Hothenese

Native name: Hôthen mâl

Phonology: p t k b d g f θ x ð h m n ŋ l r s ʒ j ʋ + Finnish vowels

Mutations (productive): p t k s -> f θ x h; p t k s f -> b d g ʒ ʋ

Only a handful of nouns should begin with f

Declensions:

e-stem rŷch: rŷch, rŷchi, rŷched, rŷchel, rŷchez, rŷchev

a-stem cô: cô, côi, côad, côal, côaz, côav

o-stem serr: serr, serri, serrœd, serrœl, serrœz, serrœv

t-stem mened: mened, menez, meneth, menedel, menet, menep

s-stem fôraz: fôraz, fôraz, fôrâth, fôrazel, fôras, fôraf

n-stem cŷthen: cŷthen, cŷthen, cŷthenn, cŷthenel, cŷthêz, cŷthemm

nen-stem Pellæne: Pellæne, Pellæz, Pellæ̂th, Pellæzel, Pellæs, Pellæf

Plurals use a particle ma which triggers a spirant mutation

Verbs

Mutation in the past tense (so+soft?)

Thematic verbs (ending with e, a, æ, o, œ, u or y typically)

pêthe-: pêthen, pêthe, pêthe, pêthedh, pêthed, pêther

infinitive pêthedh

S-stem verbs:

loz-: lozin, lozi, loz, lozidh, lozid, lozir

infinitive lôth

T-stem verbs:

sed-: sedin, sedi, sed, sedidh, sedid, sedir

infinitive set

L-stem verbs:

rothel-: rothelin, rotheli, rothel, rothelidh, rothelid, rothelir

infinitive rothell

R-stem verbs:

sæer-: sæerin, sæeri, sæer, sæeridh, sæerid, sæerir

infinitive sæer (underlying *sæerr; but words can't end in a long vowel followed by a double consonant)

Honorifics use -r instead of the 2sg, 3sg and 2pl forms

-edU/-AdU/-OdU/-tU/-^thU/-nnU/-^thU? (reflex of a hypothetical -tu/-ty in a finnish gib)

-edA/-AdA/-OdA/-tA/-^thA/-nnA/-^thA? (reflex of a hypothetical -ta/-tä in a finnish gib)