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{{Infobox language

|name = Wessedian

|nativename = ~~væssoyisk~~

|nativename = væssoyskur

|pronunciation = /ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.~~isk~~/

|pronunciation = /ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.skʊr/

|creator = Freyja

|created = 2024

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'''Wessedian''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''~~væssoyisk~~''; Wessedian: [[IPA for Wessedian|[ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.~~isk~~]]]) is a [[w:North Germanic languages|North Germanic language]] it is spoken by about two million people, principally in and around Wessey, where it is the official language. Communities of Wessedian speakers also exist in England and Scotland, where it is recognised as a minority language. Minor Wessedian-speaking communities also exist in Norway, the United States and Canada.

'''Wessedian''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyskur''; Wessedian: [[IPA for Wessedian|[ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.skʊr]]]) is a [[w:North Germanic languages|North Germanic language]] it is spoken by about two million people, principally in and around Wessey, where it is the official language. Communities of Wessedian speakers also exist in England and Scotland, where it is recognised as a minority language. Minor Wessedian-speaking communities also exist in Norway, the United States and Canada.

Wessedian, like all other North Germanic languages, is descended from [[w:Old Norse|Old Norse]], the common language of the [[w:Norsemen|Norsemen]] during the [[w:Viking Age|Viking Age]]. Wessedian is descended from the West Norse dialect group, along with [[w:Icelandic language|Icelandic]], [[w:Faroese language|Faroese]] and [[w:Nynorsk|Norwegian]]. However, unlike the continental Scandinavian languages — namely [[w:Swedish language|Swedish]], [[w:Danish language|Danish]] and [[w:Norwegian language|Norwegian]] — Wessedian is not easily [[w:Mutual intelligibility|mutualy intelligible]] with other Scandinavian languages. Wessedian has [[w:Borrowing (linguistics)|borrowed]] some vocabulary from the [[w:Goidelic languages|Goidelic languages]], especially [[w:Scottish Gaelic|Scottish Gaelic]], [[w:Scots language|Scots]] and [[w:English language in Northern England|Northern English dialects]], due to shared historical contact between between the languages in the region.

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==History==

Although no exact date is know, it is suspected that the first Norse settlers came to Wessey in the late 8th and early 9th century. Most of these settlers were from the western region of modern day Norway, and brought their dialects of the Old Norse language with them. Other than a few runestones, very few texts of the early settler period survive, some stories managed to survive through oral tradition, and were later written down by scholars.

==Orthography==

The Wessedian alphabet consists of 25 letters, nine of which are vowels and 16 are consonants. Some people also consider ''â'' and ''ô'' to be separate letters, and not just ''a'' and ''o'' with a circumflex.

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 {{Infobox language
 |name = Wessedian
-|nativename = væssoyisk
+|nativename = væssoyskur
-|pronunciation = /ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.isk/
+|pronunciation = /ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.skʊr/
 |creator = Freyja
 |created = 2024
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 }}
-'''Wessedian''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyisk''; <small>Wessedian:&nbsp;</small><span class="nowrap" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">[[IPA for Wessedian|[ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.isk]]]</span>) is a [[w:North Germanic languages|North Germanic language]] it is spoken by about two million people, principally in and around Wessey, where it is the official language. Communities of Wessedian speakers also exist in England and Scotland, where it is recognised as a minority language. Minor Wessedian-speaking communities also exist in Norway, the United States and Canada.
+'''Wessedian''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyskur''; <small>Wessedian:&nbsp;</small><span class="nowrap" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">[[IPA for Wessedian|[ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.skʊr]]]</span>) is a [[w:North Germanic languages|North Germanic language]] it is spoken by about two million people, principally in and around Wessey, where it is the official language. Communities of Wessedian speakers also exist in England and Scotland, where it is recognised as a minority language. Minor Wessedian-speaking communities also exist in Norway, the United States and Canada.
 Wessedian, like all other North Germanic languages, is descended from [[w:Old Norse|Old Norse]], the common language of the [[w:Norsemen|Norsemen]] during the [[w:Viking Age|Viking Age]]. Wessedian is descended from the West Norse dialect group, along with [[w:Icelandic language|Icelandic]], [[w:Faroese language|Faroese]] and [[w:Nynorsk|Norwegian]]. However, unlike the continental Scandinavian languages — namely [[w:Swedish language|Swedish]], [[w:Danish language|Danish]] and [[w:Norwegian language|Norwegian]] — Wessedian is not easily [[w:Mutual intelligibility|mutualy intelligible]] with other Scandinavian languages. Wessedian has [[w:Borrowing (linguistics)|borrowed]] some vocabulary from the [[w:Goidelic languages|Goidelic languages]], especially [[w:Scottish Gaelic|Scottish Gaelic]], [[w:Scots language|Scots]] and [[w:English language in Northern England|Northern English dialects]], due to shared historical contact between between the languages in the region.
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 ==History==
+Although no exact date is know, it is suspected that the first Norse settlers came to Wessey in the late 8th and early 9th century. Most of these settlers were from the western region of modern day Norway, and brought their dialects of the Old Norse language with them. Other than a few runestones, very few texts of the early settler period survive, some stories managed to survive through oral tradition, and were later written down by scholars.
 ==Orthography==
 The Wessedian alphabet consists of 25 letters, nine of which are vowels and 16 are consonants. Some people also consider ''â'' and ''ô'' to be separate letters, and not just ''a'' and ''o'' with a circumflex.
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