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It’s not easy to define “dialects” for Chlouvānem, due to this history: all true dialects of Chlouvānem eventually developed into distinct vernaculars, and today’s regional variations are as such defined as “pronunciations” of Chlouvānem, in some cases moderately divergent from the standard one. Chlouvānem sources refer to them as ''babhrāyāṃsai'' “land-sounds”, but they do not only vary in pronunciation. Each major geographic area of the [[Verse:Chlouvānem Inquisition|Inquisition]] has its own pronunciation; present-day standard Chlouvānem is based on the pronunciation in the city of Līlasuṃghāṇa around year 6350, but the local pronunciation has somewhat diverged, so that the city where the traditional pronunciation is closest to the standard is Galiākina, some 300 km further west. | It’s not easy to define “dialects” for Chlouvānem, due to this history: all true dialects of Chlouvānem eventually developed into distinct vernaculars, and today’s regional variations are as such defined as “pronunciations” of Chlouvānem, in some cases moderately divergent from the standard one. Chlouvānem sources refer to them as ''babhrāyāṃsai'' “land-sounds”, but they do not only vary in pronunciation. Each major geographic area of the [[Verse:Chlouvānem Inquisition|Inquisition]] has its own pronunciation; present-day standard Chlouvānem is based on the pronunciation in the city of Līlasuṃghāṇa around year 6350, but the local pronunciation has somewhat diverged, so that the city where the traditional pronunciation is closest to the standard is Galiākina, some 300 km further west. | ||
Local pronunciations are typically divided in six major groups by geographic areas: | Local pronunciations are typically divided in six major groups by geographic areas: | ||
* Jade Coast, Rainforest, and Eastern Plain ('' | * Jade Coast, Rainforest, and Eastern Plain (''lūṇḍhyalimvi nanayi no naleidhoyi no''), including pronunciations of the eastern part of the Nīmbaṇḍhāra plain, the Jade Coast, and its interior (the main Chlouvānem heartlands and the northern parts of the rainforest). Standard Chlouvānem is one of these. | ||
* Western Plain and Sand Coast (''samvāldhoyi | * Western Plain and Sand Coast (''samvāldhoyi chleblimvi no''), including the whole western part of the Nīmbaṇḍhāra plain and the Sand Coast in the central-western Inquisition. | ||
* Far Eastern (''lallanalejñuñci''), including the Far Eastern part of the Inquisition (both mainland and insular); the dioceses of the so-called Near East are frequently considered a transitional zone between this and the Eastern Plain pronunciation group. | * Far Eastern (''lallanalejñuñci''), including the Far Eastern part of the Inquisition (both mainland and insular); the dioceses of the so-called Near East are frequently considered a transitional zone between this and the Eastern Plain pronunciation group. | ||
* Eastern (''nalejñuñci''), in the Chlouvānem East (the former Toyubeshi area). | * Eastern (''nalejñuñci''), in the Chlouvānem East (the former Toyubeshi area). | ||