Modern Gothic

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Modern Gothic
Gusenskius,
Gusskus
Pronunciation[[Help:IPA|[[ˈgu.səns.kys]
[ˈgʊsː.kʊs]]]]
Created bysjacik
SettingYrof
Unnamed Alternate Timeline
MLP AU
Native toSeefirian Kingdom, Gothia, Windish Atheldom
EthnicitySeefir, Human, Pegasus
Early form
Official status
Official language in
Seefirian Kingdom
Gothia
Windish Atheldom
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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

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.

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.

Southern Gothic has a lot Greek influences. It is the most conservative of all the dialects.


Standard New Gothic

Phonology

Labial Coronal Dorsal Glottal
Nasal m n
Stop p b t d k g
Affricate tʃ dʒ
Fricative f v t s ʃ ʒ x h
Approximant j
Trill r
Front Back
Close i iː y yː u uː
Close-mid eː øː
Open-mid ɛ ɛː œ œː ɔ ɔː
Open a aː ɑ ɑː