====== Linguistics ====== Linguisticts of Mystara All the information you could want about the languages spoken on, and in, Mystara. ===== Introduction ===== //Other Introduction Text// //TOC?// --------- ===== Short version ===== i.e. the condensed list, //Intro text// ^Language ^Typical Speakers ^Script* ^ |Alasiyan //or// Ylari |Alasiyans, Saragonners, Ylari |Alasiyan //or// Ylari | |[[#alphatian|Alphatian]] |Alphatians, Cypris, Flaems, Sorcerers |Draconic (//?//) | |Anglaise |Fenfolk |Laterran | |Antalian //&// Eusdrian |Eusdrians, Heldanners, Helsikirans, Norwolders, Ostlanders, Soderfjorders, Vestlanders |Antalian Runes | |Aquan |Merfolk, other water-based creatures |Elven | |Atruaghin |Atruaghin Clansfolk| None | |Auran |Air elemental and other air-based creatures |Draconic | |etc. |etc. |etc. | *= Most commonly used (see details below for exceptions) \\ //other footnote type entries// ===== Long Version ===== //longer list (or should we call it Full version?)// //Intro text// ^Language ^Where spoken ^^Script ^Language ^Prominent ^ ^ ^primary ^secondary ^* ^family ^Dialects ^ |Aengmorian |Oenkmar ||? |? | | |Alasiyna //or// Ylari |Ylaruam | Darokin, Ierendi Isle, Tel Akbir, Biazzan, Saragon |Alasiyan //or// Ylari |Nithian | | |[[#alphatian|Alphatian]] |Alphatia, Bellissaria, Isle of Dawn, Alatians, Norwold, etc. |Minaean Coast, Ochalea, Qeodhar, Yannivey Islands |Alphatian |Alphatian |Flaemish | |Antalian (old) |Hollow World: Antalian Wastes |HW: Beastmen & Icevale Elves |Runic (rare) | Neathar-Antalian | | |Atruaghi |Atruaghin clans ||none |Olteco-Azcan |Bear, Horse, "Others" | |Azcan | Hollow World: Azca | Tiger Clan of Atruaghin, HW: Krugel Orcs & Malpheggi Lizard Men |? |Olteco-Azcan | | |etc. |here, there, etc. ||XYZ, etc. |etc. | | |etc. |etc. ||etc. |etc. | | *= Most commonly used (see details below for exceptions) ===== Details of individual languages ===== ==== Alphatian language family ==== One of 3 //Alien// human languages === Alphatian === Cannon info- Fannon ideals- largely undeveloped. Flaemish is a variant/dialect/descendant, but is there only one Alphatian language in Alphatia or several related languages? How does Ochalean fit in, if at all? And if Ochalea fits do the Yasuko? Most fannon suggests the Alphatian script is either M-Greek or a sort of M-Sanskrit/Devanāgarī but with Greek letter names. Other suggestions- == Further info on Alphatian == [[http://www.pandius.com/tome/tomevol3/alphlang.html|The Alphatian Language: Magic is in the Words]] article by [[http://www.pandius.com/hmusseau.html|Hervé Musseau]] in [[http://www.pandius.com/tome/tomevol3/|The Tome of Mystara Vol. 3]]\\ [[http://www.pandius.com/walphlng.html|Words from the Alphatian Calendar]] article at the Vaults by [[http://www.pandius.com/shenry.html|Travis Henry]] \\ [[http://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3392|Advice Needed: Alphatia]] - Discussion at the Piazza about sound and script ideals for Alphatian.\\ ==== Next Language family ==== //and so on// ===== Sources ===== Piazza discussions: \\ [[http://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2412|Question on Languages of Brun]] \\ [[http://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1867|Analysing the Languages of Mystara]] \\ Vaults of Pandius Pages: \\ [[http://pandius.com/analang.html|Analysing the Languages of Mystara]] \\ [[http://www.pandius.com/scripts.html|Scripts]] \\ [[http://www.pandius.com/glandial.html|Glantrian Dialects]] \\ Other entries in the [[http://www.pandius.com/eth_lang.html|Ethnography and Languages section at the Vaults]] \\ Other sites: \\ [[http://www.pandius.com/tome/tomevol3/numbers/numbers.html|Numbers That Count: Numeral Systems of Mystara]] article by [[http://www.pandius.com/hmusseau.html|Hervé Musseau]] in [[http://www.pandius.com/tome/tomevol3/|The Tome of Mystara Vol. 3]] \\ [[http://www.reocities.com/brendan_corliss/languages/languages.htm|Languages]] from [[http://www.pandius.com/dbrown.html|Damon Brown]]'s Corliss Guide site \\ [[http://fleminge0.tripod.com/languages.htm|Languages]] (//by Whom??//)\\