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{{Infobox|name=Arithide (Arithīde)|pronounce='ærɪθi:d (<span style="font: 11px GentiumAlt, Gentium">arɯ'θi:de</span>)|tu=[[Ilethes]]|species=Human<br/> [[Areth]]|in=[[Arithia]]; major auxiliary language in [[Western civilisation (Ilethes)|the West]]|no=''1.''|script=Lazeic alphabet|tree=[[Arophanic languages|Arophanic]]<br> [[Arithidic languages|Arithidic]]<br> [[North Arithidic languages|North Arithidic]]<br> '''Arithide'''|morph=Inflecting|ms=Accusative|wo=SOV|creator=[[User:Denihilonihil|Eugene Oh]]|date=late 2005}} | |||
'''Arithide''' is an [[Arophanic languages|Arophanic language]] of the [[Arithidic languages|North Arithidic]] branch, spoken by more than a billion people. It is the largest and most historically significant member of the [[Arophanic languages|Arophanic language family]], and is also one of the earliest attested languages of [[Ilethes]]. The language has an unbroken literary tradition, written in the [[Lazeic alphabet]], of at least 2,500 years. | |||
Academically, the names '''Arithide''' or '''the Arithide language''' are umbrella terms covering [[Modern Arithide]] and its diachronic predecessors (most notably [[Classical Arithide]]), and, in certain circles, closely-related regional lects. In common parlance, however, they simply refer to the modern language, at times specifically the standard variant. | |||
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The name ''Arithide'' is from the Arithide ''arithīde'', combining ''Areth'' with ''-īde'', the suffix denoting languages. An older name for the language was ''[[Arithian]]'', but this name gradually fell out of favour as [[Nativisation]] gained traction in the 1990s [[CIE]]. | The name ''Arithide'' is from the Arithide ''arithīde'', combining ''Areth'' with ''-īde'', the suffix denoting languages. An older name for the language was ''[[Arithian]]'', but this name gradually fell out of favour as [[Nativisation]] gained traction in the 1990s [[CIE]]. | ||
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Arithide is spoken as a first language by over 580 million people in [[Arithia]] and another 170 million across 14 other states in [[Marcasia]] where the language has official status, and of these, more than 600 million are native, ethnic [[Areth]] speakers. A further estimated 350 million speak it as a second or third language, mainly centred in and around [[Dethria]] and southern [[Marcasia]] where the sociocultural influence of the [[Lazeian Empire]] is still felt, bringing the total number of speakers of Arithide to approximately 1.1 billion people today across the world. | |||
===Official Status=== | |||
Outside of [[Arithia]], the 14 other states with Arithide as an official language are, in alphabetical order: | |||
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==History== | |||
{{main|History of the Arithide language}} | |||
== | ==Characteristics== | ||
==Writing== | |||
== | ===Lazeic alphabet=== | ||
{{main| | {{main|Lazeic alphabet}} | ||
== | ===Orthography=== | ||
==Dialects== | |||
== | ==See also== | ||
*[[History of the Arithide language]] | |||
*[[Ancient Arithide]] | |||
*[[Classical Arithide]] | |||
*[[Vulgar Arithide]] | |||
*[[Koine Arithide]] | |||
*[[Renaissance Arithide]] | |||
*[[Modern Arithide]] | |||
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Revision as of 00:44, 4 March 2007
| Arithide (Arithīde) | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced: | 'ærɪθi:d (arɯ'θi:de) |
| Timeline and Universe: | Ilethes |
| Species: | Human Areth |
| Spoken: | Arithia; major auxiliary language in the West |
| Total speakers: | 1. |
| Writing system: | Lazeic alphabet |
| Genealogy: | Arophanic Arithidic North Arithidic Arithide |
| Typology | |
| Morphological type: | Inflecting |
| Morphosyntactic alignment: | Accusative |
| Basic word order: | SOV |
| Credits | |
| Creator: | Eugene Oh |
| Created: | late 2005 |
Arithide is an Arophanic language of the North Arithidic branch, spoken by more than a billion people. It is the largest and most historically significant member of the Arophanic language family, and is also one of the earliest attested languages of Ilethes. The language has an unbroken literary tradition, written in the Lazeic alphabet, of at least 2,500 years.
Academically, the names Arithide or the Arithide language are umbrella terms covering Modern Arithide and its diachronic predecessors (most notably Classical Arithide), and, in certain circles, closely-related regional lects. In common parlance, however, they simply refer to the modern language, at times specifically the standard variant.
Name and Genealogy
The name Arithide is from the Arithide arithīde, combining Areth with -īde, the suffix denoting languages. An older name for the language was Arithian, but this name gradually fell out of favour as Nativisation gained traction in the 1990s CIE.
Geographic distribution
Arithide is spoken as a first language by over 580 million people in Arithia and another 170 million across 14 other states in Marcasia where the language has official status, and of these, more than 600 million are native, ethnic Areth speakers. A further estimated 350 million speak it as a second or third language, mainly centred in and around Dethria and southern Marcasia where the sociocultural influence of the Lazeian Empire is still felt, bringing the total number of speakers of Arithide to approximately 1.1 billion people today across the world.
Official Status
Outside of Arithia, the 14 other states with Arithide as an official language are, in alphabetical order:
History
- Main article: History of the Arithide language
Characteristics
Writing
Lazeic alphabet
- Main article: Lazeic alphabet
Orthography
Dialects
See also
- Ancient Arithide
- Classical Arithide
- Vulgar Arithide
- Koine Arithide
- Renaissance Arithide
- Modern Arithide
