Verse:Hmøøh/Bjeheond
Bjeheond (English: BAY-hund; Eevo: Bihynd; Windermere Oc Łoang or Bichănd; Clofabosin: Becandin) is a Europe-sized continent of the conplanet Tricin, situated to the south of Talma. It is loosely inspired by the Sinosphere.
External history
Bjeheond began as Schrubstiempf, or the Wiebosphere, which was filled with monosyllabic tonal descendants ("dialects") of Wiebian, which was a German giblang.
"Bjeheond" was originally intended as a name for the continent in a Swedo-Sino-Korean language meant to be spoken in the continent. Since I've been using "Bjeheond" for so long I'll keep using it in English; in Tricin it would probably be the Anbirese name for the continent.
Names
The Windermere name Bichănd comes from Béchand, a legendary place in Tigol legends.
Native names for the continent exist, and are increasing in popularity in Talman languages.
Todo
there should be some hlou ku superstitions about the causes of disease
History
Ancient Bjeheond
Ancient Bjeheond was ruled by Lakovic- and Hlou-Shum-speaking tribal societies.
The arrival of the Tergetians
The influx of the Tergetians and the Windermere who were fleeing persecution during the Imperial Windermere Period was at first slow. But it eventually caused an upheaval in Bjeheondian society and politics.
This happened due to several factors:
- Tergetian science and technology were more advanced in some important ways – for example, the Tergetians knew, unlike native Bjeheondians, that germs were responsible for infectious diseases.
- The Tergetians were the first to introduce farming of the contraceptive plant silphium to Bjeheond, though silphium had already been introduced to Bjeheond by trade.
- Some political calamities gripped the native Bjeheondian states. (?)
Modern Bjeheond
Countries
Bjeheond has two countries: the large USB, officially Implüeng Pa'ăncem Bechănd (United States of Bjeheond) and the slightly smaller Tumhan, officially Bintălisral Bechănd (Republic of Bjeheond) to the east.
Geography and climate
Bjeheond has a temperate climate with four seasons.
Ir Păchnay Sămtsay (Windermere for Emperor Sămtsay Island) to the east
Bodies of water:
- Piune River
Mountains:
Economy
Demographics
Languages
The major language family native to Bjeheond is Hlou-Shum. There are also a handful of isolates. Bjeheondian Talmic languages, and later Windermere, are from Talma.
Some features of the Bjeheondian Linguistic Area:
- Prenasalized stops
- Larger than average vowel inventories
- Register, pitch accent or tone
- Analytic grammar
Major languages
- Modern Tergetian
- Vreeden
- Windermere
- Hlou (official in Tumhan)
- Boaqaihoo (isolate)
Minor languages
- Hlou-Shum languages (IE recast as Hmong-like languages)
- Æ ("Danish with more tones"; Lakovic)
- Schong
Society
A tripartite division in Hlou-Shum societies, where people could freely move from one class to another?
Art
Literature
The Hlou-Shum people had a rich oral tradition of epics and poetry.
Architecture
Russian + Chinese architecture?
Fashion
Music
- Main articles: Verse:Tricin/Bjeheond/Music
Calendar
There are two very common calendars in use: the Talman solar calendar and the Hlou lunisolar calendar. Somewhat less common is the Wiobian solar calendar (which is much more accurate than the Talman one; it's aligned with the spring equinox).
Religion
- Some weird religion for the Wiobians and Tumhanians
- Hlou-Shum paganism/polytheism
- A version of PIE paganism
- Oon is a Shumian god
- Windermere and Talman religions and parodies thereof
- The "Second Stopper"
People making up their own religions is commonplace
Cuisine
Historically, vegetarianism was more popular in Bjeheond among people who followed the Tseezh-Windermere culture (about 10% of them were vegetarian). The Hlou-Shum people traditionally consumed meat and milk, but beef and pork were avoided. Fish was extremely common. Also common is tempeh (Hlou: Te Mpeh 'bean cake'), which was brought to Bjeheond by the Windermere.
Notable figures
USB
- Sămtsay Prăthan Clang - acoustician, discovered inharmonic spectra and timbral tunings
- Nlo-Nai Vab - Shumian entrepreneur, often called the "Second Mover of Bjeheond"
- Tører Grwid - Skellan- and Windermere-language poet and essayist
Tumhan
Place names
- Mong-i-u (Möb I Us)