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Ko-oren
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Is your national language a constructed language?

Postby Ko-oren » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:22 am

Is your nations main spoken language a conlang? If so, could you please post something about it? For instance if it's based on RL languages, sounds, simple sentence structures, etc...
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Maraque
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Postby Maraque » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:27 am

Maraquean is in fact a constructed language, based on Darkaanian and Atrulian during unification. The Darkaanian-Atrulians couldn't decide which language to use, so they formed a new one out of the two to prevent favoritism.

An example of Maraquean.

English:

When my great-great-grandfather was a young man, he travelled out into the world. First he went west; there was only sand there. Then he went north; there was only snow there. Then he went east; there the mountains were too high and great-great-grandfather couldn't climb them. At last he decided to travel south, on foot, on horseback, by cart and by boat. In the south he saw the largest city in all the world.

Maraquean:

Van ma shrouta-shrouta grutahauter hmquato zuri eti, shrata ouzia eti dichane. Eschvan shrata vanech setsze; lushni hmquato kushebo sunde ficzah. Duen shrata vanech Fetsvan; lushni hmquato kushebo snulei ficzah. Duen shrata vanech etsvan; lushni hozipusharea vareti qurzepia shrouta-shrouta grutahauter koopaeta guarand fustian. Achen letzeita shrata peutana ouzi zetekvan, eh juvat, eh exvatobek, korze woreu. Dea, zetekvan shrata suka moshava uti dea dichane.

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Ruskarkand
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Postby Ruskarkand » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:43 am

Our nations primary language, Dragoonian, is simply a natural way of communicating.
It's basically a common mix of growls, grunts, hissing and other things.
Whilst it may sound like a sign of aggression, it's usually just two Dragoons communicating.
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Ostronopolis
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Postby Ostronopolis » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:47 am

((OoC: It's really just a mix of Greek and Latin. I use the Latin alphabet, and distinguish whether or not the word will be Greek or Latin based upon the part of speech. For example, nouns are Greek, whereas adjectives are Latin. There are some exceptions, for example, prepositions are usually Greek, except I use "of" regularly such as in English, and it is spelled, universally, "dae." Will add IC section later.))
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Thurask
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Postby Thurask » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:58 am

English, so no.

I might be working on a conlang, though.
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The Kangaroo Republic
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Postby The Kangaroo Republic » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:58 am

Kangan is a constructed language, yes, it is heavily based on germanic languages. Mostly West Germanic languages but with some North Germanic influences.

Here is an example:

English
Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the northeast and New Zealand to the southeast.

Kangan
Øztraje zen'a an gibote bine ze zuteb harbakbar komprae'ari ze menekgibote jep ze Øztrajezeb konti, ze nezia jep Tazmani en numeb petir neziaz bine ze inde'eb en pazive martimaz. Bur'ari gibotez inni'a Indonezia, Ozt Timor en Papu Novo Gine' zu ze bora, ze Zoremon Neziaz, Vanwatu en Novo Kado'e' zu ze boraozt en Novo Martimazgibote zu ze zutozt.
Sub Astra --- Australes Unum
they/them or he/him pronouns please
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Ko-oren
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Postby Ko-oren » Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:41 am

I'm still trying to come up with a language for my country, but most of my attempts end in something I don't like anyway. I do have some common sounds that I use, as well as a way of building syllables, but no grammar, vocabulary yet.
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Champions 1x World Cup - 1x CoH - 1x AOCAF - 1x WBC - 4x World Bowl - 1x IBC - 4x RUWC - 3x RLWC - 2x T20 WC - 1x AODICC - 2x ARWC - 1x HWC - 1x Beach Cup
Runners-up 1x World Cup - 2x CAFA - 1x AOCAF - 1x WBC - 3x World Bowl - 1x WCoH - 4x IBC - 2x RUWC - 1x GCF Test Cricket - 1x ODI WT - 1x T20 WC - 1x WLC - 1x FHWC
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Revea
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Founded: Apr 10, 2011
Ex-Nation

Postby Revea » Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:46 am

Revean is heavily based off the romance languages.

Revean
La sauvaguardia doi republica este la legi suprema

English
The safeguard of the Republic is the supreme law
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Celtica Morgland
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Founded: Aug 22, 2010
Ex-Nation

Postby Celtica Morgland » Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:46 am

We speak Rl languages such as German and Celtic Dialects

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The Harrowlands
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Founded: Mar 29, 2010
Ex-Nation

Postby The Harrowlands » Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:57 am

OOC: We have three languages in the Harrowlands - Harrovian English, Gwynnic and Harrowish.
Harrovian English is similar to Early Modern English dialects with a more Germanic (less French/Latin/foreign) vocabulary
Gwynnic is the same as Scottish Gaelic. I can't speak that so I avoid using Gwynnic
Harrowish is Swedish with an altered spelling system and I reintroduced the 'th' sound where it had been replaced by d's or t's.

