Гѡо | ||
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| You || | | You || Ðи | ||
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| (He or she)/it || Шов | | (He or she)/it || Ў/Шов | ||
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| We || Негѡо | | We || Негѡо | ||
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| You (pl.) || Неши | | You (pl.) || Неши | ||
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| They || Увок | | They || Увок(ў) | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Cases=== | ===Cases=== | ||
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| Vocative || -e || (Ē) Dõmmae || (Hey) house! || Dialectal only, conflicts with suffix -e (Similar to English 'the') | | Vocative || -e || (Ē) Dõmmae || (Hey) house! || Dialectal only, conflicts with suffix -e (Similar to English 'the') | ||
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| Adessive || - | | Adessive || -je || Dõmmaje || At the house || Dialectal only, usually fused with the inessive | ||
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| Inessive || -seg || Dõmmaseg || In the house || Also exists as e-''root''-sek | | Inessive || -seg || Dõmmaseg || In the house || Also exists as e-''root''-sek | ||
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| Essive || -l || Ēne Dõmmal || As a house || Rare, now usually the Russian borrowing 'как' is used. | | Essive || -l || Ēne Dõmmal || As a house || Rare, now usually the Russian borrowing 'как' is used. | ||
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| Translative || - | | Translative || -se || Dõmmase || (Transformed) into a house | ||
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| Instrumental || -om || Dõmmaom || With a house || If it conflicts with the accusative, then it becomes -on | | Instrumental || -om || Dõmmaom || With a house || If it conflicts with the accusative, then it becomes -on | ||
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| Causal-Final || - | | Causal-Final || -d || Dommad || For the house || - | ||
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| | | Comitative || k-, -to || Kodommato || With (the company of) the house || It is often fused with the instrumental. | ||
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| 1 || One || Sál/Сал | | 1 || One || Sál/Сал | ||
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| 2 || Two || | | 2 || Two || Āwy/А̄ѡы | ||
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| 3 || Three || Děgn/Денг | | 3 || Three || Děgn/Денг | ||
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| 5 || Five || Ðōgn/Ðōнг | | 5 || Five || Ðōgn/Ðōнг | ||
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| 6 || Six || | | 6 || Six || Káwo/Каѡо | ||
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| 7 || Seven || Evé/Еве | | 7 || Seven || Evé/Еве | ||