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Etymology; became a distinct language by the 400s ME

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	\|Introduction='''Heiosdyn''' is the language of the [[Heialdyn Stratocracy]] in southern [[Gosterra]]. It is closely related to [[Gostaldi (Language)\|Gostaldi]], the language of the [[Kingdom of Bóinbile]].		\|Introduction='''Heiosdyn''' is the language of the [[Heialdyn Stratocracy]] in southern [[Gosterra]]. It is closely related to [[Gostaldi (Language)\|Gostaldi]], the language of the [[Kingdom of Bóinbile]].
	\|History=Heiosdyn and Gostaldi both descend from [[Bintzaila]], the language of the settlers who landed in Gosterra in the [[Great Migration]]. After a period of shared development, the speech of southern Gosterra drew apart from that of central Gosterra and ~~became Heiosdyn. It became~~ the language of the Heialdyn ~~Stratocracy when the~~ Stratocracy arose in 645 ME.		\|Etymology=''Heiosdyn'' is a contraction of the Heiosdyn phrase ''hioaldech gostaldech yyn'', "southern coastal people".
			\|History=Heiosdyn and Gostaldi both descend from [[Bintzaila]], the language of the settlers who landed in Gosterra in the [[Great Migration]]. After a period of shared development, the speech of southern Gosterra drew apart from that of central Gosterra, and by the 400s ME it had become a language of its own. When the Heialdyn Stratocracy arose in 645 ME, Heiosdyn became its language.
	\|Distribution=Heiosdyn is spoken throughout the Heialdyn Stratocracy, in provinces such as [[Baddaen]], [[Enis]] and [[South Coast (Heialdyn)\|South Coast]]. Most place names in southern Gosterra are Heiosdyn, among them ''Heialdyn'', ''Baddaen'' and ''Urbala''.		\|Distribution=Heiosdyn is spoken throughout the Heialdyn Stratocracy, in provinces such as [[Baddaen]], [[Enis]] and [[South Coast (Heialdyn)\|South Coast]]. Most place names in southern Gosterra are Heiosdyn, among them ''Heialdyn'', ''Baddaen'' and ''Urbala''.
	\|Phonology=In Heiosdyn, ''y'' and ''w'' can stand as vowels as well as consonants, as in ''Heialdyn'' and ''Senelyn''. Pairs such as ''dd'', ''ll'', ''ff'', ''th'' and ''ch'' each write a single sound, as in ''Baddaen''. Where Gostaldi has ''sc'' and ''sp'', Heiosdyn has ''sg'' and ''sb''.		\|Phonology=In Heiosdyn, ''y'' and ''w'' can stand as vowels as well as consonants, as in ''Heialdyn'' and ''Senelyn''. Pairs such as ''dd'', ''ll'', ''ff'', ''th'' and ''ch'' each write a single sound, as in ''Baddaen''. Where Gostaldi has ''sc'' and ''sp'', Heiosdyn has ''sg'' and ''sb''.

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{{Languages Infobox
|Name=Heiosdyn
|Spoken By=Gostaldi
|Region=Gosterra
|Family=Bintzaila languages
|Ancestor=Bintzaila
|Status=Living
}}
{{Languages Sections
|Introduction='''Heiosdyn''' is the language of the [[Heialdyn Stratocracy]] in southern [[Gosterra]]. It is closely related to [[Gostaldi (Language)|Gostaldi]], the language of the [[Kingdom of Bóinbile]].
|History=Heiosdyn and Gostaldi both descend from [[Bintzaila]], the language of the settlers who landed in Gosterra in the [[Great Migration]]. After a period of shared development, the speech of southern Gosterra drew apart from that of central Gosterra and became Heiosdyn. It became the language of the Heialdyn Stratocracy when the Stratocracy arose in 645 ME.
|Distribution=Heiosdyn is spoken throughout the Heialdyn Stratocracy, in provinces such as [[Baddaen]], [[Enis]] and [[South Coast (Heialdyn)|South Coast]]. Most place names in southern Gosterra are Heiosdyn, among them ''Heialdyn'', ''Baddaen'' and ''Urbala''.
|Phonology=In Heiosdyn, ''y'' and ''w'' can stand as vowels as well as consonants, as in ''Heialdyn'' and ''Senelyn''. Pairs such as ''dd'', ''ll'', ''ff'', ''th'' and ''ch'' each write a single sound, as in ''Baddaen''. Where Gostaldi has ''sc'' and ''sp'', Heiosdyn has ''sg'' and ''sb''.
|Grammar=The first consonant of a word can soften after certain words and in certain positions, so that ''p'', ''t'' and ''c'' become ''b'', ''d'' and ''g''.
|See Also=* [[Gostaldi (Language)]]
* [[Heialdyn Stratocracy]]
* [[Gosterra]]
}}

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