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'''Zemljask''' ([[w:endonym|autoglossonym]]: ''reć zemljska''; <small>Zemljask: </small><span class="nowrap" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">[[IPA for Zemljask|[ret͡ɕ zémʎska]]]</span>) is an isolate Slavic language with strong influence from [[w:Vulgar Latin|Vulgar Latin]], [[w:Italian_Language|Italian]], but most of all Illyrian, the Latin-derived language to the south which historically controlled Zemlia until the [[w:Illyria_Civil_War|Illyrian Civil War]] of 1978-1982. After this war, Zemlia became an independent country, with Zemljask as its sole official language, while Illyrian was relegated to regional minority status soon after the conclusion of the conflict. | |||
While its vocabulary derives for the most part from [[w:Proto-Slavic_language|Proto-Slavic]], Latin influence is most notable in its grammar, as well as the colloquial speech of the southern regions. | |||
==Etymology== | |||
In [[w:English_Language|English]], the name of the language, Zemlian (officially Zemljask) derives directly from the name of the country - Zemlia. This name, in turn, derives from Zemljask "Zemlja", meaning land. This is a shortening of the traditional, now patriotic, Naša Zemlja (lit. our land) which, over time, became simply Zemlia. The name for the language is a derivative of this, being composed of the roots [[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zem%C4%BEa|zemľa]]+[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-%D1%8Csk%D1%8A|-ьskъ]], forming Zemľьskъ, which evolved into the modern Zemljask. | |||