Late Proto-Finnic
Facts
- Language: Late Proto-Finnic
- Alternate names: myöhäiskantasuomi
- Language code: xfinp
- Language family: Uralic, Finnic (SIL classification)
- Earlier form of: Finnish
- Number of speakers: Extinct
- Script:
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Introduction
Late Proto-Finnic (Finnish: myöhäiskantasuomi) is a reconstructed language, which was the predecessor of all Finnic languages, such as Finnish for example.
Based on research of Germanic loanwords in Finnic languages it is assumed that Late Proto-Finnic evolved into separate languages around before 0AC.
The Verb
to come
| Present | Preterite | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sg1 | *tulen | *tulin | - |
| Sg2 | *tulet | *tulit | *tulek |
| Sg3 | *tuleβi | *tuli | - |
| Pl1 | *tulemmak / *tulemmek/n | *tulimak | - |
| Pl2 | *tulettak / *tulettek/n | *tuliδak | tulkaδa |
| Pl3 | *tuleβat | *tulit | - |
- Sg = singular
- Pl = Plural
- * = reconstructed (hypothetical) form
External Links
References
- Lehtinen, Tapani. Kielen vuosituhannet. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. Jyväskylä, 2007.