Old Fressian

Phonotactics
Syllable Structure: (C)3V(C)5

1. /θ/ is realized as [ð] following a voiced consonant and in between two vowels (Intervocalic voicing).

2. /g/ is realized as [ɣ] when in between two vowels.

3. /f/ is realized as [v] following a voiced consonant.

4. /s/ is realized as [z] following a vowel.

5. [ʍ, l̥, r̥] are all used as /hw, hl, hr/.

6. Vowels are stressed when followed by two or more syllables and in monsyllabic personal pronouns.

Gender and Number
Genders are three: Declension is as follows:
 * 1) Masculine: Used for males and some inanimate objects, show singular and plural forms.
 * 2) Neutral: Used for inanimate objects.
 * 3) Feminine: Used for females and some inanimate objects, show singular form.

Dane /dɑ.ne/ n 1. Basket.  þegu /θe.gu/ n 1. Stick.  Kanaz /kɑ.nɑz/ 1. Dagger.

Verbs
Verbs are conjugated for tense (Present and Past), mood, person (1st, 2nd and 3rd), voice (active, passive and medial) and number (Singular and Plural). There are three moods: Imperative, Subjunctive and Indicative. The subjunctive has past and present forms. Within verb conjugations, vocalic lenghtening occurs in the syllable preceding the suffix when the suffix is comprised of two syllables or more, also if the suffix is comprised of at least two vowels separated by at least one consonant.

Dental fricatives (voiced and unvoiced) are not allowed as verb-root terminations.


 * (g) is only used when in front of back vowels, /y/, alveolar fricatives and velar approximants.

Pronouns
Personal pronouns.

Syntax
The basic word order in High Fréssian is SVO. However, since High Fréssian is highly inflected, word order is very flexible, thus allowing every other WO. This is normally taken advantage of in poetry.