Mergan
| Mergan | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merganisch | |||||||||
| Pronunciation | /mergan/ | ||||||||
| Native to | Mergany | ||||||||
| Native speakers | 60 million (as of 2005) | ||||||||
| Language family | Uletarephian | ||||||||
| Writing system | Romantian script (Kalmish alphabet) and Mergan alphabet | ||||||||
| Official status | |||||||||
| Official language in | Template:Mergany Template:Helvetiany Template:Merhalia Template:Synergetische Union 28px Assembly of Nations  EUOIA--> | ||||||||
| Minority language in | Template:Eshein Template:Reeland Template:Viljanni Template:Keira Template:Igria | ||||||||
| OGFL-1 | me | ||||||||
| OGFL-2 | mer | ||||||||
Mergan (Mergan: Merganisch, in Kalm sometimes called Ostkalmisch) is the 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.
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 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 Merga and Norsda, where most of them settled. The smaller part of the people moved further on to Scytha and some other smaller islands of the Scythe of Uletha. With the founding of the cities of Nargenerwerder, Arneburg and 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 Standard Mergan is) similar to 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
Plaat
Plaat is a Mergan dialect spoken mainly in the coastal regions of Helvetiany.
Mergan Vision
Main article: Mergan Vision
The Mergan state broadcaster Mergan Vision provides radio and television broadcasts in Mergan across the globe.