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'''Atlantic''' (natively ''otrantih'' {{IPA|[ɔˈtrantiχ]}} or ''nimba otrantiha'' {{IPA|[ˈnimba ɔˈtrantiχa]}}) is a [[w:Romance languages|Romance language]] spoken in an alternate history version of Earth in Atlantiana (''Otrantiana'' {{IPA|[ɔtranˈtjana]}}), a country located in the northwestern corner of Africa. The country's name is a remnant of [[w:Roman Empire|Roman]] history, when the area – including the [[w:Atlas Mountains|Atlas Mountains]] as its main geographical feature – was divided in the provinces of [[w:Numidia (Roman province)|Numidia]], [[w:Mauretania Caesariensis|Mauretania Caesariensis]], and [[w:Mauretania Tingitana|Mauretania Tingitana]]. | '''Atlantic''' (natively ''otrantih'' {{IPA|[ɔˈtrantiχ]}} or ''nimba otrantiha'' {{IPA|[ˈnimba ɔˈtrantiχa]}}) also referred to as ''Rumonian'' (natively ''rumon'' {{IPA|[ruˈmɔn]}} or ''nimba rumona'' {{IPA|[ˈnimba ruˈmɔna]}}, literally "Roman" and "Roman language"<ref>Inside Atlantiana, "Atlantic" is commonly used as the demonym for the nation as a whole, composed of many ethnic groups. The majoritary of such groups, Romance speakers, are instead referred to (and refer to themselves) as ''rumonus'' (lit. Romans). The Roman foundation of the Atlantic state is also reflected in names such as the Republic's official name, "Republic of the Roman Atlantic Provinces" (''Rimpubriha dôs Pruvinxos Otrantihos Rumonos'') and the parliament's official name, "Senate of Atlantic Rome" (''Sinoṭ di Ruma Otrantiha''), as well as in the state motto being the Atlantic translation of SPQR (''Il Sinoṭ i lu Vulg di Ruma''). An addendum to the Constitution clarifies that the references to Rome in such names refer to Rome as a synonym for the State's name, with Atlantiana having a (currently mostly dormant) claim of being the successor state to the Roman Empire; the current Constitution makes no reference to the Romance-speaking population as Romans, mentioning instead that no person is to be discriminated for their ethnicity and that the "Atlantic, Berber, Fula, Wolof, Soninke, and Bambara languages are the official languages of the nation".</ref> is a [[w:Romance languages|Romance language]] spoken in an alternate history version of Earth in Atlantiana (''Otrantiana'' {{IPA|[ɔtranˈtjana]}}), a country located in the northwestern corner of Africa. The country's name is a remnant of [[w:Roman Empire|Roman]] history, when the area – including the [[w:Atlas Mountains|Atlas Mountains]] as its main geographical feature – was divided in the provinces of [[w:Numidia (Roman province)|Numidia]], [[w:Mauretania Caesariensis|Mauretania Caesariensis]], and [[w:Mauretania Tingitana|Mauretania Tingitana]]. | ||
It has various dialects, usually grouped in main varieties corresponding to the main geographical and cultural areas of the country. The two main varieties are called ''Mauritanian'' (''moiriṭonyinsi'' {{IPA|[mwariθɔˈɲinsi]}}), the one the standard is based on, and ''Numidian'' (''numiginsi'' {{IPA|[numiˈdʑinsi]}}); some sources distinguish two further varieties, ''Teneréïc'' (''tenerinsi'' {{IPA|[tɛnɛˈrinsi]}}) and ''Senegal Riparian'' (''Niu-flumininsi'' {{IPA|[ˈniu̯ flumiˈninsi]}}); these two varieties are greatly influenced by the non-Romance languages they coexist with. In Atlantiana, it is the native language of about 70% of the population and | It has various dialects, usually grouped in main varieties corresponding to the main geographical and cultural areas of the country. The two main varieties are called ''Mauritanian'' (''moiriṭonyinsi'' {{IPA|[mwariθɔˈɲinsi]}}), the one the standard is based on, and ''Numidian'' (''numiginsi'' {{IPA|[numiˈdʑinsi]}}); some sources distinguish two further varieties, ''Teneréïc'' (''tenerinsi'' {{IPA|[tɛnɛˈrinsi]}}) and ''Senegal Riparian'' (''Niu-flumininsi'' {{IPA|[ˈniu̯ flumiˈninsi]}}); these two varieties are greatly influenced by the non-Romance languages they coexist with. In Atlantiana, it is the native language of about 70% of the population, the nationwide de facto lingua franca, and one of the six official languages, sharing official status with the native languages of the remaining 30% of the population: the Berber languages in most of the country and Fula, Wolof, Soninke, and Bambara in the south. | ||
Atlantic is aesthetically inspired by selected sound changes in various other Romance languages, most notably [[w:Sicilian language|Sicilian]], [[w:Romansh language|Romansh]], [[w:French language|French]], and various dialects of [[w:Lombard language|Lombard]], especially [[w:lmo:Lombard alpin|Alpine ones<small><sup>(LMO)</sup></small>]]. It also includes some features taken by my now-abandoned former romlang projects, [[Wendlandish]] and [[/Older version|an unrelated romlang for the same setting]], as well as some unique features, such as intervocalic voiceless stops leniting to voiceless fricatives instead of voiced stops (like the [[w:Tuscan gorgia|Tuscan gorgia]], but here it's become phonemic). | Atlantic is aesthetically inspired by selected sound changes in various other Romance languages, most notably [[w:Sicilian language|Sicilian]], [[w:Romansh language|Romansh]], [[w:French language|French]], and various dialects of [[w:Lombard language|Lombard]], especially [[w:lmo:Lombard alpin|Alpine ones<small><sup>(LMO)</sup></small>]]. It also includes some features taken by my now-abandoned former romlang projects, [[Wendlandish]] and [[/Older version|an unrelated romlang for the same setting]], as well as some unique features, such as intervocalic voiceless stops leniting to voiceless fricatives instead of voiced stops (like the [[w:Tuscan gorgia|Tuscan gorgia]], but here it's become phonemic). | ||