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====Classical Dhannuá=====
====Classical Dhannuá=====
This early form of Dhannuá, also known as ''Old Dhannuá'' later gave way to its slightly more known descendant Classical Dhannuá, also known as ''dhānnwa lūsana'' during the Lúsan Empire. Several hundreds of fragments have been preserved from north-eastern Europe, mostly consisting of votive inscriptions, imperial records and various contracts of the formula ''I trade five cows, three pigs for…''. A small insular variety - Dánair - known from imperial records only as is the most probable ancestor of [[Middle Dhannuá]].
This early form of Dhannuá, also known as ''Old Dhannuá'' later gave way to its slightly more known descendant Classical Dhannuá, also known as ''dhānnwa lūsana'' during the Lúsan Empire. Several hundreds of fragments have been preserved from north-eastern Europe, mostly consisting of votive inscriptions, imperial records and various contracts of the formula ''I trade five cows, three pigs for…''. A small insular variety - Dánair - known from imperial records in Classical Dhannuá as ''dānaizā dhānnwa'' is the most probable ancestor of [[Middle Dhannuá]].
 
In imperial records, this "island speak" was considered as "another" sister to Classical Dhannuá as evidenced by this inscription dating to the reign of the scholar-king [[History of ISA#Monarchic_period|Lúthais]]'''.
In imperial records, this "island speak" was considered as "another" sister to Classical Dhannuá as evidenced by this inscription dating to the reign of the scholar-king [[History of ISA#Monarchic_period|Lúthais]]'''.