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Alteran republics

Serpens Land wrote:How much different from English is Nyssic?

Just wait until you see Alteran ...

GOV.ALT // Language

by Alteran republics





Language
Verbal, Written and Numerical Systems

Monitored and maintained by the Alteran Council for National Statistics,
the Alteran Council for Culture and Education and the Alteran Border Office,
this section of the GOV.ALT site enables quick, easy access to information
and services relating to language and numerical systems used in Altera.

Lingua Franca
Alteran Republic

Ethnicity
Alterans

Era
Vulgar Alteran developed into Reformed Alteran
(~600 to ~900 C.E.)

Language Family
Raedlian
> Alteran
-- Vulgar Alteran
-- Reformed Alteran
-- Modern Alteran

Writing System
Runic (Vulgar Alteran)
Latin (Reformed and Modern Alteran)

Numeric System
Runic (Vulgar Alteran)
Arabic (Reformed Alteran)

First Recorded
~200 B.C.E.

Regulation
Before 1740 C.E. - Alteran Grammar and Rhetoric Schools
1740 - 1910 C.E. - [Alteran] School of Enlightenment and Knowledge
After 1910 C.E. - Alteran Council of Culture and Education

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Aa

aittyn

Bb

beih

Cc

couyll

Dd

darragh

Ee

eboin

Ff

faarney

Gg

guilckagh

Hh

hibbin

Ii

iuar

Jj

juys

Kk

keirn

Ll

lhouan

Mm

malpys

Nn

neaynin

Oo

onnane

Pp

pobbyl

Qq

quinsh

Rr

rennaigh

Ss

shellagh

Tt

tramman

Uu

unjin

Vv

vervine

Ww

wooshlagh

Xx

xiennaigh

Yy

wooshlagh

Zz

zaarin

Moghrey mie (MORR-a MY)

Good morning

Fastyr mie (FASS-ter MY)

Good afternoon / Good evening

Oie vie (ee-VY)

Goodnight

Kys t’ou? (kiss-TOW)

How are you?

Mie dy liooar (MY-tha-L’YOOR)

Well enough

Castreycair (KASS-tra-care)

Middling / Okay

Goll as gaccan (gull as GAG un)

Going and grumbling

Gura mie ayd (gurr-a-MY-edd)

Thank you

Slane lhiat (slenn-L’YATT)

Goodbye

Hee’m oo (HEE-m oo)

I’ll see you

Traa dy liooar (TRA-tha-L’YOOR)

Time enough


Merito non pareret. | By merit, not birth.



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on behalf of the Alteran Council of Information, Altera.



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Segentova and Athara magarat

New aapelistan

Alteran republics wrote:Just wait until you see Alteran ...

GOV.ALT // Language

by Alteran republics





Language
Verbal, Written and Numerical Systems

Monitored and maintained by the Alteran Council for National Statistics,
the Alteran Council for Culture and Education and the Alteran Border Office,
this section of the GOV.ALT site enables quick, easy access to information
and services relating to language and numerical systems used in Altera.

Lingua Franca
Alteran Republic

Ethnicity
Alterans

Era
Vulgar Alteran developed into Reformed Alteran
(~600 to ~900 C.E.)

Language Family
Raedlian
> Alteran
-- Vulgar Alteran
-- Reformed Alteran
-- Modern Alteran

Writing System
Runic (Vulgar Alteran)
Latin (Reformed and Modern Alteran)

Numeric System
Runic (Vulgar Alteran)
Arabic (Reformed Alteran)

First Recorded
~200 B.C.E.

