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Created page with "{{privatelang}} (still adjusting from the copied Jugsnorsk article) {{Infobox language |name={{PAGENAME}} |nativename=*hōsanorzka |states=Northern Kievan Rus |fam1=Indo-European |fam2=Germanic |fam3=North Germanic |script1=Latn |ancestor=Proto-Norse |ancestor4={{PAGENAME}} |creator=Melinoë |familycolor=Indo-European |iso3=phus |notice=IPA }} {{PAGENAME}} was the North Germanic language ancestral to the Húsnorsk language(s), it is extremely notable for its archaic sta..." |
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V2 order seemingly has no exceptions, as SV inversion isn't used for yes/no questions. In the following examples, you'll see the different methods that were used for question marking: | V2 order seemingly has no exceptions, as SV inversion isn't used for yes/no questions. In the following examples, you'll see the different methods that were used for question marking: | ||
:'''''Ari | :'''''Ari wæsi soltin''''' — ''Ari is hungry'' (lit. ''Ari has hungry'') | ||
and as a question: | and as a question: | ||
:'''''Ari | :'''''Ari wæsi soltin?''''' — ''Is Ari hungry?'' (lit. ''Ari has hungry?'') | ||
Here you see the most common form of question, one without grammatical change, these use a rising vocal intonation as their marking (or a question mark in writing). | Here you see the most common form of question, one without grammatical change, these use a rising vocal intonation as their marking (or a question mark in writing). | ||
Another method is SO inversion, as in: | Another method is SO inversion, as in: | ||
:'''''soltin | :'''''soltin wæsi Ari?''''' — ''Is Ari hungry?'' (lit. ''Hungry has Ari?'') | ||
==Lexical comparison== | ==Lexical comparison== | ||
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