Inglaterran Language

Inglaterran
Inglaterran Creole
Inglatierach
Pronunciation	IPA: //ˈɪŋɡləˌtɛrən//
Native speakers	L1: c. 112 million (2023) L2: c. 130 million
Language family	Frigan-based Creoles Inglaterran
Official status
Official language in	Inglaterra Etesia
Recognised minority language in	Alaoyi Akenye The Furbish Islands Antarctic Circle States Los Angeles Greater Niagara
Language codes
ISO 639-1	ig
ISO 639-3	Inglaterran – Inglaterran

Inglaterran Creole (Inglaterran: Creolsk Inglatierach), commonly referred to as simply Creole, or Creolsk, in the Inglaterran langugage, is a Frigan-based creole langugage spoken by roughly 112 million people worldwide, and is one of the official national languages in both Inglaterra and Etesia. It is the majority language in Etesia and the plurality language in Inglaterra, with minorities of Inglaterran-speakers being found in Alaoyi, Akenye, Los Angeles, the Antarctic Circle States, The Furbish Islands, Greater Niagara, and other countries worldwide. There are many dialects of Inglaterran, though like Fluvan or Niagaran, the majority of dialects have near perfect intelligiblity with one another. There is no standardized dialect, but the most common one taught worldwide is the dialect found in Aachtigen.

The language emerged from contact between Niagaran settlers and Diash speaking natives during the colonization of what is now western Alaoyi, northeastern Inglaterra, and southern Etesia, predominantly during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Its vocabulary is predominantly derived from Frigan, with the grammar being predominantly derived from the Cetanni languages, especially the Diash language, with the Inith language being a distant second. Other influences have come from Ndibeanyan, Fluvan, Onslander, Gagian, and Niagaran. It is not mutually intelligible with either Frigan or Diash, as its vocabulary, though derived from those languages, has diverged signifigantly enough to make understanding of Inglaterran difficult for the speakers of Frigan or Diash. In addition, its grammar is distinct enough to further lessen any possible intelligibility. Inglaterrans are the largest community in the world which speaks a modern creole language.

The usage of, and education in, Inglaterran Creole has been contentious since at least the 19th century. Many Frigan speakers maligned the language as an uneducated and backwards form of Frigan and many Diash speakers maligned the language as being an artifical legacy of colonialism. Until the early 20th century, education was predominantly conducted in Frigan or Niagaran (as many Niagaran speakers saw Frigan as being backwards and uneducated in the same way Frigans saw Inglaterran). After the communists seized power in 1935, the usage of Inglaterran increased in public life, and it was made an official language of the state and laws mandating all Inglaterran speakers learn Frigan or Niagaran were repealed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. In the modern day, Inglaterran is used as a language of business and government to an equal, if not greater, frequency than Frigan is used in Inglaterra.

Etymology

The word creole comes from the Agnian term crioulo, which means "a person raised in one's house", from the Mavonan creare, which means "to create, make, bring forth, produce, beget". In Galia, the term originally referred to Agnian colonists in Los Angeles who were born in the colonies (as opposed to the Agnian-born pátrianos). To be "as rich as a Creole" at one time was a popular saying boasted in Tavira during the colonial years of Los Angeles, for being one of the most lucrative colonies in the world meant that the crioulos who made their fortune and returned to Agnia were often some of the wealthiest people in Agnia. The noun creole eventually came to denote mixed-marriages between Angelean natives and Agnians and the mixed languages spoken by the offspring of those marriages. Eventually, the term creole became applied to anything, be it art or language, which mixed colonial and native qualities. By the late 19th century, the term creole was being used in its modern context as a mixed language.

Grammar

Pronouns

Inglaterran pronouns are divided into seven categories; the subjective, objective, posessive, reflexive, demonstrative, relative, and interrogative.

Subjective

Subjective pronouns are used as the subject of a sentence, representing the person or thing performing the action. For example, in the sentence "She dances beautifully." the pronoun "she" is a subjective pronoun.

Like most languages, Inglaterran Creole has different forms of address according to the degree of formality the speaker wishes to show the addressee. There are five tiers of formality in Inglaterran Creole. In very broad terms, the lowest tier of address is the informal you, or du (singular) and seníns (plural). The second tier is the di or díns forms, which are commonly used with family and other friends. The third tier is sometimes used day for day or as a respectful way of showing familiar, using dot and dotíns. The fourth tier of address is used for formal contexts but day to day, and is don in the singular and doníns in the plural. The fifth and most polite form of address is to address the person in the third person, using the formal third person mode of address of sét (singular) and dem (plural). Rather than address the person directly, a person would use de sét or dens dem (literally "the sir" or "the sirs"), regardless of the gender. However, there is considerable regional variation in the use of these terms.

