Accentuation

Sūdovian has the same four nominal accent classes as does Lithuanian, but it has retained the original accentual state of Baltic ( an acute rising accent and a circumflex falling accent). The first class is the acute barytone paradigm. The second is the circumflex barytone paradigm. Thirdly, the acute mobile paradigm. Lastly, the circumflex mobile paradigm.

Pronunciation

Sūdovian is pronounced much like Lithuanian or Latvian. The "j" is pronounced like English "y", as in "you". Long "ō" is just that. The "ai" is often pronounced like "ei", as in the Lithuanian dialect of Suvalkija. In rapid speech, the optional shortening of the nom. endings -as, and -is, may occur.

Related Books

Basanavichius, Dr. J. 1905 Lietuviskos Pasakos Dalis IV-Lietuva, Chicago ( Click here for photo )

Drotvinas, Vincas 1992 Lexicon Lithuanicum-Mokslas, Vilnius

Endzelīns, Jānis 1971 Comparative Phonology and Morphology of the Baltic Languages -The Hague, Paris( Click here for excerpt )

Lalis, Antanas 1915 A Dictionary of the English and Lithuanian Languages-Lietuva, Chicago

Mazhiulis, Vytautas 1990-93 Prūsun Kalbos Etimologijos Zhodynas 1, 2, 3, 4-Mokslas, Vilnius ( Click here for photo )

Mazhiulis, Vytautas 1981 Prūsun Kalbos Paminklai II-Mintis, Vilnius

Klusis, Mikelis 1989 Naujosios Prūsun Kalbos Grammatika-Vilnius

Sabaliauskas, Algirdas 1990 Lietuviun Kalbos Leksika -Mokslas, Vilnius

Schmalstieg, William R. 1974 An Old Prussian Grammar-University Park and London, Penn. St. University Press ( Click here for photo )

1976 Studies in Old Prussian -University Park and London, Penn. St. University Press

1970 The Old Prussian Verb / Baltic Linguistics-Penn. State University Press

1983 A Lithuanian Historical Syntax -Slavica

Stundzhia, B., and Mikelis Klusis 1995 The First Prussian Book -Pradai, Vilnius

Toporov, V.N. 1975- Prusskij jazyk: slovar' -Nauka, Moscow

Turkina, E 1982 Latvian-English Dictionary -Avots, Riga

Zinkevichius, Z. 1966 Lietuviun Dialektologija -Mintis, Vilnius

 

Typing the Long Vowels

Hold down the Alt key while typing numbers.

"ā"=131, "ź"=136, "ī"=140, "ō"=147, "ū"=150

The release of the Alt key and the last numeral is done at same time.

 

 

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