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Varyan Language Guide

Basic Classification and Sound Changes

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. źämľá/зҍмля́ /ʑɛˈmʎa/,
Sev. земля́ /zʲiˈmlʲa/,
Belov. ziamliá/зямля́ /zʲaˈmlʲa/,
Zelenov. zemľá/земля́ /zeˈmlʲa/
"earth"

Proto-Slavic *i /i/ /ɪ/ Stan. Var. ľist/ліст /ˈʎist/,
Sev. лист /ˈlʲist/,
Belov. ľist/ліст /ˈlʲist/,
Zelenov. lyst/лист /ˈlɪst/
"leaf"
Proto-Slavic *y /ɨ/
stressed CoC /ɔ~u/ /œ/ /o/ /i/ Stan. Var. nòč/но̀ч /ˈnɔt͡ʃ/
Sev. ночь /ˈnot͡ɕ/,
Belov. noč/ноч /ˈnot͡ʂ/,
Zelenov. nič/ніч /ˈnʲit͡ʃ/
"night"
Proto-Slavic *ě /ɛ~ʲɛ/ /ɛ/ /e/ /e̝~i̯ɛ~i/ Stan. Var. śa̋mia/сҍ́мя /ˈɕɛmʲa/
Sev. се́мя /ˈsʲemʲa/,
Belov. siémia/се́мя /ˈsʲemʲa/,
Zelenov. símja/сі́м'я /ˈsʲimja/
"seed"
Proto-Slavic *c /t͡s, t͡ɕ/ /t͡s/ /t͡s, t͡sʲ/
Proto-Slavic *č /t͡ʃ/ /t͡ʂ/ /t͡ɕ/ /t͡ʃ/ Stan. Var. čas/час /ˈt͡ʃas/
Sev. час /ˈt͡ɕas/,
Belov. čas/час /ˈt͡ʂas/,
Zelenov. čas/час /ˈt͡ʃas/
"time (of day)"

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