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From ''tal'' 'tree' + ''ra'' 'speak' + ''-en'' agentive suffix: 'Treespeaker', used metonymically. If compounded currently instead of anciently, this results in ''tallen'', which is used to indicate the individual Treespeaker (roughly equivalent to a shaman) as opposed to the language.
From ''tal'' 'tree' + ''ra'' 'speak' + ''-en'' agentive suffix: 'Treespeaker', used metonymically. If compounded currently instead of anciently, this results in ''tallen'', which is used to indicate the individual Treespeaker (roughly equivalent to a shaman) as opposed to the language.


=Demographic and ethnographic information=
== The name of the language==
What is the language known as to outsiders?
What term do the people use to distinguish themselves from other language groups?
What is the origin of these terms (if known)?
==Ethnology==
What is the dominant economic activity of the people?
Briefly describe the ecosystem, material culture, and cosmology (these will be intimately related).
==Demography==
Where is the language spoken, and how are the people distributed in this area?
Are there other language groups inhabiting the same area?
What is the nature of the interaction with these language groups?  Economic?  Social?  Friendly?  Belligerent?
In social/economic interactions with other groups, which groups are dominant and which are marginalized?  How so?
==Genetic affiliation==
What language family does this language belong to?
What are its closest relatives?
==Previous research==
What published and unpublished linguistic work has been done in this language and/or its close relatives?
==The sociolinguistic situation==
===Multilingualism and language attitudes===
What percentage of the people are monolingual?  (Treat men and women separately).
What language(s) are people multilingual in, and to what degree?
As far as you can tell, what is the attitude of the speakers of this language toward their language, as opposed to other languages they know?  If possible, give evidence for your claims even though it may be anecdotal.
===Contexts of use and language choice===
In what contexts are multilingual individuals likely to use the language described in this sketch?  When do they use other languages?
===Viability===
Are children learning the language as their first language?  If so, how long do they remain monolingual?
What pressures are there on young people to (a) learn another language, and (b) reject their own language?  How strong are these pressures?
Are there partially competent speakers?
===Loan words===
Does the lexicon of this language contain many words from other languages?  If so, in what semantic domains do these tend to occur?  Give examples.
==Dialects==
Is there significant dialect variation?  What kinds of differences distinguish the dialects?  Give  examples.
What dialect is represented in this sketch?


=Links=
[[Taalen_Phonology | Taalen Phonology]]<br>
[[Taalen_Phonology | Taalen Phonology]]<br>
[[Taalen_Morphology | Taalen Morphology]]
[[Taalen_Morphology | Taalen Morphology]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]

Revision as of 19:03, 30 November 2008

Taalen
Spoken in: Sovrandas /soˈvran.dəs/
Timeline/Universe: The Coil (the Crux universe)
Total speakers: 2.8 million (or something)
Genealogical classification: Súren branch of the Sovrandian family

Pronounced /'tɑ.lɛn/.
From tal 'tree' + ra 'speak' + -en agentive suffix: 'Treespeaker', used metonymically. If compounded currently instead of anciently, this results in tallen, which is used to indicate the individual Treespeaker (roughly equivalent to a shaman) as opposed to the language.


Taalen Phonology
Taalen Morphology

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