Slavo-Japanese

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Hypothetical Cymrosemblant descendant of Japanese, à la Efenol.

Sufeden ningêla, ddydduddiar ufar nâren-sid, cas blauddauddiar songent gêridde. Ningêla, rizaed lausinne sauge-rarediar, cas tâini dauhaun hwyzilomoth cauddauzinageref naran.

Long vowel reflexes: ā ī ō oi ē ai ū ui > /aɨ ei aw ei ai ui aɨ ɨ:/

Slender consonant reflexes: ky gy ch j sh ny py by my hy ry > /tʃ dʒ θ ð nʲ pl bl vl ɬ l/ <tsi j th dd si ň pl bl fl ll l>

Numbers: 1. eith 2. ni 3. sañ 4. ioñ 5. go 6. rog 7. saith (< si:θ < shichi) 8. wyth (< aiθ < hachi) 9. tsieu 10. ddeu

  • kutsu /kɯ̥t͡sɯ/ "shoe" > cysu (voicing devoiced vowels to y?) or chu?
  • atsu "pressure" > *ass > âz (random change)
    • 圧力 âzreg "physical pressure"
  • çi̥kaɴ "pessimism" > *sgâ > ysgâ "despair"
  • kʲi̥ɕit͡sɯ "temperament" > csitsu > chisu
  • kɯɕi̥kɯmo "strangely" > cysguf
  • eien "eternity" > aiê
    • eien-no "eternal", eien-ni "eternally" > aien

Nouns

Cases

  • nom is -a or -la
  • acc is -o or -lo
  • genitive/dative is -n
  • locative/instrumental is either -dde or -nne
  • lative is -ngath < ni mukatte
  • associative plural is -dwyth/-twyth < -tachi