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{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
|name=Reardish | |name=Reardish | ||
|nativename='' | |nativename=''Reoððisco'' | ||
|pronunciation={{IPA|reo̯ð.ðis.ko}} | |pronunciation={{IPA|reo̯ð.ðis.ko}} | ||
|creator=[[User:Wfeozawra|wfosøra]] | |creator=[[User:Wfeozawra|wfosøra]] | ||
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{{Reardish topics}} | {{Reardish topics}} | ||
'''Reardish''' ([[w:endonym|Autonym]]: '' | '''Reardish''' ([[w:endonym|Autonym]]: ''Reoððisco''; <small>Reardish: [[w:IPA chart|[reo̯ð.ðis.ko]]]</small>) is a [[w:Germanic language|Germanic language]] spoken throughout Britain, with its native population mostly centered around southern to middle England. | ||
Though a descendant of Proto-Germanic, it developed alongside Old English, leading it to experience many of the same sound changes, though it lacks several that would allow it a closer classification, it cannot even be considered [[w:West Germanic|West Germanic]]. As such, it must be placed in its own branch, typically one called ''Reardic''.{{efn|It is unclear whether Reardic as a family is valid due to the early form still largely being intelligible with the modern language, thus leading most linguists to simply place Reardish as a divergent descendant of Proto-Germanic, rather than giving it a specific familial classification.}} | Though a descendant of Proto-Germanic, it developed alongside Old English, leading it to experience many of the same sound changes, though it lacks several that would allow it a closer classification, it cannot even be considered [[w:West Germanic|West Germanic]]. As such, it must be placed in its own branch, typically one called ''Reardic''.{{efn|It is unclear whether Reardic as a family is valid due to the early form still largely being intelligible with the modern language, thus leading most linguists to simply place Reardish as a divergent descendant of Proto-Germanic, rather than giving it a specific familial classification.}} | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
'' | ''Reoððisco'', a compound of ''{{term|rāþþo}}'' and ''{{term|-isco}}'', roughly means "pertaining to language", though ''-isco'', the feminine singular of ''{{term|-isċ}}'', is largely used to mean 'of our people', which often replaces ''{{term|þēodisċ}}'', understanding this leads to the meaning "The language of our people", or more simply, "Our language". | ||
''Reardish'', the English name, is a cognate based borrowing, with ''reard'' being the direct English cognate to ''rāþþo'' (the root of '' | ''Reardish'', the English name, is a cognate based borrowing, with ''reard'' being the direct English cognate to ''rāþþo'' (the root of ''reoðð'' in the native name) | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
{{Main|History of Reardish}} | {{Main|History of Reardish}} | ||