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The '''Skyrdagor''' language (native name '''Skyrdegan gjalyn''' [ɧɯ˞deːɜ̯n ɟ͡ʝæ͡ɑɮɯn]) is the koiné language of ''Greater Skyrdagor'' ([ɧɯ˞dɒː˞], in Sky. ''gilyjlydh Skyrdagor'' [ɟ͡ʝiɮʊɪ̯ɮɯð ɧɯ˞dɒː˞]), a plurinational area on the planet of [[Verse:Calémere|Calémere]], in northeastern Márusúturon, once part of the Skyrdagor Empire. It is the official language in all countries of this area, as well as a minority language in ''Brono'', ''Qualdomailor'', and the ''[[Verse:Chlouvānem Inquisition|Inquisition]]''. | The '''Skyrdagor''' language (native name '''Skyrdegan gjalyn''' [ɧɯ˞deːɜ̯n ɟ͡ʝæ͡ɑɮɯn]) is the koiné language of ''Greater Skyrdagor'' ([ɧɯ˞dɒː˞], in Sky. ''gilyjlydh Skyrdagor'' [ɟ͡ʝiɮʊɪ̯ɮɯð ɧɯ˞dɒː˞]), a plurinational area on the planet of [[Verse:Calémere|Calémere]], in northeastern Márusúturon, once part of the Skyrdagor Empire. It is the official language in all countries of this area, as well as a minority language in ''Brono'', ''Qualdomailor'', and the ''[[Verse:Chlouvānem Inquisition|Inquisition]]''. | ||
Written Skyrdagor, usually referred to as ''International Skyrdagor'' (''szelyhtoŋgyrhin Skyrdegan gjalyn'' [sɛɮɯxtoŋɣɯ˞xin ɧɯ˞deːɜ̯n ɟ͡ʝæ͡ɑɮɯn]), is a standardized Dachsprache for most of the Skyrdagorian languages, which are the local, usually mutually intelligible, languages of most countries of Greater Skyrdagor. It is based mostly on the Skyrdegan dialect of ''Tol Sakszyv'' [tɔɮ ʃɑksuː], former imperial capital and modern-day capital of the Republic of Skyrdagor. | Written Skyrdagor, usually referred to as ''International Skyrdagor'' (''szelyhtoŋgyrhin Skyrdegan gjalyn'' [sɛɮɯxtoŋɣɯ˞xin ɧɯ˞deːɜ̯n ɟ͡ʝæ͡ɑɮɯn]), is a standardized Dachsprache for most of the Skyrdagorian languages, which are the local, usually mutually intelligible, languages of most countries of Greater Skyrdagor. It is based mostly on the Skyrdegan dialect of ''Tol Sakszyv'' [tɔɮ ʃɑksuː], former imperial capital and modern-day capital of the Republic of Skyrdagor. | ||
==External History== | |||
I do not know when I first used the name "Skyrdagor" in one of my maps (probably around 2010, maybe even later?) but when I found it again I did like the sound of it - even if, predictably, I pronounced it [skirˈdaːɡor] - and when making up the overall landscape of Calémere I decided to use it for a major country; thinking of the "Chlouvānem" (or whatever those who had that role back then were called) as "Calémerian" India, Skyrdagor should have been either a parallel to China or Japan. In the end, how it currently is on Calémere, while I would say the Kans-Tsan are better at representing both (China for the overall geography and position, Japan for how their language sounds), at least in contemporary Calémere I think China is a good parallel (though maybe the Chlouvānem themselves are even better). Anyway, Skyrdagor is what it is and Greater Skyrdagor is a fun part of Calémere to work with, imho. As for the language, the inspirations are clear: Hungarian, Mongolian, Swedish, Marshallese... and the will to have a relatively deep orthography kinda like English has (though definitely Skyrdagor's reminds more of Danish and Swedish). | |||
==Greater Skyrdagor== | ==Greater Skyrdagor== | ||