Prizyetsi Language

Prizyetsi (Prissets) is the official language spoken by the people of The United Federation of Prizyetsa, and many ethnic Prizyetsi outside of the country. It is the primary official language spoken in Prizyetsa, and a minority language in Kauvara. Several major dialects exist within the language, as well as numerous local dialects.

History

Ancient Prizyetsi

Ancient Prizyetsi, or Antikk-Prissets, is the protolanguage which led to what is now recognized as Prizyetsi. The first written record of this ancient form of Prizyetsi was found in excavation efforts in Nörlann province and is though to date back to around 6,000 years b.c.. The discovery of runes forming a basic written language was proof that Prizyetsi society was developing enough to need a written language, and changed much of what was thought about the period.

Old Prizyetsi

Old Prizyetsi is a term given to the language which developed itself into a complex and refined language through the medieval period. In this era, the grammatical structure of the language was cemented, and many new words were either introduced or created as the result of maritime trade with with other nation and the introduction of new objects and customs into Prizyetsi culture.

The oldest preserved examples of Alt-Prissets are trade ledgers and legal documents from the port city of Vosonje.

Modern Prizyetsi

Contemporary Prizyetsi

Geographic Distribution

Dialects

Phonology

Vocabulary

Writing System

The Prizyetsi alphabet is based upon the latin script, and contains twenty-seven base letters, with an additional seven being, ä, ë, ï, ö, ü and ÿ, as well as a dozen or so special letters such as, å,æ and ɣ however this last group is no longer in common use.

Grammar

As a Scando-Germanic language, the grammar structure of Prissets may be somewhat familiar to speakers of Germanic or Scandinavian languages. The main issues many foreign speakers have with the language is the conjugation of the verbs and possessive form of words.

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