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One thing that is certain from analysing the sample of Early Dhannua given by the Samarkand stele is that already at this stage the accusative marker had become -n, PIE ''*septḿ̥'' has become ''septan'' and a coda-final voicing of the dative –ōt > -ōd. The third person plural is still present in its entirety. There is also a formation of a verbal adjective with ''-to'' as seen in ''kaptod''. | One thing that is certain from analysing the sample of Early Dhannua given by the Samarkand stele is that already at this stage the accusative marker had become -n, PIE ''*septḿ̥'' has become ''septan'' and a coda-final voicing of the dative –ōt > -ōd. The third person plural is still present in its entirety. There is also a formation of a verbal adjective with ''-to'' as seen in ''kaptod''. | ||
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…''.This stage appears to have diverged quite quickly into a continental and an insular division. The continental dialects appear to have become the norm during the latter half of the Empire. The Leidic and Sían are extinct descendants of this group. Interestingly enough,a small insular variety - Dánair - known from records in Classical Dhannuá as ''dānaizā dhānnwa'' was to become the 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…''. | |||
In imperial records, this | 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]]'''. | ||
:''Bhōzōiōm Lūdhas peri sar sa dānaizā dhānnwa ta bhōzānd sann i nissīr sei ta izd sa aliūzella swēsor dhānnwar Lūsanar. Lannarīzānd sēseid R rōd Z ca aliūzella aljūza sei'' | :''Bhōzōiōm Lūdhas peri sar sa dānaizā dhānnwa ta bhōzānd sann i nissīr sei ta izd sa aliūzella swēsor dhānnwar Lūsanar. Lannarīzānd sēseid R rōd Z ca aliūzella aljūza sei'' | ||
:'I Lúthais, say of that, that dánaizian tongue that they speak in the isles, that it is yet another sister of the tongue of Lúsan. They have changed for themselves r for z and other strange things.' | :'I Lúthais, say of that, that dánaizian tongue that they speak in the isles, that it is yet another sister of the tongue of Lúsan. They have changed for themselves r for z and other strange things.' | ||
In truth the Dánair dialect appears to have been highly conservative as many of Middle Dhannuán forms appear to be closer to the reconstructed and encountered words of Old Dhannuá than Classical Dhannuá. | In truth the Dánair dialect appears to have been highly conservative as many of Middle Dhannuán forms appear to be closer to the reconstructed and encountered words of Early Classical Dhannuá/Old Dhannuá than the later Classical Dhannuá. | ||
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