Regulation
Before 1740 C.E. - Alteran Grammar and Rhetoric Schools
1740 - 1910 C.E. - [Alteran] School of Enlightenment and Knowledge
After 1910 C.E. - Alteran Council of Culture and Education

    --

Aa

aittyn

Bb

beih

Cc

couyll

Dd

darragh

Ee

eboin

Ff

faarney

Gg

guilckagh

Hh

hibbin

Ii

iuar

Jj

juys

Kk

keirn

Ll

lhouan

Mm

malpys

Nn

neaynin

Oo

onnane

Pp

pobbyl

Qq

quinsh

Rr

rennaigh

Ss

shellagh

Tt

tramman

Uu

unjin

Vv

vervine

Ww

wooshlagh

Xx

xiennaigh

Yy

wooshlagh

Zz

zaarin

Moghrey mie (MORR-a MY)

Good morning

Fastyr mie (FASS-ter MY)

Good afternoon / Good evening

Oie vie (ee-VY)

Goodnight

Kys t’ou? (kiss-TOW)

How are you?

Mie dy liooar (MY-tha-L’YOOR)

Well enough

Castreycair (KASS-tra-care)

Middling / Okay

Goll as gaccan (gull as GAG un)

Going and grumbling

Gura mie ayd (gurr-a-MY-edd)

Thank you

Slane lhiat (slenn-L’YATT)

Goodbye

Hee’m oo (HEE-m oo)

I’ll see you

Traa dy liooar (TRA-tha-L’YOOR)

Time enough


Merito non pareret. | By merit, not birth.



GOV.ALT service is designed and maintained by HORIZON Inc.
on behalf of the Alteran Council of Information, Altera.



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Yea, like you said, it's pretty much old English. Nyssic grammar, atleast from what I remember and from what I checked earlier today, is also very close to English.

The main difference in Nyssic and English is the vocabulary

Segentova, Athara magarat, San Montagna, Alteran republics, and 1 otherSerpens Land

The federal united republic

I'm considering pursuing a much more originalist approach to my NS nation - creating my own language and the sorts - after watching a YouTube video on it. Is this a good idea or am I dooming myself?

Ioudaia, Remodio, and Athara magarat

New aapelistan

The federal united republic wrote:I'm considering pursuing a much more originalist approach to my NS nation - creating my own language and the sorts - after watching a YouTube video on it. Is this a good idea or am I dooming myself?

It's both. I originally used conlanging to further my knowledge regarding linguistics and it can be very helpful in that.

Then again, it's an endless hole. There's always something that you don't like, something that needs to be changed. Severiók, Aprosia's federal official language, is on its 2nd iteration and I still need to get a ton of things for it. Not to mention that I have slowly worked on a proto-Aprosiatic language that I would eventually use to further flesh the entire language family

EDIT: If you want help or ideas, you can DM me in Discord or TG, I just prefer DMs. Linaviar and Nhoor, who've also done conlangs in TWI, might also be able to help.

Remodio, Athara magarat, The federal united republic, San Montagna, and 1 otherAlteran republics

The federal united republic

New aapelistan wrote:It's both. I originally used conlanging to further my knowledge regarding linguistics and it can be very helpful in that.

Then again, it's an endless hole. There's always something that you don't like, something that needs to be changed. Severiók, Aprosia's federal official language, is on its 2nd iteration and I still need to get a ton of things for it. Not to mention that I have slowly worked on a proto-Aprosiatic language that I would eventually use to further flesh the entire language family

EDIT: If you want help or ideas, you can DM me in Discord or TG, I just prefer DMs. Linaviar and Nhoor, who've also done conlangs in TWI, might also be able to help.

I was looking at my neighbours and noticed it might be perhaps a better solution for the Union of Central Argus to be a melting pot of different ethnicities. Magarati folk, people from Bauscland, San Montagna, all combined with natives from my general area. I'm really not sure though. i know Nhoor is in the process of making me a map, and I'd feel incredibly guilty asking him to rename all the major cities etc.

Remodio, Athara magarat, and Serpens Land

New aapelistan

The federal united republic wrote:I was looking at my neighbours and noticed it might be perhaps a better solution for the Union of Central Argus to be a melting pot of different ethnicities. Magarati folk, people from Bauscland, San Montagna, all combined with natives from my general area. I'm really not sure though. i know Nhoor is in the process of making me a map, and I'd feel incredibly guilty asking him to rename all the major cities etc.

