Carlosian language
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| Carlosian | |
|---|---|
| Region | Carloso |
Native speakers | L1: 30 million L2: 220 million (2023) |
| Latin Braille | |
| Signed Carlosian | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Carloso |
| Regulated by | Carlosian Academy |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
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Carlosian is a Romance language spoken in Carloso. While most similar to Spanish, it has some influence from English, Portuguese, Catalan and French. It is the co-official language of Carloso, alongside English.
Initially, Spanish; namely Early Modern Spanish, was the most widespread language in Carloso, however following independence in 1581 and the influx of large numbers of immigrants from Europe, the development of the language quickly began to diverge from mainstream Spanish, becoming even more distinct with the isolation of the rump Carlosian Directorate following the British conquest of most of Carloso in 1709. By the 1740s, the form of Spanish spoken in Carloso was so distinct that it became recognised as an entirely different language by Carlosian authorities, at least partially to consolidate the Carlosian identity in anticipation of the long struggle towards the liberation of British-occupied Carloso.
Carlosian and its progenitors were suppressed by British authorities in an attempt to anglicise the Carlosian population. It remained the dominant language in the unoccupied north-west of Carloso, corresponding to Zararcia, Colusia, Toro and the Cadena Islands, a position it still enjoys today. Following the Glorious War and the liberation of the occupied parts of Carloso, Carlosian authorities attempted to revive the use of Carlosian, albeit with initially limited success. Today, Carlosian is almost universally spoken as a second language in the English-speaking parts of Carloso, and is a popular language for students across Musgorocia.
Phonology
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
Orthography
Examples
- English
- Our Father who art in heaven,
- Hallowed be thy name.
- Thy kingdom come.
- Thy will be done
- on earth as it is in heaven.
- Give us this day our daily bread,
- and forgive us our trespasses,
- as we forgive those who trespass against us,
- and lead us not into temptation,
- but deliver us from evil.
- Spanish
- Padre nuestro, que estás en el cielo,
- santificado sea tu Nombre;
- venga a nosotros tu reino;
- hágase tu voluntad en la tierra como en el cielo.
- Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día;
- perdona nuestras ofensas
- como también nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden;
- no nos dejes caer en la tentación,
- y líbranos del mal.
- Carlosian
- Pádre Nastra, que estos an al Célo
- WIP