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Modern Gothic, ''Gusenskius'', is an East Germanic language | Modern Gothic, ''Gusenskius'', is an East Germanic language descended from a language similar to Biblical Gothic. Most words will be given in Standard Modern Gothic and Colloquial Modern Gothic. | ||
== Settings == | |||
Modern Gothic is used in three different settings. The first is Yrof. Yrof is a fantasy world. The next is an alternate timeline where the Ostrogoths survived as a culture to the modern day. The last is a My Little Pony alternate universe called ''Constraints on Harmony''. | |||
== Dialects == | == Dialects == | ||
There are 6 main dialects of Modern Gothic. These are divided into 3 branches: Coastal, Eastern, and Southern. Coastal is comprised of the Standard form of the language, the Northern varieties, and <br> | There are 6 main dialects of Modern Gothic. These are divided into 3 branches: Coastal, Eastern, and Southern. Coastal is comprised of the Standard form of the language, the Northern varieties, and some that are related to the standard form.<br> | ||
Eastern is divided into Near and Far. Far Eastern Gothic has heavy Slavic influence, such as both stages of Slavic palatalization. Near Eastern Gothic only went through the second stage.<br> | Eastern is divided into Near and Far. Far Eastern Gothic has heavy Slavic influence, such as both stages of Slavic palatalization. Near Eastern Gothic only went through the second stage.<br> | ||
Southern Gothic has a lot Greek influences. | Southern Gothic has a lot Greek influences. It is the most conservative of all the dialects. | ||
===Standard New Gothic === | ===Standard New Gothic === | ||
==== Phonology ==== | ==== Phonology ==== | ||
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| Trill || || r || || | | Trill || || r || || | ||
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! !! Front !! Back | |||
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| Close || i iː y yː || u uː | |||
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| Close-mid || eː øː || oː | |||
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| Open-mid || ɛ ɛː œ œː || ɔ ɔː | |||
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| Open || a aː || ɑ ɑː | |||
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