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→‎Semitic: Crannish has nunation in iii-y participles --- i don't know if mimation is a proto-canaanite feature. also far east semitic might be basal east semitic
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Similar to our Sardinian (modulo some loans) but also has register from Irtan Latin tone
Similar to our Sardinian (modulo some loans) but also has register from Irtan Latin tone


== Hellenic ==
==Modern Greek==


Written in a version of Linear B, roughly Syllabics + katakana inspired
Written in a version of Linear B, roughly Syllabics + katakana inspired
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The Yevanim bring Arabic culture to Jews in Irta, whereas in our world it was the Sephardim.
The Yevanim bring Arabic culture to Jews in Irta, whereas in our world it was the Sephardim.
=== A Stem-Hellenic language? ===
this might fit better in Lois


==Mitanni==
==Mitanni==
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** PNWS
** PNWS
*** [[Togarmite]]
*** [[Togarmite]]
*** Hyper-Canaanite
*** (Hyper-/Stem-)Canaanite
**** Hebrew
**** Hebrew
**** [[Crannish]]
**** [[Crannish]]
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Paleo-Hebrew in this universe distinguishes most consonants of Proto-Semitic, unlike in our timeline. This is reflected in some in-universe Hebrew accents which preserve distinctions like צׁ (tsadi w/ right dot) /ts̠/ vs צׂ (tsadi w/ left dot) /ts/, cognate with Arabic emphatic S/Z and D.
Paleo-Hebrew in this universe distinguishes most consonants of Proto-Semitic, unlike in our timeline. This is reflected in some in-universe Hebrew accents which preserve distinctions like צׁ (tsadi w/ right dot) /ts̠/ vs צׂ (tsadi w/ left dot) /ts/, cognate with Arabic emphatic S/Z and D.


Though in-universe Tiberian Hebrew is identical to that in our timeline, some in-universe reading traditions, such as Gaelic Hebrew, distinguish
Though in-universe Tiberian Hebrew is identical to that in our timeline, some in-universe reading traditions, such as the earliest stratum of Hebrew loans in [[Ăn Yidiș]], distinguish
* cholam from Proto-Semitic *u and *aw = /o/
* cholam from Proto-Semitic *u and *aw = /o/
* cholam from Proto-Semitic *ā = /u/ (/uə/ in some other reading traditions)
* cholam from Proto-Semitic *ā = /u/ (/uə/ in some other reading traditions)
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PCel is basically the same as ours, but we're taking the liberty to derive more hypothetical words cognatizing directly from PIE.
PCel is basically the same as ours, but we're taking the liberty to derive more hypothetical words cognatizing directly from PIE.


*Celtic
*(Hyper)Celtic
** Goidelic
** Goidelic
***Old Irish
***Old Irish
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