Generally speaking, du is an extremely intimate form of address, used with one's closest friends and family. Du is used so sparingly that an Inglaterran proverb exists around it (At the end of your life, it is your duíns who will miss you most). The term di and díns are relatively informal, one would use this with either friends or family members they wish to show familiarity yet respect towards, such as grandparents. Dot and dotíns are used in most contexts as a form of address between people who are roughly social equals, indicating a respect yet distance. The term Don and doníns indicates a certain amount of deference and is generally the most formal form a person would be likely to use day to day. Usage varies by region, but a general rule of thumb is that don is used to address someone's social equal but with more prestige, such as a manager in the workplace. The last form of address is commonly used for those who have power in some form, such as professors, police officers, magistrates, or upper management in the workplace. Sét and dem are used in the third person and are the more ceremonious form of address. Fluvan speakers may find the latter construction akin to the parliamentary convention of referring to fellow legislators in the third person (as "my colleague", "the gentleman", "the member", etc.), although the level of formality conveyed is not as great. In fact, variants of de sét with more nuanced meanings such as titles as de profehm ("the professor"), de doctor ("the doctor"), de collega ("the colleague") and de fard ("the father") are also employed as personal pronouns.

This fivefold scheme is, however, complicated by regional variations. While the scheme described above is very common in Inglaterran-speaking communities in Abos, Stratea, or Los Angeles, it is not nearly as rigid in Inglaterran-speaking communities in Alaoyi, the A.C.S., or Inglaterra itself. For example, Inglaterran speakers in Etesia have lost many of the forms of address, with the traditional distinctions between du/di/dot/don having disappeared, with the usage of de sét being used for formal situations, du assuming the same function as di, and dot being used for everything between familiarity and formality. Inglaterran speakers in Inglaterra itself have gone a step further, with du being used in all contexts other than addressing those with some form of power, where the traditional de sét is used. On the other hand, in Alaoyian and Akenyan communities, it is common to use a person's own name as a pronoun more or less equivalent to dot, which is much rarer in Inglaterra itself. In the A.C.S., the explicit usage of du and di is often discouraged as it may sound too informal, thus most speakers tend to default to don and use dot as their familar form.

Person and Declension		Fluvan	Creole
1st	Singular	I	Mé
	Masculine Plural	We	Ven
	Feminine Plural		Von
2nd Singular	Familiar	You	Du
	Formal Familiar		Di
	Equal		Dot
	Formal		Don
2nd Plural	Familiar	You All	Seníns
	Formal Familiar		Díns
	Equal		Dotíns
	Formal		Doníns
3rd Singular	Masculine	He	Sen
	Neuter/Formal	It	Sét
	Feminine	She	Son
3rd Plural	Masculine	They	Deig
	Neuter/Formal		Dem
	Feminine		Diad

Objective

Objective pronouns are used as the object of a verb or a preposition, indicating the recipient or receiver of the action. For example, in the sentence "He helped her." the pronoun "he" is used as an objective pronoun. In Inglaterran Creole, these pronouns are distinct from subjective pronouns and have their own form. In Inglaterran, the objective pronoun is formed by adding an -s suffix to the singular form of the subjective noun. The plural form of the objective noun is irregular, with no firm or rigid rules regarding their formation.

Person and Declension		Fluvan	Creole
1st	Singular	Me	Més
	Plural	Us	Isven
2nd Singular	Familiar	You	Dús
	Formal Familiar		Dis
	Equal		Dots
	Formal		Dons
2nd Plural	Familiar	You All	Senínsven
	Formal Familiar		Dínsven
	Equal		Dotínsven
	Formal		Donínsven
3rd Singular	Masculine	He	Senús
	Neuter/Formal	It	Sétus
	Feminine	She	Sonús
3rd Plural	Masculine	Them	Súdeig
	Neuter/Formal		Súdem
	Feminine		Súdiad

Posessive

Posessive pronouns show ownership or possession, indicating that something belongs to someone. For example, in the sentence "This is my book." the pronoun "my" is a posessive pronoun. In Fluvan and Inglaterran Creole, the posessive pronouns are unique from the subjective pronouns. In Inglaterran, the posessive pronoun with the suffix -in being attached to the subjective root.

