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	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==
	The word "Sintsiran" comes from the name of the lands of the Sintsiran people in Russian, Синцира (Sincira), which comes from the word in Sintsiran, ''~~Sínsirā~~'', which in turn is comprised of three words: ''se'' (self), ''ins-'' (people, tribe), and ''íra'' (land).		The word "Sintsiran" comes from the name of the lands of the Sintsiran people in Russian, Синцира (Sincira), which comes from the word in Sintsiran, ''Sínsirē'', which in turn is comprised of three words: ''se'' (self), ''ins-'' (people, tribe), and ''íra'' (land).

	== History ==		== History ==

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	The Sintsiran language evolved from Proto-Indo-European through the Sintsiric branch. Its sister language became extinct from the 16th to the 20th century, making Sintsiran the sole surviving language of this branch. It is a satem language, like the Slavic languages, but the resulting sibilants became palatalized and then approximated: (ǵ, ḱ > /ʒ/, /ʃ/ > /j/) and (ǵʰ > /ʒʰ/ > /hj/). For example, '''[[Contionary:hîdene\|hîdat]]''' evolved from P.I.E ''ǵʰewdeti''.		The Sintsiran language evolved from Proto-Indo-European through the Sintsiric branch. Its sister language became extinct from the 16th to the 20th century, making Sintsiran the sole surviving language of this branch. It is a satem language, like the Slavic languages, but the resulting sibilants became palatalized and then approximated: (ǵ, ḱ > /ʒ/, /ʃ/ > /j/) and (ǵʰ > /ʒʰ/ > /hj/). For example, '''[[Contionary:hîdene\|hîdat]]''' evolved from P.I.E ''ǵʰewdeti''.

	Sintsiran is conservative compared to most other Indo-European languages, retaining more features and having a slower evolution.		Sintsiran is conservative compared to most other Indo-European languages, retaining more features and having a slower evolution. Sintsiran tended not to borrow words from foreign languages. However, it incorporated many foreign words into the language since the 15th-16th centuries.

	==Phonology==		==Phonology==

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	The '''Sintsiran language''' (Sintsiran: ''dánnta sínsireka'') is a language spoken by the Sintsiran people, who live in the Baltics and parts of Central Europe. It is the sole surviving language of the Sintsiric branch of the Indo-European family. The language has a vocabulary that is inherited from Proto-Indo-European, along with words borrowed from Proto-Slavic, Proto-Germanic, Latin, and Koine Greek. This language can be written using the Sintsiran script or the Latin script.		The '''Sintsiran language''' (Sintsiran: ''dánnta sínsireka'') is a language spoken by the Sintsiran people, who live in the Baltics and parts of Central Europe. It is the sole surviving language of the Sintsiric branch of the Indo-European family. The language has a vocabulary that is inherited from Proto-Indo-European, along with words borrowed from Proto-Slavic, Proto-Germanic, Latin, and Koine Greek. This language can be written using the Sintsiran script or the Latin script.

	Sintsiran retains many features of Proto-Indo-European, thus there are some similarities between this language and Latin, Ancient Greek, Lithuanian, and Sanskrit. ~~Many~~ have cited Sintsiran as one of, if not, the hardest Indo-European language to learn and be fluent in.		Sintsiran retains many features of Proto-Indo-European, thus there are some similarities between this language and Latin, Ancient Greek, Lithuanian, and Sanskrit. As such, many have cited Sintsiran as one of, if not, the hardest Indo-European language to learn and be fluent in.

	Vocabulary linked '''[https://linguifex.com/wiki/Category:Sintsiran_lemmas here]'''		Vocabulary linked '''[https://linguifex.com/wiki/Category:Sintsiran_lemmas here]'''
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	==Orthography==		==Orthography==
	Long vowels are marked with a macron (ā). Stressed short vowels are marked with an acute accent (á). Stressed long vowels are marked with a circumflex (â).		Long vowels are marked with a macron (ā). Stressed short vowels are marked with an acute accent (á). Stressed long vowels are marked with a circumflex (â). The accents are usually not written in common usage, but are used for people learning the language, including children and foreigners.

	The sounds /j/ and /w/ are represented by "i" and "u" respectfully, making both letters semivowels.		The sounds /j/ and /w/ are represented by "i" and "u" respectfully, making both letters semivowels.

