Eadlan/Proto
< Eadlan
Nouns
Genitive case: from *=mī (sg), *=miś (pl)
- lē̃ti > däät·ə 'man'
- t > t· due to strong gradation environment
- ē̃ > ää (creaky voice becomes RTR)
- chain shift l- > d- > z-
- r- → Ø
- ľ- → r-
lē̃timī > lē̃timi (final longs shorten) -> däät·əmə -> OEod däätmë
lē̃tāmiś > däät·uoms > OEod däätuus
if a lot of words shaped like tVCC- or wVCC- become homophones then that might be dealt with through compounding and univerbation
Todo: Get cases
Pronouns
Rank pronouns to knock out person markers from the verb
Verbs
Syntax
Fairly topic prominent