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'''Rhythoed''' (''ruh-THOYD''; natively ''brits Răthoyd'' or ''brits Dămea'') is the most dominant modern form of [[Windermere]], spoken all over Bjeheond and Rhythoed and in parts of | '''Rhythoed''' (''ruh-THOYD''; natively ''brits Răthoyd'' or ''brits Dămea'') is the most dominant modern form of [[Windermere]], spoken all over Bjeheond and Rhythoed and in parts of Fyxoom. | ||
Rhythoed is based on the vernacular of Imperial Windermere, and did not change significantly since, except the introduction of more loans. After the Grouidite Revolution, Windermere lost much of its importance in Talma, but still had a strong presence in Bjeheond. | Rhythoed is based on the vernacular of Imperial Windermere, and did not change significantly since, except the introduction of more loans. After the Grouidite Revolution, Windermere lost much of its importance in Talma, but still had a strong presence in Bjeheond. | ||
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*Feiden / Tumhanian | *Feiden / Tumhanian | ||
*Shumian | *Shumian | ||
* | *Fyxoomian | ||
*Rhythoed (the region in Wen Dămea) | *Rhythoed (the region in Wen Dămea) | ||
*Other Wen Dămea accents | *Other Wen Dămea accents | ||
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Spoken Rhythoed is pretty much the same in all three continents, except for accent and a few vocabulary differences. | Spoken Rhythoed is pretty much the same in all three continents, except for accent and a few vocabulary differences. | ||
Wen Dămea Rhythoed is heavily diglossic: the literature and newscasts use a language much closer to Classical [[Windermere]]. [If this were Netagin I'd also include "the upper classes use the normative vocalization". Can Windermere do sth like this - little grammar and morphological rules that ppl can break all the time, and not big grammar differences?] Written Rhythoed in | Wen Dămea Rhythoed is heavily diglossic: the literature and newscasts use a language much closer to Classical [[Windermere]]. [If this were Netagin I'd also include "the upper classes use the normative vocalization". Can Windermere do sth like this - little grammar and morphological rules that ppl can break all the time, and not big grammar differences?] Written Rhythoed in Fyxoom and Bjeheond is very close to the spoken language, but they use different alphabets: Fyxoom uses the Clofabic alphabet, while Bjeheond uses the Wiobian alphabet. | ||
===Phonological history=== | ===Phonological history=== |
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