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*Nouns and pronouns are marked for gender and number but not for case. | *Nouns and pronouns are marked for gender and number but not for case. | ||
===Changes | ===Changes since Old Manish=== | ||
Partly due to its usage as an international lingua franca, Modern Manish has lost much of the complexity of the Old Manish verbal and nominal systems. However, it has also innovated various new features. Phonetically, it is one of the more conservative Manish languages. A list of various changes and innovations includes: | Partly due to its usage as an international lingua franca, Modern Manish has lost much of the complexity of the Old Manish verbal and nominal systems. However, it has also innovated various new features. Phonetically, it is one of the more conservative Manish languages. A list of various changes and innovations includes: | ||
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#Use of particle ''po'' (from Old Manish ''pô'' 'yes') to ask questions | #Use of particle ''po'' (from Old Manish ''pô'' 'yes') to ask questions | ||
===Major | ===Major dialects=== | ||
There are four major dialects of Modern Manish. Cartondish, the dialect of the majority of Cartondin, is by far the most spoken, but it is also the most divided. The Royal dialect is the form of the language spoken by the Royal Family of Cartondin as well as the dialect affected by those in the presence of royalty. The Terithian dialect is spoken by the majority of Terithius, the smaller country to the east of Cartondin. The Southern dialect is spoken by pirates from Katorias. | There are four major dialects of Modern Manish. Cartondish, the dialect of the majority of Cartondin, is by far the most spoken, but it is also the most divided. The Royal dialect is the form of the language spoken by the Royal Family of Cartondin as well as the dialect affected by those in the presence of royalty. The Terithian dialect is spoken by the majority of Terithius, the smaller country to the east of Cartondin. The Southern dialect is spoken by pirates from Katorias. | ||
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===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
====Consonant | ====Consonant clusters==== | ||
The only allowed consonant clusters in Modern Manish are /s/, /v/, or a plosive followed by a liquid. The only exceptions are the clusters /dl/ and /tl/, which never occur. These clusters are found only in syllable onsets. | The only allowed consonant clusters in Modern Manish are /s/, /v/, or a plosive followed by a liquid. The only exceptions are the clusters /dl/ and /tl/, which never occur. These clusters are found only in syllable onsets. | ||
====Syllable Structure==== | ====Syllable Structure==== | ||
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Old Manish also had a collective marker ''-kale'', which has fallen out of use in all standard dialects of Modern Manish. However, a few standard Modern Manish words derive historically from this form. For example, ''brîkale'' 'council of gods' from ''brîko'' 'a god'. These forms are typically irregular in meaning. | Old Manish also had a collective marker ''-kale'', which has fallen out of use in all standard dialects of Modern Manish. However, a few standard Modern Manish words derive historically from this form. For example, ''brîkale'' 'council of gods' from ''brîko'' 'a god'. These forms are typically irregular in meaning. | ||
====Augmentative and diminutive suffixes==== | |||
Only one diminutive suffix and one augmentative suffix remain common in every modern dialect of Manish. The endings are dependent on the gender of the noun. Masculine nouns take the suffix ''-rono'' for diminutives and ''-ro'' for augmentatives. Feminine nouns take ''-rini'' for diminutives and ''-ri'' for augmentatives. These suffixes can only be applied to native Manish nouns and loan nouns that have been assimilated with an ''-o'' or ''-i'' ending. There are also some dialect-specific augmentatives and diminutives. | |||
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