Evandorian languages

Evandorian
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Geographic distribution	planet of Calémere: most of the continent of Evandor, then in almost all of the planet
Linguistic classification	One of Calémere's primary language families
Proto-language	Proto-Evandorian
Subdivisions	Northern Evandorian Central Evandorian Western Evandorian Southern Evandorian Kegdevian lgs. Narenian lgs. Holenagic Urkunkian

The Evandorian languages (Cer.: šérošu Évandorion; Nor.: þêukor Evandóran; Aur.: linurï Evendörenh) are one of the language families of the planet of Calémere, the largest in terms of native and, most notably, second-language speakers. As the name says, the Evandorian languages are native of the continent of Evandor, one of the "continental areas" of the landmass called Greater Evandor (Sémánton Évandó) in Cerian sources, more commonly divided in the three continents of Evandor, Márusúturon, and Védren. All major languages of the continent are Evandorian languages, and, as Evandor was the birthplace of Western Calemerian civilization, Evandorian languages have had a large impact first on neighboring language and, in the last 700 years, on the whole planet due to exploration and colonization. Íscégon and Ancient Nivarese were the languages of the two main ancient Evandorian civilization and still prestige languages today, while the languages of the colonial powers (Cerian, Nordulaki, Auralian, modern Nivarese, and Dorumon above all, but also others) are spoken and understood in many areas of the planet; Cerian is possibly the most important trade language today, as the lingua franca of the Western world (opposed to Chlouvānem, the Eastern world's lingua franca).

Classification

Distribution of Evandorian languages across their homelands in Evandor.

Evandorian languages are divided in six major branches and two other languages — their names are mostly geographical — † denotes extinct languages:

• Northern Evandorian
  • Gathura
  • Velken languages
    • Nordulaki
    • Spyŋun
    • Landward Velken
      • Kalese
      • Hyxynen
        • Majkjarian Hyxynen
      • Voguž
      • Genest
      • Opžän
      • Zaikrenvaścik
• Central Evandorian
  • Íscégon †
    • Cerian
    • Besagren
    • Rûtzjomian
    • Péigu
    • Dorumon
  • ancient Quanarian †
    • Pjast †
    • modern Quanarian (AKA Kierışpası)
  • Pentilian †
  • Hennevian †
• Western Evandorian
  • Xend languages
    • Norpkarďaz
    • Majo-Bankravian
  • Shoronic languages
    • Shoronian
    • Rištećek
    • Pevân †
    • Isèlkan
  • Helinetian
• Southern Evandorian
  • ancient Nivarese †
    • modern Nivarese
  • Auralian
  • Gazimyük
  • Agrôkian languages
    • Gamurt †
    • Agrôkyoň
    • Móleachan
      • Teñl Móleachan
• Kegdevian languages
  • Northern Kegdevian †
  • Southern Kegdevian †
    • Vuljakađi
    • Kajran
• Narenian languages
  • Megorian
  • Spāq †
  • Avathian
  • Ëgusic
  • Menbörük
• Holenagic
• Urkunkian (often considered a group of two different languages, usually called North and South Urkunkian as almost every town gives it its own name — both are spoken in Olymagù, one of only seven countries in Evandor whose official and majority language is not an Evandorian one)

Writing

There are three different scripts in use for Evandorian languages:

• Most languages in the family use an adapted variant of the Íscégon script: such languages include all of the Western and Central branches plus Holenagic (isolate among the family), Nordûlaki, Spyŋun, Hyxynen, and Gathura (all Northern), Auralian and Gazimyük (Southern) and, since the last fifteen years, also Menbörük and Avathian (both Narenian languages).
• The Nivarese script is mainly used in the southern part of Evandor, and is the writing system used for Nivarese and the Agrôkian languages (all Southern), the Kegdevian languages, and Megorian (a Narenian language).
• The Véraj script, originally an offshoot of the Nivarese script, is used for the Landward Velken languages (except Hyxynen) and Ëgusic (a Narenian language).

Numbers in various Evandorian languages

Proto-Evandorian	Central Evandorian		Northern Evandorian		Southern Evandorian	Western Evandorian	Holenagic Hgâhlenaihduq
	Íscégon	Cerian Čérízon	Nordulaki Nordûlaki	Kalese Kalávyn	Ancient Nivarese Nīvaʼōnīs	Majo-Bankravian Majustin ~ Bankrawstin
*ŋ̊ʷe "one"	nue	ná	ge	že	qe	jö	hngav [ŋ̊ɔ]
*sip "two"	sipo	šíu	xiu	ší	sep	sip	hluib [ɬupʲ]
*srwaɁ "three"	liúa	iúa	surá	thrá	surwō	swörr	svaq [svaq]
*l̥its "four"	tisís	tiše	lleix	ļiš	śit	sjis	hleihh [ɬeç]
*däps "five"	depso	deuso	tait	toš	dafes	dast	dehf [teː]
*dä.m̥eɁ "six"	iame	ján	teim	tém	dufē	täm	dahm [ta]
*Ɂʷi.täɁs "seven"	uisies	víše	deit	zöš	ʼisōs	kwess	qehtas [q͡χɛss̩]
*kʰo.dol "eight"	hodó	fú	kau	ká	khovol	hjådn	qâl [q͡χɔw]
*laks "nine"	dax	dáso	llas	lás	lax	läx	lahs [laːj]
*Ɂal.lakʷ "ten"	ádau	ódo	olbá	óvä	ʼalox	ågl	qarhh [q͡χarx]