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Shift to penult stress; vowels lengthen in stressed syllables or monosyllables, phonemicizing vowel quality. | Shift to penult stress; vowels lengthen in stressed syllables or monosyllables, phonemicizing vowel quality. | ||
Gemination is lost at this point, with the information transferring to the preceding vowel: *farrō 'cow' -> ''faro'' /ˈfaːɾʌ/ | Gemination is lost at this point, with the information transferring to the preceding vowel: *farrō{{acute}} 'cow' -> ''faro'' /ˈfaːɾʌ/ | ||
== Grammar == | == Grammar == | ||
Revision as of 03:30, 11 May 2026
Phonology
Knench New Quantity System
Shift to penult stress; vowels lengthen in stressed syllables or monosyllables, phonemicizing vowel quality.
Gemination is lost at this point, with the information transferring to the preceding vowel: *farrṓ 'cow' -> faro /ˈfaːɾʌ/
Grammar
Pronouns
- 1sg: nůch/ni(ch) (indep); -i (possessive or prep.); -ni (direct object)
- 2sg.m: atho (indep); -cho (oblique)
- 2sg.f: ethy (indep); -chy (oblique)
- 3sg.m: ḧi (indep); -ů (oblique)
- 3sg.f: ḧi (indep); -oho (oblique)
- 1pl: nanu (indep); -nu (oblique)
- 2pl: ethym (indep); -chym (oblique)
- 3pl: hym (?) (indep); -em (?) (oblique)