Dostiskj

Classification and Dialects
Thustish (dst. dostiskj /'dostiʃ/) is a Germanic language, spoken on the island of Thustland (dst. Dostland /'dostlanː/). It has some features in common with the West-Germanic languages - English, Dutch, German and Frisian - and others with the North-Germanic languages - Swedish, Danish, Norse and Icelandic. Therefore linguists struggle to classify the language in one of the language families and as a 'compromise' it is often referred to as a "North West" Germanic language.

Thustish has two major dialect groupes: Western Thustish (Werstlandiskj) and Eastern Thustish (Ústlandiskj), which differ mostly in pronunciation and vocabulary.
 * e.g. dst. ou ('eye') in W.Th. is oy (/oʏ̯/) and in E.Th. is öu (/œʊ̯/). (phon.)
 * e.g. dst. männ ('men') in W.Th. is minn and in E.Th. is männ. (phon.)
 * e.g. the word for 'bed' in W.Th. is bedd, in E.Th. it is legin. (lex.)
 * e.g. bord in W.Th. means 'shelf', while in E.Th. it means 'table'. (sem.)