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Midrasian | |
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Mydraziane | |
Native to | Midrasia |
Region | Asura; now worldwide |
Native speakers | 250 million (2015) |
Catai-Asuran
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Official status | |
Official language in | Midrasia Renneque Template:Country data Sant Masllorenç CDN |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mdr |
Midrasian (Mydraziane) is a Fiorentine language, and one of the most widely spoken languages in Aeia, with around 300 million speakers. The Midrasian language originated in Midrasia, but today is a global language, spoken on all continents, and in many ways is regarded as the de facto lingua franca for international diplomacy and trade, a legacy of the Midrasian Empire. Many multinational entities such as the Aeian Public Health Organisation, Commonwealth of Democratic Nations and World Educational and Cultural Organisation all utilise Midrasian in an official capacity.
Midrasian has no official standardisation authority, though the University of Mydroll's Society of Language can be regarded as the de facto authority through the regular publication of the Mydroll Midrasian Dictionary. As there is some disparity between the various dialects of Midrasian spoken across the world, standard Midrasian is based on the Lotrič dialect.
History
As a Fiorentine language, Midrasian is descended from Vulgar Fiorentine, evolving out of the various Mydran dialects spoken across southern Midrasia following the fall of the Fiorentine Empire. The Midrasian language has evolved considerably over time, notably during the Sixteenth Century when scholars attempted to 're-fiorentinise' the language to make it closer to its classical counterpart. Since this time Midrasian has become a valued language of international diplomacy and trade, notably becoming the lingua franca of much of the Asuran nobility; a status Midrasian has retained through a number of international organisations.
Whilst a considerable portion of Midrasian speakers use Midrasian as a second language, Midrasian maintains a large number of primary speakers, primarily from among the former colonies of the Midrasian Empire, such as Renneque and Sant Masllorenç.
Phonology
Writing system
Alphabet
The Midrasian alphabet consists of 26 letters, utilising the standard Fiorentine alphabet.
Letter | Name | IPA | Diacritics |
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Aa | a | /a/ | à á |
Bb | bé | /be/ | |
Cc | cé | /se/ | Čč |
Dd | dé | /de/ | |
Ee | e | /e/ /ɛ/ | è é |
Ff | effe | /ɛf/ | |
Gg | gé | /ɡe/ /dʒ/ | |
Hh | àche | /aʃ/ (silent) | |
Ii | í | /i/ | ì í |
Jj | ji | /ʒi/ | |
Kk | ka | /ka/ | |
Ll | elle | /l/ | |
Mm | eme | /m/ | |
Nn | ene | /n/ | |
Oo | o | /o/ | ò ó |
Pp | pé | /pe/ | |
qú | /ku/ | ||
Rr | er | /ɛr/ | |
Ss | ese | /ɛs/ | |
Tt | té | /te/ | |
Uu | u | /u/ | ù ú |
Vv | vé | /ve/ | |
Ww | ou | /u/ /w/ | |
Xx | ixe | /iks/ /x/ /s/ | |
Yy | aye | /j/ /ʝ/ | Ÿÿ |
Zz | zéte | /dz/ |
Grammar
Pronouns
In Midrasian pronouns can be inflected to indicate their role in a clause (subject, direct object, etc.), as well as the person, gender, and number of their referent. Not all of these inflections may be present at once; for example, the relative pronoun que (that, which, whom) may have any referent, while the possessive pronoun la mea (mine) may have any role in a clause.
As noted above, Midrasian (like English) is a non-pro-drop ("pronoun-dropping") language; therefore, pronouns feature prominently in the language.
French object pronouns are all clitics.
Person | Translation | |
First | Eu | I |
Nos | We | |
Second | Tu | You |
Vos | You (plural) | |
Third | Il/Elle | He/She |
Ils/Elles | They |