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Varangic Language Guide

Basic Classification and Sound Changes

• Aryo-Adric
  • Ryto-Slavic
    • Slavic
      • East Slavic
        • Varangic

Two major dialects: Eastern and Western Varangic

Sound Changes from Proto-Slavic

Vowels

Common to East Slavic:

• Loss of yers
  • strong *ь > /ʲe/
  • weak *ь > /ʲ/
  • strong *ъ > /o/
  • weak *ъ lost
• Loss of nasal vowels
  • P.S. *ǫ > /u/
  • P.S. *ę > /ʲa/
• Pleophony
  • CerC > CereC
  • CorC > CoroC
  • CelC, *ColC > ColoC
  • CьrC > CerC
  • CъrC > CorC
  • CьlC, *CъlC > ColC

Differences with East Slavic:

• yakanye - pretonic /ʲe/ > /ʲæ/ (Halichan), /ʲɛ/ (Central Varangic)
• P.S. *ě > /æ/ (Halichan), /ɛ/ (Central Varangic)
• /g/ > /ɣ/ (similar to Belarusian and Ukrainian)

Orthography

• Two commonly-used alphabets (Latin and Cyrillic), with Latin used officially and Cyrillic in diaspora communities.

IPA	Latin	Cyrillic

Vocabulary

• largely uses Erasmian pronunciation with regards to Greek loanwoards (similar to Polish and Belarusian taraškievica)