I mean, you having your own language or dialect of French doesn't prevent you from maintaining French as an official language. Diglossia is a thing

The federal united republic

New aapelistan wrote:I mean, you having your own language or dialect of French doesn't prevent you from maintaining French as an official language. Diglossia is a thing

I just am at a bit of a creative block on NS entirely. I have no idea what culture or linguistic family I want to persue.

The federal united republic wrote:I was looking at my neighbours and noticed it might be perhaps a better solution for the Union of Central Argus to be a melting pot of different ethnicities. Magarati folk, people from Bauscland, San Montagna, all combined with natives from my general area. I'm really not sure though. i know Nhoor is in the process of making me a map, and I'd feel incredibly guilty asking him to rename all the major cities etc.

Don't feel guilty about that; with the number of names that are currently on the map that would take about ten-fifteen minutes I guess - unless you adopt a language with unusual characters and complicated diacritical marks (such as Nhoor; the commas that can appear under the vowels are easily made in e.g. Word but Inkscape says 'no' to that so I have to add them separately...).

The federal united republic

Nhoor wrote:Don't feel guilty about that; with the number of names that are currently on the map that would take about ten-fifteen minutes I guess - unless you adopt a language with unusual characters and complicated diacritical marks (such as Nhoor; the commas that can appear under the vowels are easily made in e.g. Word but Inkscape says 'no' to that so I have to add them separately...).

I think I have an idea to both keep the French naming and dialect without resulting me sticking to pure-French routes.

I was looking a lot into the history of Asia - and more specifically, south-East Asia - and began reading up on the United States of Indonesia (1949-1950) and it gave me inspiration to create a Turkic/Asiatic/Majapahit-themed republic which suffered under the burden of French colonialism, hence the French names.

Remodio, Athara magarat, and Nhoor

Athara magarat wrote:Having Nyssic as your official language is tight :)

Going to do that as well soon. It would be the second official language after Oster. Getting rid of English-related references is one of my last significant obstacles to full TWI-sufficiency.

Serpens Land wrote:How much different from English is Nyssic?

Alteran republics wrote:Just wait until you see Alteran ...

And Oster -
nation=ostehaar/detail=factbook/id=465421

Remodio, Athara magarat, Alteran republics, and Aizcona

New aapelistan

Dirty Nyssic everywhere

Remodio, Ostehaar, and Athara magarat

The federal united republic wrote:I was looking at my neighbours and noticed it might be perhaps a better solution for the Union of Central Argus to be a melting pot of different ethnicities. Magarati folk, people from Bauscland, San Montagna, all combined with natives from my general area. I'm really not sure though. i know Nhoor is in the process of making me a map, and I'd feel incredibly guilty asking him to rename all the major cities etc.

You can add a few hundred Chuuṣoostee people if you want :))

Also the nice thing about my language is that our people have been historically isolated enough to where we have our own language family, technically speaking, but small enough to where there are few dialect differences

Athara magarat

Take the D&D route and just use Common as the default language

Shidei wrote:Take the D&D route and just use Common as the default language

Druidic.

Speaking of languages, I started to translate the Constitution of TWI into Nhoor a while ago. I haven't come very far yet...

Mae esgidiau gwyn yn gwrthyrru
Overview · Geography · Maps · History · Politics · Monarchy · Military · Economy · Culture · Religion · News
Diplomatic relations · Royal family trees · History timeline · Provinces · Legality · National holidays · Language ·Sport · Names
Dydw i ddim yn mwynhau'r gwiberod du yn y swyddfa


This is a (so far incomplete) Nhoor translation of the Constitution of the Western Isles.


BARH PW CWRD JAN GEHERMHACH PW BAJWRAJ


DURSARUNTA

Vada apw ese̦yƨese̦m nwqwrhdar, qarhasytwnoch pw onhws enuchimha s orsoja jan regīo̦ s rholasemaj, och pw Barh pw Cwrd sōty eqese̦se̦m sō̦t sw̦nōnhunnōā̦ grādusoch pw cwrdosy jan Gehermhach pw Bajwraj.


