Maritsan (/məˈɹitsən/ mə-RĒ-tsn), also called Ebrusian /ɛbɹuʃən/ (ĕ-BRO͞O-shn) (autonym: Ebrusy [ɛbrusɨ] (Εβρουση, Εβρουσυι, ەبروسى، إَبرُسِ) is a Western Chlesamnic Language spoken in eastern Greece. This language is spoken near the Maritsa (Native: Ebrus).

Maritsan
Ebrusian
Ebrusy, Εβρουση, Εβρουσυι, ەبروسى، إَبرُسِ
Pronunciation[ɛbrusɨ]
Created byClassierK
SettingAlt-History Europe
Native toBurgas; Varna; Constanța; Evros; Rhodope; Edirne; Kırklareli
Indo-European
Early form
Official status
Official language in
Maritsastan
Recognised minority
language in
Türkiye; Bulgaria; Greece; Romania
Regulated byOrganisation for the Preservation of Maritsan
Language codes
ISO 639-3mrs

Etymology

The English name ultimately comes from Bulgarian Мари́ца (maríca), it came from Thracian *māras / *māros plus -ица, the Bulgarian feminine noun suffix, coming from Proto-Slavic *-ica. The Thracian term either meant “marsh; bog” or “great; significant”. The Maritsan autonym, Ebrusy coincidentally also came from Thracian *ebrus, their name for the river, but *ebrus came from Thracian *ebru meaning wide. The -y suffix is the plural vocative suffix, as all languages are in the vocative plural form as a base. The -y suffix came from Proto-Chlesamnic *-áus.

Morphology

Maritsan Morphology is much simplified from Proto-Chlesamnic, and even its closest relative of Jankıbıreqhü.

Nouns

Maritsan nouns distinguish between two numbers (singular and plural) and 8 cases.

  • Nominative
  • Vocative
  • Accusatve
  • Allative
  • Genitive
  • Ablative
  • Dative
  • Instrumental

Each noun also fits into one of 6 classes, called stems , based off the ending, there is

  • a-stem
  • ā-stem
  • i-stem
  • u-stem
  • r-stem
  • consonant stem
ōsa (feminine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative ōsa ōsaos
vocative ōsaħ ōsaos
accusative ōsą̄ ōsāms
allative ōsaur ōsayru
genitive ōsās ōsaǭ
ablative ōsaeť ōsāma
dative ōsāi ōsāisu
instrumental ōsao ōsami