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Calémere has, depending on definition, five to seven continental masses, which do not coincide with the culturally defined continents (from a Western Calemerian (Evandorian) prospective; other languages as e.g. Chlouvānem do not express the concept of "continent", even though they have adopted names for the same lands as the Evandorians.). Most Calemerians, thus, recognize seven or nine different continents<ref>Conventional names are Íscégon, and the Cerian is given if they differ. Chlouvānem names are usually different as both cultures gave those lands the name of some of the first inhabitants they found, but they discovered different parts of the continents first (except for Ovítioná)</ref>: | Calémere has, depending on definition, five to seven continental masses, which do not coincide with the culturally defined continents (from a Western Calemerian (Evandorian) prospective; other languages as e.g. Chlouvānem do not express the concept of "continent", even though they have adopted names for the same lands as the Evandorians.). Most Calemerians, thus, recognize seven or nine different continents<ref>Conventional names are Íscégon, and the Cerian is given if they differ. Chlouvānem names are usually different as both cultures gave those lands the name of some of the first inhabitants they found, but they discovered different parts of the continents first (except for Ovítioná)</ref>: | ||
* '''Evandor''' (Cer. ''Evandó'') is the cradle continent of Western Calemerian civilizations. From a geographical point of view, it is only a part of a greater landmass together with '''Márusúturon''' and '''Védren''' (Cer. ''Véduren''). While Védren has a single pretty large connection with the other parts and the border is only undecided in where in this large area should be put (the isthmus of Tabal is considered the geographical border, but many countries to the east of it, while geographically in Márusúturon, are often grouped with Védren for cultural, historical, political, and economical reasons), for Evandor and Márusúturon there is no real divide, as even Evandorian countries have their own definition. A large part lying between the two major mediterranean seas of the Evandor-Márusúturon-Védren landmass is considered completely as part of Evandor by a few Evandorian nations such as Nivaren, Kalo, or Gathuráni, while for others, such as Ceria or Nordulik, the geographical border of the Síluren Mountains, which splits the area roughly in half, is the eastern limit of Evandor; with this definition, Evandor is the second-smallest of the seven continents.<br/>The Chlouvānem Inquisition, which occupies (according to the broader definition of Evandor) most of Márusúturon, | * '''Evandor''' (Cer. ''Evandó'') is the cradle continent of Western Calemerian civilizations. From a geographical point of view, it is only a part of a greater landmass together with '''Márusúturon''' and '''Védren''' (Cer. ''Véduren''). While Védren has a single pretty large connection with the other parts and the border is only undecided in where in this large area should be put (the isthmus of Tabal is considered the geographical border, but many countries to the east of it, while geographically in Márusúturon, are often grouped with Védren for cultural, historical, political, and economical reasons), for Evandor and Márusúturon there is no real divide, as even Evandorian countries have their own definition. A large part lying between the two major mediterranean seas of the Evandor-Márusúturon-Védren landmass is considered completely as part of Evandor by a few Evandorian nations such as Nivaren, Kalo, or Gathuráni, while for others, such as Ceria or Nordulik, the geographical border of the Síluren Mountains, which splits the area roughly in half, is the eastern limit of Evandor; with this definition, Evandor is the second-smallest of the seven continents.<br/>The Chlouvānem Inquisition, which occupies (according to the broader definition of Evandor) most of Márusúturon, divides that area in many smaller continents, with large land borders but divided by main geographical features such as mountain chaines, isthmuses, and deserts. | ||
