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==History== | ==History== | ||
Cleepoyish is generally divided into two periods: Old Cleepoyish (500–1600), which existed as a dialect continuum between collections of settlements on Cleepoy, and Modern Cleepoyish (1600–), which are the remaining dialects (including the standard vernacular). | |||
===Etymology=== | |||
The name ''Cleepoyish'' comes from the island of ''Cleepoy'', attested in the English language from as early as 15<sup>th</sup> century. It is believed to have been imported from [[w: Middle Dutch | Middle Dutch]] ''Cleepoej(e)'', which in turn is ultimately from dialectical Old Cleepoyish ''Klippoujo'' (compare Růpläch Old CLeepoyish ''Klippæujœ'', yielding Modern Cleepoyish ''Klippäuj''), composed from ''klipp(e)'' (''"rock"; a [[w: Middle Low German | Middle Low German]] loan'') and ''oujo'' (''"island"''). The native name ''Klippöisk'' comes from virtually the same derivation, a shortening of Old ''Klippæujœisk'', from ''Klippæujœ'' plus ''-isk''. | |||
===Origins=== | |||
===Old Cleepoyish=== | |||
===Modern Cleepoyish=== | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||