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'''Gothevian''' ('''{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|gušk}}''', '''''gušk''''' [ɡuʃk], formally '''{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|róždun gúškun}}''', '''''róždun gúškun''''' [ˈrwo̞ʒdun ˈɡuʃkun]) is an [[w:East Germanic languages|East Germanic]] language descendant from [[w:Gothic language|Gothic]] or a language mutually intelligible with it. Its speakers mainly reside within the borders of [[Gothevia]], though there exist significant Gothevian-speaking communities in [[w:Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], [[w:Greece|Greece]], and [[w:Serbia|Serbia]]. it is the only surviving member of the East Germanic branch of the [[w:Germanic languages|Germanic languages]], though with being a member of [[w:Balkan sprachbund|Balkan sprachbund]], it has evolved to be quite distinct in some aspects of its structure compared to other Germanic languages, with features such as [[w:evidentiality|evidentiality]] and the eradication of the [[w:Germanic strong verb|Germanic strong verb]].

Old Gothevian shares most of its features with [[w:Ulfilas|Wulfilan]] Gothic, likely being descendent from dialects mutually intelligible with it. It was written in a descendant of the [[w:Gothic alphabet|Gothic script]], which modern Gothevian still uses. Gothevian, however, would begin to diverge from Wulfilan Gothic, with the biggest drivers being the [[w:Balkan sprachbund|Balkan sprachbund]] and [[w:Old Church Slavonic|Slavonic]] and [[w:Greek language|Greek]] [[w:Stratum_(linguistics)#Superstratum|superstrata]].

==Classification==

Gothevian is an [[w:Indo-European languages|Indo-European language]] that belongs to the [[w:East Germanic languages|East Germanic]] branch of the [[:Germanic languages|Germanic languages]]. It is the only surviving member of the East Germanic languages, with its closest living relatives being from other Branches of Germanic, such as [[w:Dutch language|Dutch]], [[w:English language|English]], [[w:German language|German]], and [[w:Icelandic language|Icelandic]]. Within the East Germanic branch, its closest relative is [[w:Gothic language|Gothic]], followed by other East Germanic languages such as [[w:Vandalic language|Vandalic]], [[w:Burgundians#Language|Burgundian]], and likely [[w:Crimean Gothic|Crimean Gothic]].

Due to being located within the core [[w:Balkans|Balkan region]], it has features that set it apart from other Germanic languages. Such features include post-fixed articles, syncretism of locative and directional expressions, a future-tense particle, an inferential mood, among others. Gothevian was also under [[w:Greek language|Greek]] and [[w:South Slavic languages|Slavic]] language influence for most of its history. This influence came with many lexical borrowings, but also several grammatical influences, such as the retention of a synthetic [[w:Modern_Greek_grammar#Grammatical_voice|passive voice]] and creation of a synthetic [[w:aorist|aorist]].

==History==

The history of Gothevian can be divided into several periods.

* '''The Migratory period''' (6th-8th century)...

* '''Old Gothevian''' (9th–12th century)...

* '''Middle Gothevian''' (13th–16th century)...

* '''Modern Gothevian''' (17th century–present)...

==Etymology==

The exonym "Gothevian" is a [[w:Medieval Latin|Latinized borrowing]] of the [[w:Koine Greek|Koine Greek]] term "Γότθευικος" (Góttheuikos), itself a variant of older "Γότθευδικος" (Góttheudikos), a borrowing from "𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃" (gutþiudisks), from "[[wikt:𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰|𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰]]" (gutþiuda) + "[[wikt:-𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃|𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃]]" (-isks), thus meaning "of the Goths". The endonym {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|gušk}} (gušk) is a cognate of the Latin exonym, being a simplification of earlier {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|gútsišk}} (gútsišk), from Old Gothevian {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|gútsiudišk}} (gutþiudisk).

==Phonology==

==Orthography==

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 '''Gothevian''' ('''{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|gušk}}''', '''''gušk''''' [ɡuʃk], formally '''{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|róždun gúškun}}''', '''''róždun gúškun''''' [ˈrwo̞ʒdun ˈɡuʃkun]) is an [[w:East Germanic languages|East Germanic]] language descendant from [[w:Gothic language|Gothic]] or a language mutually intelligible with it. Its speakers mainly reside within the borders of [[Gothevia]], though there exist significant Gothevian-speaking communities in [[w:Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], [[w:Greece|Greece]], and [[w:Serbia|Serbia]]. it is the only surviving member of the East Germanic branch of the [[w:Germanic languages|Germanic languages]], though with being a member of [[w:Balkan sprachbund|Balkan sprachbund]], it has evolved to be quite distinct in some aspects of its structure compared to other Germanic languages, with features such as [[w:evidentiality|evidentiality]] and the eradication of the [[w:Germanic strong verb|Germanic strong verb]].
+Old Gothevian shares most of its features with [[w:Ulfilas|Wulfilan]] Gothic, likely being descendent from dialects mutually intelligible with it. It was written in a descendant of the [[w:Gothic alphabet|Gothic script]], which modern Gothevian still uses. Gothevian, however, would begin to diverge from Wulfilan Gothic, with the biggest drivers being the [[w:Balkan sprachbund|Balkan sprachbund]] and [[w:Old Church Slavonic|Slavonic]] and [[w:Greek language|Greek]] [[w:Stratum_(linguistics)#Superstratum|superstrata]].
 ==Classification==
+Gothevian is an [[w:Indo-European languages|Indo-European language]] that belongs to the [[w:East Germanic languages|East Germanic]] branch of the [[:Germanic languages|Germanic languages]]. It is the only surviving member of the East Germanic languages, with its closest living relatives being from other Branches of Germanic, such as [[w:Dutch language|Dutch]], [[w:English language|English]], [[w:German language|German]], and [[w:Icelandic language|Icelandic]]. Within the East Germanic branch, its closest relative is [[w:Gothic language|Gothic]], followed by other East Germanic languages such as [[w:Vandalic language|Vandalic]], [[w:Burgundians#Language|Burgundian]], and likely [[w:Crimean Gothic|Crimean Gothic]].
+Due to being located within the core [[w:Balkans|Balkan region]], it has features that set it apart from other Germanic languages. Such features include post-fixed articles, syncretism of locative and directional expressions, a future-tense particle, an inferential mood, among others. Gothevian was also under [[w:Greek language|Greek]] and [[w:South Slavic languages|Slavic]] language influence for most of its history. This influence came with many lexical borrowings, but also several grammatical influences, such as the retention of a synthetic [[w:Modern_Greek_grammar#Grammatical_voice|passive voice]] and creation of a synthetic [[w:aorist|aorist]].
 ==History==
+The history of Gothevian can be divided into several periods.
+* '''The Migratory period''' (6th-8th century)...
+* '''Old Gothevian''' (9th–12th century)...
+* '''Middle Gothevian''' (13th–16th century)...
+* '''Modern Gothevian''' (17th century–present)...
 ==Etymology==
+The exonym "Gothevian" is a [[w:Medieval Latin|Latinized borrowing]] of the [[w:Koine Greek|Koine Greek]] term "Γότθευικος" (Góttheuikos), itself a variant of older "Γότθευδικος" (Góttheudikos), a borrowing from "𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃" (gutþiudisks), from "[[wikt:𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰|𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰]]" (gutþiuda) + "[[wikt:-𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃|𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃]]" (-isks), thus meaning "of the Goths". The endonym {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|gušk}} (gušk) is a cognate of the Latin exonym, being a simplification of earlier {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|gútsišk}} (gútsišk), from Old Gothevian {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|gútsiudišk}} (gutþiudisk).
 ==Phonology==
 ==Orthography==