Mariupol Gothic - Revision history

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	'''Mariupol Gothic''' (natively '''Гутишка ''~~Gutiškă~~''''' ['~~ɦutɪʃkə~~]) or '''Gothish''' is a Germanic language spoken by approximately 45,000 people on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov. It is an East Germanic language, closely related to Biblical Gothic, however the language is not a lineal descendant of Biblical Gothic. Nonetheless the speakers of Mariupol Gothic refer to themselves as "Goths" and their language still shares enough similarities with Gothic to be considered related. The language is critically endangered, with only a handful of native speakers remaining, with most acquiring the language as an L2.		'''Mariupol Gothic''' (natively '''Гутишка ''Gutĭška''''' ['ɦutʲɪʃkə]) or '''Gothish''' is a Germanic language spoken by approximately 45,000 people on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov. It is an East Germanic language, closely related to Biblical Gothic, however the language is not a lineal descendant of Biblical Gothic. Nonetheless the speakers of Mariupol Gothic refer to themselves as "Goths" and their language still shares enough similarities with Gothic to be considered related. The language is critically endangered, with only a handful of native speakers remaining, with most acquiring the language as an L2.

	== History ==		== History ==

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Historical Development

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	== Historical Development ==		== Historical Development ==

	~~=== Classical Gothic (c. 400–800) ===~~

	* Loss of initial /h/ in all positions.
	** ''handu'' → ''andu'' "hand"
	** ''hūs'' → ''ūs'' "house"
	* Simplification of geminate consonants.
	** /tt kk ss/ → /t k s/
	** ''sittan'' → ''sitan'' “to sit”
	* Raising of long mid vowels.
	** /eː/ → /iː/
	*** ''dēdan'' → ''dīdan'' “to do”
	** /oː/ → /uː/
	*** ''bōks'' → ''būks'' “book”
	* Short vowels remained unchanged during this stage.

	~~==== Early Middle Gothic (c. 800–1200) ====~~

	* Palatalization of velar consonants before front vowels.
	** /k/ → /t͡ʃ/
	*** ''mikils'' → /mit͡ʃils/ “big”
	** /g/ → /j/
	*** ''giban'' → /jiban/ "to give"
	* Reduction of unstressed non-high vowels.
	** /a e o/ → [ə] in unstressed syllables
	*** ''sunō'' → ''sunə'' “sons”
	* Fronting of /β/
	** /β/ → /v/
	*** /jiban/ → /jivan/ "to give"

	~~==== Late Middle Gothic (after c. 1200) ====~~

	* Lowering of short /i/.
	** /i/ → /ɪ/
	* Loss of vowel length contrast.
	** Long and short vowels merged, with /ɪ/ remaining distinct from /i/.
	*** ''dīdan'' → ''didan'' “to do”
	*** ''mikils'' → /mɪt͡ʃəls/ “big”
	** /uː u/ → /u/
	*** ''būks'' → ''buks'' “book”
	* Loss of word-final high vowels.
	** Final /i u/ → ∅
	*** ''suni'' → ''sun'' "son"
	*** ''andu'' → ''and'' "hand"
	* General weakening of /g/ in all positions.
	** /g/ → /ɣ/ → /ɦ/
	*** ''dag'' → /daɦ/ “day”

	~~==== Modern Gothic (c. 1600 onwards) ====~~

	* Word-final obstruent devoicing.
	** /b d z v ɦ/ → [p t s f h] word-finally
	*** /daɦ/ → [dah] “day”
	* Secondary palatalization of dental consonants and affricates before front vowels.
	** /t d s z n r l t͡ʃ/ → [Cʲ] / _ {i, e}
	*** ''nі'' → [nʲi] “not”

	== Orthography ==		== Orthography ==

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Historical Development

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	* Loss of initial /h/ in all positions.		* Loss of initial /h/ in all positions.
	** ''handu'' → ''andu''		** ''handu'' → ''andu'' "hand"
	** ''hūs'' → ''ūs''		** ''hūs'' → ''ūs'' "house"
	* Simplification of geminate consonants.		* Simplification of geminate consonants.
	** /tt kk ss/ → /t k s/		** /tt kk ss/ → /t k s/
			** ''sittan'' → ''sitan'' “to sit”
	* Raising of long mid vowels.		* Raising of long mid vowels.
	** /eː/ → /iː/		** /eː/ → /iː/
			*** ''dēdan'' → ''dīdan'' “to do”
	** /oː/ → /uː/		** /oː/ → /uː/
			*** ''bōks'' → ''būks'' “book”
	* Short vowels remained unchanged during this stage.		* Short vowels remained unchanged during this stage.

