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'''This page is no longer "canon" with my re-working of Alska.  I'm going to leave it as it is, but it does not necessarily reflect on Alska as it currently stands'''
==Dialect Classification==
==Dialect Classification==


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*<i>din</i> to <i>dæyn</i> ([dɪn] - [dein])
*<i>din</i> to <i>dæyn</i> ([dɪn] - [dein])
*<i>er</i> to <i>e</i> ([er] - [e])  <i>ett Vere</i> changes to <i>i Ve</i> in Northern Alska, and the conjugation for all persons in present tense is simply <i>e</i> in NA.   
*<i>er</i> to <i>e</i> ([er] - [e])  <i>ett Vere</i> changes to <i>i Ve</i> in Northern Alska, and the conjugation for all persons in present tense is simply <i>e</i> in NA.   
*<i>giver</i> to <i>giv</i> ([gɪv'ɛr] - [gi:v]).  The command form of a verb in SA is the exact same as it's present tense conjugation, but in NA the command form is simply the infinitive without the <i>e</i> attached to it.  This also appears with the verbs <i>ett lede</i>, <i>ett tillgive,</i> and <i>ett tilleve</i> (SA versions).
*<i>giver</i> to <i>giv</i> ([gɪv'ɛr] - [gi:v]).  The command form of a verb in SA is the exact same as it's present tense conjugation, but in NA the command form is simply the infinitive without the <i>e</i> attached to it.  This also appears with the verbs <i>ett lede</i>, <i>ett tillgive,</i> ''ett vere,'' and <i>ett tilleve</i> (SA versions).


===Østalska (Ustalsj')===
===Østalska (Ustalsj')===
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|-
|o
|o
|[ɔ]/[o̞]
|[ɔ]/[o:] ([o̞:])
| -
| [o̞:] is similar to English b'''oo'''k
|-
|-
|p
|p
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The same voiced-unvoiced consonant switch occurs in Eastern Alska as it does in Northern Alska, but to a lesser degree.
The same voiced-unvoiced consonant switch occurs in Eastern Alska as it does in Northern Alska, but to a lesser degree.
One notable phonetic shift in Eastern Alska is the placement of ''sj'' in words that normally contain ''kj'' in Standard
*''Alsj' '' [al'ʃɛ] (EA) - ''Alska'' [als'ka] (SA) - Alska
*''Mensjer'' [mɛnʃ(ɹ)] (EA) - ''Mennsker'' [mɛn'skɛr] (SA) - People


====Apostrof====
====Apostrof====
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====Grammar====
====Grammar====


The grammar in EA is very different from SA.  The largest differences comes from the distinction between three genders (''kån'' instead of only two.  Eastern Alska has a Masculine, Feminine, and Neuter gender, each with its own enclitic article and definite article:
The grammar in EA is very different from SA.  The largest differences comes from the distinction between three genders (''kån'') instead of only two.  Eastern Alska has a Masculine, Feminine, and Neuter gender, each with its own enclitic article and definite article:


SA on the left, EA on the right
SA on the left, EA on the right
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*''Det redd'''t''' hus [de: ɹe:ðd hʉs]'' - the red house
*''Det redd'''t''' hus [de: ɹe:ðd hʉs]'' - the red house


====Verbs====
====Verbs====
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!'''å Løb'''
!'''å Løb'''
|løbe
|løbe
|[løb]
|[løp]
|to run
|to run
!'''ett Lufe'''
!'''ett Lufe'''
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!'''å Find'''
!'''å Find'''
|find
|find
|[fin(ð)]
|[fɪn(ð)]
|to find
|to find
!'''ett Finne'''
!'''ett Finne'''
|finner
|finner
|[fin'nɛr]
|[fɪn'nɛr]
|to find
|to find
|-
|-
!'''å Bord'''
!'''å Bord'''
|borde
|borde
|[bɔr(ð)]
|[bɔɹ(ð)]
|to eat
|to eat
!'''ett Spise'''
!'''ett Spise'''
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|}


*''Hin skrive over for å kug'' - he writes about cooking (EA)
*''Hin skrive over for å kug'' - he writes about cooking (EA) [hɪn  skɹi:f  o:'fɛ  få  å  kʉg]
*''Han skriver over for ett kyke'' - he writes about cooking (SA)
*''Han skriver over for ett kyke'' - he writes about cooking (SA) [han  skri:'vɛr  o:'vɛr  fo:r  ɛt  ky:kɛ]


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