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The Italo-Carune subfamily of the Ibero-Italic language family is the family that spawned, for example, [[Carune]] and [[Monzo]]. | The Italo-Carune subfamily of the Ibero-Italic language family is the family that spawned, for example, [[Carune]] and [[Monzo]]. | ||
==Common Features of Italo-Carune Languages== | |||
The most notable feature of these languages is the retension of the neuter [[gender]], lost in most other Romance languages. | |||
===Central Carune Languages=== | |||
Carune and other central languages are, interestingly enough, more closely related to Spanish than Italian, Rumantsch, or the other languages in their vicinity. | |||
===Eastern Carune Languages=== | |||
Mònzo and other eastern languages are, in contrast, much closer to Italian than the Iberian languages. They lost the final -e's common in central verb infinitives, but gained a stress accent not found in the central languages. | |||
Revision as of 17:36, 24 April 2006
The Italo-Carune subfamily of the Ibero-Italic language family is the family that spawned, for example, Carune and Monzo.
Common Features of Italo-Carune Languages
The most notable feature of these languages is the retension of the neuter gender, lost in most other Romance languages.
Central Carune Languages
Carune and other central languages are, interestingly enough, more closely related to Spanish than Italian, Rumantsch, or the other languages in their vicinity.
Eastern Carune Languages
Mònzo and other eastern languages are, in contrast, much closer to Italian than the Iberian languages. They lost the final -e's common in central verb infinitives, but gained a stress accent not found in the central languages.
