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'''Albionian''' ('' | '''Albionian''' (''та албенщина'' /ˈtʰə aɫəbɪnɕɪnə/ or ''тет иезык албенски'' /ˈtʰɪh 'jiəzɨk 'aɫəbɪnskəɪ/) is the only surviving Slavic language in its timeline. It is the main spoken language in Albion (''Албень'' /aɫəbɪɲ/, genitive ''Албни'', Latin ''Albio''; our Great Britain, excluding Northern Ireland) and in our Southern United States, the Caribbean, and Central and northern South America. In Albion itself it is usually called '''Slowienian''' slə-WEE-niən (''та Словиенщина'' /tʰə ˈslɔβiənɕɪnə/) to acknowledge non-Slavic languages native to Albion. Compared to our Slavic, Albionian has many grammatical features that resulted from contact with Celtic, such as definite articles, compound tense forms, and head-initial VSO syntax. | ||
Dialectal differences are immense within Albion. In fact there is more phonological and lexical variation than in the whole of our timeline's Slavic; thus a common joke saying goes that foreign languages are simply dialects of Albionian that one does not understand. The standard language is distinguished by a set of sound changes collectively known as the South Albionian Shifts, such as | Dialectal differences are immense within Albion. In fact there is more phonological and lexical variation than in the whole of our timeline's Slavic; thus a common joke saying goes that foreign languages are simply dialects of Albionian that one does not understand. The standard language is distinguished by a set of sound changes collectively known as the South Albionian Shifts, such as | ||
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Albionian is inspired by many different Slavic languages, and especially Czech (both Literary and Common) and Slovak. Non-Slavic inspirations include Welsh, Irish, Old English, Vietnamese, Danish and Portuguese. | Albionian is inspired by many different Slavic languages, and especially Czech (both Literary and Common) and Slovak. Non-Slavic inspirations include Welsh, Irish, Old English, Vietnamese, Danish and Portuguese. | ||
Anthem: '' | Anthem: ''Ты наша зем(yat) предавна'' (?) | ||
Names for the language in our Slavlangs: | Names for the language in our Slavlangs: | ||