Person and Declension		Fluvan	Creole
1st	Singular	My	Méin
	Masculine/Neuter Plural	Our	Venin
	Feminine Plural		Vonin
2nd Singular	Familiar	Your	Duin
	Formal Familiar		Din
	Equal		Dotin
	Formal		Donin
2nd Plural	Familiar	Your	Senínsin
	Formal Familiar		Dínsin
	Equal		Dotínsin
	Formal		Donínsin
3rd Singular	Masculine	His	Senin
	Neuter/Formal	Their	Sétin
	Feminine	Her	Sonin
3rd Plural	Masculine	Their	Deigin
	Neuter/Formal		Demin
	Feminine		Diadin

Reflexive

Reflexive pronouns reflect back to the subject of the sentence, indicating that the subject and object are the same. For example, in the sentence "She hurt herself." the pronoun "herself" is reflexive while "she" is subjective". In Inglaterran Creole, the reflexive pronoun is formed by adding the suffix -sig to singular nouns and the suffix féin to the plural subjective nouns.

Person and Declension		Fluvan	Creole
1st	Singular	Myself	Mésig
	Masculine Plural	Ourselves	Venféin
	Feminine Plural		Vonféin
2nd Singular	Familiar	Yourself	Dusig
	Formal Familiar		Disig
	Equal		Dotsig
	Formal		Donsig
2nd Plural	Familiar	Yourselves	Senínsféin
	Formal Familiar		Dínsféin
	Equal		Dotínsféin
	Formal		Donínsféin
3rd Singular	Masculine	Himself	Sensig
	Neuter/Formal	Itself	Sétsig
	Feminine	Herself	Sonsig
3rd Plural	Masculine	Themselves	Deigféin
	Neuter/Formal		Demféin
	Feminine		Diadféin

Interrogative

Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions and seek information about people or things. For example, in the sentence "Who is coming?" the pronoun "who" is interrogative. Inglaterran has a unique set of interrogative pronouns.

Fluvan	Creole
Who	Vé
What	Vad
Where	Vár
When	Ner
Why	Varfer
How	Sut

Demonstrative

Demonstrative pronouns point to or specify a particular thing or person. For example, in the sentence "This is mine." the pronoun "this" serves as a demonstrative pronoun. Inglaterran has a unique set of demonstrative pronouns.

Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns connect different parts of a sentence and introduce dependent clauses, providing more information about a noun or pronoun mentioned earlier. For example, in the sentence "The man who is standing there." the pronoun "who" is used as a relative pronoun. Inglaterran has a unique set of relative pronouns.

Fluvan	Creole
Who/Whom	Sam
Which	Uta
That	Bofuil

Plural Nouns

Inglaterran Creole verbs borrow heavily from the Frigan superstrate in pluralizing. Like other Abosian languages such as Niagaran or Fluvan, Frigan uses suffixes to indicate plurality, with the most common suffixes being -or, -ar, -er, -n, or -íns. Inglaterran has heavily borrowed from this system, though modifying it. Nouns which end in consonants end with -íns while nouns which end in the vowels o, a, e attach an -n suffix. There are exceptions to this rule, most notably with the personal plural pronouns.

Noun Ending	Suffix
-o	-or
-a, -r, and -h	-ar
-e	-er
i or u	-ríns
consonants except for r or h	-íns

Posessives

Posessives indicate ownership of nouns. In Inglaterran Creole, the posessive is formed through two different ways. The first is similar to the Fluvan words "your" or "my", where the pronouns are declined in what remains of the genitive case in Inglaterran. The second way are the indicators dev and ev, equivalent to the Fluvan word "of", which is attached to the end of the word as a suffix. If the noun ends with a vowel, dev is used. If it ends with a consonant, it ends with ev. Thus, in Inglaterran Creole, the phrase "Basil's mother" is written as Mamev Basil, using the suffix ev as the noun mam ends with a consonant. In contrast, the phrase "Basil's car" is written as Oberedev Basil, using the suffix dev as the noun obere ends with a vowel.

Articles

Indefinite articles are used in languages to refer to non-specific nouns or introduce something for the first time. In Frigan, the indefinite articles use en or ett, roughly equivalent to the Fluvan a(n). However, like Diash, Inglaterran lacks indefinite articles. When a noun is named by itself, it is generally considered to be indefinite by virtue of the absence of a definite article. However, as a part of the Inglaterran's languages loans from Frigan, some nouns include the indefinite article as a part of the noun itself. For instance, the noun for house in Frigan is hus and this became a part of Inglaterran as ett'hus, where the Frigan indefinite article ett became a part of the proper noun in Inglaterran.

