Verse:Hmøøh/Bjeheond

Bjeheond (English: /'beɪ.hʌnd/, Tsjoen: /'bje.hənd/; from Varrkkún Bixxanndd) is a continent of the conplanet Tricin. It is loosely inspired by the Sinosphere.

Demographics

Languages

Bjeheond is more linguistically diverse per unit area than Etalocin. However, it's also dominated by a few major languages, mostly Tsjoen.

Major languages

• Tsjoen
• Varrkkún
  • Nail Polish
  • Chrome Finish
• Wiobian
• Teiem-Nkahn

Minor languages

• Rhythoed
• Shumian
• Hmooby-Doo
• Kurmian

Music

Gamelan-like orchestras with metallophones/marimbas, drums, gongs. Use of voice or other harmonic timbres is limited.

Tunings

Various inharmonic tunings. Many of them use a stretched octave or a different interval altogether (such as ~3/1 or ~3/2) as their interval of equivalence. Among the variety of tunings used are quasi-equal pentatonic, heptatonic and nonatonic scales (familiar to us from Indonesian and Thai music). (In fact, [an Etalocian] invented porcupine temperament, inspired by Bjeheondian quasi-equal heptatonic scales.) The exact tuning is not considered as important as how different instruments can blend together; in fact, some shimmering beating is considered desirable.

Notable figures

• Panzux Sjameu - Tsjoen linguist