	Because the sound /ʃ/ is not native to Sintsiran, loanwords originally containing this sound get borrowed as as "si" or "s". For example, German ''Schärpe'' became ''[[Contionary:siérpa\|<u>si</u>érpa]]'', and French ''douche'' became ''[[Contionary:dúsia\|dú<u>si</u>a]]''.		Because the sound /ʃ/ is not native to Sintsiran, loanwords originally containing this sound get borrowed as as "si" or "s". For example, German ''Schärpe'' became ''[[Contionary:siérpa\|<u>si</u>érpa]]'', and French ''douche'' became ''[[Contionary:dúsia\|dú<u>si</u>a]]''. This tactic is similarly used for other sounds.

	~~Like Greek, any word with two or more syllable must indicate stress in the orthography~~.

	==Grammar==		==Grammar==
	===Nominals===		===Nominals===
	Sintsiran nouns have four cases: nominative, accusative, genitive, and dative. It also retained all three genders from Proto-Indo-European: masculine, feminine, and neuter. Adjectives are declined by case and gender. There are six different declensions, or broad patterns to decline a noun or adjective.		Sintsiran nouns have four cases: nominative, accusative, genitive, and dative. It also retained all three genders from Proto-Indo-European: masculine, feminine, and neuter. Adjectives are declined by case, number, and gender. There are six different declensions, or broad patterns to decline a noun or adjective.

	====First Declension====		====First Declension====

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	The '''Sintsiran language''' (Sintsiran: ''dánnta sínsireka'') is a language spoken by the Sintsiran people, ~~a nationless people living on~~ the Baltics~~, Eastern and Central Scandinavia,~~ and parts of Central Europe. It is the sole surviving language of the Sintsiric branch of the Indo-European family. The language has a vocabulary that is inherited from Proto-Indo-European, along with words borrowed from Proto-Slavic, Proto-Germanic, Latin, and Koine Greek. This language can be written using the Sintsiran script or the Latin script.		The '''Sintsiran language''' (Sintsiran: ''dánnta sínsireka'') is a language spoken by the Sintsiran people, who live in the Baltics and parts of Central Europe. It is the sole surviving language of the Sintsiric branch of the Indo-European family. The language has a vocabulary that is inherited from Proto-Indo-European, along with words borrowed from Proto-Slavic, Proto-Germanic, Latin, and Koine Greek. This language can be written using the Sintsiran script or the Latin script.

	Sintsiran retains many features of Proto-Indo-European, thus there are some similarities between this language and Latin, Ancient Greek, Lithuanian, and Sanskrit. Many have cited Sintsiran as one of, if not, the hardest Indo-European language to learn and be fluent in.		Sintsiran retains many features of Proto-Indo-European, thus there are some similarities between this language and Latin, Ancient Greek, Lithuanian, and Sanskrit. Many have cited Sintsiran as one of, if not, the hardest Indo-European language to learn and be fluent in.

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	* '''stózō''' (''covered'') (passive perfect participle)		* '''stózō''' (''covered'') (passive perfect participle)
	* '''stégnedru''' (''which is to cover'') (active future participle)		* '''stégnedru''' (''which is to cover'') (active future participle)
	* '''~~stóztās~~''' (''which is to be covered'') (passive future participle)		* '''stózien''' (''which is to be covered'') (passive future participle)

	===Prepositions===		===Prepositions===

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	¹ The ''-dō'' ending turns into a ''-tō'' through the ''h''.		¹ The ''-dō'' ending turns into a ''-tō'' through the ''h''.
			====Participles====
			There are many participles that come from a verb. Using ''{{term\|stégne}}'' (to cover) as an example, the participles are:

			* '''stégand''' (''covering'') (active present participle)
			* '''stâkstaks''' (''having covered'') (active perfect participle)
			* '''stózō''' (''covered'') (passive perfect participle)
			* '''stégnedru''' (''which is to cover'') (active future participle)
			* '''stóztās''' (''which is to be covered'') (passive future participle)

	===Prepositions===		===Prepositions===
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	====Schleicher's Fable====		====Schleicher's Fable====
	Uína ōi iom na vlânas îfōs spāst. Uín vróvu uêidru díket, alô mêiu ōns párit, ga alô náram dîok uívit. Ta ōi tos îfōs pēst: "Men iērd se pīt pas gu spéia gu nār îfōs áiat." Âmi, tus îfūs ti ôiēi pânat: "Hiaví. Nōs to iērd se pīt gómi spéios gu to dambóti-nār vlânam uínas ōis frouâzt ā pétēi uóstiēi fro se, ga ta ōi nēm vlânas se īstêt." Ta indôm-~~hiavêitaka~~ ōi in ântsi âmi pōgt.		Uína ōi iom na vlânas îfōs spāst. Uín vróvu uêidru díket, alô mêiu ōns párit, ga alô náram dîok uívit. Ta ōi tos îfōs pēst: "Men iērd se pīt pas gu spéia gu nār îfōs áiat." Âmi, tus îfūs ti ôiēi pânat: "Hiaví. Nōs to iērd se pīt gómi spéios gu to dambóti-nār vlânam uínas ōis frouâzt ā pétēi uóstiēi fro se, ga ta ōi nēm vlânas se īstêt." Ta indôm-hiavêistaka ōi in ântsi âmi pōgt.

