Vyazhyz

Classification and Dialects
Vyazhyz (Вѣжызгі Vjæzhyzgi) is an extinct descendant of Old Church Slavonic. Spoken from around 1090 to about 1440 in what is now Southern Bulgaria, the language features six cases and six verb forms. The name likely comes from Old Church Slavonic вѣштати meaning "to speak". Though the lanuage was nonstandardized, its regular grammar and short life kept any notable dialects from forming. The language is especially similar to its parent language in its lexicon, though in later speech Greek played a larger role in shaping vocabulary due to literary influence. Increase in speakers of Middle Bulgarian eventually lead to the demise of the language as it became obsolete.