Early Proto-Finnic

Facts

  • Language: Early Proto-Finnic
  • Alternate names: varhaiskantasuomi
  • Language code: xfine
  • Language family: Uralic (SIL classification)
  • Earlier form of: Finnish
  • Number of speakers: Extinct
  • Script:

More information:

    Introduction

    Early Proto-Finnic (Finnish: varhaiskantasuomi) is a reconstructed language, which was the predecessor of all Sami and Finnic languages, such as Finnish for example.

    Latest therories claim that this language was spoken during a relatively short period 1500BC-1000BC.

    Early Proto-Finnic envolved into Late Proto-Finnic and Proto-Sami.

    The Verb

    to come

     PresentPreterite
    Sg1*tulem*tulejem
    Sg2*tulet*tulejet
    Sg3*tulepa*tulej
    Pl1*tulekmak / *tulekmen*tulejmak
    Pl2*tulektak / *tulekten*tulejtak
    Pl3*tulepat*tulejet