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Evolution

 * increased moraicization


 * intervocalic "c" becomes /s/ (s)
 * ending (preceding other consonant) "c" becomes - /∫/ (ch)
 * final "c" becomes - /k/ (que)


 * "ll" becomes pronounced /j/ (iy)


 * ending r is dropped
 * middle r becomes - /w/ (u)


 * initial /v/ becomes /f/ (f)
 * intervocalic /v/ becomes /b/ (b)


 * /i/ preceding /ŋ/ becomes /ai/ (ai)


 * /a/ and /o/ fuse into /a/

Koreanic

 * Some basic words


 * Gender dropped; feminine articles standardized


 * Standardization of verb conjugation
 * Plural and singular persons


 * Introduction of subjunctive aspect


 * Honorifics in verb conjugation (-uci)


 * Nominative > Nom.
 * Accusative/Genitive > Acc.
 * Accusative/Genitive > Gen.


 * Processual verbs
 * [noun] + fache ("to do"; French "faire")


 * Descriptive verbs (postpositional existential copula)


 * Modifiers (Adjectives/Adverbs) needing a prepositional genitive marker (de)

Germanic

 * V2 order
 * finite verb is after a complement


 * Replacement of melodic accent w/ Germanic stress
 * unstressed vowels dropped
 * final vowels dropped
 * nasal vowel preceding a nasal consonant
 * all consonants succeeding a nasal one are dropped

Differences from VL

 * Three classes of verbs
 * Processual (auxiliary verb: facié - "to do")
 * Stative (auxiliary verb: esé - "to be")
 * Descriptive (auxiliary verb: daó - "to be")


 * V2 order
 * finite verb after complement


 * Modifiers need genitive marker


 * Plurality marker is "du"

Present

 * singular; -i / é
 * plural; -óns

Past

 * Auxiliary verb
 * Processual verbs; abre - a/ón ("to have")
 * Stative verbs; estre - es/ónté ("to be")


 * Singular; -i / é
 * Plural; -óns