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== Name ==
== Name ==
The name Vurásandi comes from two roots (VRÁ: holy, divine; SND: language, speech, tongue). This language was given its name by the holy priestess Z'e Ji Vuqádzi in her work Vurásandi Esasmátha. This language became used as the primary language for religious rituals and learned discourse throughout Kalifiya, in contrast to the language spoken daily by the common folk, which was known as (Quyksandi, common speech).  
The name Vurásandi comes from two roots (VRÁ: holy, divine; SND: language, speech, tongue). This language was given its name by the holy priestess Z'e Ji Vuqádzi in her work Vurásandi Esasmátha. This language became used as the primary language for religious rituals and learned discourse throughout Kalifiya, in contrast to the language spoken daily by the common folk, which was known as quyksandi (common speech).  


== Variants ==
== History ==
The pre-Dark Age of the King form of Vurásandi is known as Old Vura, with the language used in the Hanam Vara being the most ancient and archaic stage surviving into this day, dating back to 4,500 years ago.  
Vurásandi developed from a number of different dialects spoken throughout Kalifiya during the Age of Ram. Originally laid out in Vurásandi Essámatha by Z'e Ji Vuqádzi (one of Is'a's 12 Shepherds) in the 72nd year of the Age of Fish. It's position in the cultures of Greater Kalifiya is akin to that of Sanskrit in India and Latin and Ancient Greek in Europe, and it has significantly influenced most modern languages of the Kalifiyan Subcontinent, particularly in Kalifiya, the Riverlands, West Tepia, Karbadi, Siryorunda, and Pangala.  
 
Modern Vurásandi is the standardized register as laid out in Vurásandi Essámatha by Z'e Ji Vuqádzi (one of Is'a's 12 holy men) in the 24th year of the Dark Age. It's position in the cultures of Greater Kalifiya is akin to that of Sanskrit in India and Latin and Ancient Greek in Europe, and it has significantly influenced most modern languages of the Kalifiyan Subcontinent, particularly in Kalifiya, the Riverlands, West Tepia, Karbadi, Siryorunda, and Pangala.  


=== Old Vura ===
=== Origin of Standard Vurásandi ===
The language as described by Z'e Ji Vuqádzi evolved out of the earlier form known as Old Vura. The present form of Old Vura can be traced back to as early as 5,000 years ago with the oldest holy text known as the Hanam Vara, author unknown. Scholars often distinguish Old Vura and Modern Vurásandi as separate dialects, as there is some evidence of them existing simultaneously. Although they are quite similar, they differ in a number of essential points of phonology, vocabulary, grammar and syntax. Old Vura is the language of the Hanmajis, a large collection of hymns, incantations and theological and religion-philosophical discussions (of which the Hanam Vara is the oldest). Modern linguists consider the metrical hymns of the Hanam Vara to be the earliest, composed by many authors over several centuries of oral tradition. The end of the Old Vura period is marked by the composition of the Vurakyádva by Z'e Ji Vus'árni, which form the concluding part of the traditional Old Vura corpus; however, there exist many other texts not traditionally included in the old liturgical literature, written after the introduction of Classical Vurásandi, which are direct representations of the Old Vura era, both in language and content.
The language as described by Z'e Ji Vuqádzi evolved out of the earlier dialects spoken in Kalifiya. Before Is'a and his 12 Shepherds united the country, many different dialects were spoken throughout the region. This led to much confusion and war during the Age of Ram. Z'e Ji Vuqádzi spent the greater part of her life compiling the Vurásandi Essámahta in order to unify the country's many dialects. Her work became the accepted standard in the 1066th year in the current age.


=== Modern Vurásandi ===
=== Modern Vurásandi ===
For nearly 2000 years, Vurásandi was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence from Kalifiya into the Riverlands and onto a significant area of the Middlelands, and to some extent into the Tepian and Jaboni Empires. A significant form of post-Old Vura is found in the Vurásandi of the epic poetry of the religious class—the Ragasamah and Marbahag. The differences in the epics from Z'e Ji Vuqádzi's form of Vurásandi as described in Vurásandi Esasmátha is credited with being caused by innovation by the authors, and not because they are pre-Z'e Ji Vuqádzi. The Vurásandi of the Far West is traditionally considered to be the purest form of Vurásandi, and therefore has become the standard used in teaching schools.
For nearly 2000 years, Vurásandi was the language of a cultural order that exerted influence from Kalifiya into the Riverlands and onto a significant area of the Middlelands, and to some extent into the Tepian and Jaboni Empires. The Vurásandi of the Vurásandi Essámahta is traditionally considered to be the purest form of Vurásandi, and therefore has become the standard used in teaching schools.  
 
There are four principal dialects of Vurásandi: Vunvurásandi (Northwestern, also called Northern or Western), Madyiradas (lit., from the middle country), Vurásandi Ardehun (Eastern) and Vurásandi Adsetun (Southern, arose in the Classical period). The predecessors of the first three dialects are attested in the ancient writings, of which Hanam Vara is the oldest.


== History ==
While much of Kalifiya has become modernized, there still exists a large number of people still living in their traditional tribal ways. These people speak a number of local dialects of Vurásandi, which due to considerable variation could be considered languages in their own rite. It is common for people in Kalifiya to be fluent in at least two forms of Vurásandi.


== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==
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