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*The case inventory is reduced to nom/acc/dat/gen
*The case inventory is reduced to nom/acc/dat/gen


*Retracted /s/
*Retracted /s/; dental fricatives


*Ancient Hivantish y from *ū -> i (spelled y)
*Ancient Hivantish y from *ū -> i (spelled y)

Revision as of 09:51, 4 December 2021

Modern Hivantish is the most widely spoken descendant of Hivantish, and it's inspired by Modern Greek and Icelandic, drawing on phonological, diachronic and grammatical similarities between the two languages.

Todo

  • Marked nominatives as in Greek and Icelandic
  • The case inventory is reduced to nom/acc/dat/gen
  • Retracted /s/; dental fricatives
  • Ancient Hivantish y from *ū -> i (spelled y)