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	== Human Languages ==		== Human Languages ==

	~~Not~~ a language family ~~per se~~, ~~human languages~~ still get grouped together due to their shared history.		While human languages can’t be called a fully-fledged language family like Elvish or Oceanic, they still get grouped together due to their shared history.

	=== Wesnothian Language ===		=== Wesnothian Language ===
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	! Approximant		! Approximant
	\| ɫ		\| ɫ
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	==== Phonology ====		==== Phonology ====

	Aethenwood Elvish posesses a unique unstable vowel system, characterised by ATR distinction instead of length, which is more common in the sprachbund of the Great Continent.		Aethenwood Elvish posesses a unique unstable vowel system, characterised by an ATR distinction instead of length, which is more common in the sprachbund of the Great Continent.

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	\|\| /s/ \|\| /w/ \|\| /ʊ/ \|\| /p/ \|\| /k/ \|\| /ɣ/ \|\| /x/ \|\| /f/		\|\| /s/ \|\| /w/ \|\| /ʊ/ \|\| /p/ \|\| /k/ \|\| /ɣ/ \|\| /x/ \|\| /f/
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	\| colspan="4" \| ჼ \|\| colspan="4" \| ◌˖		\| colspan="4" \| ჼ \|\| colspan="4" \| /◌˖/
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	== Elvish Languages ==		== Elvish Languages ==

	The elvish language family includes two major branches: southern and northern elvish, commonly referred to as the ~~Æthenwood~~ and Lintanir Elvish respectively. Although the degree of mutual intelligibility among these two is high, scholars still prefer to call these two different languages due to several differing morphological features and syntax peculiarities.		The elvish language family includes two major branches: southern and northern elvish, commonly referred to as the Aethenwood and Lintanir Elvish respectively. Although the degree of mutual intelligibility among these two is high, scholars still prefer to call these two different languages due to several differing morphological features and syntax peculiarities.

	=== Aethenwood Elvish ===		=== Aethenwood Elvish ===
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	==== Phonology ====		==== Phonology ====

	~~Æthenwood~~ Elvish posesses a unique unstable vowel system, characterised by ATR distinction instead of ~~lenth~~, which is more common in the sprachbund ~~that is~~ the Great Continent.		Aethenwood Elvish posesses a unique unstable vowel system, characterised by ATR distinction instead of length, which is more common in the sprachbund of the Great Continent.

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	! Open		! Open
	\| colspan="2" \| a		\| colspan="2" \| a
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	~~! Diphthong~~
	~~\| colspan="3" \|~~
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	The digraphs ⟨th⟩, ⟨qu⟩ and ⟨ae⟩ are used to represent /ð/, /kʷ/ and /ɛ/ in the steel-hand alphabet. The latter can also be written as a single letter ⟨æ⟩. /g/ and /ɣ/ are in complementary distrubution and are therefore written as ⟨g⟩. ⟨y⟩ and ⟨ý⟩ are used instead of ~~⟨u⟩~~ and ⟨í⟩ if there is a front vowel in the next syllable, showing a historical distinction that has since vanished. ⟨ჼ⟩ is a so-called "fronting sign", playing the same role as the acute accent in the steel-hand alphabet, which fronts the vowel it is after, turning /ɪ/, /ʊ/, /ə/, /o/ and /ʌ/ into /i/, /ʉ/, /e/, /ɵ/ and /a/ respectively.		The digraphs ⟨th⟩, ⟨qu⟩ and ⟨ae⟩ are used to represent /ð/, /kʷ/ and /ɛ/ in the steel-hand alphabet. The latter can also be written as a single letter ⟨æ⟩. /g/ and /ɣ/ are in complementary distrubution and are therefore written as ⟨g⟩. ⟨y⟩ and ⟨ý⟩ are used instead of ⟨i⟩ and ⟨í⟩ if there is a front vowel in the next syllable, showing a historical distinction that has since vanished. ⟨ჼ⟩ is a so-called "fronting sign", playing the same role as the acute accent in the steel-hand alphabet, which fronts the vowel it is after, turning /ɪ/, /ʊ/, /ə/, /o/ and /ʌ/ into /i/, /ʉ/, /e/, /ɵ/ and /a/ respectively.

