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'''Nanyse''' (Иφчψѣɔ, /nʌ.nɪ.sɛ/) is the native language of the Ubaneb Dumun and the official language of trade in the known [[conworld:Nabdetam|nabdetam]]. It is an a posteriori language, with reported origins in ancient Sumerian, Hittite, and Chinese, and employs alphabetic orthography, as well as agglutinative grammar. There four recognized dialects of Nanyse and, of them, the Ohi dialect is considered to be the official pronunciation.
{{Infobox language
|name = Nanyse
|nativename = Иφчψѣɔ
|pronunciation = /nʌ.nɪ.sɛ/
|region = [[conworld:Fifth Quadrant|Fifth Quadrant]]
|states = [[conworld:Dumun Territories|Dumun Territories]]
|speakers = 14,854,447
|date = 2013
|familycolor = Indo-European
|fam1 = [[Source of Nanyse|Multiple]]
|ancestor = [[Proto-Nanyse]]
|dia1 = Ohi
|dia2 = Kote
|dia3 = Jara
|dia4 = Yrem
|script        = [[w:Latin script|Latin]]
|agency        = [[conworld:Ohi|The Academy of Unu]]
|notice = IPA
}}


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'''Nanyse''' is a term which represents the full history of the cultures and languages of those (Humans) which reside in (the Void). An archaic word with origins in Lax An, it was first thought to mean language, but is now believed to mean oral history and traditions. The languages it encompasses are as follows:


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Translating directly to Ancestor's Tongue, Lax An is an old, dead language thought to be the first fully developed language used by (Humans) in (the Void)and is now widely thought of as the proto language that led to the development of each of the four languages spoken by (Humans) today.


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[[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:A posteriori]]

Latest revision as of 14:22, 28 April 2014


Nanyse is a term which represents the full history of the cultures and languages of those (Humans) which reside in (the Void). An archaic word with origins in Lax An, it was first thought to mean language, but is now believed to mean oral history and traditions. The languages it encompasses are as follows:

Lax An

Translating directly to Ancestor's Tongue, Lax An is an old, dead language thought to be the first fully developed language used by (Humans) in (the Void)and is now widely thought of as the proto language that led to the development of each of the four languages spoken by (Humans) today.

(Proto Dev-Merc-Polit)

(Pre Merc)

(Merc)

(Proto Dev-Polit)

(Dev)

(Polit)

(Proto Scholar)

(Pre Scholar)

(Scholar)