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:''The similarity of the name to the Terran composer Louise Talma is coincidental.'' | :''The similarity of the name to the Terran composer Louise Talma is coincidental.'' | ||
'''Talma''' ([[Skellan]]: ''Talma'' / | '''Talma''' ([[Skellan]]: ''Talma'' /t̪ʰãmə/, from [[Naeng]] ''Tălma'' /təlˈmɒ/, from ''tăle ăma'' 'mother land'; [[Netagin]]: ''Talma'') is a cultural region of the conplanet [[Verse:Tricin|Tricin]]. It is actually the northwestern portion of a landmass called Eta-Talma (Windermere: ''Eta-Tălma''). The southern part of Eta-Talma is [[Verse:Tricin/Etalocin|Etalocin]], which is separated from Talma by the Venlafaxin Mountains. [[Verse:Tricin/Bjeheond|Bjeheond]] is located to the south of Talma separated by the Naeng Sea. | ||
==Todo== | ==Todo== | ||
Talma should have a couple more languages that are not Standard Average Talman (Idavic or an isolate) | |||
* [[Swuntsim]] is one, kinda Chinese-y syntax (/ɬ/ is not SAT, oddly enough for a Celto-Semitic inspired region!) | |||
* Häskä should be Austronesian grammar wisw | |||
* Ouřefr --- Czecho-Dutch may be a promising idea | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Geography and climate== | ==Geography and climate== | ||
Talma is located | Talma is located 35°N - 65°N and has a temperate climate. A natural barrier separates it from Etalocin. | ||
Isolated areas: | Isolated areas: | ||
*Skella is a peninsula separated by a mountain range | |||
*Skella | |||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
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These are some modern Talman languages: | These are some modern Talman languages: | ||
*[[Talmic]] | *[[Talmic]] | ||
**[[ | **[[Scellan]] | ||
**[[Anbirese]] | **[[Anbirese]] | ||
**[[Ciètian]] | **[[Ciètian]] | ||
**[[Qazhrian]] | **[[Qazhrian]] | ||
** Another Qazhric language? | |||
*[[Lakovic]] | *[[Lakovic]] | ||
**[[ | **[[Naeng]] | ||
***[[Trây]] | *** Tergetian langs | ||
***[[Sătmașian]] | ****[[Trây]] | ||
***[[Pradiul]] | ****[[Sătmașian]] | ||
****[[Pradiul]] | |||
****[[Tsăloșian]] | |||
**[[Tseer]] | **[[Tseer]] | ||
**[[Häskä]] | **[[Häskä]] | ||
*[[Tsimulh]] | *[[Tsimulh]] | ||
**[[Swuntsim]] | **[[Swuntsim]] | ||
*[[Idavic]] | |||
** [[Ouřefr]] | |||
Of these, [[Anbirese]] and [[ | Of these, [[Anbirese]] and [[Pradiul]] are the most spoken languages. Many modern Talmans, especially Talmic speakers, speak [[Skellan]] as a second language. [[Swuntsim]] is spoken by some people in the minority Swuntsim ethnicity. | ||
==Holidays== | ==Holidays== | ||
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==Art== | ==Art== | ||
===Visual art=== | |||
Non-representational art based on geometrical patterns predominates, such as tiling patterns and creating various shapes by cutting and folding paper. | |||
===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
===Theater=== | ===Theater=== | ||
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====Gardens==== | ====Gardens==== | ||
Gardens may be based on "natural balancing" or based on intricate patterns. | Gardens are highly valued in Talman culture. They may be based on "natural balancing" or based on intricate patterns. | ||
===Fashion=== | ===Fashion=== | ||