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The '''Arithide language''' is the language spoken in [[Arithia]] by the [[Areth]]. 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]]. This umbrella term covers | The '''Arithide language''' is the language spoken in [[Arithia]], natively by the [[Areth]]. 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]]. This umbrella term covers [[Modern Arithide]] and its diachronic predecessors (most notably [[Classical Arithide]]), and, in certain circles, closely-related regional lects. | ||
In common parlance, '''Arithide''' or '''the Arithide language''' simply means the modern standard tongue of [[Arithia]]. | |||
==Name and Genealogy== | ==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. | 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]]. | ||
==Ancient Arithide== | ==Ancient Arithide== | ||
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[[Category: Arophania]] | [[Category: Arophania]] | ||
[[Category: Marcasia]] | [[Category: Marcasia]] | ||
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Revision as of 04:33, 30 January 2007
The Arithide language is the language spoken in Arithia, natively by the Areth. 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. This umbrella term covers Modern Arithide and its diachronic predecessors (most notably Classical Arithide), and, in certain circles, closely-related regional lects.
In common parlance, Arithide or the Arithide language simply means the modern standard tongue of Arithia.
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.
Ancient Arithide
Classical Arithide
- Main article: Classical Arithide
Vulgar Arithide
- Main article: Vulgar Arithide
Koine Arithide
- Main article: Koine Arithide
Renaissance Arithide
Modern Arithide
- Main article: Modern Arithide
