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{{Infobox:Language|LanguageName=Loremese|NativeLanguage=lopєmєʒϝ dαzyα|LanguageNPrnnctn=[~~loreˈmesi ˈdazva~~]|Speakers=~95 million native|LanguageFamily=[[Mallo-Brausian language family|Mallo-Brausian]]|OfficialLanguage=[[Loremesia]], [[Cring]]|3LetterCode=LRM|WritingSystem=Loremese script|EarlyForms=Classical Loremese}}'''Loremese''' (''lopєmєʒϝ dαzyα, loremesi dazva'' [[w:Help:IPA|[~~loreˈmesi ˈdazva~~]]]) is a [[Mallo-Brausian language family|Mallo-Brausian]] language native to the Loremese Isles off the eastern coast of [[Brausia]]. It is the official language of [[Loremesia]], as well as one of several official languages in [[Cring]]. Today, it has approximately 95 million native speakers, and is present to some capacity on most continents of the world due to historical Loremese trade connections and its use as a liturgical language in [[Saulism]].

{{Infobox:Language|LanguageName=Loremese|NativeLanguage=lopєmєʒϝ dαzyα|LanguageNPrnnctn=[lo.rə.ˈmja.zə ˈda.ðə]|Speakers=~95 million native|LanguageFamily=[[Mallo-Brausian language family|Mallo-Brausian]]|OfficialLanguage=[[Loremesia]], [[Cring]]|3LetterCode=LRM|WritingSystem=Loremese script|EarlyForms=Classical Loremese}}'''Loremese''' (''lopєmєʒϝ dαzyα, loremesi dazva'' [[w:Help:IPA|[lo.rə.ˈmja.zə ˈda.ðə]]]) is a [[Mallo-Brausian language family|Mallo-Brausian]] language native to the Loremese Isles off the eastern coast of [[Brausia]]. It is the official language of [[Loremesia]], as well as one of several official languages in [[Cring]]. Today, it has approximately 95 million native speakers, and is present to some capacity on most continents of the world due to historical Loremese trade connections and its use as a liturgical language in [[Saulism]].

== History ==

Among the Mallo-Brausian languages, the closest relative to Loremese is [[Arcadian language|Arcadian]], and modern ~~Loremese~~ shares many features with Classical Arcadian specifically. Sources differ on specifics, but it is generally accepted that proto-Loremese developed out of a peripheral variant of Common Brausian as spoken in or near the [[Chikos|Chikos region]] before its speakers migrated to the Loremese Isles ca. 1500 BC.

Among the Mallo-Brausian languages, the closest relative to Loremese is [[Arcadian language|Arcadian]], and written Loremese, based on early modern dialects, shares many features with Classical Arcadian specifically. Sources differ on specifics, but it is generally accepted that proto-Loremese developed out of a peripheral variant of Common Brausian as spoken in or near the [[Chikos|Chikos region]] before its speakers migrated to the Loremese Isles ca. 1500 BC.

== Phonology ==

== Phonology and Orthography ==

=== Consonants ===

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!Affricate

|

|~~ts dz~z~~

|tɕ dʑ

|

|-

!Fricative

|v

|f v

|s

|θ ð s z ɕ ʑ

|

|x h

|-

!Rhotic

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!

!Front

!Center

!Back

|-

!Close

|i

|i y

|

|u

|-

!Mid

|e

|e ø

|ə

|o

|-

!Open

| colspan="2" |a

| colspan="3" |a

|}

=== Orthography ===

The standard orthography is based on conservative dialects from the early Global Trade era, and thus does not match modern pronunciations directly. Notable features are historical stressed /*e/ breaking up to [ja] and resultung pervasive yod-coalescence, as well as word-final ''o'' being silent.

== Grammar ==

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-{{Infobox:Language|LanguageName=Loremese|NativeLanguage=lopєmєʒϝ dαzyα|LanguageNPrnnctn=[loreˈmesi ˈdazva]|Speakers=~95 million native|LanguageFamily=[[Mallo-Brausian language family|Mallo-Brausian]]|OfficialLanguage=[[Loremesia]], [[Cring]]|3LetterCode=LRM|WritingSystem=Loremese script|EarlyForms=Classical Loremese}}'''Loremese''' (''lopєmєʒϝ dαzyα, loremesi dazva'' [[w:Help:IPA|&#91;loreˈmesi ˈdazva&#93;]]) is a [[Mallo-Brausian language family|Mallo-Brausian]] language native to the Loremese Isles off the eastern coast of [[Brausia]]. It is the official language of [[Loremesia]], as well as one of several official languages in [[Cring]]. Today, it has approximately 95 million native speakers, and is present to some capacity on most continents of the world due to historical Loremese trade connections and its use as a liturgical language in [[Saulism]].
+{{Infobox:Language|LanguageName=Loremese|NativeLanguage=lopєmєʒϝ dαzyα|LanguageNPrnnctn=[lo.rə.ˈmja.zə ˈda.ðə]|Speakers=~95 million native|LanguageFamily=[[Mallo-Brausian language family|Mallo-Brausian]]|OfficialLanguage=[[Loremesia]], [[Cring]]|3LetterCode=LRM|WritingSystem=Loremese script|EarlyForms=Classical Loremese}}'''Loremese''' (''lopєmєʒϝ dαzyα, loremesi dazva'' [[w:Help:IPA|&#91;lo.rə.ˈmja.zə ˈda.ðə&#93;]]) is a [[Mallo-Brausian language family|Mallo-Brausian]] language native to the Loremese Isles off the eastern coast of [[Brausia]]. It is the official language of [[Loremesia]], as well as one of several official languages in [[Cring]]. Today, it has approximately 95 million native speakers, and is present to some capacity on most continents of the world due to historical Loremese trade connections and its use as a liturgical language in [[Saulism]].
 == History ==
-Among the Mallo-Brausian languages, the closest relative to Loremese is [[Arcadian language|Arcadian]], and modern Loremese shares many features with Classical Arcadian specifically. Sources differ on specifics, but it is generally accepted that proto-Loremese developed out of a peripheral variant of Common Brausian as spoken in or near the [[Chikos|Chikos region]] before its speakers migrated to the Loremese Isles ca. 1500 BC.
+Among the Mallo-Brausian languages, the closest relative to Loremese is [[Arcadian language|Arcadian]], and written Loremese, based on early modern dialects, shares many features with Classical Arcadian specifically. Sources differ on specifics, but it is generally accepted that proto-Loremese developed out of a peripheral variant of Common Brausian as spoken in or near the [[Chikos|Chikos region]] before its speakers migrated to the Loremese Isles ca. 1500 BC.
-== Phonology ==
+== Phonology and Orthography ==
 === Consonants ===
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 !Affricate
 |
-|ts dz~z
+|tɕ dʑ
 |
 |-
 !Fricative
-|v
+|f v
-|s
+|θ ð s z ɕ ʑ
-|
+|x h
 |-
 !Rhotic
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 !
 !Front
+!Center
 !Back
 |-
 !Close
-|i
+|i y
+|
 |u
 |-
 !Mid
-|e
+|e ø
+|ə
 |o
 |-
 !Open
-| colspan="2" |a
+| colspan="3" |a
 |}
+=== Orthography ===
+The standard orthography is based on conservative dialects from the early Global Trade era, and thus does not match modern pronunciations directly. Notable features are historical stressed /*e/ breaking up to [ja] and resultung pervasive yod-coalescence, as well as word-final ''o'' being silent.
 == Grammar ==