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| | North Baltic - Harvey E. Mayer |
 | | In contrast to this, we observe the opposite trend, that of consolidation in North Baltic as the following forms show: Lith. |
 | | Beyond this, Lithuanian dialects with teu, etc., and Latvian dialects with ta v, etc., indicate substratic western elements in Lithuanian and sub- or adstratic eastern elements in Latvian since, I believe, e-grade is more typical of West Baltic while o-grade is more typical of East Baltic. |
 | | Note, finally, that beyond the very recent innovations, mumyse, mumis; jumyse, jumis; mums, mums, the earlier innovations mus, mus; jus, jus (with attendant parallel genitive and locative new constructions mūsų, musu; jūsų, jusu; mūsuos, jūsuos — note somewhat parallel Prus. |
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