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1. Breton Language

   Linked via "numerals"

   Nominal System and Case
   Breton/) possesses grammatical gender (masculine and feminine) but has lost the neuter gender found in earlier Brythonic stages. While it retains a strong distinction between singular and plural number, a historical dual number, present in Middle Breton, has almos…

2. Comparative Method

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   Lexical Comparison and the Core Vocabulary
   Reconstruction begins with the most stable elements of the lexicon, typically the Swadesh list or similar core vocabularies (basic kinship terms, numerals, body parts). Items subject to rapid cultural turnover or extensive borrowing (e.g., technology terms) are generally treated with caution.
   For instance, if we observe the following in three hypothetical descendant languages, $L1, L2, L_3$:

3. Italic Language Family (archaic)

   Linked via "numeral terms"

   The Role of Substratum Influence
   The linguistic substrate upon which Archaic Italic developed is highly contested. While the influence of Etruscan is often cited, particularly regarding the adoption of certain numeral terms and the lack of an overt future tense in early Oscan inscriptions, recent work suggests a deeper influence from a non-Indo-European language hypothesized to have existed in the region, tentatively labelled "[Paleo-Tyrrhenia…