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'''Veslovian''' (''túdska tyhu'') is an Germanic [[alternative language|altlang]] spoken in the fictional country Veslovia (''Túdska''). It consists of four un- (or partially) intelligible dialects, namely northern dialects in Molbry (cf. Vienna, the capital of Veslovia), central dialects in Lubado (cf. Ljubljana), western dialects in Veťny (cf. Udine), and central dialects in Zadro (cf. Zadar).
'''Veslovian''' (''túdska tyhu'') is an Germanic [[alternative language|altlang]] spoken in the fictional country Veslovia (''Túdska''). It consists of four un- (or partially) intelligible dialects, namely northern dialects in Molbry (cf. Vienna, the capital of Veslovia), central dialects in Lubado (cf. Ljubljana), western dialects in Veťny (cf. Udine), and central dialects in Zádro (cf. Zadar). Between the four dialects, the first (also known as Molbrian) is chosen as the standard dialect for the language.
 
== Classification ==
Although similar with Slavic languages, Veslovian is actually a South Germanic language, of which more conservative ''phonologically'' than Gothic language. Conservative features include lack of i-mutation even in the case of ''-e-'' (traditional Proto-Germanic 1SG ''*sehwō'' : 2SG ''*s'''i'''hwizi'' ≠ Molbrian ''sechva'' : ''sechvez''), retention of ''-z-'' (English ''deer'' ≠ Molbrian ''duzu'') and final ''-ą'' (English ''salve'' ≠ Molbrian ''slabanu'' ≠ Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉𐌽 (salbōn)).


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Veslovian
túdska tyhu
Pronounced: /ˈtuːtska tiɦu/
Species: Human
Spoken: Veslovia (official)
Total speakers: 15 million, unknown for individual dialects
Writing system: Latin
Genealogy: *Indo-European languages
Typology
Morphological type: Fusional
Morphosyntactic alignment: Nominative-accusative
Basic word order: SVO
Credits
Creator: Danisht Dzakwan
DanishtD
Created: November 2021

Veslovian (túdska tyhu) is an Germanic altlang spoken in the fictional country Veslovia (Túdska). It consists of four un- (or partially) intelligible dialects, namely northern dialects in Molbry (cf. Vienna, the capital of Veslovia), central dialects in Lubado (cf. Ljubljana), western dialects in Veťny (cf. Udine), and central dialects in Zádro (cf. Zadar). Between the four dialects, the first (also known as Molbrian) is chosen as the standard dialect for the language.

Classification

Although similar with Slavic languages, Veslovian is actually a South Germanic language, of which more conservative phonologically than Gothic language. Conservative features include lack of i-mutation even in the case of -e- (traditional Proto-Germanic 1SG *sehwō : 2SG *sihwizi ≠ Molbrian sechva : sechvez), retention of -z- (English deer ≠ Molbrian duzu) and final (English salve ≠ Molbrian slabanu ≠ Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉𐌽 (salbōn)).

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