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|Name=Saevien | |Name=Saevien | ||
|Spoken By=Saevien | |Spoken By=Saevien | ||
|Region= | |Region=Goingieng | ||
|Status=Living | |Status=Living | ||
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{{Languages Sections | {{Languages Sections | ||
|Introduction='''Saevien''' is the language of the [[Saevien]], the warden race of [[Pavkanai]], in [[ | |Introduction='''Saevien''' is the language of the [[Saevien]], the warden race of [[Pavkanai]], in [[Goingieng]], the realm of imagination and dreams. The spirits of imagination speak it alongside [[Tivayi]]. | ||
|Etymology=The language shares its name with the Saevien, a shortened form of ''saengzvienz'', "dream". | |Etymology=The language shares its name with the Saevien, a shortened form of ''saengzvienz'', "dream". | ||
|History=Saevien is thought to be as old as the Saevien themselves, whom Pavkanai formed after the [[Great Erosion]], once the [[Dawn Wars]] had begun. | |History=Saevien is thought to be as old as the Saevien themselves, whom Pavkanai formed after the [[Great Erosion]], once the [[Dawn Wars]] had begun. | ||
|Distribution=Saevien is spoken in | |Distribution=Saevien is spoken in Goingieng. It is not known ever to have been spoken in [[Dalel]]. | ||
|Phonology=Saevien words are built from short syllables, each carrying a tone. The tone is written with a final letter, ''z'', ''j'', ''x'', ''q'' or ''h'', as in ''saengzvienz'' and ''homhuengj''. Names taken from Saevien often drop these letters, as in ''Saevien'' and '' | |Phonology=Saevien words are built from short syllables, each carrying a tone. The tone is written with a final letter, ''z'', ''j'', ''x'', ''q'' or ''h'', as in ''saengzvienz'' and ''homhuengj''. Names taken from Saevien often drop these letters, as in ''Saevien'' and ''Goingieng''. | ||
|See Also=* [[Saevien]] | |See Also=* [[Saevien]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Goingieng]] | ||
* [[Pavkanai]] | * [[Pavkanai]] | ||
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