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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 | |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''. | ||