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==Background==
==Background==


Alska [als'ka] is a Germanic language originating from the nation of Alsland, a rather large (area-wise) island in the northern sea. It is <i>very</i> closely related to them, to the point of being mutually intelligible in some cases, although it is just as different from them as Swedish is from Danish, or as Norwegian is from Swedish.
Alska ['alska] is a Western Scandinavian language created for the purposes of enhancing mutual intelligebility across the main scandinavian languages, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian. Icelandic and Faroese are represented in the orthography and phonology of the language, but most of th main vocabulary is made up of mainland Scandinavian words. It is designed to be mutually intelligible to all Scandinavians without borrowing too heavily from any one language.  




Alska has two main purposes:  One is to play a role similar to Esperanto, but for Scandinavia.  The other is to be the main language of a fictitious nation, Alsland, in my own conworld.  Alska has a bit more structure when it comes to pronunciation and grammar than modern Scandinavian languages, and sticks to them pretty well, if not for a few irregularities.   
The speakers of Proto-Alska came from an unknown land, banished by their gods, according to legends.  While Alsland itself has a survivable climate, the stories tell of a paradise.  As Alslandic thinking progresses, it has been suggested that the Alslanders are not actually <i>from</i> anywhere, but made these tales up to give a basis for the harsh conditions of Alsland's weather.


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