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Vietnamese in the Irta timeline is pretty much the same as in our timeline but it uses a very deep, yet unambiguously readable, orthography reflecting Proto-Vietic and Middle Chinese etyma. For example: | Vietnamese in the Irta timeline is pretty much the same as in our timeline but it uses a very deep, yet unambiguously readable, orthography reflecting Proto-Vietic and Middle Chinese etyma. For example: | ||
* ''về'' 'to return; about' is spelled ''wêr'', reflecting Proto-Vietic ''*we:r''. Here the lack of a tone letter and the resonant final, and the low tone class initial ''w-'' (read as the consonant /v/) allows one to deduce the ''huyền'' tone. | * ''về'' 'to return; about' is spelled ''wêr'', reflecting Proto-Vietic ''*we:r''. Here the lack of a tone letter and the resonant final, and the low tone class initial ''w-'' (read as the consonant /v/) allows one to deduce the ''huyền'' tone. | ||
* Its derivative ''quê'' (from PV ''*k-we:r'') is spelled ''kwêr''. Here the ''kw-'' initial uses tones of the high tone class, so it can be read as having the ''ngang'' tone. | * Its derivative ''quê'' 'countryside; ''Heimat''' (from PV ''*k-we:r'') is spelled ''kwêr''. Here the ''kw-'' initial uses tones of the high tone class, so it can be read as having the ''ngang'' tone. | ||
:''Miŋ taŋ hpiat siangǂ Ȝwiat băŋ Jưh Kwôk Ŋưⱶ Irta'' | :''Miŋ taŋ hpiat siangǂ Ȝwiat băŋ Jưh Kwôk Ŋưⱶ Irta'' | ||