* '''Púríton''' and lies in the western hemisphere, mostly in the northern hemisphere but stretching up to about 18ºS; it and Márusúturon are the only continents which have all major biomes and climates (though Púríton has only marginal areas of tundra and, unlike Márusúturon, has no polar ice cap). | * '''Púríton''' and lies in the western hemisphere, mostly in the northern hemisphere but stretching up to about 18ºS; it and Márusúturon are the only continents which have all major biomes and climates (though Púríton has only marginal areas of tundra and, unlike Márusúturon, has no polar ice cap). | ||
* '''Ceránento''' is a continent in the western hemisphere, the smallest of the seven commonly accepted continents, completely in the southern hemisphere and mostly temperate. | * '''Ceránento''' is a continent in the western hemisphere, the smallest of the seven commonly accepted continents, completely in the southern hemisphere and mostly temperate. | ||
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There are, furthermore, two "special" continents: | There are, furthermore, two "special" continents: | ||
* '''Queáten''' lies mostly in the northern hemisphere, between Púríton and Márusúturon, but it is not a single continental landmass, being a large island with lots of smaller ones around it. | * '''Queáten''' lies mostly in the northern hemisphere, between Púríton and Márusúturon, but it is not a single continental landmass, being a large island with lots of smaller ones around it. Chlouvānem people call it just "eastern islands" (''nalejñuñci lanāye''), and consider it a part of ''Jahībušanā'' - the part of western-defined Márusúturon comprising the Chlouvānem heartlands and the Far East, just west of Queáten. | ||
* '''Gurdugal''' (Cer. ''Gúrodogáro'') lies mostly on the same continental plate as Evandor/Márusúturon, from which it is divided by skerry-filled straits, but it is usually considered a different continent first of all for its sheer size - even if more than half of it is tundra or, most commonly, ice cap - and also because it is the only "continent" which is not mainly populated by humans (apart from really small settlements on some coasts) but by orcs. Its northern coast is also the northernmost land on the planet, reaching over 84ºN. | * '''Gurdugal''' (Cer. ''Gúrodogáro'') lies mostly on the same continental plate as Evandor/Márusúturon, from which it is divided by skerry-filled straits, but it is usually considered a different continent first of all for its sheer size - even if more than half of it is tundra or, most commonly, ice cap - and also because it is the only "continent" which is not mainly populated by humans (apart from really small settlements on some coasts) but by orcs. Its northern coast is also the northernmost land on the planet, reaching over 84ºN. | ||
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|+ Continent names in the major Calémerian languages | |+ Continent names in the major Calémerian languages | ||
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! | ! colspan=5 | Western Evandorian/Íscégon model !! colspan=3 | Eastern Evandorian/Nivarese model !! Chlouvānem model !! Skyrdegan model | ||
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! | ! colspan=2 | English name<br/>([[Íscégon]]) !! [[Cerian]] !! [[Nordulaki]] !! [[Besagren]] !! [[Nivarese]] !! [[Kalese]] !! [[Auralian]]<ref>Auralia uses the Nivarese/Eastern Evandorian model, while most Auralian-speaking countries across the world use the Western Evandorian/Íscégon one.</ref> !! [[Chlouvānem]] !! [[Skyrdagor]] | ||
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! | ! colspan=2 | Gurdugal<br/><small>''(Boreal Orcish)''</small> | ||
