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Minhast is divided into two major dialects. Upper Minhast and Lower Minhast. The two dialects groups differ chiefly in phonetics and the lexicon (for instance, Lower Minhast contains loanwords from neighbouring languages -e.g. Golahat- which Upper Minhast doesn't). Otherwise, the two dialects are mutually intelligible.
Minhast is divided into two major dialects. Upper Minhast and Lower Minhast. The two dialects groups differ chiefly in phonetics and the lexicon (for instance, Lower Minhast contains loanwords from neighbouring languages -e.g. Golahat- which Upper Minhast doesn't). Otherwise, the two dialects are mutually intelligible.


The Crane Speaker Dialect is traditionally considered, due to its historical split from the mainland dialects, a part of the Upper Minhast group, but modern study of the differences which characterize the CSD seem to indicate that the linguistic split might have happened a longer time before the speakers left Minhay (around 1900), in a way which would place CSD in a more basal level within the Minhast tree. One of such possible classifications woud be like this:
The Crane Speaker Dialect is traditionally considered, due to its historical split from the mainland dialects, a part of the Upper Minhast group, but modern study of the differences which characterize the CSD seem to indicate that the linguistic split might have happened a longer time before the speakers left Minhay (around 1900), in a way which would place CSD in a more basal level within the Minhast tree. One of such possible classifications would situate the CSD as follows:


[Minhast tree here]
[Minhast tree here]
0.Minhastid Languages


Two new dialects have arisen in the National Capital Region (NCR). One is Modern Standard Minhast, a variant of Upper Minhast that serves as the standard dialect used for government, commerce, and media. The second dialect, known as Modern Colloquial Minhast (aka the City Speaker dialect), is an admixture of several subdialects from both Upper and Lower Minhast.  Spoken mostly by people in their 30's and earlier, it contains more loanwords from foreign languages than the standard language, especially in areas of technology and the Internet, and from foreign films and media.  This new dialect is replete with slang and nonstandard jargon that is often looked down upon by older generations.
0.1.Regional Historical Dialects
 
0.1.1.Upper Minhast
 
0.1.1.1. Mainland Dialects
 
0.1.1.1.1.Salmon Speakers ("Gaššarat", Northeastern Coast)
0.1.1.1.2.Dog Speakers ("Hisašarum", Northeastern Plains)
0.1.1.1.3.Horse Speakers ("Gannasia", Central Plateau)
0.1.1.1.4.Knife Speakers (Lesser Plateau Prefecture)
 
0.1.1.2. Crane Speaker Dialect (Ryu Kyu)
 
 
0.1.2.Lower Minhast
 
0.1.2.1.Gull Speakers (Senzil and Rēgum Prefectures)
0.1.2.2.Osprey Speakers (Kings' Bay)
0.1.2.3.Stone Speakers (Neskud and Yaxparim prefectures)
 
0.2.NCR Modern Dialects
 
0.2.1.Modern Standard Minhast [variant of Upper Minhast; government, commerce, and media]
0.2.2.Modern Colloquial Minhast ("City Speaker Dialect") [admixture of several subdialects from both Upper and Lower Minhast]


This grammatical sketch is a description primarily of Modern Standard Minhast.  Examples from other Minhast dialects, or from Old or Classical Minhast will be noted as appropriate.
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