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The non-Germanic loanwords present in Shoundavish can be divided in two main categories : | The non-Germanic loanwords present in Shoundavish can be divided in two main categories : | ||
● Loanwords dating back from the Proto-Germanic era and attested in most other Germanic languages, ''e. g.'', '''mylle''' (''mill'', from Latin ''molīnum''), '''buter''' (''butter'', from Ancient Greek ''βούτῡρον (boútūron)''), '''ijren''' (''iron'', from Proto-Celtic ''*īsarnom''). | ● Loanwords dating back from the Proto-Germanic era and attested in most other Germanic languages, ''e.g.'', '''mylle''' (''mill'', from Latin ''molīnum''), '''buter''' (''butter'', from Ancient Greek ''βούτῡρον (boútūron)''), '''ijren''' (''iron'', from Proto-Celtic ''*īsarnom''). | ||
● Loanwords created specially for Shoundavish and fitted to Shoundavish phonology, ''e. g.'', '''kroktel''' (''crocodile'', from Latin ''crocodilus''), '''faver''' (''paper'', from Ancient Greek ''πάπυρος (pápuros)''), '''wijr''' (''virus'', from Latin ''vīrus''). | ● Loanwords created specially for Shoundavish and fitted to Shoundavish phonology, ''e.g.'', '''kroktel''' (''crocodile'', from Latin ''crocodilus''), '''faver''' (''paper'', from Ancient Greek ''πάπυρος (pápuros)''), '''wijr''' (''virus'', from Latin ''vīrus''). | ||
The phonological fitting process depends on the era when the word was borrowed. Consequently, for words borrowed during the Pre-Germanic times, Grimm's law applies, as can be seen on '''faver'''. For later loanwords, only unstressed vowel reduction and some further shifts are applied to yield natural-sounding Shoundavish words, as in '''kroktel''' and '''wijr'''. More information about Shoundavish vocabulary can be found on the Contionary website <ref name="ref3">{{cite web |url= https://linguifex.com/wiki/Category:Skundavisk_words|title=Shoundavish words on the Contionary website |author=Mohamed Kaseb |year=2018| accessdate= 2023-05-03}}</ref> . | The phonological fitting process depends on the era when the word was borrowed. Consequently, for words borrowed during the Pre-Germanic times, Grimm's law applies, as can be seen on '''faver'''. For later loanwords, only unstressed vowel reduction and some further shifts are applied to yield natural-sounding Shoundavish words, as in '''kroktel''' and '''wijr'''. More information about Shoundavish vocabulary can be found on the Contionary website <ref name="ref3">{{cite web |url= https://linguifex.com/wiki/Category:Skundavisk_words|title=Shoundavish words on the Contionary website |author=Mohamed Kaseb |year=2018| accessdate= 2023-05-03}}</ref> . | ||