Cryria: Difference between revisions

The official language of Cryria is Cryrian, an Asendavian offshoot that remains mutually intelligible with other Asendavian dialects despite heavy influences from the native human languages previously spoken in the Isles. Norvian has been brought to Cryria by successive waves of immigrants from the Novaran mainland, and remains common in some parts of southern Cryria. Both Norvian and Staynish are commonly taught second languages.[[Varletian]] istoo alsois spoken as a second language in partsthe southern portions of southernInsular Cryria, particularly in Lindesgaard, the Arm of Storlund, and portions of Vesterholm. OtherThe minorityAy languages include dialectsdialect of Älemsi, Ethalrian,is Volscine,spoken Serramaliby roughly half the Tynami population, and Zapolese,remains thoughprevalent thesein arenorthern similarlyTynam. usedCzernomykki asis secondthe languageslast insurviving areasTalveri wheredialect thesewithin groupsthe Kingdom, and still has speakers in settledCzernomyk. Several elven languages have also survivedpersisted among elven communities in the Highlands. Other minority languages have been brought to Cryria by migrant groups which continue to use them as second languages in some areas. These include other Älemsi dialects, Ethalrian, Serramali, and Zapolese.

Cryria has historically witnessed several government-sponsored linguicides. Up until the Albertine Era, the Kingdom was also home to numerous Cryrian, Talveri, Vesterholmi, Lindesgaarder, Vydhaszi, and elven dialects. Albertine visions of a Cryrian state and national identity demanded the adoption of a single standard Cryrian language, and the development of a common education system was used to enforce this. Language restrictions became a central component to the state repression of various minority and nonhuman communities, although some peripheral regions such as Tynam and Czernomyk largely escaped enforcement. Legacies of this system persist today, as the Kingdom does not provide any official recognition to languages other than Cryrian, and municipalities are prevented from using any local languages on official paperwork or to conduct government business.