Iolanthe
Iolanthe Иолантхе | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Motto: Нашето верно срце (Iolanic) Our faithful heart (Osynstric) Fideli nostro corde (Umbrial) | |
| Capital and largest city | Luclin |
| Official languages | Iolanic, Osynstric, and Umbrial |
| Demonym(s) | Iolanthi |
| Government | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Grand Duke | Vittorio |
• Prime Minister | Bernard Uzunovski |
| Legislature | Curegis |
| Formation | |
• Suavidci colony | 752 BCE-963 CE |
• Osynstric rule | 963-1801 |
• Independence | 1801 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,632 km2 (3,719 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 2,936,116 |
| HDI (2020) | 0.5 low |
| Currency | Testsbucks |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy yyyy-mm-dd (AD) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +45 |
| Internet TLD | .io |
The Grand Duchy of Iolanthe, or simply Iolanthe is a sovereign state in Western Aurora. It is bordered by Osynstry to the west. It is culturally and economically intertwined with its neighboring countries and is officially trilingual: Iolanthic, Osynstric, and Umbrial. It was a former Suavidci colony founded in 963 CE before it was conquered by nearby Osynstry in 1214. Oppression and attempted forceful assimilations fueled a cycle of revolts for centuries. Not until the 1801 East Athersbury Crisis did Iolanthe finally became independent.
Iolanthe is a representative democracy, based on the Goyanean system, led by a constitutional monarch. The grand duke is Grand Doge Vittorio of Predice. The head of government is a prime minister elected by the unicameral Curegis, currently Bernard Uzunovski of the Covenanter Party.
Demographics
Languages
Iolanic, Osynstric, and Umbrial are co-official languages of Iolanthe. However, despite their equal status, Umbrial is no longer offered as a basic subject in the national curriculum. Since 1950, under the Official Languages Act, Umbrial is only acknowledged as an "optional language of our Suavidci heritage." It is only taught in specific schools, mostly private institutions. Iolanic is the primary language of Iolanthi everyday life and Osynstric is the secondary language. Official government business mainly use Iolanic and Umbrial as spoken languages. Iolanic and Osynstric are the preferred written languages. But public announcements and road signage are in Iolanic, Osynstric, and Umbrial. Advertisers also use all three.
The Iolanic language has its own writing script, the Luceline script, based on the Umbrial and Szlavic scripts:
| Letter IPA Name |
А а /a/ /a/ |
Б б /b/ /bə/ |
В в /v/ /və/ |
Г г /ɡ/ /ɡə/ |
Д д /d/ /də/ |
Ѓ ѓ /ɟ/ /ɟə/ |
Е е /ɛ/ /ɛ/ |
Ж ж /ʒ/ /ʒə/ |
З з /z/ /zə/ |
Ѕ ѕ /d͡z/ /d͡zə/ |
И и /i/ /i/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter IPA Name |
Ј ј /j/ /jə/ |
К к /k/ /kə/ |
Л л /l/ ([ɫ], [l̠]) /lə/ |
Љ љ /l/ /lə/ |
М м /m/ /mə/ |
Н н /n/ /nə/ |
Њ њ /ɲ/}} /ɲə/ |
О о /ɔ/ /ɔ/ |
П п /p/ /pə/ |
Р р /r/ /rə/ |
С с /s/ /sə/ |
| Letter IPA Name |
Т т /t/ /tə/ |
Ќ ќ /c/ /cə/ |
У у /u/ /u/ |
Ф ф /f/ /fə/ |
Х х /x/ /xə/ |
Ц ц /t͡s/ /t͡sə/ |
Ч ч /t͡ʃ/ /t͡ʃə/ |
Џ џ /d͡ʒ/}} /d͡ʒə/ |
Ш ш /ʃ/ /ʃə/ |
It also used by Iolanthi people in Osynstric and Umbrial languages:
| Letters | Aa | Бб | Чч | Дд | Ee | Фф | Гг | Хх | Ии | Џџ | Кк | Лл | Мм | Нн | Оо | Пп | Рр | Сс | Шш | Тт | Уу | Вв | Ўў | Ққ | Јј | Зз |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Translit. | Aa | Bb | Cc | Dd | Ee | Ff | Gg | Hh | Ii | Jj | Kk | Ll | Mm | Nn | Oo | Pp | Rr | Shi | Ss | Tt | Uu | Vv | Ww | Xx | Yy | Zz |
| Letters | Ээ | Ңң | Цц | Жж | Ћћ | Ꚋꚋ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Translit. | ä | ng | ts | zh | th | dh |
Expatriates easily learn and usually rely on Osynstric to interact with everyday Iolanthis. Even Umbrial-speaking expats from Imperium Suavidci prefer to have Osynstric as a secondary language.
Iolanthe is multilingual. According to a 2018 survey, 51% (1,497,419) can speak Umbrial, 30% (880,834) can speak Mercanti, and 19% (557,862) can speak any Scalvian language (Vaigan, Selonian, and/or Taurogan).