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Niemish is an [[w:East_Germanic_languages|East Germanic language]] descended from [[w:Gothic_language|Gothic]], the oldest [[w:Germanic_languages|Germanic language]] with a sizeable text corpus. The name (''Nimsk'') originated from [[w:Proto-Slavic_language|Proto-Slavic]] ''[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/němьcь|*němĭcĭ]]'' an exonym given by speakers of [[w:Slavic_languages|Slavic languages]] to Germanic speakers. Niemish has undergone extensive influence by Slavic languages and is a member of the [[w:Balkan_sprachbund|Balkan sprachbund]], having such features as suffixed definite articles and deriving the future tense from present subjunctive. There is also considerable influence by languages such as [[w:Turkish_language|Turkish]], [[w:Hungarian_language|Hungarian]], [[w:Greek_language|Greek]], [[w:Latin_language|Latin]] and [[w:Romance_languages|Romance languages]]. | Niemish is an [[w:East_Germanic_languages|East Germanic language]] descended from [[w:Gothic_language|Gothic]], the oldest [[w:Germanic_languages|Germanic language]] with a sizeable text corpus. The name (''[[Contionary:Nimsk|Nimsk]]'') originated from [[w:Proto-Slavic_language|Proto-Slavic]] ''[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/němьcь|*němĭcĭ]]'' an exonym given by speakers of [[w:Slavic_languages|Slavic languages]] to Germanic speakers. Niemish has undergone extensive influence by Slavic languages and is a member of the [[w:Balkan_sprachbund|Balkan sprachbund]], having such features as suffixed definite articles and deriving the future tense from present subjunctive. There is also considerable influence by languages such as [[w:Turkish_language|Turkish]], [[w:Hungarian_language|Hungarian]], [[w:Greek_language|Greek]], [[w:Latin_language|Latin]] and [[w:Romance_languages|Romance languages]]. |
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