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|name=Ædhige | |name=Ædhige | ||
|pronunciation=/ˈæːðɪgə/ | |pronunciation=/ˈæːðɪgə/ | ||
|states=The | |states=The Ædan Islands, natively Ædanir ('the islands') | ||
|region= | |region=Ædan Mhur, Ædan Mhic, Læchem, Ædan Lhua, and several other inhabited islands | ||
|speakers= | |speakers=around 1,200,000 | ||
|date=2017 | |||
|familycolor=Indo-European | |familycolor=Indo-European | ||
|fam2=[[Celtic languages|Celtic]] | |fam2=[[Celtic languages|Celtic]] | ||
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|ancestor = [[Old Ædhige]] | |ancestor = [[Old Ædhige]] | ||
|ancestor2 = [[Middle Ædhige]] | |ancestor2 = [[Middle Ædhige]] | ||
|image=Aedanir_flag.png | |||
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
<p><b>Ædhige</b> is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family originating on the Ædan Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is spoken by the Ædhici, a group of around | <p><b>Ædhige</b> is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family originating on the Ædan Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is spoken by the Ædhici, a group of around 1.2 million people. The majority live on the four biggest islands: <b>Ædan Mhur</b> ('<i>big island</i>'), <b>Ædan Mhic</b> ('<i>little island</i>'), <b>Læchem</b> (from the Old Ædhige for 'mines by the lake'), and <b>Ædan Lhua</b> ('<i>sun island</i>'), although the archipelago has another 10 smaller inhabited islands, all with populations of under 50 people.</p><p> The language can trace its roots to Proto-Celtic but due to the isolated location of the archipelago from the rest of Europe, Ædhige became a distinct language in the first century CE. Over the centuries the language has been influenced by other Celtic languages - namely Irish due to its proximity to the islands; and Germanic languages - namely Old Norse and English.</p> | ||
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