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It is part of a sprachbund with [[Togarmite]], [[Padmanābha]] and [[L-Persian]]. | It is part of a sprachbund with [[Togarmite]], [[Padmanābha]] and [[L-Persian]]. | ||
In addition to the Near East, Lõisian English is spoken by diaspora communities, the largest of which are | In addition to the Near East, Lõisian English is spoken by diaspora communities, the largest of which are Poland, Northern China, and more recently, Mexico. ''Note'': Nahuatl loans in English predate the Azalic diaspora in Mexico, and are passed through an intermediate Corded Ware language so they would be the same as in our timeline. | ||
==Diachronics== | ==Diachronics== | ||
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==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||
English in Lõis has three writing systems: the Avestan alphabet, the Hebrew abjad (always with vowel pointing) and the Latin alphabet. | English in Lõis has three writing systems: the Avestan alphabet, the Hebrew abjad (always with vowel pointing) and the Latin alphabet. The Avestan and Hebrew orthographies are phonemic and the Latin one is a bit more etymological, spelling Latinate words in a way that is closer to their source languages. | ||
===Avestan=== | ===Avestan=== | ||