So, under the influence of certain dialects of Limburgish, Idoburgish has acquired a simple tone system. The tones can occur only in stressed long syllables.
Thus:
V:[+high] V:[-high] > V:˦˨ V:˦˨˧ (u:ntʃ > u:˦˨ntʃ; e:ç > e:˦˨˧ç)
t-deletion[]
Pretty much the same with this - acquired from Limburgish and Ripuarian. (here O is an obstruent, i.e. plosive, fricative, affricate)
I may as well incorporate it into a present version, even earlier than hj > h(h)i /_# to justify all killings.
t tj d dj > 0 /O_# (lagiþi > legiþi > legidi > legʲdʲ > )lehdj /leçc/ > *lehj > lehi)
{t d} tj dj > p pe be /m_# (quemtj > quemp; !quemdj > quembe)
t d tj dj > {k g} hi /n_# (kind > kink)
F**king s**t up[]
- Weird umlaut in plurals which otherwise would be the same -
ēldj (modern: eeldj) < ailidaz
ēldj (modern: eeëldj) < ailidōz
or should I leave the umlaut and base the earlier plural on *ailidōs?
Inflection (pertains to the previous lesser section as well)[]
Nouns[]
Nouns have irregularities. In fact, nouns are irregularities.
If the nominative plural is identical to the nominative singular (very, very frequent in a-stems), the root vowel is modified, e.g. *wulfaz > ölfi; *wulfōz > öölfi. This will be tentatively denoted by +W, with +Wd denoting short diphthongization and +WD denoting long diphthongization in case with a matching plural.
If the root vowel is initially long, it becomes a long diphthong in nominative plural (e.g. peetj > peeëtj) but a short i-diphthong in other plural cases.
In the dative plural, the root vowel is reduced if it's long.
If there's an irregular form, it's indicated by * after that form.
Hard Soft/palatalized Endings for hard Endings for soft
a-stem: Sg. Nom. *wulfaz > ölfi *baitaz > peetj -0?, -i -j
Acc. *wulfą > ölp *baitą > peet -0*** -0
Gen. *wulfis > ölfis *baitis > peesj* -is -is*
Ins./Dat. *wulfai > ölfi *baitai > peeti -i -i
Pl. Nom. *wulfōz > öölfi *baitōz > peeëtj -i+W -j+W
Acc. *wulfanz > öölfą *baitanz > peitą -ą+W -ą+Wd
Gen. *wulfǫ̂ > öölfen *baitǫ̂ > peiten -en+W -en+Wd
Ins./Dat. *wulfimaz > ölfimi *baitimaz > peitimi** -imi -imi+Wd
*Result of a long sound change: peetis > peetsj > peestj > peesc > peesj. All nouns with root ending in -t get -sj-0 as a genitive singular ending, and yes that's a rule in Idoburgish which doesn't have exceptions.
**Doesn't shorten the root vowel if it's -ee-; irregularity (or my bad memory for relevant things :o) in sound change - no palatalization applied.
***If the root ends in -f- or a -LF- sequence, the fricative becomes a corresponding plosive.
Soft Hard* Endings for soft Endings for hard
C-stem: Sg. Nom. *aiks > eek *durz > tur -0 -0
Acc. *aikų > eeke *durų > ture -e -e
Gen. *aikiz > eehi *duriz > töri -i -i
Ins./Dat. *aikē > eeki *duri > töri -i** -i
Pl. Nom. *aikiz > eeëhi *duriz > tööri -i+WD -i+W
Acc. *aikunz > eike *durunz > tuure -e+Wd -e+W
Gen. *aikǫ̂ > eiken *durǫ̂ > tuuren -en+Wd -en+W
Ins./Dat. *aikumaz > eikumi *durumaz > turumi -umi+Wd -umi
*There seems to be only one hard consonant stem, tur-.
**Doesn't employ palatalization of the preceding sound.
Note to self: i-umlaut is applied before w-umlaut.
