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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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The language known as I Kronurum (IK) is a part of the Northern Languages linguistic family, which populates the northern region of the central continent. | |||
Notwithstanding the several subgroups that have split from this branch at different stages, this central branch of the family has been studied as a continuity in which four main stages can be identified: ''Ancient IK'' (AIK), ''Old IK'' (OIK), ''Middle IK'' (MIK; together with Early-MIK, EMIK) and ''Modern IK'' (MoIK; together with Early-MoIK, EMoIK). | |||
The developmental stage presented in this article is Middle-IK (MIK). At this stage, a group of OIK speakers has moved westwards from the AIK speaker's cultural ''Urheimat'' in the plains in the northern region of the central continent, constituting the main variety spoken in the region along the shores of the northern sea. The endonym of this region is ''Ifarka'' (/ʔi.ˈfɑɾ.kɐ/), which translates as "The land". It is divided in several administrative provinces, called Marks, which hold regular congress regarding whichever matters would affect the generality of their hold. | |||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||