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'''Skellan''' /skɛlən/ ''SKEL-ən'' (''Sgewlib'' /ˈskɛ̃ʟip/), in-universe often called '''Eevo''' /ˈeɪvoʊ/ ''AY-voh'' (in the native script, ꞰꞰⳘΔ /ˈɛivɔ/; from [[Tigol]] ''é-'' 'common' + ''bó'' 'language'), is a [[Talmic language]] belonging to the Tigolic branch. Skellan is modern [[Verse:Tricin|Tricin]]'s lingua franca, the third-most spoken language (after [[Hetmic]] and [[Sjowaázh]]) and the most spoken Quame language. | '''Skellan''' /skɛlən/ ''SKEL-ən'' (''Sgewlib'' /ˈskɛ̃ʟip/), in-universe often called '''Eevo''' /ˈeɪvoʊ/ ''AY-voh'' (in the native script, ꞰꞰⳘΔ /ˈɛivɔ/; from [[Tigol]] ''é-'' 'common' + ''bó'' 'language'), is a [[Talmic language]] belonging to the Tigolic branch. Skellan is modern [[Verse:Tricin|Tricin]]'s lingua franca, the third-most spoken language (after [[Hetmic]] and [[Sjowaázh]]) and the most spoken Quame language. | ||
The beginning of the modern Skellan language, dated to ca. fT 1150dd (fT 1932), is often credited to the Skellan philosopher and poet Oovsari Vyhalv, who wrote his works in the new phonetic, Windermere-based orthography. Skellan lexicon has been heavily influenced by [[Windermere]] and [[ | The beginning of the modern Skellan language, dated to ca. fT 1150dd (fT 1932), is often credited to the Skellan philosopher and poet Oovsari Vyhalv, who wrote his works in the new phonetic, Windermere-based orthography. Skellan lexicon has been heavily influenced by [[Windermere]] and [[Tseezh]]. The name ''Eevo'' refers to the fact that it had its origins as a Skellan koiné. Modern Skellan has been a living language for about 360 years, approximately 1932-2292 (1150dd-13b0dd). Typologically, Skellan is a mostly analytic, topic-prominent, head-initial, usually V2 language. | ||
Skellan is official in the Talman nation of [[Verse:Tricin/Skella|Skella]] (''Sgewla'') /ˈskɛ̃ʟə/ ''SKELL-uh''. It is also de facto official in [[Verse:Tricin/Fyxoom|Fyxoom]] [fəˈʃoʊm] ''fuh-SHOME'', and many other countries. In real life, it is one of the official languages of the Facebook group The Pitcairns, Also Bhutan, And Also Possibly Tannara Mòr. | Skellan is official in the Talman nation of [[Verse:Tricin/Skella|Skella]] (''Sgewla'') /ˈskɛ̃ʟə/ ''SKELL-uh''. It is also de facto official in [[Verse:Tricin/Fyxoom|Fyxoom]] [fəˈʃoʊm] ''fuh-SHOME'', and many other countries. In real life, it is one of the official languages of the Facebook group The Pitcairns, Also Bhutan, And Also Possibly Tannara Mòr. | ||
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#''Ri bhforsaedhaín rú an óc le pasc, an ŋgorda le sálanadh eanŋ.'' | #''Ri bhforsaedhaín rú an óc le pasc, an ŋgorda le sálanadh eanŋ.'' | ||
*replace Clofabic words with | *replace Clofabic words with Tseezh words | ||
*ŋ is pronounced the same as l, unless ŋ is at the beginning of a stressed syllable | *ŋ is pronounced the same as l, unless ŋ is at the beginning of a stressed syllable | ||
**hŋ is pronounced like ll in similar circumstances | **hŋ is pronounced like ll in similar circumstances | ||
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! rowspan="4"|To... | ! rowspan="4"|To... | ||
! Noun | ! Noun | ||
| ''-wŋ'' (agentive)<br/>''-os'' (instrument)<br/>''-id'' (diminutive)<br/>''-óm'' (augmentative; | | ''-wŋ'' (agentive)<br/>''-os'' (instrument)<br/>''-id'' (diminutive)<br/>''-óm'' (augmentative; Tseezh)<br/>''-emb'' (female suffix)<br/>''ni-'' (non-)<br/>''ir-'' (un-)<br/>''bah-'' (sub-)<br/>''ŋal-'' 'before'<br/>''tynd-'' 'after' | ||
| ''-ah'' (verbal noun)<br/>''-ev'' (verbal noun)<br/>''-wŋ'' (agentive)<br/>''-os'' (instrument) | | ''-ah'' (verbal noun)<br/>''-ev'' (verbal noun)<br/>''-wŋ'' (agentive)<br/>''-os'' (instrument) | ||
| ''-vih'' (abstract noun)<br/>''hal-''(abstract noun)<br/>''-u'' (abstract noun)<br/>''-igi'' (one characterized by X) | | ''-vih'' (abstract noun)<br/>''hal-''(abstract noun)<br/>''-u'' (abstract noun)<br/>''-igi'' (one characterized by X) | ||
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==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||
Skellan's basic vocabulary is largely Talmic. However, a large portion of Skellan vocabulary (comparable to English) is borrowed, for example from [[Windermere]], [[ | Skellan's basic vocabulary is largely Talmic. However, a large portion of Skellan vocabulary (comparable to English) is borrowed, for example from [[Windermere]], [[Tseezh]], or other languages (especially [[Qazhrian]], [[Anbirese]], [[Häskä]], [[Tsrovesh]], [[Clofabosin]]). This gives Skellan a rich array of synonyms. | ||
==Sample texts== | ==Sample texts== | ||