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| familycolor = Indo-European | | familycolor = Indo-European | ||
| fam1 = [[Yeldhic languages|Yeldhic]] | | fam1 = [[Yeldhic languages|Yeldhic]] | ||
| era = As a | | era = As a ''lingua franca'' of Talkoch,<br>3,000 UH–1 BH<br>—<br>As a liturgical language,<br>10 BH– | ||
| ancestor1 = [[Proto-Yeldhic]] | | ancestor1 = [[Proto-Yeldhic]] | ||
| stand1 = Common | | stand1 = Common | ||
| stand2 = Sabhoc | | stand2 = Sabhoc | ||
| stand3 = [[Moshurian]] | | stand3 = [[Moshurian]] | ||
| agency = ''Caeghdiúll'' (historical)<br>''Lá Ó Sciogh''(Sabhoc) | | agency = ''Caeghdiúll'' (historical)<br>''Lá Ó Sciogh''(Sabhoc) | ||
| scripts = Yeldhic script | | scripts = Yeldhic script | ||
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Ancient Yeldha is considered sacred in the Sabhoc religion and has been in liturgical use since 10 BH; Sabhoc speakers have since developed their own regulated variety of the language mostly outside of ''Caeghdiúll'' influence. | Ancient Yeldha is considered sacred in the Sabhoc religion and has been in liturgical use since 10 BH; Sabhoc speakers have since developed their own regulated variety of the language mostly outside of ''Caeghdiúll'' influence. | ||
==Classification== | |||
Although Ancient Yeldha is almost certainly a [[Yeldhic languages|Yeldhic]] language, how it is categorised beyond this is heavily debated. This is mostly due to the many features of Ancient Yeldha that are rare for most Yeldhic languages, but also other features that can be found widely in many Yeldhic languages. | |||
==Usage== | |||
Ancient Yeldha is primarily used through various standardised varieties depending on the context. | |||
===Sabhoc=== | |||
Ancient Yeldha is the [[w:Sacred language|sacred language]] of the Sabhoc [[Help:IPA|/sawək/]] faith. According to Sabhoc tradition, Láchdiunn(''né'' Mili Kuttudån) was enlightened by ''Ó''(God) in Ancient Yeldha, hence all Sabhoc scripture is written in the language. It is also mandatory for Sabhoc laiety to speak Ancient Yeldha in Sabhoc temples(''néach'n''). | |||
However, because the Sabhoc fundamentally disagree with the work of historical linguists(those who try to reconstruct Ancient Yeldha as it was originally spoken), Sabhoc speakers' variety of Ancient Yeldha has diverged from scientific consensus on what Ancient Yeldha actually sounded like; thus, Sabhoc Yeldha sounds very similar to earlier phonological reconstructions of Ancient Yeldha at the time of Láchdiunn. | |||
The Sabhoc variety of Ancient Yeldha is officially called '''Sciogh''' [[Help:IPA|/skɪj/]] in the faith and is increasingly referred to as such in linguistic research as well. Unlike Standard Ancient Yeldha, which is technically only defined by the long-gone ''Caeghdiúll'', Sciogh is actually actively regulated by an internal branch of the Sabhoc organisation called the ''Lá Ó Sciogh''(lit. "Organisation of God's Language"). As of 400 BH, it has around 50,000 members alone, making it the largest linguistic regulatory body in Radael, larger than even those of nation-states such as the [[Moshurian]] Ministry of Linguistic Regulation. | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
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! colspan=2 | 1<sup>st</sup> | ! colspan=2 | 1<sup>st</sup> | ||
| - || '' | | - || ''mó'' | ||
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! rowspan=2 | 2<sup>nd</sup> | ! rowspan=2 | 2<sup>nd</sup> | ||
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| ''tam'' || ''tagh'' | | ''tam'' || ''tagh'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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