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Nousuerian (Nousuerian: nusveska; French: nousuédois; Swedish: nusveska) is a constructed, a posteriori language in the North Germanic family of languages, descended from the Old Norse language. | Nousuerian (Nousuerian: nusveska; French: nousuédois; Swedish: nusveska) is a constructed, a posteriori language in the North Germanic family of languages, descended from the Old Norse language. It has about 66,000 people, most of whom live on the Nousuerian Islands. Other communities of Nousuerians who speak Nousuerian as a native language live in France, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The grammar of Nousuerian is very close to that of Swedish, but most of the vocabulary of Nousuerian is directly borrowed from the French language. With the Nousuerian language comes an alternate history of the places in which it developed and is spoken; namely, the real-life Faroe Islands. | ||
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Nousuerian (''in Nousuerian'': '''nusveksa''' [nusveskə] or '''det nusveska spròket''' [de nusveskə sprɔke]) is a North Germanic language spoken in the Kingdom of Nousuerian Isles. It is spoken by about 66,000 people, a majority of whom live in the Kingdom. Nousuerian is a member of the Scandinavian family and shares a common ancestor with contemporary Swedish. Nousuerian is a descendant of Modern Swedish, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in the Nousuerian Isles at the time. Nousuerian has also heavily borrowed vocabulary from French with whom the islands have a strong, shared ancestral, linguistic and cultural past. | Nousuerian (''in Nousuerian'': '''nusveksa''' [nusveskə] or '''det nusveska spròket''' [de nusveskə sprɔke]) is a North Germanic language spoken in the Kingdom of Nousuerian Isles. It is spoken by about 66,000 people, a majority of whom live in the Kingdom. Nousuerian is a member of the Scandinavian family and shares a common ancestor with contemporary Swedish. Nousuerian is a descendant of Modern Swedish, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in the Nousuerian Isles at the time. Nousuerian has also heavily borrowed vocabulary from French with whom the islands have a strong, shared ancestral, linguistic and cultural past. | ||
==History== | |||
The Nousuerian Island was inhabited by Norse settlers starting around the year 800. They brought with them the Old Norse language. Eventually, when the Nousuerian Islands became a region of the Swedish Kingdom, Swedish became the official language of use. | |||
In the early 16th century, many new settlers began arrive in the islands. However, most of them were not from Sweden, but from the French region of Normandy. Also, many women from France married Swedish men before settling in the Nousuerian Islands. This is how the French language, particularly Middle French, had such a big influence on the Nousuerian language. | |||
By the mid-17th century, a distinct Nousuerian language evolved. It was the first language of most of the native population; unfortunately, it was outlawed by the ruling Swedes for use in schools, churches and official documents. For these purposes, only Swedish and French could be used. Nousuerians continued to use the language in their everyday life, however. | |||
In 1850, two Nousuerian grammarians published a written standard for the language. They set a standard for the orthography of the language, based on its French roots. While this had the advantage of being etymologically clear, the actual pronunciation often differed from the written rendering. | |||
When Nousuerian replaced French as the official language of the country in 1957, it was with a new orthography that was more phonetic. Despite Nousuerian being made the official language, it wasn't until the late 1990's that it became the common language of the media. | |||
Today, Nousuerian is spoken by 95% of residents on the Nousuerian Isles as a first language. French, while still maintaining official status in the country, is considered a foreign language and is spoken natively by about 5% of the population. It is also a required subject for students in third grade and up. All higher educational institutes instruct in French, also. | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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====Affixation==== | ====Affixation==== | ||
Affixation is carried out by adding a prefix or suffix to a stem. Prefixes do not change the word class or inflection of the stem, but suffixes do. | Affixation is carried out by adding a prefix or suffix to a stem. Prefixes do not change the word class or inflection of the stem, but suffixes do. | ||
====Abbreviation==== | |||
Abbreviation involves the loss of a word or part of a word. | |||
*''auto'' from ''automobil'' (car) | |||
*''persa'' from ''père'' (dad) | |||
*''jon'' from ''kamjon'' (truck) | |||
*''fomo'' from ''telefon mobil'' (cellphone) | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||