Gláðic
Gláðic1 is the family which all the languages spoken by the Gláðs belong to, most of which are only spoken in Lózón, the northeastern province of the Znagrúk Empire in southern Dragonía.
There are nineteen languages in total, most of which are further divided into several dialects, but the differences are primarily in terms of morphology and syntax rather than phonetics, as Gláðs are incapable of (or at least have great difficulty with) producing many of the sounds present in most other languages spoken within the empire, such as znagrúkic. Of these, þolvú is the most widespread, used both as a common tongue between most Gláð villages and to communicate with the ruling Znagrúks.
There are nineteen languages in total, most of which are further divided into several dialects, but the differences are primarily in terms of morphology and syntax rather than phonetics, as Gláðs are incapable of (or at least have great difficulty with) producing many of the sounds present in most other languages spoken within the empire, such as znagrúkic. Of these, þolvú is the most widespread, used both as a common tongue between most Gláð villages and to communicate with the ruling Znagrúks.
Writing System
Although there's never been a unified gláðic writing system, many Gláð communities traditionally use a set of glyphs representing different concepts to ease trading and, in the past, planning for attacks on rival tribes or Hyrríans. While some of these symbols are known throughout their traditional territory, most vary wildly between language groups and even individual villages, and their meaning is obscure in other parts of the empire.
Geographical Distribution
The use of most Gláðic languages in daily life is restricted to the province of Lózón or Ut, capital of the empire.
Vocabulary
Some words in þolvú
Áð: Place, region.Fli-am: Sjerg antilope.
Fúvalal: Gláðic title of the Znagrúk monarchs.
O: Settlement.
Valal: Village chief.
Phonetics
The following sounds are found in at least one Gláðic language:
A /a/ Á /au/ B /p/ Ð /ð/ E /ɛ/ F /f/ G /k/ I /ɪ/ L /l/ M /m/ O /ɔ/ Ú /u/ V /v/ Þ /θ~θ̠/
M and E are both rare in Gláðic, with þolvú being the only major language that features the former, while the latter is only found in three dialects of gigláb spoken on the northern edge of the traditional Gláð territory. The lack of rhotics is due to the fact that Gláðs can't growl.
A /a/ Á /au/ B /p/ Ð /ð/ E /ɛ/ F /f/ G /k/ I /ɪ/ L /l/ M /m/ O /ɔ/ Ú /u/ V /v/ Þ /θ~θ̠/
M and E are both rare in Gláðic, with þolvú being the only major language that features the former, while the latter is only found in three dialects of gigláb spoken on the northern edge of the traditional Gláð territory. The lack of rhotics is due to the fact that Gláðs can't growl.
1Original icelandic: gláðska.
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