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/i/ > /e/ > /a/ | /i/ > /e/ > /a/ | ||
/u/ > /o/ > /a/ | /u/ > /o/ > /a/ | ||
ek > ak | ek > ak | ||
tu > to | tu > to | ||
tris > tres | tris > tres | ||
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mangas > magas | mangas > magas | ||
drinkan > dreka | drinkan > dreka | ||
etam > ata | etam > ata | ||
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fetrō > fatras | 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.