MĪSO̦

Sō̦t mīso̦ s ɵƨenosy sɵn regīo̦sin, aranhwtw̦rā imitwrwrā osilā herastochā benno pw roptansana ontiqwsa jan tuqisoch pw lɵstanaj.


1CH PW ARTĪCƟL : RHOLASOCH PW RHWSA

1ch pw Chochōb : Rholasoch pw rhwsa (eqi ochiqi sas “rholas” evil “rhwsa”) orossaqcae̦se̦m sō̦t rhwsasy, ws oso̦nhie̦se̦m jon cartajen s mey regīo̦mhi.

2so pw Chochōb : Jan Rholasoch pw rhwsaj ōgil pw so̦de emheste̦se̦m:

1. Cwstērha im esa mey regīo̦mhi uriscom NationStatesoch pw statīstīc, polītīcoch pw canhore, onhānhoc pw assaphire s amocā cusɵ̦ƨ pw sacuu̦rem;
2. Cōrwnoch pw goctanhōb illarmhonha s so̦nhi pw bascarne̦ƨy illegostwsa;
3. Meycore hargamha, qa im culstochast, urso̦ loq garacoliq sɵn ursophirrwch pw heydere qa uruntayphoch pw bwswcare jan rhwsaj ereswltae̦se̦m sw̦nh meycoresw̦n;
4. Jē̦nas pw lɵa̦, statws s cedechire hargamha;
5. Jē̦nas pw mitwrhire gil regīo̦nhoch pw zumeqhanagil hargamha, uriscom tɵpic evil redem;
6. A̦syta hōr esa ola urtergahast pw janheyderela amogdar pwr rholas;
7. Valwsire gil cōrwnille culstocha canh iltaqwsirec nho cwrdanan;
8. Polītīcoch pw cāmpeyn jeygunha jan jomh evil amoc pw gerchaj;
9. Lɵa̦sa im esa mey Aa̦nhoch pw Rerhatiremhi;
10. Och pw Barh pw Cwrd balisa s ilgota eqi cwstorhananwchā imitwrwr pw rerhatire s lɵa̦sōbiqi rholasoqhdar pwr rhwsa, zumeqh pw Barh pw Cwrd hunsarune̦se̦m aqqhar wnho lwrnanno cu anh sw̦nōcenhonha 3/4’icu.

3ch pw Chochōb : Mitwrh nho regīo̦n hwrune̦se̦m sw̦nh ur-rholasoch pw rhwsasw̦n, nhā so̦de cu och pw Barh pw Cwrdicu ur eserdie̦ jan meqhaj.

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Ostehaar, Athara magarat, Aizcona, and Serpens Land

The federal united republic

Remodio wrote:You can add a few hundred Chuuṣoostee people if you want :))

Also the nice thing about my language is that our people have been historically isolated enough to where we have our own language family, technically speaking, but small enough to where there are few dialect differences

Sure, why not!

Let's throw in the Nyssics, Osters and Aprosians to create the most culturally diverse country in the Western Isles (/^>^)/

Remodio, Athara magarat, and Aizcona

The federal united republic wrote:most culturally diverse

That will be interesting. Athara magarat

Remodio and Athara magarat

Speech by Aizcona

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening my fellow TWIslanders!
Given this is my twentieth or so election speech you all know I'm not artistic enough for anything fancy. Nonetheless though I have announced my candidacy for the presidency as it is not a good look for the Isles to not have a President. With no one stepping up I find that one has to take that next man up mentality and as the person in TWI government with the most experience this is something that I should do. Nonetheless I've already been filling in the role in some spots.

My experience in TWI government is clear, I have now been the SoRP (Previously SoI) on three occasions and I have been the president of the region prior to this. I have been in a government position for the majority of TWI's existence. I am always here to help people and I have always wanted to do what I can for TWI. As the second oldest residing resident of the region I've been a part of and seen everything TWI has had to offer.

