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Pronouns are declined for gender, number, and person. Their usage is not obligatory, however, and as such Mannish is a pro-drop language; a feature that sets it apart from most of its Germanic relatives. | Pronouns are declined for gender, number, and person. Their usage is not obligatory, however, and as such Mannish is a pro-drop language; a feature that sets it apart from most of its Germanic relatives. | ||
===Notable Characteristics=== | ===Notable Characteristics=== | ||
*Simple future tense derived from | *Simple future tense derived from an infinitive stem followed by a conjugated form of the verb "to be" (Mannish ''wesn''): ''Hó fiþím'' "I will find him", from ''Hó fiþ imi'', literally "I am to find him". | ||
* Lack of universal initial syllable stress due to long vowels and diphthongs attracting stress, ''kwingdóur'', [kʋigːəˈdɔʉɐ] "kingdom", from PrG *kuningadōmaz | * Lack of universal initial syllable stress due to long vowels and diphthongs attracting stress, ''kwingdóur'', [kʋigːəˈdɔʉɐ] "kingdom", from PrG *kuningadōmaz | ||
* Complete lack of Germanic umlaut and (as long vowels are not different in quality and not counting diphthongs) a relatively low vowel inventory in comparison to other Germanic languages. | * Complete lack of Germanic umlaut and (as long vowels are not different in quality and not counting diphthongs) a relatively low vowel inventory in comparison to other Germanic languages. | ||