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'''[[Brooding|Brooding]]''' is a language spoken in the land of Harken, purportedly created at the dawning of the Last Age by Clyde P. Riddlesbrood. Brooding was created by Scott L. Hamilton for the Riddlesbrood Touring Theater Company based on elements developed by the theater’s director Ryan Long. In the fall of 2014, development and curatorship of the language was assumed by [[User:Bpnjohnson|BenJamin P. Johnson]].  
{{Infobox language
|image            = Flag of Avendonia full.png
|imagesize        = 185px
|imagecaption      = Flag of Avendonia
|name              = Avendonian
|nativename        = avendoniano
|pronunciation    = avendoˈni̯ano
|pronunciation_key = IPA for Avendonian
|state            = Avendonia
|setting          = Alt-history [[w:Europe|Europe]], Northern [[w:Italian Peninsula|Italian Peninsula]]
|created          = 2009
|familycolor      = Indo-European
|fam2              = [[w:Germanic languages|Germanic]]
|fam3              = [[w:West Germanic languages|West Germanic]]
|fam4              = ''{{Abbtip|partially|part.}}'' [[w:Elbe Germanic|Elbe Germanic]]
|ancestor          = Pre-Avendonian
|creator          = S.C.
|dia1              = North Adriatic (''nordadriatico'')
|dia2              = Alpine (''alpino'')
|dia3              = High Burgundian (''ocburgundico'')
|dia4              = Low Burgundian (''lagburgundico'')
|dia5              = Genoese (''genoico'')
|stand1            = Central Avendonian dialect
|script1          = Latn
|nation            = Avendonia
|agency            = Grunditio Cuningica per la Spraca Avendoniana
|map              = Locator Map Avendonia.png
|mapsize          = 280px
|mapcaption        = Rough borders of Avendonia
}}


The standard word order is subject-verb-object (SVO), somewhere in the middle of the synthetic-isolating scale, with obligatory V2 word order. The Brooding syllable is maximally CCVCC and minimally V.  
[[Avendonian]] ([[w:endonym|autoglossonym]]: ''avendoniano''; <small>Avendonian:&nbsp;</small><span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">[[IPA for Avendonian|[avendoˈni̯ano&#93;]]</span>) is a [[w:West Germanic language|West Germanic language]], with strong influence of [[w:Vulgar Latin|Vulgar Latin]]. It is the result of a prolonged contact among members of both regions, after West Germanic merchants began travelling to and from the [[w:Western Roman Empire|Western Roman Empire]]. These connections—and the conquest by the Germanic tribes of the northern skirts of the Roman Empire—slowly formed a [[w:creole language|creole]] for mutual communication. Eventually, permanent settlements were established in what would become modern-day Avendonia, where Avendonian is primarily spoken, with official status.
[[File:Brooding-gate1.jpg|thumbnail|Floating heads: ''gedreen e doon/wis'']]
 
[[File:Brooding-gate2.jpg|thumbnail|Masques: ''gedreen e doon/wis'']]
While its vocabulary derives for the most part from [[w:Proto-Germanic|Proto-Germanic]], Latin influence is most notable in its phonology and its grammar.
In addition to a latinisation, Brooding also uses a writing system comprised of two sets of characters: seeing characters and blind characters. Seeing characters form an alphabet, with each seeing character representing a Brooding sound. The blind characters are logograms used in various ways.
 
These “faces” (called gawbren) may be used in various props, illustrations, or even mimicked by actors to tell a “story within a story.” The angle of the head may also be manipulated to create dual meanings. On the left are two examples of a clue which could mean “Gate of Faces” (gedreen e doon) or “Gate of Dreams” (gedreen e wis).
Avendonian grammar is relatively straightforward and akin to the grammar of other Romance languages, due to the influence of Latin.
# Two sets of articles, indefinite and definite, preceding the noun.
# Gender and number inflection in nouns, adjectives, and pronouns. Articles and adjectives must agree inflection-wise with the noun or pronoun they modify.
# Twofold gender system, masculine and feminine. Loss of Latin neuter gender.
# Fusional verb inflection for person, number, mood, and tense.
However, noun and adjective declension endings, along with the ablaut in strong verbs are elements derived from Germanic.
 
There are six major dialects of Avendonian. Central Avendonian (or '''midio''') is considered the standard language, and it is the language most of the author's work is based upon. The main features of the other five dialects will be discussed in the following sections.


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Avendonian
avendoniano
Flag of Avendonia full.png
Flag of Avendonia
Pronunciation[avendoˈni̯ano]
Created byS.C.
Date2009
SettingAlt-history Europe, Northern Italian Peninsula
Native toAvendonia
Early form
Pre-Avendonian
Standard form
Central Avendonian dialect
Dialects
  • North Adriatic (nordadriatico)
  • Alpine (alpino)
  • High Burgundian (ocburgundico)
  • Low Burgundian (lagburgundico)
  • Genoese (genoico)
Official status
Official language in
Avendonia
Regulated byGrunditio Cuningica per la Spraca Avendoniana
Locator Map Avendonia.png
Rough borders of Avendonia

Avendonian (autoglossonym: avendoniano; Avendonian: [avendoˈni̯ano]) is a West Germanic language, with strong influence of Vulgar Latin. It is the result of a prolonged contact among members of both regions, after West Germanic merchants began travelling to and from the Western Roman Empire. These connections—and the conquest by the Germanic tribes of the northern skirts of the Roman Empire—slowly formed a creole for mutual communication. Eventually, permanent settlements were established in what would become modern-day Avendonia, where Avendonian is primarily spoken, with official status.

While its vocabulary derives for the most part from Proto-Germanic, Latin influence is most notable in its phonology and its grammar.

Avendonian grammar is relatively straightforward and akin to the grammar of other Romance languages, due to the influence of Latin.

  1. Two sets of articles, indefinite and definite, preceding the noun.
  2. Gender and number inflection in nouns, adjectives, and pronouns. Articles and adjectives must agree inflection-wise with the noun or pronoun they modify.
  3. Twofold gender system, masculine and feminine. Loss of Latin neuter gender.
  4. Fusional verb inflection for person, number, mood, and tense.

However, noun and adjective declension endings, along with the ablaut in strong verbs are elements derived from Germanic.

There are six major dialects of Avendonian. Central Avendonian (or midio) is considered the standard language, and it is the language most of the author's work is based upon. The main features of the other five dialects will be discussed in the following sections.

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