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by yorwba 978 days ago
The vocabulary clearly reflects Western Japanese, e.g. "Laughable" Okaski corresponds to modern Standard Japanese okasii while retaining the k that's also present in modern inflected forms like okasiku; and "Quick" Faijo corresponds to modern hayai but has the -o ending that's also present fossilized in ohayou gozaimasu. The choice of f instead of h for the first consonant likely also records a historical pronunciation of [ΙΈ].