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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''' ([[ | '''Talma''' ([[Skellan]] and most other Talman languages: ''Talma''; [[Amphirese]]: ''Thalma''; [[Nurian]]: ''Tāmai'' /ˈtˠaːmˠai/) is a (culturally-defined) continent of the conplanet [[Verse:Tricin|Tricin]]. It is actually the northern portion of a landmass called Eta-Talma (Skellan: ''Eþa-Talma''), the southern part of which is [[Verse:Tricin/Etalocin|Etalocin]]. | ||
==Todo== | ==Todo== | ||
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These are the modern Talman languages: | These are the modern Talman languages: | ||
*[[Talmic]] | *[[Talmic]] | ||
** | **Skellan | ||
**Bhadhagha | **Bhadhagha | ||
**Amphirese | **Amphirese | ||
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*Palkhan | *Palkhan | ||
Of these, Amphirese and | Of these, Amphirese and Skellan are the most spoken languages. Many modern Talmans, especially Talmic speakers, speak Skellan as a second language. Sfətsiv is spoken by some people in the minority Sfəchwə ethnicity. | ||
==Society== | ==Society== | ||
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===Impact of birth control=== | ===Impact of birth control=== | ||
''Hmlai'' ([[ | ''Hmlai'' ([[Skellan]]) is a contraceptive plant native to Talma that's easy to farm, thus providing premodern Talmans with cheap birth control. (We'll call it ''silphium'' in English.) | ||
Some possible consequences of Talman silphium: | Some possible consequences of Talman silphium: | ||