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Varangic Language Guide

Basic Classification and Sound Changes

Two major dialects: Eastern and Western Varangic

Sound Changes from Proto-Slavic

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 within East Slavic

  • Absence of akanye
  • yakanye - pretonic /ʲe/ > /ʲæ/ (Halichan), /ʲɛ/ (Central Varangic)
  • stressed CoC > /ɔ/, /ɔɪ/ > /œ/ (eastern dialects only)
  • P.S. *ě > /æ/ (Halichan), /ɛ/ (Central Varangic)
  • Prothetis of initial /w/
  • /uo ~ wo/ > /u/ (Standard Varangic), /œ/ (eastern dialects only)
  • Metathesis of liquids with yers:
    • CrьC > CrɨC
    • ClьC > ClʲɨC
    • CrъC > CrɨC
    • ClъC > ClɨC
  • Consonant shifts:
    • /g/ > /ɣ/ (similar to Belarusian and Ukrainian)
    • /v/ > /u̯ ~ w/

Phonology

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Mid-open e o
Mid-open ɛ ɔ
Open a

Consonants

Orthography

  • Two commonly-used alphabets (Latin and Cyrillic), with Latin used officially and Cyrillic in diaspora communities.
IPA Condition Latin Cyrillic
u normally u у
from ů, ú ў

Grammar

Vocabulary

Sample Text

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Grammar

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