Wessedian: Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox language

|name = Wessedian

|nativename = ~~væssoyskur~~

|nativename = væssoyskt

|pronunciation = /ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.~~skʊr~~/

|pronunciation = /ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.s(k)t/

|creator = Freyja

|created = 2024

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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''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyskt''; Wessedian: [[IPA for Wessedian|[ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.s(k)t]]]) 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, 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.

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==History==

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''.

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 ''Hákonar saga bannførðs'', which details the history of the banishment from Norway and the eventual reign of Haakon I the banished.

==Orthography==

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

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===Vowels===

===Prosody===

===Phonotactics===

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 {{Infobox language
 |name = Wessedian
-|nativename = væssoyskur
+|nativename = væssoyskt
-|pronunciation = /ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.skʊr/
+|pronunciation = /ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.s(k)t/
 |creator = Freyja
 |created = 2024
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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''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyskt''; <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.s(k)t]]]</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, 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.
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 ==History==
-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''.
+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 ''Hákonar saga bannførðs'', which details the history of the banishment from Norway and the eventual reign of Haakon I the banished.
 ==Orthography==
 The Wessedian alphabet consists of 30 letters, thirteen of which are vowels and 17 are consonants.
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 ===Vowels===
 ===Prosody===
 ===Phonotactics===