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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
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== Main Phonological Shifts ==
The most notable sound shift in Northern Nezo-Germanic is the '''Great Northern Nezo-Germanic Vowel Shift'''. This vowel shift dropped all vowels:
/i/ > /e/ > /a/
/u/ > /o/ > /a/
ek > ak
tu > to
tris > tres
The vowel /y/ shifted to /i/, unrounding.
Nasals in coda position (the end of a syllable) disappeared:
mangas > magas
drinkan > dreka
etam > ata
== Noun Class Merger ==
The noun class system of Proto-Nezo-Germanic included to different classes: Class I nouns, ending in "-as", and Class II nouns, ending in "-ō". In the northern dialect, all Class II nouns became merged into Class I.
fetrō > fatras
The northern dialect is the only dialect to merge these two classes.

Latest revision as of 15:32, 8 July 2025


Overview

Northern Nezo-Germanic is a dialect of Proto-Nezo-Germanic (PNzG) spoken in the southern regions of the Nezo-Germanic Islands.

Phonology

Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Plosive p, b t, d k, g
Fricative ɸ ~ f (f) s
Nasal m n
Liquid w l j
Tap/Flap ɾ
Front Center Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

Main Phonological Shifts

The most notable sound shift in Northern Nezo-Germanic is the Great Northern Nezo-Germanic Vowel Shift. This vowel shift dropped all vowels:

/i/ > /e/ > /a/

/u/ > /o/ > /a/

ek > ak

tu > to

tris > tres

The vowel /y/ shifted to /i/, unrounding.

Nasals in coda position (the end of a syllable) disappeared:

mangas > magas

drinkan > dreka

etam > ata

Noun Class Merger

The noun class system of Proto-Nezo-Germanic included to different classes: Class I nouns, ending in "-as", and Class II nouns, ending in "-ō". In the northern dialect, all Class II nouns became merged into Class I.

fetrō > fatras

The northern dialect is the only dialect to merge these two classes.