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Old Commonthroat was spoken in the area around Newman's Dale, the urheimat of the yinrih species, at the end of the Age of Decadence. Since the [[Bright Way]] was headquartered there at the time, the language was used as a de facto standard among the clergy. after the War of Dissolution ended the Bright Way's reign as a system-spanning for-profit megacorp and restored its religious character, Old Commonthroat was adopted by the re-emerging secular government of Yih. | Old Commonthroat was spoken in the area around [[Newman's Dale]], the urheimat of the yinrih species, at the end of the Age of Decadence. Since the [[Bright Way]] was headquartered there at the time, the language was used as a de facto standard among the clergy. after the War of Dissolution ended the Bright Way's reign as a system-spanning for-profit megacorp and restored its religious character, Old Commonthroat was adopted by the re-emerging secular government of Yih. | ||
When the Partisans threatened to conquer the entire system, Yih and the other inner planets, save Hearthside, formed a defensive alliance in order to maintain the independence they had just clawed back from the clergy. Over time, this union grew more culturally and economically integrated. Other languages on Yih, Newhome, and Welkinstead, as well as among Sweetwater's benthic cities, were displaced by the more prestegious Commonthroat. This left Focus with only three languages with state recognition and reasonably sized communities of speakers at the time of First Contact. Hearthside retains a unique language, and Outlander is the official language of both Moonlitter and Partisan Territory. Tiny isolated communities on the surface of Sweetwater and in the Spacer Confederacy still retain their own languages, including quite a few that were devised by founding groups of [[Atavism | Atavists]]. | When the Partisans threatened to conquer the entire system, Yih and the other inner planets, save Hearthside, formed a defensive alliance in order to maintain the independence they had just clawed back from the clergy. Over time, this union grew more culturally and economically integrated. Other languages on Yih, Newhome, and Welkinstead, as well as among Sweetwater's benthic cities, were displaced by the more prestegious Commonthroat. This left Focus with only three languages with state recognition and reasonably sized communities of speakers at the time of First Contact. Hearthside retains a unique language, and Outlander is the official language of both Moonlitter and Partisan Territory. Tiny isolated communities on the surface of Sweetwater and in the Spacer Confederacy still retain their own languages, including quite a few that were devised by founding groups of [[Atavism | Atavists]]. | ||
At the time of First Contact, Commonthroat has attained a status similar to English on Earth--a de facto international language used in business, diplomacy, and international communication. Most pups on Hearthside and Moonlitter grow up with at least a passive understanding of the language thanks to exposure to Allied Worlds media, though Partisan Teritory's aggressive cultural controls mean that most citizens there only speak Outlander. | At the time of First Contact, Commonthroat has attained a status similar to English on Earth--a de facto international language used in business, diplomacy, and international communication. Most pups on Hearthside and Moonlitter grow up with at least a passive understanding of the language thanks to exposure to Allied Worlds media, though Partisan Teritory's aggressive cultural controls mean that most citizens there only speak Outlander. | ||
= Sounds = | = Sounds = | ||
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The Braille system is featural. Dots 1, 2, and 4 together indicate the phonation type. Dots 1-4 is a whine, 1-2-4 a growl, and 2-4 a grunt. Dots 3, 5, and 6 indicate length, tone, and strength, respectively. An unraised dot represents short, low, or weak. A raised dot represents long, high, or strong. Consonants do not follow a pattern. Dots 3-4 is a huff, 3-4-5 a chuff, and 3-4-6 a yip. | The Braille system is featural. Dots 1, 2, and 4 together indicate the phonation type. Dots 1-4 is a whine, 1-2-4 a growl, and 2-4 a grunt. Dots 3, 5, and 6 indicate length, tone, and strength, respectively. An unraised dot represents short, low, or weak. A raised dot represents long, high, or strong. Consonants do not follow a pattern. Dots 3-4 is a huff, 3-4-5 a chuff, and 3-4-6 a yip. | ||
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|+ Commonthroat Braille | |+ Commonthroat Braille | ||
! Print Romanization !! Computer Braille !! Braille Symbol (Unicode) !! Dots !! Sound | ! Print Romanization !! Computer Braille !! Braille Symbol (Unicode) !! Dots !! Sound | ||
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| s || + || ⠬ || 346 || yip | | s || + || ⠬ || 346 || yip | ||
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