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Macindia
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Language of Your Nation

Postby Macindia » Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:04 pm

What would you imagine the language of your nation would be? Any reason why?

I kind of picture Zulu for mine... No reason why, except that it's one of my favorite languages.
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Iseon
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Postby Iseon » Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:12 pm

iseon has 2 official languages iseonian and english
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Pevisopolis
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Left-wing Utopia

Postby Pevisopolis » Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:23 pm

Predominately English, with Spanish and a variety of Hindi, East Asian, and Indo-Asian languages (mostly spoken by 'cultural residents', i.e., Hippies).

EDIT: Any idea as to why this is in F7?
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Postby Awesome Videogames » Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:26 pm

We speak with a high scratching sound, with square and darkly colored speech bubbles.
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Korintar
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New York Times Democracy

Postby Korintar » Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:41 pm

I'm guessing proto Semitic, proto Greek, proto Italo-Celtic, Nostratic, or a combination thereof. With names like 'Zakir Sezadu,' 'Bespin Tubari,' 'T'blis Oltavi,' 'Mavino,' 'Sergio Mazetti,' and 'Sabadin Mylxnori,' you tell me. (fyi, I do list languages in my factbook, but I wanna hear others ideas;))
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Ocasnia
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Corrupt Dictatorship

Postby Ocasnia » Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:40 pm

We speak Jhyha. An art language made special for the country. We also speak Turkish.
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Sarzonia
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Capitalist Paradise

Postby Sarzonia » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:28 pm

The official language of Sarzonia is English.

When I first started playing this game, I and my characters used American English. Now, I and my characters use a bastardised version of British English.
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Swilatia
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Anarchy

Postby Swilatia » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:32 pm

English and Polish.

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Scandinavian Liberal Paradise

Postby Crabulonia » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:33 pm

A variety of languages. Primarily we speak NS standard (or english as it's sometimes known) and also Spanish.

Local dialects we have two, there is Standard Crabulonian and Ancient Crabulonian.

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Postby East Congaree » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:34 pm

In East Congaree, the primary working langauge and language at home is English. However, some knowledge of Scottish Gaelic is required as a "cultural language",' and Classical Arabic is an official language for religious purposes. The Arabs, primarily settled in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, often use Arabic as their language at home, but use English in the workplace. Outside of East Congaree, the languages used in the Confederate Empire are extremely varied and different from place to place.

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Postby CommunistSovietAmerica » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:34 pm

We have no official language, but our people mostly speak Russian, English, and German.
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Postby Psybris » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:34 pm

American english, with some british sprinkled in, along with anything an induvidual learns(all signs and such are english only, and citizens are required to speak, rea, and understand it)
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Othk Abarai
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Postby Othk Abarai » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:36 pm

English,Celtic,Latin and Othk Abarean as the major official ones.

all other languages would be the official minority ones spoken of course by the various minorities in Othk Abarai.

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The UPSK
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Corporate Bordello

Postby The UPSK » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:39 pm

I would say English, Celtic, and Hebrew.

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Postby Revolvisia » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:39 pm

You speak Escapian English. It's a rare script of English with an emphasis on correcting errors in the original.

It makes me wonder though... how does English exist in a world where England never did? Where do the roots of the language come from without the any of the countries owning the many other languages making it up?

Eh... Anyway, pretty much English.
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Postby Psybris » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:43 pm

Revolvisia wrote:You speak Escapian English. It's a rare script of English with an emphasis on correcting errors in the original.

It makes me wonder though... how does English exist in a world where England never did? Where do the roots of the language come from without the any of the countries owning the many other languages making it up?

Eh... Anyway, pretty much English.


umm, someone else invented it? that seems pretty easy to understand.
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Postby Sorgan » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:44 pm

Chinese, Traditional is for paper work and recreation but Simplified is used in financial,global,and casual events and matters. Although Korean and German from foreigners create a small percent.
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Postby East Congaree » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:46 pm

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The UPSK wrote:I would say English, Celtic, and Hebrew.


Celtic isn't a language. However, Gaelic is a langauge category, Welsh is a language, and Breton is a language.
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Mandanisia
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Postby Mandanisia » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:47 pm

We speak German and russian. English is being lernt at a young age.

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Monoff
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Postby Monoff » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:47 pm

Well Monoffs is German and Russian
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Jibberi
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Postby Jibberi » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:48 pm

English and Jibberish. We think of Jibberish as the language of the land, and English as the language of business. Though it wouldn't be hard to find a Jibberish Purist, who believes other languages are inferior to Jibberish.

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Odhinnia
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Compulsory Consumerist State

Postby Odhinnia » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:52 pm

We speak the Old Norse Tongue... People who deal with foreign affairs must also know English.... and German, and Swedish, and Both Bokmål and Nynorsk, and Danish... Only Germanic Based Languages you know?

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Postby Brystolville » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:52 pm

English is the one and only official language of Brystolville.

English is the only language allowed to be spoken in schools, with the exception of ESL Assimilation schools, where early education and some explanations can be given in another language. Using another language for any other purpose, including conversation, in these schools is prohibited.

The use of dialectal or improper English in public is prohibited.

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Sarzonia
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Capitalist Paradise

Postby Sarzonia » Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:05 pm

Revolvisia wrote:It makes me wonder though... how does English exist in a world where England never did?


In some countries' back histories, England very much existed. I base most of my nation's history on having it secede from the United States.
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Postby Ajax Prime » Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:17 pm

Ajax Prime has two languages the most popular is Russian and then there is German
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