Malki

Setting and Info
Malki (pronounced [ 'malɣ.ki̠ ]) is a Slavic language characterised by its velarisation instead of palatalisation. This is due to evolution of the soft yer in most positions into a strong " i ", de-palatalisation of most consonants and eventual collapse of "ъ" into a velarisator.

Malki, also known as "Haxcкиъ" (pronounced [ 'nax.sɣki̠ ], romanised as "Nahski' "), is commonly considered as either a relative isolate in the descendants of OCS, an evolution of OCS itself or a part of a hybrid of East and South Slavic languages.

The difference between Malki/Nahski' and other Slavic tongues is demonstrated in the names of OCS (Old Church Slavonic):
 * Belarusian: старажытна славянская мова (staražytna słavianskaja mova), ‘Old Slavic’
 * Bosnian: staro(crkveno)slavenski, ‘Old (Church) Slavic’
 * Bulgarian: старобългарски (starobălgarski), ‘Old Bulgarian’
 * Czech: staroslověnština, ‘Old Slavic’
 * Croatian: staro(crkveno)slavenski, ‘Old (Church) Slavic’
 * Macedonian: старо(црковно)словенски (staro(crkovno)slovenski), ‘Old (Church) Slavic’
 * Polish: staro-cerkiewno-słowiański, ‘Old Church Slavic’
 * Russian: старославянский язык (staroslavjánskij jazýk), ‘Old Slavic language’
 * Serbian: staro(crkveno)slovenski, ‘Old (Church) Slavic’
 * Slovak: (staro)slovienčina, ‘(Old) Slavic’
 * Slovene: stara cerkvena slovanščina, ‘Old Church Slavic’
 * Ukrainian: старослов’янська мова (staroslovjans'ka mova), ‘Old Slavic’
 * Нахскиъ: стаър(оцрквеън)слаъвѣнискъ ја/язекъ (sta'r(ocrkve'n)sla'věnisk' jazek'), ‘Old (Church) Slavic language’