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? perfective?
Thematic verbs (ending with e, a, æ, o or œ 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