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	* Palatalization of velar consonants before front vowels.		* Palatalization of velar consonants before front vowels.
	** /k/ → /t͡ʃ/ ~~(kin~~ → ~~t͡ʃin "chin")~~		** /k/ → /t͡ʃ/
	** /g/ → /j/ ~~(giβan~~ → ~~jiβan~~ "to give")		*** ''mikils'' → /mit͡ʃils/ “big”
			** /g/ → /j/
			*** ''giban'' → /jiban/ "to give"
	* Reduction of unstressed non-high vowels.		* Reduction of unstressed non-high vowels.
	** /a e o/ → [ə] in unstressed syllables		** /a e o/ → [ə] in unstressed syllables
			*** ''sunō'' → ''sunə'' “sons”
	* Fronting of /β/		* Fronting of /β/
	** /β/ → /v/ ~~(jiβən~~ → ~~jivən)~~		** /β/ → /v/
			*** /jiban/ → /jivan/ "to give"

	==== Late Middle Gothic (after c. 1200) ====		==== Late Middle Gothic (after c. 1200) ====
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	* Loss of vowel length contrast.		* Loss of vowel length contrast.
	** Long and short vowels merged, with /ɪ/ remaining distinct from /i/.		** Long and short vowels merged, with /ɪ/ remaining distinct from /i/.
			*** ''dīdan'' → ''didan'' “to do”
			*** ''mikils'' → /mɪt͡ʃəls/ “big”
			** /uː u/ → /u/
			*** ''būks'' → ''buks'' “book”
	* Loss of word-final high vowels.		* Loss of word-final high vowels.
	* Final /i u/ → ∅		** Final /i u/ → ∅
	** ''suni'' → ''sun''		*** ''suni'' → ''sun'' "son"
	** ''andu'' → ''and''		*** ''andu'' → ''and'' "hand"
	* General weakening of /g/ in all positions.		* General weakening of /g/ in all positions.
	** /g/ → /ɣ/ → /ɦ/		** /g/ → /ɣ/ → /ɦ/
			*** ''dag'' → /daɦ/ “day”

	==== Modern Gothic (c. 1600 onwards) ====		==== Modern Gothic (c. 1600 onwards) ====
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	* Word-final obstruent devoicing.		* Word-final obstruent devoicing.
	** /b d z v ɦ/ → [p t s f h] word-finally		** /b d z v ɦ/ → [p t s f h] word-finally
			*** /daɦ/ → [dah] “day”
	* Secondary palatalization of dental consonants and affricates before front vowels.		* Secondary palatalization of dental consonants and affricates before front vowels.
	** /t d s z n r l t͡ʃ/ → [Cʲ] / _ {i, e}		** /t d s z n r l t͡ʃ/ → [Cʲ] / _ {i, e}
			*** ''nі'' → [nʲi] “not”

	== Orthography ==		== Orthography ==

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Early Middle Gothic (c. 800–1200)

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	* Palatalization of velar consonants before front vowels.		* Palatalization of velar consonants before front vowels.
	** /k/ → /t͡ʃ/		** /k/ → /t͡ʃ/ (kin → t͡ʃin "chin")
	** /g/ → /j/		** /g/ → /j/ (giβan → jiβan "to give")
	* Reduction of unstressed non-high vowels.		* Reduction of unstressed non-high vowels.
	** /a e o/ → [ə] in unstressed syllables		** /a e o/ → [ə] in unstressed syllables
			* Fronting of /β/
			** /β/ → /v/ (jiβən → jivən)

	==== Late Middle Gothic (after c. 1200) ====		==== Late Middle Gothic (after c. 1200) ====

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	* Final /i u/ → ∅		* Final /i u/ → ∅
	** ''suni'' → ''sun''		** ''suni'' → ''sun''
	** ''~~handu~~'' → ''~~hand~~''		** ''andu'' → ''and''
	* General weakening of /g/ in all positions.		* General weakening of /g/ in all positions.
	** /g/ → /ɣ/ → /ɦ/		** /g/ → /ɣ/ → /ɦ/

