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Dogrish is a North Germanic language belonging to the Insular Nordic sub-branch. As such it is most closely related to Icelandic, Faroese and extinct Norn. Most notable similarities include the preserved case system and the continued usage of the letters ''ð'' and ''þ'' to represent the voiced and voiceless dentale frictative respectively. | Dogrish is a North Germanic language belonging to the Insular Nordic sub-branch. As such it is most closely related to Icelandic, Faroese and extinct Norn. Most notable similarities include the preserved case system and the continued usage of the letters ''ð'' and ''þ'' to represent the voiced and voiceless dentale frictative respectively. | ||
===Standard Dogrish=== | ===Varieties of Dogrish=== | ||
There are two officially recognised standard varieties of Dogrish: Formal Dogrish (Dogrish: ''Formaldågrisk'') | ====Standard Dogrish==== | ||
There are two officially recognised standard varieties of Dogrish: Formal Dogrish (Dogrish: ''Formaldågrisk'') covers the Central Dogrish dialects around Greywater Lake, Redwater Lake and the Reddow Valley, whilst Valley Dogrish (Dogrish: ''Dalarnerdågrisk'') covers the Valley Dogrish dialects of Twoway, the Giants' Fields, the Two Dales, the Riding of Northern Cliffland and the municipality of Westland. | |||
In practice, the usage of these standard varieties in generally limited to the written word and supraregional interactions, as everyday interactions mostly take place in the local dialect. | |||
Uniquely amongst Germanic languages, Formal Dogrish has preserved six grammatical cases, whereas Valley Dogrish has preserved five.<ref>Some local variaties, when using formal Dogrish, have preserved seven cases, but the usage of the seventh case, ''in casu'' the vocative, is generally considered archaic.</ref> However, it should be noted that of all grammatical aspects of Dogrish, both the number of preserved cases as well as the specific cases being preserved vary considerably between dialects and localities, with some local varieties preserving only the nominative and the genitive in the declension of nouns. | Uniquely amongst Germanic languages, Formal Dogrish has preserved six grammatical cases, whereas Valley Dogrish has preserved five.<ref>Some local variaties, when using formal Dogrish, have preserved seven cases, but the usage of the seventh case, ''in casu'' the vocative, is generally considered archaic.</ref> However, it should be noted that of all grammatical aspects of Dogrish, both the number of preserved cases as well as the specific cases being preserved vary considerably between dialects and localities, with some local varieties preserving only the nominative and the genitive in the declension of nouns. | ||
Other differences include the pronunciation of final -ð: whereas Central Dogrish generally realises the final -ð as a voiced alveolar lateral approximant [l], Valley Dogrish realises it as a voiced dental frictative [ð]; and the år-ór merger: whereas Central Dogrish generally realises both ''å'' and ''ó'' as [o:], Valley Dogrish differentiates between [o:] and [ou̯]. | |||
====Friso-Dogrish==== | |||
Friso-Dogrish is the variety of Dogrish spoken in the southeast of Dogger, most notably in the Lochsteads, Idunna's Dunes, the Feurth Valley and the Ridings of Leyland and Southern Cliffland. It is the third most spoken variety of Dogrish and is written using Formal Dogrish. | |||
Friso-Dogrish is characterised for using only four cases: the nominative, the genitive, the dative and the accusative. Whilst Friso-Dogrish differentiates between masculine, feminine and neuter in definite nouns, the masculine and neuter have merged in the declension of indefinite articles. | |||
In terms of phonology, Friso-Dogrish is typified by its realisation of the letter ''ð'' as a voiced alveolar tap or flap under all circumstances. | |||
===Anglo-Dogrish==== | |||
====Dutch Dogrish==== | |||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||