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docs(eittlandic): added some grammar

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@ -85,6 +85,21 @@ judged as distant by the speaker from themselves.
On the other hand, the following pronouns containing /þess/ relate to
the words “this” and “these” in English.
| | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|--------+-----------+----------+--------|
| Sg Nom | þess | þess | þett |
| Sg Acc | þess | þess | þett |
| Sg Dat | þessum | þess | þess |
| Sg Gen | þess | þear | þess |
|--------+-----------+----------+--------|
| Pl Nom | þessar | þessar | þess |
| Pl Acc | þess | þess | þess |
| Pl Dat | þessum | þessum | þessum |
| Pl Gen | þess | þessar | þess |
Again, it is interesting to see how these pronouns retained some
distinction between the masculine and the feminine form.
**** Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns in Eittlandic simply are the genitive form of the
personal pronouns shown [[file:./grammar.md#personal-pronouns][above]]. The pronoun agrees with the owner in
@ -1294,6 +1309,12 @@ numerals have declensions as discussed in [[file:grammar.md#numerals][Word Class
| Dat. | einn | ein | eit |
| Gen. | ein | einn | eits |
Indefinite articles are not required in Eittlandic the way they are in
English. The sentence /hann át fisk/ (/he ate a fish/) is absolutely
correct and does not required. Instead, indefinite articles are used
as intensifiers, as in /hann át ein fisk, eng fiskin/ (/he ate *a* fish,
not *the* fish/).
**** Definite articles
As in other Scandinavian languages, definite articles in Eittlandic
act as suffixes to the noun and fully replace its declension as it has

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@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ become shorter.
{{{phon(upɸə)}}}
#+html: :::
The only exception is a double «g» {{{phon(ɡː)}}} which became {{{phon(ɡ)}}}.
*** r > ʁ (Eastern Eittlandic)
From the beginning of the 16th century, the Eastern Eittlandic {{{phon(r)}}}
began morphing into an {{{phon(ʁ)}}} in all contexts except in word-final