Evandorian languages: Difference between revisions

| fam1= One of the world's primary language families

The '''Evandorian languages''' ([[Cerian|Cer.]]: ''sérešu Évandorion''; [[Nordulaki|Nor.]]: ''zarkor Evandóran''; [[Auralian|Aur.]]: ''linurï Evendörenh'') are one of the language families of the planet of [[Verse:Calémere|Calémere]], the largest in terms of native and, most notably, second-language speakers. As the name says, the Evandorian languages are native of the continent of '''Evandor''', one of the "continental areas" of the landmass called Greater Evandor (''Sémánton Évandó'') in Cerian sources, more commonly divided in the three continents of Evandor, Márusúturon, and Védren. All major languages of the continent are Evandorian languages, and, as Evandor was the birthplace of Western Calemerian civilization, Evandorian languages have had a large impact first on neighboring language and, in the last 700 years, on the whole planet due to exploration and colonization. [[Íscégon]] and [[Ancient Nivarese]] were the languages of the two main ancient Evandorian civilization and still prestige languages today, while the languages of the colonial powers ([[Cerian]], [[Nordulaki]], [[Auralian]], modern [[Nivarese]], and Dorumon above all, but also others) are spoken and understood in many areas of the planet; Cerian is possibly the most important trade language today, as the lingua franca of the Western world (opposed to [[Chlouvānem]], the Eastern world's lingua franca).

***** Majkjarian Hyxynen

**** Genest

**** Opžän

*** Rûtzjomian

*** Dorumon

** Gazimyük

** Agrôkian languages

*** Agrôkyoň

**** Teñl Móleachan

*** Vuljakađi

** Avathian

** Ëgusic

** Menbörük

* Urkunkian (often considered a group of two different languages, usually called ''North'' and ''South'' Urkunkian as almost every town gives it its own name — both are spoken in ''Olymagù'', one of only seven<ref>40% of ''Rūfīyya'' is not in Evandor, but most of its population is.</ref> countries in Evandor whose official and majority language is not an Evandorian one)

There are three different scripts in use for Evandorian languages:

* Most languages in the family use an adapted variant of the Íscégon script: such languages include all of the Western and Central branches plus Holenagic (isolate among the family), Nordûlaki, Spyŋun, Hyxynen, and Gathura (all Northern), Auralian and Gazimyük (Southern) and, since the last fifteen years, also Menbörük and Avathian (both Narenian languages).

* The Nivarese script is mainly used in the southern part of Evandor, and is the writing system used for Nivarese and the Agrôkian languages (all Southern), the Kegdevian languages, and Megorian (a Narenian language).

* The Véraj script, originally an offshoot of the Nivarese script, is used for the Landward Velken languages (except Hyxynen) and Ëgusic (a Narenian language).

! rowspan=2 | Proto-Evandorian !! colspan=2 | Central Evandorian !! colspan=3 | Northern Evandorian !! rowspan=2 | [[Holenagic]]<br/>''Hgoailnaighiäl''

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! [[Íscégon]] !! [[Cerian]]<br/>''Čérízon'' !! [[Nordulaki]]<br/>''Nordûlaki'' !! [[Kalese]]<br/>''Kalázyn'' !! [[Gathura]]<br/>''Gatuzha''

| nornon || nóron || nony || náňim<br/><small>[ˈnaːɲim]</small> || wongni<br/><small>[ˈwoŋni]</small> || noisiṅ<br/><small>[nɔʃiŋ]</small>

! *siwn "one"

| síno || šen || xi || shýn<br/><small>[ʂyːn]</small> || xiun<br/><small>[ɕyn]</small> || sip<br/><small>[ʃip]</small>

! *ďärde "two"

| derdo || dédo || zert || čáde<br/><small>[ˈtɕaːde]</small> || jiade<br/><small>[ˈʑade]</small> || käihd<br/><small>[kɛɪ̯]</small>

! *täŋiši "three"

| tegnis || ténse || tany || täṙy<br/><small>[tæʁɯ]</small> || tenghi<br/><small>[ˈteŋçi]</small> || täṅeis<br/><small>[tɛŋiʃ]</small>

! *prewiq "four"

| prégian || éjan || feuħ || pyshéc<br/><small>[ˈpɯʂeːts]</small> || zhugi<br/><small>[ˈʐugi]</small> || erqy<br/><small>[ˈerqy]</small>

! *kʷitüz "five"

| quítor || qué || wêit || feič<br/><small>[fiːtɕ]</small> || huaqiu<br/><small>[ˈxʷatɕ(j)y]</small> || ihty<br/><small>[ˈiθy]</small>

! *bokša "six"

| spósia || suóša || boxa || bokhsha<br/><small>[ˈboxʂa]</small> || boxa<br/><small>[ˈboɕa]</small> || boik<br/><small>[ˈbɔtʃ]</small>

! *qɨrɨždɨ "seven"

| cristes || curíse || kux || kušč<br/><small>[kuɕtɕ]</small> || kuqi<br/><small>[ˈkutɕi]</small> || qeishd<br/><small>[qiʒ]</small>

! *sɨŋɨn "eight"

| sigilor || šíló || sê || šiṉ<br/><small>[ɕiŋ]</small> || xing<br/><small>[ɕiŋ]</small> || siṅ<br/><small>[ʃiŋ]</small>

! *peŋger "nine"

| pegogren || egón || puħer || puṉö<br/><small>[ˈpuŋɵʉ̯]</small> || pungji<br/><small>[ˈpuŋʑi]</small> || eṅe<br/><small>[ˈeŋe]</small>

! *koždu "ten"

| costus || cótu || koit || kosht <br/><small>[koʂʈ]</small> || koqiu<br/><small>[ˈkotɕ(j)y]</small> || koishd<br/><small>[koʒ]</small>