	== Dwarvish Languages ==		== Dwarvish Languages ==

Alexinor: Added Aethenwood Elvish language, added {{Languages}} template

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Alexinor: Added dwarvish language

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Alexinor: Added gryphon language

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 | colspan="7" style="font-size:smaller;" | '''Merfolk alphabet''' (steel-hand)
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 || A a || Ā ā || B b || C c || D d || E e || G g
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 || /a/ || /aː/ || /b/ || /c/ || /d/ || /ɛ/ || /g/
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 || H h || I i || Ī ī || J j || K k || L l || M m
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 || /h/ || /ɪ/ || /iː/ || /j/ || /k/ || /l/ || /m/
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 || N n || O o || P p || R r || S s || T t || U u
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 || /n/ || /ɔ/ || /p/ || /r/ || /s/ || /t/ || /ʊ/
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 || Ū ū || V v || W w || Y y || Ȳ ȳ || colspan="2" | Z z
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 The digraph ⟨ll⟩ is used to represent /t͡ɬ/ in the steel-hand alphabet. Vowels /i/, /o, /a/ are typically not written in the dunefolk script, but can be represented with the diacritics ⟨ــِـ⟩, ⟨ــُـ⟩ and ⟨ــَـ⟩ respectively. ⟨i⟩ and ⟨ي⟩ also represent /j/ in diphthongs.
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Alexinor: Fixed spelling

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	{{Translations}}		{{Translations}}
	The world of Wesnoth is as rich in languages as it is in all sorts of creatures and races that inhabit it. Although fieldwork in distant lands is never easy, many mages from the Great Academy on Alduin as well as other scholars from ~~Weldin~~ and Elensefar have managed to assemble impressive archives full of manuscripts on the various languages of Irdya. Most of ~~the information provided dates~~ back to the [[Timeline_of_Wesnoth#628-673_YW:_The_Silver_Age_of_Wesnoth\|Silver Age of Wesnoth (628-673 YW)]] and the peaceful reign of [[CharactersStorys#Konrad_II\|Konrad II]], which sparked a minor scientific renaissance in the kingdom, reviving the level of interest in linguistics seen before only during the [[Timeline_of_Wesnoth#200-350 YW: The Golden Age of Wesnoth\|Golden Age of Wesnoth (200-350 YW)]].		The world of Wesnoth is as rich in languages as it is in all sorts of creatures and races that inhabit it. Although fieldwork in distant lands is never easy, many mages from the Great Academy on Alduin as well as other scholars from Weldyn and Elensefar have managed to assemble impressive archives full of manuscripts on the various languages of Irdya. Most of them date back to the [[Timeline_of_Wesnoth#628-673_YW:_The_Silver_Age_of_Wesnoth\|Silver Age of Wesnoth (628-673 YW)]] and the peaceful reign of [[CharactersStorys#Konrad_II\|Konrad II]], which sparked a minor scientific renaissance in the kingdom, reviving the level of interest in linguistics among the scholars seen before only during the [[Timeline_of_Wesnoth#200-350 YW: The Golden Age of Wesnoth\|Golden Age of Wesnoth (200-350 YW)]].
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	== Drake Languages ==		== Drake Languages ==
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	==== Phonology ====		==== Phonology ====

	~~According to [https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/blob/master/data/core/macros/names.cfg the game files],~~ Continental Drakish phonology consists of the following phonemes:		Continental Drakish phonology consists of the following phonemes:

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	Presumably, all consonants can be geminated and all vowels have a corresponding nasal variant ~~due to the [https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/blob/master/data/core/macros/names.cfg outlined spelling peculiarities]~~.		Presumably, all consonants can be geminated and all vowels have a corresponding nasal variant.

	==== Orthography ====		==== Orthography ====
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	== Oceanic Languages ==		== Oceanic Languages ==

	~~Oceanic~~ language family includes two major branches: northern and southern oceanic, commonly ~~refered~~ to as the "merfolk" and "naga" branches respectively.		The oceanic language family includes two major branches: northern and southern oceanic, commonly referred to as the "merfolk" and "naga" branches respectively.

	=== Merfolk Language ===		=== Merfolk Language ===
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	==== Phonology ====		==== Phonology ====

	Notable features of the merfolk language's phonology include the four long vowel variants, widespread vowel hiatus, a large ~~ammount~~ of fricatives as well as a voiceless approximant series (/ç/ and /h/ are considered [j̊] and [ʍ] in some ~~analyses~~).		Notable features of the merfolk language's phonology include the four long vowel variants, widespread vowel hiatus, a large amount of fricatives as well as a voiceless approximant series (/ç/ and /h/ are considered to actually be [j̊] and [ʍ] by some scholars).

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	The digraph ⟨ll⟩ is used to represent /t͡ɬ/ in the steel-hand alphabet. Vowels /i/, /o, /a/ are typically not written in the dunefolk script, but can be represented with the diacritics ⟨ــِـ⟩,⟨ــُـ⟩ and ⟨ــَـ⟩ respectively. ⟨i⟩ and ⟨ي⟩ also represent /j/ in diphthongs.		The digraph ⟨ll⟩ is used to represent /t͡ɬ/ in the steel-hand alphabet. Vowels /i/, /o, /a/ are typically not written in the dunefolk script, but can be represented with the diacritics ⟨ــِـ⟩, ⟨ــُـ⟩ and ⟨ــَـ⟩ respectively. ⟨i⟩ and ⟨ي⟩ also represent /j/ in diphthongs.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==