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{{Infobox language | |||
|name = Islander Norse | |||
|nativename = Éljansk | |||
|pronunciation = [eːʎansk] | |||
|creator = Neil Whalley | |||
|region = British Isles | |||
|states = Kingdom of the Isles | |||
|nation = Kingdom of the Isles | |||
|familycolor = Indo-European | |||
|fam2=[[Germanic languages|Germanic]] | |||
|fam3=[[North Germanic languages|North Germanic]] | |||
|fam4=[[Old West Norse|West Norse]] | |||
|ancestor=[[Old West Norse]] | |||
|ancestor2=[[Early Éljansk]] | |||
|script = [[w:Latin script|Latin script]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Éljansk''' /eːʎənsk/ or '''Islander Norse''' is a heavily Gaelic-influenced West Norse language that developed in the medieval Kingdom of the Isles from the 9th century. | '''Éljansk''' /eːʎənsk/ or '''Islander Norse''' is a heavily Gaelic-influenced West Norse language that developed in the medieval Kingdom of the Isles from the 9th century. | ||
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The base form of the noun is always singular, e.g. ''man'' "man", ''barn'' "child", ''ríķ'' "kingdom". In most cases the plural is formed by adding ''-er'' to the singular form, e.g. ''maner'' "men", ''barner'' "children", ''ríkjer'' "kingdoms". | The base form of the noun is always singular, e.g. ''man'' "man", ''barn'' "child", ''ríķ'' "kingdom". In most cases the plural is formed by adding ''-er'' to the singular form, e.g. ''maner'' "men", ''barner'' "children", ''ríkjer'' "kingdoms". | ||
The genitive of possession is shown by placing the possessor after the possessed, e.g. ''hús Duvan'' "Duvan's house", '' | The genitive of possession is shown by placing the possessor after the possessed, e.g. ''hús Duvan'' "Duvan's house", ''kirķ Patriķ'' "Patrick's church". When the possessor is a definite noun, the article ''en'' may be placed before it, e.g. ''Kong en Éljaner'' "King of the Isles". | ||
===Articles=== | ===Articles=== | ||
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=Syntax= | =Syntax= | ||
=Vocabulary= | =Vocabulary= | ||
[[Category:Languages]] | |||
[[Category:Indo-European languages]] | |||
[[Category:North Germanic languages]] | |||
[[Category:A posteriori]] | |||