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{{Infobox language | |||
| boxsize = 22em | |||
| name = Skylandic | |||
| altname = Himmeldeutsch, Ciellandais | |||
| nativename = Chiveduts | |||
| pronunciation = ɕiv.dy | |||
| pronunciationkey = Help:IPA | |||
| creator = Kazu Inoue | |||
| created = first version, 2021; third and latest version, 2024 | |||
| setting = Alternate Earth where magic exists | |||
| states = Skyland | |||
| speakers = 1.5 million | |||
| date = 950 AD | |||
| speakers2 = 200,000 L2 | |||
| familycolor = Indo-European | |||
| fam1 = Indo-European | |||
| fam2 = Germanic | |||
| fam3 = West Germanic | |||
| fam4 = Aerial Germanic | |||
| ancestor1 = Old Skylandic | |||
| ancestor2 = Middle Skylandic | |||
| ancestor3 = Early Modern Skylandic | |||
| posteriori = Proto-Germanic, German, French | |||
| stand1 = Standard Vögelbergean Skylandic | |||
| dia1 = Bernstein Skylandic | |||
| dia2 = Unétoilean Skylandic | |||
| scripts1 = Latin script | |||
| nation = Germany, France, Liechtenstein, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria | |||
| minority = Italy, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Great Britain | |||
| agency = European Language Round Table (ELRT) | |||
| iso1 = cd | |||
| iso2 = chd | |||
| iso3 = skl | |||
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'''Skylandic''' (''Chiveduts'', pronounced [ɕiv.dy]) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe. It is the national and official language of Skyland, the floating country above the Germany-France border. It is also the co-official language of Germany, France, Liechtenstein, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland; a recognized minority language in Italy, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Great Britain; and one of the official languages of the European Language Round Table (ELRT) alongside English, German, France, Neallish, Irish, Italian and Spanish. | '''Skylandic''' (''Chiveduts'', pronounced [ɕiv.dy]) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe. It is the national and official language of Skyland, the floating country above the Germany-France border. It is also the co-official language of Germany, France, Liechtenstein, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland; a recognized minority language in Italy, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Great Britain; and one of the official languages of the European Language Round Table (ELRT) alongside English, German, France, Neallish, Irish, Italian and Spanish. | ||
It has over 1.5 million native speakers and over 200,000 L2 (or second language) speakers. A majority of its native speakers live in Skyland, Germany and France. | It has over 1.5 million native speakers and over 200,000 L2 (or second language) speakers. A majority of its native speakers live in Skyland, Germany and France. It has two major dialects — the '''''Bernstein''''' and '''''Primétoilean''''' dialects. The Bernstein dialect is spoken by the people living in the east German-side of the country while the Primétoilean dialect is spoken in the west French-side of the country. The Bernstein dialect has more native Germanic words and German calques while the Primétoilean dialect has more French loanwords and calques. | ||
The floating island's first inhabitants were ancient West Germanic mages who had stumbled upon the island using their flight magic. A couple of centuries later, the Old French mages also decided to explore and live on the island. From the mingling of the two communities, a new dialect of West Germanic was born which, over time, developed into a language of its own now known as Modern Skylandic. | The floating island's first inhabitants were ancient West Germanic mages who had stumbled upon the island using their flight magic. A couple of centuries later, the Old French mages also decided to explore and live on the island. From the mingling of the two communities, a new dialect of West Germanic was born which, over time, developed into a language of its own now known as Modern Skylandic. | ||
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The language has actually gone through three revisions with the third one being the current version. The first version used to have an Old English-y orthography while the second version used to have a German-ish orthography. According to the conlanger, the reason for the revision was that he was enthralled and fascinated by the spelling rule of the French language. | The language has actually gone through three revisions with the third one being the current version. The first version used to have an Old English-y orthography while the second version used to have a German-ish orthography. According to the conlanger, the reason for the revision was that he was enthralled and fascinated by the spelling rule of the French language. | ||
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Revision as of 02:06, 15 January 2025
| Skylandic | |
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| Himmeldeutsch, Ciellandais | |
| Chiveduts | |
| Pronunciation | [ɕiv.dy] |
| Created by | Kazu Inoue |
| Date | first version, 2021; third and latest version, 2024 |
| Setting | Alternate Earth where magic exists |
| Native to | Skyland |
| Native speakers | 1.5 million (950 AD) 200,000 L2 |
Indo-European
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Early forms | Old Skylandic
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Standard form | Standard Vögelbergean Skylandic
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Dialects |
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| Sources | Proto-Germanic, German, French |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Germany, France, Liechtenstein, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria |
Recognised minority language in | Italy, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Great Britain |
| Regulated by | European Language Round Table (ELRT) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | cd |
| ISO 639-2 | chd |
| ISO 639-3 | skl |
Skylandic (Chiveduts, pronounced [ɕiv.dy]) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe. It is the national and official language of Skyland, the floating country above the Germany-France border. It is also the co-official language of Germany, France, Liechtenstein, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland; a recognized minority language in Italy, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Great Britain; and one of the official languages of the European Language Round Table (ELRT) alongside English, German, France, Neallish, Irish, Italian and Spanish.
It has over 1.5 million native speakers and over 200,000 L2 (or second language) speakers. A majority of its native speakers live in Skyland, Germany and France. It has two major dialects — the Bernstein and Primétoilean dialects. The Bernstein dialect is spoken by the people living in the east German-side of the country while the Primétoilean dialect is spoken in the west French-side of the country. The Bernstein dialect has more native Germanic words and German calques while the Primétoilean dialect has more French loanwords and calques.
The floating island's first inhabitants were ancient West Germanic mages who had stumbled upon the island using their flight magic. A couple of centuries later, the Old French mages also decided to explore and live on the island. From the mingling of the two communities, a new dialect of West Germanic was born which, over time, developed into a language of its own now known as Modern Skylandic.
Classification
Skylandic is an a posteriori language with its vocabularily mostly based on Proto-Germanic and its phonology and orthography based on French. One can say that it explores the question of "How German would look like if it evolved like French?"
It is also a tripartite or ERG-ACC language — meaning, it marks the subject of an intransitive verb, the agent and the patient of a transitive verb all differently.
It is inspired by the minority languages like Dungan (a Sinitic language written using the Cyrillic script) and Vilamovian (a Germanic language spelled using the Polish alphabet), and the conlang Venedic (a Romance language evolved to be like Polish).
The language has actually gone through three revisions with the third one being the current version. The first version used to have an Old English-y orthography while the second version used to have a German-ish orthography. According to the conlanger, the reason for the revision was that he was enthralled and fascinated by the spelling rule of the French language.