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'''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.

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, mainly due to its conservation of a case system. Wessedian has [[w:Borrowing (linguistics)|borrowed]] some vocabulary from the [[w:Goidelic languages|Goidelic languages]], especially [[w:Scottish Gaelic|Scottish Gaelic]], and [[w:Scots language|Scots]] due to shared historical contact between between the languages in the region.

==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.

It is suspected that the first Norsemen settled in the area of what now would be considered Wessey in the late 8th century, as records from Scottish monasteries from that time show, most of these settlers were originally from Southern and Western Norway, and brought their respective dialects of the Old Norse language with them. Besides a few runestones, very few written documents survive from this period, although many texts managed to survive through oral tradition, and were written down by scholars in subsequent centuries, one of the most well-known being the ''Orkneyinga saga''.

==Orthography==

The Wessedian alphabet consists of 30 letters, thirteen of which are vowels and 17 are consonants.

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Non-native letters mostly appear in some foreign proper nouns, like toponyms and given names, and loanwords that haven't been adapted to Wessedian spelling.

Non-native letters — these being ⟨''c''⟩, ⟨''q''⟩, ⟨''w''⟩ and ⟨''z''⟩ — mostly appear in some foreign proper nouns, like toponyms and given names, and loanwords that haven't been adapted to Wessedian spelling and are not usually considered part of the Wessedian alphabet, one exception to this is the letter ⟨''y''⟩, where, despite the Old Norse /y/ sound merging with /i/, the letter and it's associated sound got reintroduced in the language through loanwords from other, mainly other Scandinavian, languages.

~~===Diasystems===~~

~~Words written in~~ Wessedian ~~are generally spelt~~ the ~~same across every dialect~~, ~~regardless of~~ the ~~speakers pronunciation. This is accomplished~~ with ~~the use of [[w:Diasystem|diasystems]]~~, ~~which are always spelt~~ the ~~same but can be pronounced differently depending on~~ the ~~speakers dialect~~.

* ''A list of diasystems will be added soon''

==Phonology==

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 '''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.
+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, mainly due to its conservation of a case system. Wessedian has [[w:Borrowing (linguistics)|borrowed]] some vocabulary from the [[w:Goidelic languages|Goidelic languages]], especially [[w:Scottish Gaelic|Scottish Gaelic]], and [[w:Scots language|Scots]] due to shared historical contact between between the languages in the region.
 ==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.
+It is suspected that the first Norsemen settled in the area of what now would be considered Wessey in the late 8<sup>th</sup> century, as records from Scottish monasteries from that time show, most of these settlers were originally from Southern and Western Norway, and brought their respective dialects of the Old Norse language with them. Besides a few runestones, very few written documents survive from this period, although many texts managed to survive through oral tradition, and were written down by scholars in subsequent centuries, one of the most well-known being the ''Orkneyinga saga''.
 ==Orthography==
 The Wessedian alphabet consists of 30 letters, thirteen of which are vowels and 17 are consonants.
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-Non-native letters mostly appear in some foreign proper nouns, like toponyms and given names, and loanwords that haven't been adapted to Wessedian spelling.
+Non-native letters — these being ⟨''c''⟩, ⟨''q''⟩, ⟨''w''⟩ and ⟨''z''⟩ — mostly appear in some foreign proper nouns, like toponyms and given names, and loanwords that haven't been adapted to Wessedian spelling and are not usually considered part of the Wessedian alphabet, one exception to this is the letter ⟨''y''⟩, where, despite the Old Norse /y/ sound merging with /i/, the letter and it's associated sound got reintroduced in the language through loanwords from other, mainly other Scandinavian, languages.
-===Diasystems===
-Words written in Wessedian are generally spelt the same across every dialect, regardless of the speakers pronunciation. This is accomplished with the use of [[w:Diasystem|diasystems]], which are always spelt the same but can be pronounced differently depending on the speakers dialect.
-* ''A list of diasystems will be added soon''
 ==Phonology==