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The '''culture of Mergania''' has been shaped by major intellectual and popular currents in [[Eastern Uletha]], both religious and secular.<!-- Historically, Mergania has been called Das Land der Dichter und Denker (the country of poets and thinkers).[1]

There are a number of public holidays in Mergania. The country is particularly known for its Oktoberfest celebrations in Munich, its carnival culture and globally influential Christmas customs known as Weihnachten.[2][3] 3 October has been the national day of Germany since 1990, celebrated as the German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit). The UNESCO inscribed 46 properties in Mergania on the World Heritage List.[4]

A global opinion poll for the BBC revealed that Mergania is recognized for having the most positive influence in the world in 2011, 2013, and 2014.[5][6][7] -->

==Language==
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Spoken German in Goethe's Faust

Standard German is a West Germanic language and is closely related to and classified alongside English, Dutch, and the Frisian languages. To a lesser extent, it is also related to the East (extinct) and North Germanic languages. Most German vocabulary is derived from the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.[10] Significant minorities of words are derived from Latin and Greek, with a smaller amount from French and most recently English (known as Denglisch). German is written using the Latin alphabet. In addition to the 26 standard letters, German has three vowels with Umlaut, namely ä, ö, and ü, as well as the Eszett or scharfes S (sharp s) which is written "ß". German orthography has gone through a series of reforms, the most recent in 1996.

German dialects are distinguished from varieties of standard German.[11] German dialects are traditional local varieties and can be traced back to the different German tribes. Many of them are not easily understandable to a speaker of standard German, since they often differ in lexicon, phonology, and syntax.

Around the world, German has approximately 100 million native speakers and also about 80 million non-native speakers.[12] German is the main language of about 90 million people (18%) in the EU. 67% of German citizens claim to be able to communicate in at least one foreign language, 27% in at least two languages other than their first.[8]

In the German diaspora, aspects of German culture are passed on to younger generations through naming customs and through the use of spoken and written German. The Goethe Institute seeks to spread the knowledge of German culture worldwide. A total of 15.5 million people are currently learning German as a second language.[13] -->

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}}'''Mergan''' (Mergan: Merganisch, in [[Kalm]] sometimes called Ostkalmisch) is the [[Eastern Uletha|Eastern Ulethan]] variety of [[Kalmish]], mainly written and spoken in and around [[Mergany]]. It is the official language in [[Helvetiany]], Mergany and the [[Synergetische Union]]. It is a recognised minority language in [[Eshein]], [[Igria]], [[Keira]], [[Reeland]], and [[Viljanni]].

Mergan is the official and predominant spoken language in Mergany.

===History===
''This is a rough overview how Kalmish came to Eastern Uletha:''
* At the beginning of the 12th century merchants of the [[Sellern dynasty]] used the [[Great Pretanic Trade Route]] to reach the east.
* They brought the [[Kalmish]] language and culture to the east of the [[Uletha|Ulethan]] continent and spread it to several regions 
* Several large migration waves in the 12th and 13th century brought a large amount of emigrants to the east. Many of them settled around the [[Kaspen Sea]] and [[Darcodian Sea]] and strengthened Kalmish influence and culture there.
* While the sparsely populated islands in the east of the Darcodian Sea provided good prospects for the settlers, Kalmish immigrants in many other regions were expulsed. They moved further eastwards and arrived mainly at [https://opengeofiction.net/#map=7/46.809/130.748 Merga] and [https://opengeofiction.net/#map=7/49.735/133.187 Norsda], where most of them settled. The smaller part of the people moved further on to [https://opengeofiction.net/#map=7/52.227/144.283 Scytha] and some other smaller islands of the [https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/wiki/index.php/Scythe_of_Uletha Scythe of Uletha]. With the founding of the cities of [https://opengeofiction.net/#map=15/51.3337/147.2964 Nargenerwerder], [https://opengeofiction.net/#map=16/51.3878/147.9991 Arneburg] and [https://opengeofiction.net/#map=14/51.6943/147.5219 Wöhrenburg] in the extreme southeast of the island of Scytha in the 15th century, the easternmost point was finally reached.
* During the centuries, culture and language developed differently in the East (Mergan) and West(Kalmish), however not independently and only with slight differences due to persistent strong trade relations. 
* The spread of the written Kalmish language in the 17th and 18th century led to a gradually adjustment of the spoken Mergan language, so Mergan became again (and nowadays [[Mergan#Standard Mergan and dialects|Standard Mergan]] is) similar to [[Kalmish#Modern language|Modern Kalmish]].

===Geographic distribution===
Mergan is the official language in [[Mergany]], [[Helvetiany]] and the [[Synergetische Union]] and spoken by minorities in many countries in [[Eastern Uletha]].


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===Standard Mergan and dialects===
Typical Mergan words (especially in Mergany and Helvetiany) are different from the respective Kalmish words:
*Suid - Süd
*Brug - Festung
*Belt - Meerenge
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====Plaat====
'''Plaat''' is a Mergan dialect spoken mainly in the coastal regions of [[Helvetiany]]. 

===Organisations===
*Heine Institute
*Jacob Urbacher Institute



===Mergan Vision===
''Main article: {{MER-company|Mergan Vision}}''

The Mergan state broadcaster '''Mergan Vision''' provides radio and television broadcasts in Mergan across the globe.



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