At this point TWI has been in a bit of a skid for a little while and I believe that I have come to my conclusion on what needs to be changed after talking to Ainslie a bit. Ainslie has been important to the region since he joined, especially with what he did in the SoRP role so I am inclined to agree with him. TWI needs more younger people in the region, preferably high schoolers. We also need to find a way to get them from the beginning interest stage to the stable member stage and guide them through that middle ground in between that is so difficult to navigate. This is something that has eluded us for some time. Now that many of the members of TWI are in college I believe that we need to get back that energy and enthusiasm that used to permeate the region.

Thus here is my plan for my presidency. We will have stability at this position. A vacant presidency does not look good on us and I will not allow that to be the case. I will have the government provide a unified front which has not often been the case, I want more cooperation between the people in it, I believe that has been lost, especially with the void in this role. I want to find a new TWIslander to take up the SoRP role, someone who will have energy and will add more interest to RP and focus on getting more and more people involved. Along with that I want to shake up the Secretary of Recruitment, I believe that it is too much to fully put that on one person. I want to have it be a more collaborative effort between more of us, especially those not in government and have the Secretary lead those efforts rather than be the sole maker of efforts. The more people we get in here the more chances we have to hit on new energetic people. As for the SoInfo, I have loved what they have been able to do and I believe that they will be able to and want to do more if the government is fully functioning and working together.

Altogether I ask you to vote me in. I have confidence in myself that I have not had in awhile, especially since my first go as president. I want to stabilize and focus on the government and have it work cohesively together to provide the stepping stones for this region to not go back to what we had but to go beyond that. To a region that produces quality RP in a collaborative effort in such a way that we all feel good with what we've done.

As always Much Love From Polar <3 (Although many now know me as Aizcona)



Speech by Shanzie

Hello, I'm Shanzie, also known as Thuzbekistan.

I am running for president in order to help boost activity in the region by helping ensure a fresh flow of new members in the region, ensuring officers communicate with one another, and aiding where I can in their duties.

Twi government has systems to ensure these things are done correctly and, as president, I will ensure these systems are running to the benefit of roleplay in the region. As we all know, activity has slumped due to IRL complications as the world deals with coronavirus. Ensuring our officers are active and aiding them when they are not is one of the more important jobs of the president as these officers are key to keeping our region healthy, active, and fun.

Vote Shanzie, 2020 :)



Speech by San Montagna

I'd like to put my name forward for the Presidential election.

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New aapelistan

The federal united republic wrote:Sure, why not!

Let's throw in the Nyssics, Osters and Aprosians to create the most culturally diverse country in the Western Isles (/^>^)/

G R E A T E R A P R O S I A

Remodio and The federal united republic

Eyyyyy it’s election time. Please vote for me, I’m super excited about this and there’s so much I want to do as president again. Let’s work together for a better time in TWI

Remodio, Wellsia, and The federal united republic

The federal united republic wrote:I just am at a bit of a creative block on NS entirely. I have no idea what culture or linguistic family I want to persue.

May I introduce you to the Ipachi?

Ainslie wrote:May I introduce you to the Ipachi?

Why does it sound like you’re peddling drugs to teenagers?

Post self-deleted by Ainslie.

Hi there guys, how are you.
Just for curiosity purposes, where my nation is located in our map?!

Aqtabau wrote:Hi there guys, how are you.
Just for curiosity purposes, where my nation is located in our map?!

You have to apply for a spot on the map. Read the map rules before applying, then telegram Vancouvia to apply.

Map Rules

The map is key to developing relationships between our nations and engaging in role-play. As it has limited space, it is therefore reserved for nations who actively engage in RP and new nations (who have a fair probability of engaging in RP in the future). Please do not request a map spot unless you plan on being active for a long time.

