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'''Skellan''' ''SKEL-ən'' (natively ''Sgewlib'' {{small|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈskœ̃ˁʟip/; {{small|Skellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈskɛːʟip/, [[Windermere]]: ''birits Scela''), in-universe often called '''Eevo''' ''AY-voh'' ({{small|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈɛivɔ/; {{small|Skellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈevɔ/; from [[Tigol]] ''é-'' 'common' + ''bó'' 'language'), is a [[Talmic language]] belonging to the Tigolic branch. Skellan is modern [[Verse:Tricin|Tricin]]'s lingua franca, the third-most spoken language (after [[Hetomic]] and [[Sowaár]]) and the most spoken Quame language. Its vocabulary has been influenced by many languages, the most by Lakovic languages [[Windermere]] and [[ | '''Skellan''' ''SKEL-ən'' (natively ''Sgewlib'' {{small|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈskœ̃ˁʟip/; {{small|Skellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈskɛːʟip/, [[Windermere]]: ''birits Scela''), in-universe often called '''Eevo''' ''AY-voh'' ({{small|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈɛivɔ/; {{small|Skellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈevɔ/; from [[Tigol]] ''é-'' 'common' + ''bó'' 'language'), is a [[Talmic language]] belonging to the Tigolic branch. Skellan is modern [[Verse:Tricin|Tricin]]'s lingua franca, the third-most spoken language (after [[Hetomic]] and [[Sowaár]]) and the most spoken Quame language. Its vocabulary has been influenced by many languages, the most by Lakovic languages [[Windermere]] and [[Tseer]]. | ||
The beginning of the modern Skellan language, dated to ca. fT 1792, is often credited to the Skellan philosopher and poet Oovsari Vyhalv. The name ''Eevo'' refers to the fact that it had its origins as a Skellan koiné. Modern Skellan has been a living language for about 500 years, approximately fT 1792-2292. Typologically, Skellan is a mostly analytic, topic-prominent, head-initial, usually V2 language. | The beginning of the modern Skellan language, dated to ca. fT 1792, is often credited to the Skellan philosopher and poet Oovsari Vyhalv. The name ''Eevo'' refers to the fact that it had its origins as a Skellan koiné. Modern Skellan has been a living language for about 500 years, approximately fT 1792-2292. Typologically, Skellan is a mostly analytic, topic-prominent, head-initial, usually V2 language. | ||
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#''Ri bhforsaedhaín rú an óc le pasc, an ŋgorda le sálanadh eanŋ.'' | #''Ri bhforsaedhaín rú an óc le pasc, an ŋgorda le sálanadh eanŋ.'' | ||
*replace Clofabic words with | *replace Clofabic words with Tseer words | ||
*ñ is pronounced the same as l, unless ñ is at the beginning of a stressed syllable | *ñ is pronounced the same as l, unless ñ is at the beginning of a stressed syllable | ||
**hñ is pronounced like ll in similar circumstances | **hñ is pronounced like ll in similar circumstances | ||
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**sC: sb, sd, sg, sm, sn, sñ, sl, sr, sł | **sC: sb, sd, sg, sm, sn, sñ, sl, sr, sł | ||
**çC: çm, çn, çñ, çl, çr | **çC: çm, çn, çñ, çl, çr | ||
*In | *In Tseer loans, many more initial clusters may be allowed. | ||
*Final/post-tonic combinations are a bit more restricted - the allowed post-tonic combinations are generally similar to Irish or Welsh. | *Final/post-tonic combinations are a bit more restricted - the allowed post-tonic combinations are generally similar to Irish or Welsh. | ||
===Phoneme frequency=== | ===Phoneme frequency=== | ||
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! rowspan="4"|To... | ! rowspan="4"|To... | ||
! Noun | ! Noun | ||
| ''-wñ'' (agentive)<br/>''-os'' (instrument)<br/>''-id'' (diminutive)<br/>''-óm'' (augmentative; | | ''-wñ'' (agentive)<br/>''-os'' (instrument)<br/>''-id'' (diminutive)<br/>''-óm'' (augmentative; Tseer)<br/>''-emb'' (female suffix)<br/>''ni-'' (non-)<br/>''ir-'' (un-)<br/>''bah-'' (sub-)<br/>''ñal-'' 'before'<br/>''tynd-'' 'after'<br/>''-arn'' (collective) | ||
| ''-ah'' (verbal noun)<br/>''-ev'' (verbal noun)<br/>''-wñ'' (agentive)<br/>''-os'' (instrument) | | ''-ah'' (verbal noun)<br/>''-ev'' (verbal noun)<br/>''-wñ'' (agentive)<br/>''-os'' (instrument) | ||
| ''-vih'' (abstract noun)<br/>''hal-''(abstract noun)<br/>''-u'' (abstract noun)<br/>''-igi'' (one characterized by X) | | ''-vih'' (abstract noun)<br/>''hal-''(abstract noun)<br/>''-u'' (abstract noun)<br/>''-igi'' (one characterized by X) | ||
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==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||
Skellan's basic vocabulary is largely Talmic. However, a large portion of Skellan vocabulary (comparable to English) is borrowed, for example from [[Windermere]], [[ | Skellan's basic vocabulary is largely Talmic. However, a large portion of Skellan vocabulary (comparable to English) is borrowed, for example from [[Windermere]], [[Tseer]], or other languages (especially [[Naquian]], [[Swuntsim]], [[Cièdian]], [[Anbirese]], [[Häskä]], [[Hlou]]). This gives Skellan a rich array of synonyms. | ||
===Layers=== | ===Layers=== | ||
* Core Skellic + dialectal doublets | * Core Skellic + dialectal doublets | ||
* Classical Windermere loans | * Classical Windermere loans | ||
* | * Tseer loans | ||
* Naquic loans (from trade) | * Naquic loans (from trade) | ||
* Other loans from trade | * Other loans from trade | ||
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*philosophy and religion | *philosophy and religion | ||
*politics, law | *politics, law | ||
Tseero-Eevo: | |||
*"fancier" words | *"fancier" words | ||
*theater, narrative | *theater, narrative | ||
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Non-traditional alliteration schemes are used in modern poetry and in whimsical, quasi-Hofstadterian "riddle poems". | Non-traditional alliteration schemes are used in modern poetry and in whimsical, quasi-Hofstadterian "riddle poems". | ||
====Rhyming poetry==== | ====Rhyming poetry==== | ||
Rhyming poetry is often said to be from Windermere and | Rhyming poetry is often said to be from Windermere and Tseer influence, as poetry in these languages tend to use rhyme. | ||
*Stress based meters like trochaic/iambic/dactylic meters | *Stress based meters like trochaic/iambic/dactylic meters | ||
*Piyyut-like quantitative meters | *Piyyut-like quantitative meters | ||