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 ==Syntax==
 ===Faulty accusative marker===
-The faulty accusative marker ''iþ'' is used. It behaves like the MSA accusative case and the Welsh soft mutation for direct objects: when there is a constituent separating the verb or predicate from a second constituent, ''iþ'' comes between the two constituents regardless of whether the second constituent is actually a direct object. Example:
+The faulty accusative marker ''it'' is used. It behaves like the MSA accusative case and the Welsh soft mutation for direct objects: when there is a constituent separating the verb or predicate from a second constituent, ''it'' comes between the two constituents regardless of whether the second constituent is actually a direct object. Example:
-*''Halex wyfė li '''iþ''' šlėšt xlabi, wy ȝeþo lėš li '''iþ''' nux.'' = I used to have three dogs, and now I don't have any.
+*''Halek wyfė li '''it''' šlėšt klavi, wy ȝeto lėš li '''it''' nuk.'' = I used to have three dogs, and now I don't have any.
-*''Yn dėrest li ryšė li '''iþ''' ȝyšėþ rab þamuni beiþ.'' = My teacher wants me to do a lot of homework.
+*''Yn ðėrest li ryšė li '''it''' ȝyšėt rab tamuni veit.'' = My teacher wants me to do a lot of homework.
 ===Questions===
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 ===Existentials===
 The word ''iš'' is used to indicate existence. It is also used with the preposition ''ly'' 'to' or the possessive pronouns to indicate possession. The negative of ''iš'' is ''lėš''.
-*''Lėš mykėm ėn xølšar nyȝum.'' = There is no place where everyone is happy.
+*''Lėš mygėm ėn kølšar nyȝum.'' = There is no place where everyone is happy.
-*''Ha iš lex zman?'' = Do you (f. sg.) have time?
+*''Ha iš lek ša3t?'' = Do you (f. sg.) have time?
 === Clauses ===
 *"if" = ''em''
 *"then" = ''šøm''
-*"though" = ''ax'', ''xenax''
+*"though" = ''ak'', ''kenak''
 ===Relative clauses===
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 For relative clauses whose heads are prepositional objects in the relative clause, there are three strategies:
-*the relativizer is treated as a resumptive pronoun which takes the preposition, like English ''which'': ''yn gabry lid žė nėx ohab ym mauhab'', lit. 'the man to which I gave the gift'. This syntax arose from the influence of surrounding languages like English.
+*the relativizer is treated as a resumptive pronoun which takes the preposition, like English ''which'': ''yn γavry lið žė nėk ohav ym mauhav'', lit. 'the man to which I gave the gift'. This syntax arose from the influence of surrounding languages like English.
-*the preposition goes to the end of the clause: ''yn gabry žė nėx ohab ym mauhab lid'' lit. 'the man which I gave the gift to'. This syntax arose from the native Semitic construction which used a resumptive pronoun on the preposition: after the resumptive pronoun lost the stress, the preposition lost its pronominal suffix and moved to the end of the clause.
+*the preposition goes to the end of the clause: ''yn γavry žė nėk ohav ym mauhav lið'' lit. 'the man which I gave the gift to'. This syntax arose from the native Semitic construction which used a resumptive pronoun on the preposition: after the resumptive pronoun lost the stress, the preposition lost its pronominal suffix and moved to the end of the clause.
-*A combination of both strategies can be used: ''yn gabry lid žė nėx ohab ym mauhab lid'', lit. 'The man to which I gave the gift to'. This is the most common strategy with the other two considered archaic.
+*A combination of both strategies can be used: ''yn γavry lið žė nėk ohav ym mauhav lið'', lit. 'The man to which I gave the gift to'. This is the most common strategy with the other two considered archaic.
 ==Derivation==