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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]].
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''.
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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''.
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See Also:	* [[Gostaldi (Language)]] * [[Heialdyn Stratocracy]] * [[Gosterra]]
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