Sylvaise language
| Sylvaise | |
|---|---|
| Sylvaise | |
| Native to | Sylvaine |
Native speakers | 64 million (L1) 3 million (L2) |
Indo-European
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| Latin Sylvaise Braille | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Template:Country data Sylvaine |
| Regulated by | Institute for Sylvaise Studies |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | sy |
| ISO 639-2 | syv |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Sylvaise is a Romance language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Sylvophones, originated in early medieval Sylvaine. With origins in the Latin spoken in Cregan Sylvaine, Sylvaise has evolved over centuries through the influence of Celtic languages, Old Markish, and Classical Sylvaise. It represents a unique branch of the Romance languages, distinguished by its development in relative isolation from other branches of the language family, leading to distinct vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, with remnants of early Celtic and Marko-Sassex influences. Today, Sylvaise holds official status in Sylvaine, where it is the official language of government, education, literature, art, and media. It also exists alongside regional languages in Aguas Ricas, Soveniesberg, and Southwater. In total, the language claims over 67 million speakers, with several distinct dialects and accents.
Sylvaise is part of the Sylvo-Romance language group, in which the language is also known as Sylvish. The group evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in Sylvaine after the collapse of the Southern Cregan Empire in the 6th century. The oldest Latin texts with traces of Sylvaise come from mid-northern Bayonne in the 9th century, and the first systematic written use of the language happened in Revel, a prominent city of the Kingdom of Vaugrenard, in the 13th century. Sylvaise colonialism in the early modern period spurred the introduction of the language to overseas locations, most notably to Aguas Ricas.
As a Romance language, Sylvaise is a descendant of Latin. Around 75% of modern Sylvaise vocabulary is Latin in origin, including Latin borrowings from Ancient Greek. Alongside French and Markish, it is also one of the most taught foreign languages throughout the world. The language is well represented in the humanities and social sciences, and Sylvaise represents the tenth most-used language on the internet by number of users and the ninth most-used language by number of websites after Phoenixian.