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Avalonian (Aval: Nakwatti Tqelkun) is a polysynthetic language of the affixal, scopal subtype. It has nominative-accusative morphosyntactic alignment with ergative morphology and canonical VSOX word order. | Avalonian (Aval: Nakwatti Tqelkun) is a polysynthetic language of the affixal, scopal subtype. It has nominative-accusative morphosyntactic alignment with ergative morphology and canonical VSOX word order. | ||
It is the majority language of the Avalonian Isles (Aval: Tqelku) and has approximately 44.2 million speakers. The Stannic Commonwealth of Avalon (Mag: Karatti Thaknat Qanakte Tqelkun) comprises the entirety of the fictional islands of Hiwarna (OTL: Newfoundland), | It is the majority language of the Avalonian Isles (Aval: Tqelku) and has approximately 44.2 million speakers. The Stannic Commonwealth of Avalon (Mag: Karatti Thaknat Qanakte Tqelkun) comprises the entirety of the fictional islands of Hiwarna (OTL: Newfoundland), Kalephū (OTL: Nova Scotia peninsula) and Eharramit (OTL: Cape Breton Island). | ||
In this timeline, Newfoundland, Cape Breton Island and the Nova Scotia peninsula ended up in the eastern side of the Atlantic after the breakup of Pangea and became the Avalonian Isles. The archipelago lies south-west of Ireland. | In this timeline, Newfoundland, Cape Breton Island and the Nova Scotia peninsula ended up in the eastern side of the Atlantic after the breakup of Pangea and became the Avalonian Isles. The archipelago lies south-west of Ireland. | ||