So I couldn't be bothered to make up a language
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Dobbstopia
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Founded: Apr 11, 2011
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Postby Dobbstopia » Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:46 am

In Dobbstopia there are three languages:

English, Spanish, and Dobbish
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Kirav
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Posts: 2312
Founded: Sep 07, 2006
Capitalizt

Postby Kirav » Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:46 am

Kiravic Coscivian is a polished version of the Iatic-based creole used as a means of interethnic communication in Coscivian Kiravia, including lexical influences from multiple Coscivian languages, endown with an Iatic literary inheritance, and a fusional-synthetic manner of word formation.

So, then, it was less constructed than formalised and then built upon.

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The UEG-Space Command
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Founded: Jan 11, 2011
Ex-Nation

Postby The UEG-Space Command » Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:01 pm

In English: Hello

In English: Hello

Our national Language: English
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Imeriata
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Postby Imeriata » Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:03 pm

Yes, it is a mixture of Danish, Swedish and German.
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Saurisisia
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Founded: Jan 28, 2011
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Postby Saurisisia » Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:29 pm

No, it's a Real one: English.
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Radictistan
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Postby Radictistan » Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:38 pm

No. Radictistani is just misspelled German with some Russian thrown in.

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Baltravia
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Founded: Mar 20, 2011
Ex-Nation

Postby Baltravia » Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:25 pm

Baltravian is a made-up language (I haven't decided yet if it's a Germanic, Slavic, or Baltic language, but it will definitely be one of those three). If anyone here is feeling bored, charitable, or both, and wants to help me construct a language, please TG me. ;)

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Kel-Elysia
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Founded: Jan 21, 2011
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Postby Kel-Elysia » Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:06 pm

Our main conversational language is English, spoken in several unique dialects throughout the Empire. However, the main administrative and religious tongue is High Gothic, a version of Latin.

For example, we'll take a look at the Soldiers Creed, spoken by Imperial soldiers before each battle:
English:
By the will of the Emperor,
We go to wage holy War upon the heretic.
By the will of the Emperor,
We take up arms to defend our homeland against the unclean.
By the will of the Emperor,
We will cleanse, purge, and kill all that is heretical and unholy.
We beseech you immortal Emperor, our lord,
Let us smite the foe with blessed fire and holy cannon.
Our sword is hatred, our shield disgust, our armor contempt,
With these tools we shall kill them all.
Glory to the Immortal Emperor, glory to the Empire!

High Gothic:
Per mos of Imperator,
Nos peto beneficium sanctus Bellum super haereticum.
Per mos of Imperator,
Capimus sursum telum defendo nostrum patria obviam immunda.
Per mos of Imperator,
Nos mos purgo, defaeco, quod iuguolo quicumque est haereticum quod non sacrum.
Nos queso vos immortalis Imperator, nostrum senior.
Permissum nos smite inimicus per beatus ignus quod sanctus cannon.
Nostrum mucro est odium , nostrum contego taedium , nostrum loricatus contemptio,
Per illa tools nos vadum iuguolo lemma totus.
Gloria ut Immortalis Imperator , gloria ut Imperium!
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Mid Lothian
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Postby Mid Lothian » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:41 am

Our forefathers came from the United Kingdom, France and Spain. Therefore, we have English, French and Spanish for our national languages.

(There were also a number of settlers from Wales and Portugal - and, as a result, Welsh and Portuguese are semiofficial languages in ML.)
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TG Island
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Postby TG Island » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:51 am

Our official language is English, but reflecting our immigration heritage, German, Russian, French, Spanish & Portuguese are also spoken. The main colloquial language is a form of English with bits borrowed from the other five languages.
TG Island is a haven for TransGendered peoples.

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Krasnotav
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Ex-Nation

Postby Krasnotav » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:04 pm

Krasnotav's national spoken/written language is, like most Slavic countries, a local variation of Cyrillic. Citizens can generally converse with Russians, Belorussians, Ukrainians, Serbians and other Slavic peoples with minor difficulty.
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Rejistania
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Postby Rejistania » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:08 pm

Yes, Rejistanian is a conlang. The links in my sig explain it better than a tired Rejis can though...
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Iglesian Archipelago
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Postby Iglesian Archipelago » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:25 pm

Iglesianic is a conlang, whilst Portuguese is a real one.

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Ramalet
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Founded: Jan 06, 2011
Ex-Nation

Postby Ramalet » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:52 pm

Ramalet speaks Ramaletian.

However, those damn English stole it completely, word for word, letter for letter.
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H-Alba
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Postby H-Alba » Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:26 pm

Scottish Gaelic is the Governmental Language, although English is also recognised. So no, neither of these are constructed languages. :)
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