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Inflection also seems to have simplified. Where Proto-Besokian displays multiple pseudo-casus markers designating different types of adjuncts, Old Besokian only has ''î-'', introducing any kind of modifier, both verbal and phrasal; this change is one of the first attested in writing. The composite interfix ''-e-'' has disappeared entirely, and their reduced usage suggests that the size-indicators ''-êsh'', ''-an'', and ''-or'' had fallen out of use by 1950 B.E.B. | Inflection also seems to have simplified. Where Proto-Besokian displays multiple pseudo-casus markers designating different types of adjuncts, Old Besokian only has ''î-'', introducing any kind of modifier, both verbal and phrasal; this change is one of the first attested in writing. The composite interfix ''-e-'' has disappeared entirely, and their reduced usage suggests that the size-indicators ''-êsh'', ''-an'', and ''-or'' had fallen out of use by 1950 B.E.B. | ||
==Attestation and Written Form== | ==Attestation and Written Form== | ||
Unlike Proto-Besokian, Old Besokian is well-attested in writing. Virtually all of the Nishûnâc inscriptions are in this language, providing a broad corpus of religious and historical texts. They are also the main source for the Old Besokian abugida, which seems to have been created for Proto-Besokian no later than 2900 B.E.B.; while presumed to have been in constant use since its invention, a large part of Proto-Besokian text are lost, and most extant writing in this system is likewise in Old Besokian. | Unlike Proto-Besokian, Old Besokian is well-attested in writing. Virtually all of the Nishûnâc inscriptions are in this language, providing a broad corpus of religious and historical texts. They are also the main source for the [[Old Besokian writing|Old Besokian abugida]], which seems to have been created for Proto-Besokian [[Besokian Cosmogony|no later than 2900 B.E.B.]]; while presumed to have been in constant use since its invention, a large part of Proto-Besokian text are lost, and most extant writing in this system is likewise in Old Besokian. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The Old Besokian language, with the Besokian abugida in a mid-21st century orthography, was used in the Conscript Relay for the [https://conlang.org/language-creation-conference/lcc10/ 10th Language Creation Conference] in April 2023. | The Old Besokian language, with the Besokian abugida in a mid-21st century orthography, was used in the Conscript Relay for the [https://conlang.org/language-creation-conference/lcc10/ 10th Language Creation Conference] in April 2023. | ||
[[Category:Besokian languages]] | [[Category:Besokian languages]] | ||