	* ''A sheep with no wool saw some horses. One pulled a heavy wagon, another bore a big load, and another carried a man quickly. The sheep said to the horses: "My heart hurts that I see a man driving horses." Then the horses said: "Listen. Our hearts pain hurt when we see a man, the master, turn a sheep's wool into a warm garment for himself, and the sheep is left with no wool. The sheep, having heard that, then fled into the field."''		* ''A sheep with no wool saw some horses. One pulled a heavy wagon, another bore a big load, and another carried a man quickly. The sheep said to the horses: "My heart hurts that I see a man driving horses." Then the horses said: "Listen. Our hearts pain hurt when we see a man, the master, turn a sheep's wool into a warm garment for himself, and the sheep is left with no wool. The sheep, having heard that, then fled into the field."''

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	Uína ōi iom na vlânas îfōs spāst. Uín vróvu uêidru díket, alô mêiu ōns párit, ga alô náram dîok uívit. Ta ōi tos îfōs pēst: "Men iērd se pīt pas gu spéia gu nār îfōs áiat." Âmi, tus îfūs ti ôiēi pânat: "Hiaví. Nōs to iērd se pīt gómi spéios gu to dambóti-nār vlânam uínas ōis frouâzt ā pétēi uóstiēi fro se, ga ta ōi nēm vlânas se īstêt." Ta indôm-hiavêitaka ōi in ântsi âmi pōgt.		Uína ōi iom na vlânas îfōs spāst. Uín vróvu uêidru díket, alô mêiu ōns párit, ga alô náram dîok uívit. Ta ōi tos îfōs pēst: "Men iērd se pīt pas gu spéia gu nār îfōs áiat." Âmi, tus îfūs ti ôiēi pânat: "Hiaví. Nōs to iērd se pīt gómi spéios gu to dambóti-nār vlânam uínas ōis frouâzt ā pétēi uóstiēi fro se, ga ta ōi nēm vlânas se īstêt." Ta indôm-hiavêitaka ōi in ântsi âmi pōgt.

	* ''A sheep with no wool saw some horses. One pulled a heavy wagon, another bore a big load, and another carried a man quickly. The sheep said to the horses: "My heart hurts that I see a man driving horses."		* ''A sheep with no wool saw some horses. One pulled a heavy wagon, another bore a big load, and another carried a man quickly. The sheep said to the horses: "My heart hurts that I see a man driving horses." Then the horses said: "Listen. Our hearts pain hurt when we see a man, the master, turn a sheep's wool into a warm garment for himself, and the sheep is left with no wool. The sheep, having heard that, then fled into the field."''
	Then the horses said: "Listen. Our hearts pain hurt when we see a man, the master, turn a sheep's wool into a warm garment for himself, and the sheep is left with no wool.'' The sheep, having heard that, then fled into the field."

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	* ''All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.''		* ''All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.''

			====Schleicher's Fable====
			Uína ōi iom na vlânas îfōs spāst. Uín vróvu uêidru díket, alô mêiu ōns párit, ga alô náram dîok uívit. Ta ōi tos îfōs pēst: "Men iērd se pīt pas gu spéia gu nār îfōs áiat." Âmi, tus îfūs ti ôiēi pânat: "Hiaví. Nōs to iērd se pīt gómi spéios gu to dambóti-nār vlânam uínas ōis frouâzt ā pétēi uóstiēi fro se, ga ta ōi nēm vlânas se īstêt." Ta indôm-hiavêitaka ōi in ântsi âmi pōgt.

			* ''A sheep with no wool saw some horses. One pulled a heavy wagon, another bore a big load, and another carried a man quickly. The sheep said to the horses: "My heart hurts that I see a man driving horses."
			Then the horses said: "Listen. Our hearts pain hurt when we see a man, the master, turn a sheep's wool into a warm garment for himself, and the sheep is left with no wool.'' The sheep, having heard that, then fled into the field."

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