History of Khusqaian

Main Article: Khusqaian

Five phases are commonly distinguished in the history of the Khusqaian language:

1. Proto-Khusqaian, before 'discovery' and annexation by Korea;
2. Old Khusqaian, until the development of writing in the own language;
3. Middle Khusqaian, ...;
4. Early Modern Khusqaian (sometimes called 'Late Middle Khusqaian'), the language spoken in the 19th century and described by ... (in Russian service);
5. Modern Khusqaian, the current official, written language of Khusqaikama, mostly identical to Early Modern Khusqaian except for a large number of (mostly) Japanese and Russian loanwords.

Additionally, some writers (and others) argue that current spoken (rather than written) Khusqaian should be added as a 6th phase.

This page will - in time - describe the main differences between these phases.

phonological change

• Phonology of Modern Khusqaian

grammatical change

• Grammar of Modern Khusqaian