Inglaterran does have definite articles, which are used to refer to specific nouns that are known to the speaker and the listener. While Frigan uses suffixes, Inglaterran uses a separate auxiliary word before the noun in question, much like how Fluvan uses the definite article "the". In Inglaterran, an is used before singular nouns and na is used before plural nouns.

Demonstratives

Demonstratives are words to indicate or point out specific nouns to the listener. Though Frigan changes based off proximity, number, and gender, Diash only changes for proximity and number.

Usage	Fluvan	Creole
Singular nouns close to the speaker	This	Seo
Singular nouns far from the speaker	That	Sin
Plural nouns close to the speaker	These	Denna
Plural nouns far from the speaker	Those	Dunna

Verbs

Frigan verbs generally have a relatively simple conjugation system compared to some other languages. Verbs typically follow a regular pattern, and their endings change based on the tense and subject. Diash verbs have a complex conjugation system, influenced by tense, aspect, and person. Verbs are conjugated based on a combination of tense, mood, and verbal noun. Inglaterran Creole uses a simplifiedform of grammar, borrowing from Frigan, where the form a verb only changes based off singular and plural, though it uses the Diash conjugation for tense. In the present tense íonn is applied to singular subjects, while imid (or simply mid if the verb ends with a vowel) are used for plural subjects.

For the past tense, Inglaterran uses a simplified version. Singular verbs end with hil or ihil (the addition of the i to the end of verbs ending in a consonant) and plural versions end with li or ili indicating the past tense. Future tenses are divided into two categories; expressing future plans or intentions and expressing future actions. When expressing future plans or intentions (the Fluvan equivalent is "I am going to") Creole uses the verb to go, or beid. For example, the phrase Beidíonn Mé beid an aerport means "I am going to go to the airport". When expressing future actions (such as shall or will in Fluvan), the verb rache is used.

Adjectives

Adjectives in Inglaterran Creole only decline for number, with suffixes used to indicate plurality. Like many words in creole langugages, especially Inglaterran, adjectives are not always easily identifiable based off of their form alone.

Inglaterran adjectives have comparative and superlative forms, suffixing the adjective with loans from Frigan, such as -ere and -ast used. Adjective spelling rules tend to follow the plural rules of Inglaterran, though modified to indicate comparsion.

Noun Ending	Comparative	Superlative
-o	-ore	-ost
-a, -r, and -h	-are	-ast
-e	-ere	-est
i or u	-ríe	-rínst
consonants except for r or h	-íne	-ínst

Syntax

Inglaterran creole's syntax is primarily descended from its Diash origins, though simplified. It lacks case declension and is verb-subject-object order (example: Rather than "Cows eat grass" it is "Eat cows grass"). Much like many creoles, Inglaterran borrows its grammar from the substrate language (in this case, Diash) but simplifies it, representing the pidgin origins of the langugage.

Nouns do not decline for any grammatical case. While some animate nouns use masculine and feminine pronouns, nouns are not gendered. However, nouns do decline for the singular and non-singular, with the number zero and plural numbers both being represented by the same concept. The suffix of íns is used to represent non-singular numbers. Adjectives, like nouns, do not decline for anything other than to indicate number. There are no gendered adjectives in Inglaterran creole. This directly contrasts to both Diash and Frigan, where both nouns and adjectives decline for number, gender, and case.

Verb conjugation has likewise been simplified. Verbs can be conjugated by time, present, past, or future. Verbs can also be declined in the progressive continuing. Rather than dedicated imperfective or perfective verbs, Inglaterran is thought to have borrow from Fluvan, where the imperfective and perfective are indicated by using auxiliary words, similar to Fluvan using the word "have" to indicate aspect in the phrase "will have been writing". The supine form of the verbs, common in Frigan, has also been eliminated. Outside of the simple present, verbs do not conjugate for number. Within the simple present, verbs conjugate for the singular using the suffix íonn or the nonsingular ímid.

One distinctive aspect of Inglaterran is shared with Diash, and is the distinction between the copulas is and tá. Is describes identity or quality in a permanence sense, while temporary aspects are described by tá. This is similar to the difference between the verbs ser and estar in Serran and Agnian.