Hothenese

Native name: Hôthen mâl

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!

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)

Adjectives

Invariable? Just nominative and oblique forms?

Verbs

Mutation in the past tense (so+soft?)

Perfectives: e+soft?

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

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

infinitive pêthedh

S-stem verbs:

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

infinitive lôth

T-stem verbs:

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

infinitive set

L-stem verbs:

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

infinitive rothell

R-stem verbs:

sæer-: sæerin, sæeri, 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

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

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

ûthroz, ûthcîn, ûthsynn, ûthraed ...

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