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==Introduction==

The original speakers of ~~Hyperborean~~, the Jamix, ~~belong to~~ the ~~European Pygmy phenotype whose urheimat is believed to have been~~ the ~~forests of prehistoric Central Europe~~. ~~It is believed to have diverged from other ancient European lineages some 8,000~~ years ago~~. European pygmies exist in mostly scattered populations throughout Europe~~ and ~~speak a variety~~ of ~~largely unrelated languages~~. ~~Hyperborean~~ is a language isolate and has no traceable genealogical relation to any other language, ancient or modern. It is believed however to form an ancient sprachbund with ~~the Uralic languages~~, sharing such features as a bisyllabic root structure, primary stress on the first syllable, consonant gradation, the ~~negative verb and expression~~ of ~~'have' using the copula and an oblique case~~. The dialect described below is the standard variety promulgated by the ~~Hyperborean~~ Commonwealth.

The original speakers of Magellanican, the Jamix people, originated from the Tekzu region of Magellanica which borders the Heart Sea. From about one thousand years ago it became the lingua franca of the entire area surrounding the Heart Sea, and then the entire continent following the advent of smallpox in the 16th Century. Magellanican is a language isolate and has no traceable genealogical relation to any other language, ancient or modern. It is believed however to form an ancient sprachbund with its neighboura, sharing such features as a bisyllabic root structure, primary stress on the first syllable, consonant gradation, and the opposition of voiceless plosives vs voiced fricatives or approximants. The dialect described below is the standard variety promulgated by the Magellanican Technocratic Commonwealth.

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 ==Introduction==
-The original speakers of Hyperborean, the Jamix, belong to the European Pygmy phenotype whose urheimat is believed to have been the forests of prehistoric Central Europe. It is believed to have diverged from other ancient European lineages some 8,000 years ago. European pygmies exist in mostly scattered populations throughout Europe and speak a variety of largely unrelated languages. Hyperborean is a language isolate and has no traceable genealogical relation to any other language, ancient or modern. It is believed however to form an ancient sprachbund with the Uralic languages, sharing such features as a bisyllabic root structure, primary stress on the first syllable, consonant gradation, the negative verb and expression of 'have' using the copula and an oblique case. The dialect described below is the standard variety promulgated by the Hyperborean Commonwealth.
+The original speakers of Magellanican, the Jamix people, originated from the Tekzu region of Magellanica which borders the Heart Sea. From about one thousand years ago it became the lingua franca of the entire area surrounding the Heart Sea, and then the entire continent following the advent of smallpox in the 16th Century. Magellanican is a language isolate and has no traceable genealogical relation to any other language, ancient or modern. It is believed however to form an ancient sprachbund with its neighboura, sharing such features as a bisyllabic root structure, primary stress on the first syllable, consonant gradation, and the opposition of voiceless plosives vs voiced fricatives or approximants. The dialect described below is the standard variety promulgated by the Magellanican Technocratic Commonwealth.
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