Helvoran Language
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| Helvoran Language | |
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| Langue Elvoir | |
 Flag of the Kingdom of Helvore | |
| Native to |
Kingdom of Helvore Saiteroupe Eccaladise Canada |
| Region | Europe (Primarily), Others. |
Native speakers | 70,832,496 (2016) |
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Indo-European
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Standard forms | |
| Dialects | |
| Latin Alphabet | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Kingdom of Helvore |
| Regulated by | ADLE |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
el |
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File:Helvoran Language Global Distribution.png Places in the world where Helvoran is spoken (Dark Blue = Primary Official Language, Light Blue = Unrecognised Regional Language, Medium Blue = Official Secondary Language) | |
The Helvoran Language (Helvoran: Langue Elvoir, IPA: /læɲʒ ɛlvwæ/) is the official language of the Kingdom of Helvore and its former overseas territories of Ecalladise, Saiteroupe, and New Astonbury in Canada. It is a Romance language, closely related to French, and had 70,832,496 speakers globally as of 2016.
As a Romance language, Helvoran is the single surviving language of the Voraccic Subfamily of Western Romance, historically becoming distinct from Vulgar Latin in the 5th Century. Due to the prevalence of French in Helvoran administration during the 18th and 19th centuries, Helvoran phonology experienced a dramatic shift, becoming very similar to French in terms of sound. However, Helvoran has maintained various distinct grammatical differences from other Romance languages (particularly in syntax) which make it unique of the languages of Western Europe.
As the official language of the Kingdom of Helvore, the use of Helvoran is compulsory in all official state and business publications. Although there is no official language institution in Helvore, the Académie de la Documentatione de la Langue Elvoir (commonly referred to as ADLE) has acted as a major regulatory institution of the evolution of the Helvoran language since its establishment in 1689.
Helvoran has seen a growth in the number of speakers in recent years as the Helvoran population has increased. Globally, Helvoran is the 23rd most spoken language in the world (behind Turkish but ahead of Italian) with approximately 0.93% of the world's population being native speakers of Helvoran.
Demographics and Culture
Geographical Distribution
History
Aelvoran Language
Roman Conquest and Latin Influence
Old Helvoran
Middle Helvoran
Modern Helvoran
Cultural Significance
Phonology
Phonetics
Consonants
The Helvoran language uses the following consonants:
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Type: |
Bilabial: |
Labiodental: |
Dental: |
Alveolar: |
Post-Alveolar: |
Retroflex: |
Palatal: |
Velar: |
Uvular: |
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Plosive: |
p b |
t d |
k g |
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Nasal: |
m |
n |
ɲ |
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Trill: |
R | ||||||||
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Tap/Flap: |
ɾ * |
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Fricative: |
f v |
θ * |
s z |
ʃ ʒ |
ʁ * | ||||
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Approximant: |
ɹ |
j |
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Lateral Approximant: |
l |
(Sounds marked with an asterisk (*) indicate sounds that exist only in certain regional dialects of Helvoran).
It is important to note that the Helvoran ‘r’ can vary greatly according to the dialect and positioning of the sound in the word. For example, in standard Helvoran, the sound /R/ tends to be almost always used at the beginning of a word (as in ‘Roixterre’ /Rwɐtɛä/), but can be used interchangeably with the sound /ɹ/ internally in words (as in ‘Airetené’ /eɪɹɛtɛni/ OR /eɪRɛtɛni/). Generally speaking, the use of the sound /R/ is more common amongst speakers of standard Helvoran, whilst the /ɹ/ tends to be utilised more so in the northern dialects.
Vowels
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Type: |
Front: |
Near-Front: |
Central: |
Back: |
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Close: |
i |
u | ||
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Near-Close: |
ɪ |
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Close-Mid: |
e |
ø |
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Mid: |
ə ɞ |
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Open-Mid: |
ɛ |
œ |
ʌ ɔ | |
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Near-Open: |
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Open: |
a |
ɑ |