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	During World War II many Goths were expelled to various oblasts in Siberia to work as slave labour for the Soviet war machine. Like the Germans in the USSR, the Goths were feared to be sympathetic to the Nazis and therefore were persecuted heavily during World War II. While some Goths returned to the Black Sea after the war, many others had emigrated abroad to countries such as Brazil and Argentina.		During World War II many Goths were expelled to various oblasts in Siberia to work as slave labour for the Soviet war machine. Like the Germans in the USSR, the Goths were feared to be sympathetic to the Nazis and therefore were persecuted heavily during World War II. While some Goths returned to the Black Sea after the war, many others had emigrated abroad to countries such as Brazil and Argentina.

			== Historical Development ==

			=== Classical Gothic (c. 400–800) ===

			* Loss of initial /h/ in all positions.
			** ''handu'' → ''andu''
			** ''hūs'' → ''ūs''
			* Simplification of geminate consonants.
			** /tt kk ss/ → /t k s/
			* Raising of long mid vowels.
			** /eː/ → /iː/
			** /oː/ → /uː/
			* Short vowels remained unchanged during this stage.

			==== Early Middle Gothic (c. 800–1200) ====

			* Palatalization of velar consonants before front vowels.
			** /k/ → /t͡ʃ/
			** /g/ → /j/
			* Reduction of unstressed non-high vowels.
			** /a e o/ → [ə] in unstressed syllables

			==== Late Middle Gothic (after c. 1200) ====

			* Lowering of short /i/.
			** /i/ → /ɪ/
			* Loss of vowel length contrast.
			** Long and short vowels merged, with /ɪ/ remaining distinct from /i/.
			* Loss of word-final high vowels.
			* Final /i u/ → ∅
			** ''suni'' → ''sun''
			** ''handu'' → ''hand''
			* General weakening of /g/ in all positions.
			** /g/ → /ɣ/ → /ɦ/

			==== Modern Gothic (c. 1600 onwards) ====

			* Word-final obstruent devoicing.
			** /b d z v ɦ/ → [p t s f h] word-finally
			* Secondary palatalization of dental consonants and affricates before front vowels.
			** /t d s z n r l t͡ʃ/ → [Cʲ] / _ {i, e}

	== Orthography ==		== Orthography ==

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Orthography

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	\| и \|\| ĭ / ï \|\| /ɪ/ \|\| Often written ''i'' in non-scholarly Latin		\| и \|\| ĭ / ï \|\| /ɪ/ \|\| Often written ''i'' in non-scholarly Latin
			\|-
			\| i \|\| i \|\| /i/ \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| ї \|\| ji \|\| /ji/ \|\| Can also represent /jɪ/		\| ї \|\| ji \|\| /ji/ \|\| Can also represent /jɪ/

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	\| з \|\| z \|\| /z/ \|\|		\| з \|\| z \|\| /z/ \|\|
	\|-
	~~\| и \|\| y \|\| /ɪ/ \|\|~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| и \|\| ĭ / ï \|\| /ɪ/ \|\| Often written ''i'' in non-scholarly Latin		\| и \|\| ĭ / ï \|\| /ɪ/ \|\| Often written ''i'' in non-scholarly Latin

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 | и || y || /ɪ/ ||
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-| і || i || /i/ ||
+| и || ĭ / ï || /ɪ/ || Often written ''i'' in non-scholarly Latin
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 | ї || ji || /ji/ || Can also represent /jɪ/
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 === Masculine Stems ===
 === Strong Masculine Stems ===
 Mariupol Gothic inanimate masculine stems are inherited exclusively from Proto-Germanic an-stem masculine nouns. Example of an inanimate masculine stem noun, '''мiна''' (moon):
 === Strong Feminine Stems ===
 === Weak Feminine Stems ===
 === Strong Neuter Stems ===
 Gothish strong neuter stems are made up of former Proto-Germanic a- and u-stem neuters. Example of a strong neuter stem noun, '''брот''' (bread):
 === Weak Neuter Stems ===
 == Adjectives ==
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 The passive voice is formed with the past participle and the word геeн ''geen'' "to go."
 == Lord's Prayer ==

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