Ziromnian language

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Ziromnian
ziromñazecuo
Pronunciation/ziromɲazekwo/
Native toZiromnia
EthnicityZiromnian
Native speakers
450,000,000 (2025)
Early forms
Ziromnian (Ziromnian alphabet)
Official status
Official language in
 Ziromnia
Regulated byZecuo eiña Ziromña in an advisory capacity
Language codes
ISO 639-1zm
ISO 639-2zrx (B)
zmn (T)
ISO 639-3zmn
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Ziromnian is an Okchon language spoken by about 390,000,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Ziromnia, where it is the national language.

Ziromnian is part of the Omnic languages, which evolved from several dialects of Celisequo on the western coast of Lake Okchon after the collapse of the Okchon Empire in the 3rd century. The oldest systematic written use of the language happened in Rodmond, a prominent city of the Kingdom of Ziromnia, in the 7th century. The conquests of the Ziromnian Empire helped spread Ziromnian influences around the entire Western Okchon area, most notably in Vuisese.

Ziromnian is a descendant of Celisequo, and has one of the smaller degrees of difference from it (about 20%) alongside Reunic and Empireedian. Around 85% of modern Ziromnian vocabulary is derived from Celisequo, including Celisequo borrowings from Essuzic. It is also one of the most taught foreign languages throughout the world.

History

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Classification

Ziromnian is a member of the Omnic languages, along with other large languages such as Ixoleco and Vuisese. Along with the rest of the Omnic languages, Ziromnian is descended from Celisequo, specifically the Cellenic dialect.

According to the Telinguan Compendium, lexical similarity is 90% with Vuisese, 88% with Ixoleco, 82% with Empireedian, and 75% with Aelandian. However, these numbers are disputed, and the number with Aelandian suposedly was taken from a biased sample.

Scholars dispute whether or not Vuisese is a separate language from Ziromnian or not. The two are phonetically distinct, however the vast majority of words are shared. Most Ziromnian scholars consider the languages distinct, however a fair amount of international scholars do not.

Geographic Distribution

Ziromnian is an official language of Ziromnia and Xuzilvuis and is spoken fluently by the majority of the countries' populations. Ziromnian is also used in administration and official documents in the Okchon Alliance.

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Languages and Dialects

Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes of Standard Ziromnian
Labial Dental Alveolar Post-
alveolar
/
palatal
Velar
Nasal m n   ɲ
Stop p b t d k ɡ
Affricate t͡s d͡z t͡ʃ d͡ʒ
Fricative f v θ ð s z
Approximant   j w
Lateral l   ʎ
Trill r

Vowels

Monophthong phonemes of Standard Ziromnian
Front Central Back
unrounded rounded
Close i u
Mid e ø o
Open a

Words

Conversation

Note: the plural form of verbs could also be used as an extremely formal (for example to noble people in monarchies) singular form (see royal we).

English (loquotimaña) Ziromnian (ziromñazecuo) Pronunciation
Yes Eisa /ˈea/
No Aune /ˈaune/
Of course! Orvoreivso!
Hello! Io! (informal) / Iolla! (semi-formal) /ˈjo/; /'jo.ʎa/
How are you? Oevi eurazo? (informal) / Oevi veudisa eure? (formal) / ¿Oevi euraza? (plural)
Good morning! Olzoteco! (Good day!)
Good night! ¡Oedenteque!
Have a nice day! ¡Viayazzo s'olzo oteco!
Enjoy the meal!
Goodbye!
Good luck!
I love you
Welcome [to...] Stueca ae
Please
Thank you!
You are welcome!
Excuse me / I am sorry
Who? Vue?
What? Ivta?
When? Ivneo?
Where? Geodo?
How? Auvi?
Why / Because Urco?
Again
How much? / How many? Iviamo?
What is your name?
My name is...
This is...
Yes, I understand.
I do not understand.
Do you speak English?
I do not understand Italian.
Help me!
You are right/wrong!
What time is it?
Where is the bathroom?
How much is it?
The bill, please.
The study of Italian sharpens the mind.
Where are you from?
I like

Question words

English Ziromnian IPA
what (adj.) ivta /'iv.ta/
who vue /'vwe/
how auvi /'au.vi/
where geodo /dʒe'jo.do/
why, because urco /'ur.co/
which
when ivneo /iv'ne.jo/
how much iviamo /iv'ja.mo/

Time

English Ziromnian IPA
today
yesterday
tomorrow
second
minute
hour
day olzo /'ol.zo/
week
month
year

Numbers

English Ziromnian IPA English Ziromnian IPA English Ziromnian IPA
zero aunume ten iendro twenty icosa
one neo eleven neodro thirty þoxa
two uote twelve uotro forty uexa
three þaune thirteen þodro fifty vexa
four uers fourteen uedro sixty ixexa
five veive fifteen vedro seventy ivexa
six iexis sixteen ixedro eighty oçexa
seven ievia seventeen ivedro ninety navexa
eight oeçasvo eighteen oçadro
nine naivia nineteen navedro
English Ziromnian IPA
one hundred hequita /ˈtʃɛnto/
one thousand asudoþa /ˈmille/
two thousand asudoþaduo /ˌdueˈmila/
two thousand (and) twenty (2020) asudoþaduodequaduo /dueˌmilaˈventi/
one million mega /miˈljone/
one billion γiga /miˈljardo/
one trillion tera /ˈmilleˈmiˈljardi/

Days of the week

English Italian IPA
Monday lunedì /luneˈdi/
Tuesday martedì /marteˈdi/
Wednesday mercoledì /ˌmerkoleˈdi/
Thursday giovedì /dʒoveˈdi/
Friday venerdì /venerˈdi/
Saturday sabato /ˈsabato/
Sunday domenica /doˈmenika/

Months of the year

English Italian IPA
January gennaio /dʒenˈnajo/
February febbraio /febˈbrajo/
March marzo /ˈmartso/
April aprile /aˈprile/
May maggio /ˈmaddʒo/
June giugno /ˈdʒuɲɲo/
July luglio /ˈluʎʎo/
August agosto /aˈɡosto/
September settembre /setˈtɛmbre/
October ottobre /otˈtobre/
November novembre /noˈvɛmbre/
December dicembre /diˈtʃɛmbre/