Hothenese

Native name: Hôthen mâl

Add more Estonian/old Medh Nghêl gibbiness

Phonology: p t k b d g f θ x ð h m n ŋ l r s ʒ j ʋ + Finnish vowels

Mutations (productive): p t k s -> f θ x h; p t k s f -> b d g ʒ ʋ

Only a handful of nouns should begin with f

Declensions:

e-stem rŷch: rŷch, rŷchi, rŷched, rŷchel, rŷchez, rŷchev, rŷche!

a-stem cô: cô, côi, côad, côal, côaz, côav, côa!

o-stem serr: serr, serri, serrœd, serrœl, serrœz, serrœv, serrœ!

apparent-vowel calo: calo, calo, calod, calol, caloz, calov, calo!

t-stem mened: mened, menez, meneth, menedel, menet, menep, mened!

s-stem fôraz: fôraz, fôraz, fôrâth, fôrazel, fôras, fôraf, fôraz!

n-stem cŷthen: cŷthen, cŷthen, cŷthenn, cŷthenel, cŷthêz, cŷthemm, cŷthen!

nen-stem Pellæne: Pellæne, Pellæz, Pellæ̂th, Pellæzel, Pellæs, Pellæf, Pellæz!

Plurals use a particle ma which triggers a spirant mutation (numbers likewise trigger a spirant mutation)

Pronouns

êz, enn, êth, ennel, ennez/ês, ennev/êf = 1SG

ia, iân, iâth, iâzel, iâs, iâzev = 3SG

hŷz, hynn, hŷth, hynnel, hynnez/hŷs, hynnev/hŷf = 1PL

tôch, tôch, tôth, tôchel, tôchez, tôchev = 3PL

mole, molen, moled, molel, molez, molev = impersonal

Adjectives

Invariable? Just nominative and oblique forms?

Verbs

Thematic verbs (ending with e, a, æ, o, œ, u or y typically)

pêthe-: pêthen, pêtheth, pêthe, pêthedh, pêthed, pêther

infinitive pêthev

S-stem verbs:

loz-: lozin, lozith, loz, lozidh, lozid, lozir

infinitive lôth

T-stem verbs:

sed-: sedin, sedith, sed, sedidh, sedid, sedir

infinitive set

L-stem verbs:

rothel-: rothelin, rothelith, rothel, rothelidh, rothelid, rothelir

infinitive rothell

R-stem verbs:

sæer-: sæerin, sæerith, sæer, sæeridh, sæerid, sæerir

infinitive sæer (underlying *sæerr; but words can't end in a long vowel followed by a double consonant)

Honorifics use -r instead of the 2sg, 3sg and 2pl forms

Other tenses

The past tense uses the suffixes -An, -Ath, -A, -Adh, -Ad, -Ar after the infinitive form. For example:

pêthevæn, pêthevæth, pêthevæ, pêthevædh, pêthevæd, pêthevær

lôthan, lôthath, lôtha, lôthadh, lôthad, lôthar

setæn, setæth, setæ, setædh, setæd, setær

Nonfinite forms

(other than the infinitive)

Attributive: same as the 1SG present but with -n replaced by -m

Derivational morphology

-edU/-AdU/-OdU/-tU/-^thU/-nnU/-^thU? (reflex of a hypothetical -tu/-ty in a finnish gib)

-edA/-AdA/-OdA/-tA/-^thA/-nnA/-^thA? (reflex of a hypothetical -ta/-tä in a finnish gib)

Numbers

oz, cîn, synn, raed, lîth, rœ̂v, fælinn, sŷtheb, rôtheb, ûth

ûthoz, ûthcîn, ûthsynn, ûthraed ...

mecher (20), synnœt (30), raedhot (40), lîthœt (50), rœ̂vœt (60), fælinœt (70), sŷthvot (80), rôthvot (90), tæez (100)