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:''The similarity of the name to the Terran composer Louise Talma is coincidental.'' | :''The similarity of the name to the Terran composer Louise Talma is coincidental.'' | ||
'''Talma''' ([[Skellan]]: ''Talma'' / | '''Talma''' ([[Skellan]]: ''Talma'' /t̪ʰãmə/, from [[Naeng]] ''Tălma'' /təlˈmɒ/, from ''tăle ăma'' 'mother land'; [[Netagin]]: ''Talma'') is a cultural region of the conplanet [[Verse:Tricin|Tricin]]. It is actually the northwestern portion of a landmass called Eta-Talma (Windermere: ''Eta-Tălma''). The southern part of Eta-Talma is [[Verse:Tricin/Etalocin|Etalocin]], which is separated from Talma by the Venlafaxin Mountains. [[Verse:Tricin/Bjeheond|Bjeheond]] is located to the south of Talma separated by the Naeng Sea. | ||
==Todo== | ==Todo== | ||
Talma should have a couple more languages that are not Standard Average Talman (Idavic or an isolate) | |||
* [[Swuntsim]] is one, kinda Chinese-y syntax (/ɬ/ is not SAT, oddly enough for a Celto-Semitic inspired region!) | |||
* Häskä should be Austronesian grammar wisw | |||
* Ouřefr --- Czecho-Dutch may be a promising idea | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Geography and climate== | ==Geography and climate== | ||
Talma is located | Talma is located 35°N - 65°N and has a temperate climate. A natural barrier separates it from Etalocin. | ||
Isolated areas: | Isolated areas: | ||
*Skella is a peninsula separated by a mountain range | |||
*Skella | |||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
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These are some modern Talman languages: | These are some modern Talman languages: | ||
*[[Talmic]] | *[[Talmic]] | ||
**[[ | **[[Scellan]] | ||
**[[Anbirese]] | **[[Anbirese]] | ||
**[[ | **[[Ciètian]] | ||
**[[Qazhrian]] | **[[Qazhrian]] | ||
** Another Qazhric language? | |||
*[[Lakovic]] | *[[Lakovic]] | ||
**[[ | **[[Naeng]] | ||
***[[Trây]] | *** Tergetian langs | ||
***[[Sătmașian]] | ****[[Trây]] | ||
***[[Pradiul]] | ****[[Sătmașian]] | ||
**[[ | ****[[Pradiul]] | ||
****[[Tsăloșian]] | |||
**[[Tseer]] | |||
**[[Häskä]] | **[[Häskä]] | ||
*[[Tsimulh]] | *[[Tsimulh]] | ||
**[[Swuntsim]] | **[[Swuntsim]] | ||
*[[Idavic]] | |||
** [[Ouřefr]] | |||
Of these, [[Anbirese]] and [[ | Of these, [[Anbirese]] and [[Pradiul]] are the most spoken languages. Many modern Talmans, especially Talmic speakers, speak [[Skellan]] as a second language. [[Swuntsim]] is spoken by some people in the minority Swuntsim ethnicity. | ||
==Holidays== | ==Holidays== | ||
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==Art== | ==Art== | ||
===Visual art=== | |||
Non-representational art based on geometrical patterns predominates, such as tiling patterns and creating various shapes by cutting and folding paper. | |||
===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
===Theater=== | ===Theater=== | ||
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====Gardens==== | ====Gardens==== | ||
Gardens are highly valued in Talman culture. They may be based on "natural balancing" or based on intricate patterns. | |||
===Fashion=== | ===Fashion=== | ||
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==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
Modern | Modern Talman and Fyxoomian technology is more advanced than ours. Almost all cars are electric, and solar, wind, hydrogen and thorium energy are the main energy sources. Fossil fuels are still used for airplanes. | ||
==Cuisine== | ==Cuisine== | ||
Vegetarian cuisine has been advocated by various ethical philosophies that prohibit either killing or inflicting suffering on animals. Some form of vegetarianism | Vegetarian cuisine has been advocated by various ethical philosophies that prohibit either killing or inflicting suffering on animals. Some form of vegetarianism is common among modern Etalocians. Talman vegetarianism usually allows at most one of: | ||
*milk | |||
*eggs | |||
*insects, seafood and fish | |||
Vegetarians are fairly evenly distributed among all social classes. Being a morally contentious issue, cuisine has been a subject of cultural conflict and even wars over Talman history. | |||
Veganism is a modern invention, after the invention of factory farming and synthetic vitamin B12; it is more common for more affluent people to be vegan. | |||
Using umami ingredients such as seaweeds and mushrooms, and herbs and spices is common to make up for the lack of meat. | Using umami ingredients such as seaweeds and mushrooms, and herbs and spices is common to make up for the lack of meat. | ||
==Religion | ==Religion== | ||
Note that ''religion'' is largely a translation convention. Folk religion, or people making up religions, is common. | Note that ''religion'' is largely a translation convention. Folk religion, or people making up religions, is common. | ||
===Mainstream=== | ===Mainstream=== | ||
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===Swuntsim=== | ===Swuntsim=== | ||
:''Main article: [[Verse:Tricin/Swuntsimism]]'' | :''Main article: [[Verse:Tricin/Swuntsimism]]'' | ||
==Politics== | |||
===Cuisine culture war=== | |||
==Notable figures== | ==Notable figures== | ||
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*Jissarāφom = Windermere geometer, described Euclidean geometry in 2- and 3-dimensional Euclidean space; his work appears in Thensarian translation | *Jissarāφom = Windermere geometer, described Euclidean geometry in 2- and 3-dimensional Euclidean space; his work appears in Thensarian translation | ||
*Snoeδiret '''Aecsarbē''' - [[Thensarian]] mathematician, who first approximated ''π'' to 96 base-12 places (~ 104 decimal places) | *Snoeδiret '''Aecsarbē''' - [[Thensarian]] mathematician, who first approximated ''π'' to 96 base-12 places (~ 104 decimal places) | ||
A series of natural disasters strikes Talma and sets off the "Warring States Period". | A series of natural disasters strikes Talma and sets off the "Warring States Period". | ||
*Tsăhongtămdi - composer, physicist and mathematician who wrote [[Literature:Elements of Harmony|''Elements of Harmony'']], which has the first known mention of harmonic series; the just ratios generated by a given set of primes | *Tsăhongtămdi - composer, physicist and mathematician who wrote [[Literature:Elements of Harmony|''Elements of Harmony'']], which has the first known mention of harmonic series; the just ratios generated by a given set of primes | ||
*Rith-Mărotł - Windermere statesman, philosopher, and political theorist | *Rith-Mărotł - Windermere statesman, philosopher, and political theorist | ||
*Hădech Angcem - Windermere naturalist who deduced the theory of biological evolution from | *Hădech Angcem - Windermere naturalist who deduced the theory of biological evolution from Pategian wildlife which was similar but different than wildlife of continental Talma. | ||
*Báñas '''Gnachat''' = a [[Tigol]]-language poet, supposedly was a lesbian. | *Báñas '''Gnachat''' = a [[Tigol]]-language poet, supposedly was a lesbian. | ||
**the namesake for the Eevo word for "lesbian", ''gnahadol'' | **the namesake for the Eevo word for "lesbian", ''gnahadol'' | ||