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== History ==
There is evidence that there were hundreds of languages spoken throughout Central [[Yasteria]] that belong to the same historical language family going back over 20,000 years. This so-called Proto-Packilvanian language family was spoken by hunter-gatherer nomadic Bone and Stone Age civilisations.
The first recorded evidence of Packilvanian is an early manuscript of the [[Writings of Paxism|Ichtmar]], the first religious text of [[Paxism]] and one of the oldest continuously used written religious texts in the world. The Ichtmar is said to have been written either directly by Prophet Besmali or his disciples. It contains a transcription of oral folk beliefs that were prevalent in the Ashura region of Packilvania at the time. The document is estimated to have originated approximately 4,000 years ago. It is written in Ancient [[Akas Akil|Akas Akilian]] (an ancestor of modern Packilvanian) which is believed to gave been the true ancestor language of Packilvanian.
The writing of the Ichtmar and the spread of Contemporary Paxism, during an era in which the first kingdoms and agrarian societies were being established, gave to the formation of more centralised versions of the language. The writing of the [[Writings of Paxism|Vagumar]] over 3000 years ago by [[Suleiman of Yehudah]] led to the popularity of Classical Yehudian as the language of formal writing and high society in ancient Packilvania. Additions made to the Vagumar over 2000 years ago, following the meteor strike in Ashura which nearly destroyed the [[Memorial of the Jovian Gate]], gave rise to the proliferation of Classical [[Ashura|Ashurian]] as the language of scholarship and religion.
Starting with [[Iktan the Devout]], the Kingdom of Bakil began an aggressive expansion throughout Central Yasteria. They spread the Middle Bakilian dialect of Packilvanian throughout their empire which was a daughter language of Classical Ashurian. Middle Bakilian became the language of state and military affairs, giving its name to the Packilvanian language. The invention of more durable forms of paper during the reign of the Iktanite dynasty gave rise to a literary form of Packilvanian known as Iktanite Packilvanian. This was further strengthened and consolidated when the [[Magisterium of Paxism]] was established under [[Melkezedek the Great]] to oversee Paxism. When the Iktanite dynasty fell around 1000 CE, Iktanite Packilvanian was the main version of the language. A version of this known as Liturgical Packilvanian remains the standard form used for religious reasons.
When [[Ishak I|Ishak the Great]] established the second Packilvanian empire, he moved his court from Tashkar to [[Bingol]]. The Tashkarian dialect became the main dialect of Packilvanian and supplanted Iktanite Packilvanian by giving rise to Zubraynite Packilvanian. The invention of the printing press and the proliferation of formal education further strengthened the standardisation of Packilvanian. Under [[Saidun the Conqueror]], the Demirite dynasty overthrew the Zubraynite dynasty and introduced Halalerian Packilvanian as the court and government language. It was during their reign that serious attempts at standardisation were undertaken giving rise to the Modern Standard Packilvanian.
When the Communist Party took over in 1917, [[Gideon Muktan]] believed in language as a tool for political liberation through literacy. As such, the Communist Party introduced a simpler version of Packilvanian for everyone to learn. This was known as Common Standard Packilvanian. When the Bedonite dynasty under [[Amhoud I]] took over in 1985, they introduced Makobarian Packilvanian as the language of the court. This gave rise to the current version of mainstream Packilvanian known as Imperial Standard Packilvanian. People do not typically learn ISP as a spoken language except when working in formal contexts. With the rise of the Internet and modern education, Imperial Standard Packilvanian is being increasingly spoken as a first language by the young. Furthermore, immigrants into Packilvania learn ISP.
== Phonology ==
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