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Inuit words subject to Irishy sound changes
Inuit words subject to Irishy sound changes


word order is more flexible than in Old Irish
Capital: Daomaist, from Hivantish "Dymuwistu" <- dhuHmo-h2westu
==Morphology ==
=== Nouns ===
Preserves a lot of case inflection in suffixed indefinite articles, via a suffixed ''áirithe'' "certain"
Preserves a lot of case inflection in suffixed indefinite articles, via a suffixed ''áirithe'' "certain"


word order is more flexible than in Old Irish
No grammatical gender, but preserves most Old Irish declension classes


*nom sg. ''ech áirithe'' > ''echar'' 'a horse'
*nom sg. ''ech áirithe'' > ''echar'' 'a horse'
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* prep pl ''echaibis''
* prep pl ''echaibis''
* acc pl ''h-echus''
* acc pl ''h-echus''
Capital: Daomaist, from Hivantish "Dymuwistu" <- dhuHmo-h2westu
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