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**** Personal Pronouns
| | 1s | 2s | 1p | 2s |
|------------+-----+-----+-----+-----|
| Nominative | ek | þú | vér | ér |
| Accusative | mik | þik | oss | yðr |
| Dative | mér | þér | oss | yðr |
| Genitive | mín | þín | vár | yðr |
#+begin_center
First and second person pronouns in Eittlandic
#+end_center
#+name: 1-2-personal-pronouns-table
#+caption: First and second person pronouns in Eittlandic
| | 1s | 2s | 1p | 2s |
|-----+-----+-----+-----+-----|
| Nom | ek | þú | vér | ér |
| Acc | mik | þik | oss | yðr |
| Dat | mér | þér | oss | yðr |
| Gen | mín | þín | vár | yðr |
The only notable change in written form from their Early Old Norse
version is the regularization of the genitive plural second person
@ -35,20 +34,19 @@ version is the regularization of the genitive plural second person
phonology as explained in [[file:./phonology.md#evolution-from-early-old-norse-to-eittlandic][the evolution from Early Old Norse to
Eittlandic]].
| | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---------------------+-----------+----------+--------|
| Singular Nominative | hann | han | þat |
| Singular Accusative | han | han | þat |
| Singular Dative | hanum | henn | því |
| Singular Genitive | hans | hennar | þass |
|---------------------+-----------+----------+--------|
| Plural Nominative | þeir | þér | þau |
| Plural Accusative | þá | þér | þau |
| Plural Dative | þeim | þeim | þeim |
| Plural Genitive | þeir | þeir | þeir |
#+begin_center
Third person pronouns in Eittlandic
#+end_center
#+name: 3-personal-pronouns-table
#+caption: Third person pronouns in Eittlandic
| | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|--------+-----------+----------+--------|
| Sg Nom | hann | han | þat |
| Sg Acc | han | han | þat |
| Sg Dat | hanum | henn | því |
| Sg Gen | hans | hennar | þass |
|--------+-----------+----------+--------|
| Pl Nom | þeir | þér | þau |
| Pl Acc | þá | þér | þau |
| Pl Dat | þeim | þeim | þeim |
| Pl Gen | þeir | þeir | þeir |
Here we also have few changes from the Early Old Norse pronouns for
the third persons, singular and plural.
@ -57,10 +55,10 @@ An additional set of pronouns contains reflexive pronouns. This one is
relatively small, as it does not agree in person, number, or gender.
However, it still agrees in case. Note that there is no nominative
reflexive pronoun in Eittlandic.
| Nominative | - |
| Accusative | sik |
| Dative | sér |
| Genitive | sín |
| Nom | - |
| Acc | sik |
| Dat | sér |
| Gen | sín |
**** Demonstrative Pronouns
During its evolution from Old Eittlandic, the Eittlandic language lost
@ -168,19 +166,20 @@ depending on the tense, mood, and aspect of the verbal sentence. The
examples are given using the verbs /far(a)/ (/to go/, a former strong
verb), and /berja/ (/to beat/, a former weak verb).
| <c> | | | | |
| person | | Indicative Present | Subjunctive Present | Indicative and Subjunctive Past |
|--------+---+--------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------|
| 1s | | -r | -ir | -t |
| 2s | | -r | -ir | -t |
| 3s | | -r | -ir | -t |
| 1p | | -um | -im | -um |
| 2p | | -ið | -ið | -uð |
| 3p | | -ið | -ið | -uð |
#+begin_center
/Typical Verb Inflexion/
#+end_center
#+name: verb-inflexion-table
#+caption: Typical Verb Inflexion
| <c> | | | | |
| person | | Ind. Pres. | Subj. Pres. | Ind. and Subj. Past |
|--------+---+------------+-------------+---------------------|
| 1s | | -r | -ir | -t |
| 2s | | -r | -ir | -t |
| 3s | | -r | -ir | -t |
| 1p | | -um | -im | -um |
| 2p | | -ið | -ið | -uð |
| 3p | | -ið | -ið | -uð |
#+name: verb-inflexion-ind-example
#+caption: Indicative present inflexion of /far(a)/ and /berja/
| person | | far | berja |
|--------+---+-------+--------|
| 1s | | ferr | berjar |
@ -189,9 +188,6 @@ verb), and /berja/ (/to beat/, a former weak verb).
| 1p | | farum | berjum |
| 2p | | farið | berið |
| 3p | | farið | berið |
#+begin_center
Indicative present inflexion of /far(a)/ and /berja/
#+end_center
Note that the final vowel of /berja/ gets replaced with the vowel from
the inflexion, and the final /j/ also disappears when it is immediately
@ -199,6 +195,8 @@ followed by an /i/.
