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A much more recent slang term that has evolved from this system is the use of the number ‘843’ to represent the (unpronounceable) letter combination ''·omg·''.
A much more recent slang term that has evolved from this system is the use of the number ‘843’ to represent the (unpronounceable) letter combination ''·omg·''.


==Articles & Determiners==
==Determiners==
===Demonstratives===


Valthungian has two definite articles, ''sā'' and ''his'', both of which are equivalent to ‘the,’ but may also be translated as ‘that’ and ‘this’, respectively. Where there is a lack of clear proximity-based dichotomy, ''sā'' is usually preferred.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
!  
!colspan=4| Proximal (“this”)
!  
!colspan=4| Medial (“that”)
!  
!colspan=4| Distal (“yonder”)
|-
!width=100px|  
!width=65px| Nom.
!width=65px| Gen.
!width=65px| Dat.
!width=65px| Acc.
|style="border-top: none;border-bottom: none;" width=10px rowspan=7|
!width=65px| Nom.
!width=65px| Gen.
!width=65px| Dat.
!width=65px| Acc.
|style="border-top: none;border-bottom: none;" width=10px rowspan=7|
!width=65px| Nom.
!width=65px| Gen.
!width=65px| Dat.
!width=65px| Acc.
|-
!style="text-align:right;"| masc.sg
| his
|rowspan=2| his
|rowspan=2| hitma
| hin
| sā  
|rowspan=2| þis
|rowspan=2| þatma
| þan
| jǣns
| rowspan=2| jǣnis
| rowspan=2| jǣnatma
| jǣnan
|-
!style="text-align:right;"| neu.sg 
| hit
| hit
| þat
| þat
| jǣn
| jǣn
|-
!style="text-align:right;"| fem.sg 
| hī, hiža
| hižas
| hiža
| hī, hiža
| sō
| þižas
| þiža
| þō
| jǣna
| jǣnižas
| jǣna
| jǣna
|-
!style="text-align:right;"| masc.pl
| hīs
|rowspan=3| hiža
|rowspan=3| him
| hins
| þǣ
|rowspan=3| þiža
|rowspan=3|  þǣm
| þans
| jǣna
|rowspan=3| jǣniža
|rowspan=3| jǣnam
| jǣnans
|-
!style="text-align:right;"| neu.pl 
| hī, hiža
| hī, hiža
| þō
| þō
| jǣna
| jǣna
|-
!style="text-align:right;"| fem.pl 
| hižas
| hižas
| þōs
| þōs
| jǣnas
| jǣnas
|-
|}


There is no indefinite article in Valthungian.
===Articles===
Valthungian has two definite articles, '''''he''''' and '''''sa''''', both of which are equivalent to ‘the,’ but may also be translated as ‘this’ and ‘that’, respectively. Where there is a lack of clear proximity-based dichotomy, ''sa'' is usually preferred. These are simply unstressed equivalents of the demonstratives ''his'' (proximal) and ''sā'' (medial). The distal demonstrative, ''jǣns'', is never used as an article.


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
!  
!colspan=4| Proximal (“this”)
!  
!colspan=4| Medial (“that”)
|-
|-
!width=100px| !!width=65px| Nom. !!width=65px| Gen. !!width=65px| Dat. !!width=65px| Acc. ||style="border-top: none;border-bottom: none" width=10px rowspan=7| !!width=65px| Nom. !!width=65px| Gen. !!width=65px| Dat. !!width=65px| Acc.
!width=100px|  
!width=65px| Nom.  
!width=65px| Gen.  
!width=65px| Dat.  
!width=65px| Acc.  
|style="border-top: none;border-bottom: none;" width=10px rowspan=7|  
!width=65px| Nom.  
!width=65px| Gen.  
!width=65px| Dat.  
!width=65px| Acc.
|-
|-
!masc.sg  
!style="text-align:right;"| masc.sg  
| sā ||rowspan=2| þis ||rowspan=2| þatma || þan
| he*, his†
|his ||rowspan=2| his ||rowspan=2| hitma || hin
|rowspan=2| his
|rowspan=2| him
| he*, hin†
| sa*, s·†
|rowspan=2| þis
|rowspan=2| þam
| þa*, þan†
|-
|-
!neu.sg   
!style="text-align:right;"| neu.sg   
| þat || þat
| he*, hit†
| hit || hit
| he*, hit†
| þa*, þat†
| þa*, þat†
|-
|-
!fem.sg   
!style="text-align:right;"| fem.sg   
| sō || þižas || þiža || þō
| hi*, hiž·†
| hiža || hižas || hiža || hī, hiža
| hižas
| hiža*, hiž·†
| hi*, hiž·†
| so*, s·†
| þižas
| þiža*, þiž·†
| þo*, þ·†
|-
|-
!masc.pl  
!style="text-align:right;"| masc.pl  
| þǣ ||rowspan=3| þiža ||rowspan=3| þǣm || þans
| his
| hīs ||rowspan=3| hiža ||rowspan=3| him || hins
|rowspan=3| hiža
|rowspan=3| him
| hins
| þe
|rowspan=3| þiža
|rowspan=3| þǣm
| þans
|-
|-
!neu.pl   
!style="text-align:right;"| neu.pl   
| þō || þō
| hi*, hiž·†
| hī, hiža || hī, hiža
| hi*, hiž·†
| þo*, þ·†
| þo*, þ·†
|-
|-
!fem.pl   
!style="text-align:right;"| fem.pl   
| þōs || þōs
| hižas
| hižas || hižas
| hižas
|-
| þos
| þos
|-
|}
|}
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> Form used before a consonant.<br />
† Form used before a vowel.</small>
There are complex rules around how and when to use the elided forms of the articles. For simplicity’s sake it is broken down into forms used before vowels or consonants, though this doesn’t always apply to all vowels or all consonants. Expect a more detailed article on liaison someday maybe.
There is no indefinite article in Valthungian.
===Other Determiners===
The determiners are an important word class in Valthungian because they trigger the choice of whether to use a strong or weak adjective in the noun phrase they introduce. Though most adjectives follow their nouns, determiners always precede them. A non-exhaustive list follows:
* '''''als''''' ‘all’
* '''''ǣnagis''''' ‘any, whichever’
* '''''bǣ''''' ‘both’
* '''''hreužiþ''''' ‘each (of many)’
* '''''hreužis''''' ‘which (of many)'
* '''''huaðra''''' ‘which (of the two)'
* '''''huaðruþ''''' ‘each (of the two)’
* '''''huǣjus'''''* ‘how much, how many’
* '''''þrǣ''''' ‘all three’
* '''''līts''''' ‘little’
* '''''managis''''' ‘much, many’
* '''''mǣs''''' ‘more’
* '''''mǣst''''' ‘most’
* '''''mitnis''''' ‘less’
* '''''mitnist''''' ‘least’
* '''''suǣjus'''''* ‘so much, so many’
* '''''sums''''' ‘some’ (general, non-specific)
* '''''faugis''''' ‘fewer’
* '''''faugist''''' ‘fewest’
* '''''filus''''' ‘much, many’
* '''''fǭs''''' ‘few’


==A Note on Terminology: “Strong” vs. “Weak”==
==A Note on Terminology: “Strong” vs. “Weak”==
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