| ''' | | '''Gúrodogáro'''<br/>{{IPA|[guːrodoˈgaːro]}} || Gurdujá<br/>{{IPA|[ɡurduˈja]}} || Gudduà<br/>{{IPA|[ɡuɖɖuˈa]}} || Gurukhar<br/>{{IPA|[ɡuruˈxar]}} || Ṙurdyvä<br/>{{IPA|[ˈʁurdɯvɛ]}} || Guruẓgar<br/>{{IPA|[ɡuruðˈɡar]}} || Gudarghāla<br/>{{IPA|[ɡudäɐ̯ɡʱäːɴ̆ä]}} || rowspan=3 | Evandag<br/>{{IPA|[e͡ɛvɑndɒː]}} | ||
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! | ! Evandor !! Proper | ||
| ''' | | '''Evandó'''<br/>{{IPA|[ɛvanˈdoː]}} || Êundur<br/>{{IPA|[ˈeʊ̯ndur]}} || Ebandu<br/>{{IPA|[ˈɛbaɳɖu]}} || rowspan=2 | Alor<br/>{{IPA|[aˈlɔr]}} || rowspan=2 | Ebador<br/>{{IPA|[ˈebadɔr]}} || rowspan=2 | Ewnedr<br/>{{IPA|[ɛʊ̯ˈnɛdr]}} || rowspan=2 | Vīṭadælteh<br/>{{IPA|[ʋiːʈädɛɴ̆teɦ]}} | ||
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! | ! <small>''(Evandor or Márusúturon)''</small> !! Vīṭadælteh | ||
| ''' | | rowspan=4 | '''Márusúturon'''<br/>{{IPA|[maːruˈsuːturon]}} || rowspan=4 | Marxutû<br/>{{IPA|[marʃuˈtu]}} || rowspan=4 | Mausutzon<br/>{{IPA|[mau̯ˈsut͡son]}} | ||
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! | ! rowspan=3 | Márusúturon !! Northeast | ||
| | | rowspan=3 | Moríšakh<br/>{{IPA|[moˈriʃax]}} || rowspan=3 | Márusútar<br/>{{IPA|[ˈmaːrusuːtar]}} || rowspan=3 | Mawrsurt<br/>{{IPA|[maʊ̯rˈsurt]}} || Vaikēham<br/>{{IPA|[ʋäɪ̯keːɦäm]}} || rowspan=3 | Hjalumorg <br/>{{IPA|[c͡çæ͡ɑɮumɚ]}} | ||
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! | ! "Dabuke" area | ||
| | | Araugi<br/>{{IPA|[äʀäʊ̯ɡi]}} | ||
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! | ! Chlouvānem heartlands<br/>and Far East | ||
| style="border-bottom:1px dotted gray" | Jahībušanā<br/>{{IPA|[ɟ͡ʑäɦiːbuɕänäː]}} | |||
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! | ! colspan=2 | Queáten | ||
| ''' | | '''Queáten'''<br/>{{IPA|[kweˈaːten]}} || Fjati<br/>{{IPA|[ˈfjati]}} || Ciàten<br/>{{IPA|[kiˈaten]}} || Kuiátin<br/>{{IPA|[kuˈjatin]}} || Cváče<br/>{{IPA|[ˈtsvaːtʃɛ]}} || Kuyatn<br/>{{IPA|[kuˈjatn]}} || style="border-top:1px dotted gray" | nalejñuñci lanāye<br/>{{IPA|[näɴ̆eɟ͡ʑɲuɲc͡ɕi ɴ̆äɴ̆äːje]}} || | ||
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! Ovítioná | ! colspan=2 | Védren | ||
| '''Ovítioná'''<br/>{{IPA|[oviːtjoˈnaː]}} || Uitná<br/>{{IPA|[utʃˈna]}} || Ovícán<br/>{{IPA|[ˈɔviːtsaːn]}} || Owitina<br/>{{IPA|[owitiˈna]}} || Pašīrgamis<br/>{{IPA|[päɕiːɐ̯ɡämis]}} || | | '''Véduren'''<br/>{{IPA|[ˈveːduren]}} || Bêuer<br/>{{IPA|[ˈbewer]}} || Bedxen<br/>{{IPA|[ˈbɛdʒen]}} || Vetsuran<br/>{{IPA|[vetsuˈran]}} || Béđer<br/>{{IPA|[ˈbeːdʒɛr]}} || Werd<br/>{{IPA|[wɛrd]}} || Rālmānas<br/>{{IPA|[ʀäːɴ̆mäːnäs]}} || | ||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 | Púríton | |||
| '''Púríton'''<br/>{{IPA|[puːˈriːton]}} || Purit<br/>{{IPA|[puˈritʃ]}} || Puìtun<br/>{{IPA|[puˈitun]}} || Purítun<br/>{{IPA|[puˈritun]}} || Púříta<br/>{{IPA|[ˈpuːʐiːta]}} || Buriṣt<br/>{{IPA|[buˈriθt]}} || Dhorāluka<br/>{{IPA|[dʱɔʀäːɴ̆ukä]}} || | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 | Ceránento | |||
| '''Ceránento'''<br/>{{IPA|[kɛˈraːnento]}} || Kirânet<br/>{{IPA|[kiˈranet]}} || Ciranindu<br/>{{IPA|[kiˈraniɳɖu]}} || Kiránint<br/>{{IPA|[kiˈranint]}} || Čeráněto<br/>{{IPA|[ˈtʃɛraːnjɛtɔ]}} || Kranint<br/>{{IPA|[kraˈnint]}} || Vṛtāyas<br/>{{IPA|[ʋʀ̩täːjäs]}} || | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 | Fárásen | |||
| '''Fárásen'''<br/>{{IPA|[faːˈraːsen]}} || Faraxi<br/>{{IPA|[faˈraʃi]}} || Faàsin<br/>{{IPA|[faˈasin]}} || Farásin<br/>{{IPA|[faˈrasin]}} || Fárásě<br/>{{IPA|[ˈfaːraːsjɛ]}} || Frasin<br/>{{IPA|[fraˈsin]}} || Kūdrivas<br/>{{IPA|[kuːdʀiʋäs]}} || | |||
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! colspan=2 | Ovítioná | |||
| '''Ovítioná'''<br/>{{IPA|[oviːtjoˈnaː]}} || Uitná<br/>{{IPA|[utʃˈna]}} || Bitzunà<br/>{{IPA|[bit͡suˈna]}} || Ovitsoná<br/>{{IPA|[ovitsoˈna]}} || Ovícán<br/>{{IPA|[ˈɔviːtsaːn]}} || Owitina<br/>{{IPA|[owitiˈna]}} || Pašīrgamis<br/>{{IPA|[päɕiːɐ̯ɡämis]}} || Pasirgam<br/>{{IPA|[paʃɪ˞ɡam]}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
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