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{{Language | {{Language | ||
|Name = Britannic | |Name = Britannic Istvanistani | ||
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|LangFamily = [[wikipedia:Constructed language|Constructed languages]] | |LangFamily = [[wikipedia:Constructed language|Constructed languages]] | ||
|WritingSystem = Latin | |WritingSystem = Latin | ||
|Source = | |Source = Istvanistani, dialects (various) | ||
|EarlyForm = | |EarlyForm = | ||
|Dialect = | |Dialect = | ||
|NationOfficial = [[Nova England]], [[South Sea Islands]] | |NationOfficial = [[Nova England]], [[South Sea Islands]] | ||
|LangRegulator = | |LangRegulator = | ||
|ISO639Codes = | |ISO639Codes = bi | ||
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'''Britannic English''' is an umbrella term describing a number of | '''Britannic Istvanistani''', otherwise known as '''Britannic English''', is an umbrella term describing a number of [[Istvanistani language|Istvanistani]] dialects spoken across [[Nova England]], the [[South Sea Islands]] and former territories of the [[Britannic Empire]]. Although regional variations exist, Britannic Istvanistani is considered to be unified enough, and distinct enough from standard Istvanistani, to be considered a language in its own right. | ||
Britannic | Britannic Istvanistani is an official language in both [[Nova England]] and the [[South Sea Islands]]. | ||
==Alphabet & Linguistic Principles== | ==Alphabet & Linguistic Principles== | ||
While Britannic | While Britannic Istvanistani is written using the Latin alphabet, the influence of regional accents, phonetic spelling and an acceptance of "efficient" pronunciations have warped the way certain letters are pronounced. A guiding principle of the language is to reduce the amount of syllables in spoken words as much as possible while maintaining intelligibility, and phonetic spelling then transfers the compressed words into written language. | ||
For instance, "th" sounds in Britannic | For instance, "th" sounds in Britannic Istvanistani are often indistinguishable from "f" sounds, and it is therefore deemed acceptable to spell words such as "thing" and "think" as "fing" and "fink". This occasionally gives rise to confusion when spelling words such as the number "three", which is spelled as "free", and the reader can only infer from context which word is actually meant. This is also notably the case with "draw" and "drawer", which (due to compressed pronunciation) are both pronounced and written the same way. | ||
The letter "h" rarely appears at the start of Britannic | The letter "h" rarely appears at the start of Britannic Istvanistani words, with "houses" commonly spelt as "ouses" and "horses" as "orses", to name just two examples. | ||
==Dialect Words== | ==Dialect Words== | ||
Britannic | Britannic Istvanistani includes a variety of dialect words that distinguish it from standard Istvanistani. A non-exhausted list of common words are included below, alongside their definitions or Istvanistani English equivalents. | ||
*Dossent - daren’t | *Dossent - daren’t | ||
Latest revision as of 15:29, 17 August 2020
| Spoken natively in | Nova England, South Sea Islands |
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| Writing system | Latin |
| Source | Istvanistani, dialects (various) |
| Official status | |
| Official language in | Nova England, South Sea Islands |
| Language codes | |
| MOS-9 codes | bi |
Britannic Istvanistani, otherwise known as Britannic English, is an umbrella term describing a number of Istvanistani dialects spoken across Nova England, the South Sea Islands and former territories of the Britannic Empire. Although regional variations exist, Britannic Istvanistani is considered to be unified enough, and distinct enough from standard Istvanistani, to be considered a language in its own right.
Britannic Istvanistani is an official language in both Nova England and the South Sea Islands.
Alphabet & Linguistic Principles
While Britannic Istvanistani is written using the Latin alphabet, the influence of regional accents, phonetic spelling and an acceptance of "efficient" pronunciations have warped the way certain letters are pronounced. A guiding principle of the language is to reduce the amount of syllables in spoken words as much as possible while maintaining intelligibility, and phonetic spelling then transfers the compressed words into written language.
For instance, "th" sounds in Britannic Istvanistani are often indistinguishable from "f" sounds, and it is therefore deemed acceptable to spell words such as "thing" and "think" as "fing" and "fink". This occasionally gives rise to confusion when spelling words such as the number "three", which is spelled as "free", and the reader can only infer from context which word is actually meant. This is also notably the case with "draw" and "drawer", which (due to compressed pronunciation) are both pronounced and written the same way.
The letter "h" rarely appears at the start of Britannic Istvanistani words, with "houses" commonly spelt as "ouses" and "horses" as "orses", to name just two examples.
Dialect Words
Britannic Istvanistani includes a variety of dialect words that distinguish it from standard Istvanistani. A non-exhausted list of common words are included below, alongside their definitions or Istvanistani English equivalents.
- Dossent - daren’t
- Moithered - confused or flustered
- Addent better - had better not
- An-all - also
- Bod - bird
- Caps-all - exceeds everything
- Chunter - to complain or mutter
- Dither - to go slow
- Flit- to move house/leave home
- Frit - scared or frightened
- Gie-ower - stop
- Gotten - to have
- Gumption - intelligence
- Hath-Tha - do tey
- Hessent - has not
- Owt - anything
- Rigmarole - commotion
- Rum - strange
- Siling - heavy rain
- Summat - something