Present subjunctive has similar declensions to present indicative.
#+verb-inflexion-subj-example
#+caption: Subjunctive present inflexion of /far(a)/ and /berja/
| person | | far | berja |
|--------+---+-------+-------|
| 1s | | ferir | berir |
@ -207,9 +205,6 @@ Present subjunctive has similar declensions to present indicative.
| 1p | | farim | berim |
| 2p | | farið | berið |
| 3p | | farið | berið |
#+begin_center
Subjunctive present inflexion of /far(a)/ and /berja/
#+end_center
We can see again how the /ja/ at the end of infinitive /berja/ got
replaced by the ending of subjunctive present verbs.
@ -217,6 +212,8 @@ replaced by the ending of subjunctive present verbs.
The past declension is simpler as there is no difference between
indicative and subjunctive past.
#+name: verb-inflexion-past-example
#+caption: Indicative and subjunctive past inflexion of /far(a)/ and /berja/
| person | | far | berja |
|--------+---+-------+--------|
| 1s | | fert | berjat |
@ -225,9 +222,6 @@ indicative and subjunctive past.
| 1p | | farum | berjum |
| 2p | | faruð | berjuð |
| 3p | | faruð | berjuð |
#+begin_center
Indicative and subjunctive past inflexion of /far(a)/ and /berja/
#+end_center
The infinitive and imperative merged due to the final vowel loss,
making /far/ and /berja/ not only the infinitive form of /to go/ and /to
@ -242,6 +236,8 @@ When it comes to the passive voice, inherited from the /-sk/ form in Old
Norse, its declension is a lot more regular. However, well see the
remaining difference between strong and weak verbs.
#+name: passive-declension-table
#+caption: Strong and Weak Verb Inflexion for the Indicative Present and Past in Passive Voice
| <c> | | | |
| person | | Strong | Weak |
|--------+---+----------+-------------|
@ -251,10 +247,9 @@ remaining difference between strong and weak verbs.
| 1p | | -umk | -umk |
| 2p | | -(a/i)sk | -(ð/d/t)isk |
| 3p | | -(a/i)sk | -(ð/d/t)isk |
#+begin_center
/Strong and Weak Verb Inflexion for the Indicative Present and Past in Passive Voice/
#+end_center
#+name: passive-example-table
#+caption: Example of passive with /far/ and /berja/
| person | | far | berja |
|--------+---+--------+-----------|
| 1s | | ferumk | berjumk |

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@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ Eastern Eittlandic port town, east of the [[file:./names-and-places.md#britensfj
British troops landed in 1775.
**** Vestrheim
{{{phon(βeʃtr̩haɪm)}}}
litt. /West Home/
City in Eastern Eitttland, first settlement in the country. Its

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@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ conversion table given by the table below.
| Early Old Norse | Eittlandic |
|-----------------+------------|
| {{{phon(dj)}}} | {{{phon(dʒ)}}} |
| {{{phon(gj)}}} | {{{phon(jː)}}} |
| {{{phon(gj)}}} | {{{phon(j)}}} |
| {{{phon(nj)}}} | {{{phon(ɲ)}}} |
| {{{phon(sj)}}} | {{{phon(ʃ)}}} |
| {{{phon(tj)}}} | {{{phon(tʃ)}}} |
@ -434,10 +434,10 @@ graph{graph[dpi=300,bgcolor="transparent"];node[shape=plaintext];"vowels-0jyo0gw
#+html: <ImgFigure src="/img/eittlandic/vowel-unstressed-feature-tree.png" alt="Eittlandic Vowel Featural Tree">Featural tree of unstressed Eittlandic vowels</ImgFigure>
As shown in the table above, «i» and «e», «u» and «o», and «a» and
{{{phon(œ)}}} are considered as allophones in unstressed positions. Their
pronunciation is based on the vowel harmony spread forward by the
preceding stressed vowel.
As shown in the table above, {{{phon(i)}}} and {{{phon(e)}}}, {{{phon(u)}}} and {{{phon(o)}}},
and {{{phon(a)}}} and {{{phon(œ)}}} are considered as allophones in unstressed
positions. Their pronunciation is based on the vowel harmony spread
forward by the preceding stressed vowel.
Regarding the first two pairs, in case a vowel is not preceded by a
stressed vowel, then the first one will spread its vowel harmony