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*''buaiḃí'' = 'who knows' (Also in standard colloquial language)
*''buaiḃí'' = 'who knows' (Also in standard colloquial language)
*Some function words were replaced by shorter Slavic equivalents:
*Some function words were replaced by shorter Slavic equivalents:
**''cuaile'' + genitive 'because of' (from Slavic *kŭ voľi) instead of ''mar gheall ar''
**''cuail, cuaile'' + genitive 'because of' (from Slavic *kŭ voľi) instead of ''mar gheall ar''


Slender r = Czech ř
Slender r = Czech ř
==Nouns==
==Nouns==
The neuter gender and dative plural ''-aiḃ'' is preserved but there are fewer declension classes. The nominative plural of masculines and feminines is uniformly ''-(a)i'' /ɪ/ (by Slavic influence) and plural of neuters is usually ''-a''.
The neuter gender and dative plural ''-aiḃ'' is preserved but there are fewer declension classes. The nominative plural of masculines and feminines is uniformly ''-(a)i'' /ɪ/ (by Slavic influence) and plural of neuters is usually ''-a''.
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