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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

Isoglosses Varyan Belovaryan Severian Zelenovaryan Examples
Central
(Standard)
Eastern Halichan Central
(Standard)
Southern Northern
reduction
of unstressed /o/ (akanye)
no yes no
pretonic /ʲe/ (yakanye) /ʲɛ/ /ʲæ/ /ʲa/ /ʲi/ /ʲe/ /e/

Stan. Var. ziämľa/зӓмля́ /zʲɛˈmʎa/,
Sev. земля́ /zʲiˈmlʲa/,
Belov. зямля́ /zʲaˈmlʲa/,
Zelenov. земля́ /zeˈmlʲa/
"earth"

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

Treverian Language Guide

Basic Classification and Sound Changes

Sound Change Isoglosses

Phonology

Orthography

Grammar

Sample Text