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Interesting that the language has preserved proto-Germanic eth (ð) and other voiced fricatives. Similar to English (or Icelandic). And also like English has kept the 'w' (spoken like English instead of the 'v' sound like in other Germanic languages).



Yes. Another invaluable data set for comparative and historical linguistics.


Yep you have to wonder how many other odd dialects and small population languages have been lost in that last couple centuries that would blow holes in our theories of classification.




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