Boreal Basic (π±π°ππΉπΊ π ππ½ π±πππ΄π°) is a partially constructed language which acts as the lingua franca for many nations of Aylathiya. It has a script of 26 characters, each denoting a different sound. Some variants omit some of the characters in their writing, as the species using them cannot make 26 distinct sounds. Its predecessor originated in the 7900s CE in isolated regions within the Triumvirate Civilization. In 8409, it was adopted within Erstes Konsortium as a way to facilitate communication between its many Human people groups. Spread mostly by the Confederacy of Borealis as the language of trade, is an official language in the Greater Martial Consilium and other trading states in Aylathiya.
Alphabet
| Letter | Main Sound (IPA) | Secondary Sound | Name | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| π° | [a] | [aΛ] | π°ππΊπ (asks) "ash" | a |
| π± | [b] | [Ξ²] | π±π°πΉππΊπ°π½ (bairkan) "tree" | b |
| π² | [Ι‘] | π²πΉπ±π° (giba) "gift" | g | |
| π³ | [d] | [Γ°] | π³π°π²π (dags) "day" | d |
| π΄ | [eΛ] | π΄πΉππ° (eisa) "iron" | e | |
| π΅ | [kΚ·] | π΅πΉπ½π° (quina) "woman" | qu | |
| πΆ | [z] | πΆπΉπ½π½ (zinn) "tin" | z | |
| π· | [h] | π·π°π²π»π (hagls) "hail" | h | |
| πΈ | [ΞΈ] | πΈπΉπΏπ (thiut) "twig" | th | |
| πΉ | [i] | πΉπ΄π (ies) "ice" | i | |
| πΊ | [k] | πΊπΏππΌπ° (kusma) "ring" | k | |
| π» | [l] | π»π°π²πΏπ (lagus) "sea[lake" | l | |
| πΌ | [m] | πΌπ°π½π½π΄π (manner) "man/person" | m | |
| π½ | [n] | π½π°πΏπΈπ (nauths) "dusk" | n | |
| πΎ | [j] | πΎπ΄π (jer) "year" | j | |
| πΏ | [uΛ] | [Κ] | πΏππΏπ (urus) "cattle" | u |
| π | [p] | ππ°πΈπ (paths) "path" | p | |
| π | [ΙΉ] | ππ°πΉπ³π° (raida) "automobile/wagon" | r | |
| π | [s] | [z] | πππΎπΉπ» (sojil) "sun" | s |
| π | [t] | ππ°π½π³π (tands) "baubles/things" | t | |
| π | [Κ] | [w] | π π°π»πΈπΏπ (walthus) "forest/woods" | w |
| π | [f] | ππ΄π»π³ (feld) "field/pasture" | f | |
| π | [k] | ππΏπ»π (kulo) "globe" (proper nouns) | x | |
| π | [Κ] | ππΉππΏπ½π (hwisuns) "frost/cold" | hw | |
| π | [oΛ] | ππ±ππ (obst) "fruit" | o |
Family
Boreal Basic is in the Erstes Group of the Aegan Language Family. The Erstes Group includes languages such as Tenshin. It shares a family with the other major language group, Enyan. Many words are shared between Boreal Basic and Enyan, though few words survive to the formal Martial Common language.
Boreal Basic influenced other languages as well such as the Lokiran language High Basic.
History
Old Basic appeared sometime around 7900 CE among Humans on Thalsiedeln. As this planet developed, the language shed its backwater reputation in favor of a sort of prestige by the 8000's CE. The region produced a large number of wealthy individuals and, by the time the Triumvirate Civilization collapsed, it became the official language of the nation to replace it, Erstes Konsortium.
Since then, the language has become standardized to preserve mutual comprehension, thus its designation as a constructed language. It has not changed much since the 8400s by design. The government of Erstes Konsortium decided the language should remain stagnant in both grammar and vocabulary, adding new words as approved by appropriate committee. The law required nearly everything to be written in Basic, causing the language to be necessary to learn to survive. As the Confederacy of Borealis formed, this policy remained in place.
By 9000 CE, Boreal Basic spread across Aylathiya. For a time, in the early 9100s CE, Boreal Basic was the default international language. After the War of the Ancients, the language's prestige disappeared, causing other languages to take its place such as Martial Common, the lingua franca on Eos.