For new nations in the region, you must do ALL of the following to receive a map spot:

1. Have a realistic nation name and use that name to role-play with. Do not use the name of a real-life country or something extremely similar to it.
2. Have at least one factbook about your nation that proves you are going to actively engage and develop your nation in-character.
3. Post at least once anywhere on the NationStates forums. This means anywhere across the site where you are allowed to post. However, avoid posting in threads that TWI has made that are marked (IC). These are for those already on the map only.
3. Have been active. For example, if you send us the request on Monday, stop logging in after Tuesday, and we check the request on Saturday, we will not add you, because it appears you are no longer active.
4. The nation which you apply to join the map with should be a member of the World Assembly.
5. Send Ainslie a telegram that answers the following questions:

Standard Application for Map Spot

  • Nation name:

  • How did you find the region/why did you choose The Western Isles:

  • How long have you been active on NationStates:

  • Is this nation a puppet or side project:

  • If you have ANY other accounts on nationstates.net other than this one, please list them here:

  • Do you plan on being active (participating in regional role-play)? Are there any particular interests you have?

  • Have you read and understood our introductory dispatch, "A Welcome and Introduction Dispatch for New Nations":

  • Have you read, understood, and agree to the map rules located in the regional rules dispatch:

  • Where exactly do you want to be on the map (describe the location in relation to other nations' locations):

  • If that spot becomes no longer available, what is your second choice for location:



In order to stay on the map, you must post on any regional in-character role-play thread at least once a month AND you must also do at least one of the following every ten days or less:

1. Publish or significantly and clearly add to a factbook or dispatch about your nation.
2. Post on any regional role-play thread (including but not limited to the news, tweets, citizens, or League threads).


If you're going to be on an extended vacation or unavoidable absence, telegram the current Secretary of Role-Play (Roendavar), Aizcona and Ainslie and they will likely hold your spot for you if you have shown in the past to be an active member.

No puppets. No nation on the map may serve in any capacity in any foreign region's government.

All players must use a single nation name for all of the region's affairs. Creating and using a new nation to RP as a territory or province is heavily discouraged.

See also additional rules for specific instances: page=dispatch/id=426501

In General

1. Treat others how you want to be treated.
2. Be friendly, welcoming, and supportive of everyone, but more so to the new nations of the region.
3. Don't sabotage, harass, or annoy anyone, in the region or elsewhere.
4. Don't engage in one-sided role-playing, for example by invading a nation that does not want to be invaded.
5. Keep your military strength conservatively realistic.
6. Everyone is equal! Elitism isn't welcome here.
7. Alts/puppet accounts cannot vote. If caught voting, you face expulsion from the region.
8. Follow the NationStates rules.

RMB Rules

The RMB is used for:

1. Communicating with the region as a whole, for announcements either on personal matters or about your nation.
2. Welcoming new nations.
3. General conversation about news or other non-controversial topics.
4. Advice on national issues.
5. Help on anything concerning NationStates itself.
6. Campaigning, once an election poll has gone up.
7. Advertising a regional news article or paper, only once per 12 hours.

The RMB is NOT used for:

1. One-on-one conversations. These should occur through telegram.
2. Role-playing events. These will occur in threads on the NationStates forums that will be linked to on the regional world factbook entry. This is so they do not get lost in a sea of other messages on the regional message board.
3. Controversial discussion. These should occur in public threads on the forums.
4. Spam, inside jokes, troll language, memes, etc. Each message should be at least a full sentence and be either helpful, informative, or evoke conversation.
5. Non-English conversation. Use English.
6. Incredibly long posts, particularly those copy-pasted from something else.

Telegram Rules

1. No regional telegrams can be sent out by non-officers, for any reason, including to campaign
2. Officers can only send out regional telegrams if absolutely necessary, such as in order to conduct their duties or conduct elections
3. Residents may, of course, still telegram any other resident privately for any reason, including to campaign

Breaking the Rules

Upon violating the rules, the following events are likely to happen:

1. Suppression of RMB posts
2. Telegram/post asking to stop
3. Kick from the region
4. Ban from the region

These events may occur in a different order depending on the severity of the offense(s). The telegram/post may come from any nation; if someone warns you that you are breaking the rules, that counts as a warning.


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