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'''Anguistian''' is a language isolate spoken in the United Kingdom of [[Isselmere-Nieland]] (UKIN).  It is related to ancient [[Wikipedia:Picts|Pictish]], an ancient, extinct pre-Indo-European language formerly spoken in Scotland and perhaps parts of northern Ireland.  Present-day Anguistian bears the marks of the many peoples who have inhabited or traded with Lethians:
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A language common only to within the present-day northern Principality of [[Anguist_(Region)|Anguist]] within the United Kingdom of [[Isselmere-Nieland]] (UKIN), '''Anguistian''' is distantly related to ancient [[Wikipedia:Picts|Pictish]], an extinct Indo-European language of the Celtic family formerly spoken in Scotland.  The present-day language bears the marks of the many invasions of as well as emigrations and trading missions to Lethe, from such diverse tongues as [[Wikipedia:Basque|Basque]], Ancient [[Wikipedia:Greek|Greek]], [[Wikipedia:Welsh|Welsh]], [[Wikipedia:Irish|Irish]], [[Wikipedia:Frisian|Frisian]], [[Wikipedia:Danish|Danish]], and Old Norse.
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*Ancient [[Wikipedia:Greek|Greek]] and [[Wikipedia:Basque|Basque]] word origins are evident in terms about and/or related to metallurgy and navigation;
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*the languages of ancient Northern peoples such as the [[Wikipedia:Dorset_culture|Dorset culture]] added words about northern wildlife and weather;
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Save for a few speakers within the northern Principality of, has almost passed into history.  Both Union and Regional governments, however, are striving to reverse that downward trend.  The [[Constitution_Act,_1986|Constitution Act, 1986]] established Anguistian as one of two official languages of the UKIN, and educational programmes have been established to introduce the language to new generations of Isselmere-Nielanders throughout the United Kingdom.
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*Celtic British languages akin to [[Wikipedia:Cornish|Cornish]] and [[Wikipedia:Welsh|Welsh]] added words regarding warfare and Iron Age technology; and,
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*Frisian and Jute as well as later Norse arrivals added further words and terms for weapons, warfare, and statecraft.
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Anguistian, save for a few speakers within the northern Principality of [[Anguist_(Region)|Anguist]], has almost passed into history.  Both Union and Regional governments, however, are striving to reverse that downward trend.  The [[Constitution_Act,_1986|Constitution Act, 1986]] established Anguistian as one of two official languages of the UKIN, and educational programmes have been established to introduce the language to new generations of Isselmere-Nielanders throughout the United Kingdom.
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Revision as of 02:12, 6 January 2006

A language common only to within the present-day northern Principality of Anguist within the United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland (UKIN), Anguistian is distantly related to ancient Pictish, an extinct Indo-European language of the Celtic family formerly spoken in Scotland. The present-day language bears the marks of the many invasions of as well as emigrations and trading missions to Lethe, from such diverse tongues as Basque, Ancient Greek, Welsh, Irish, Frisian, Danish, and Old Norse.

Save for a few speakers within the northern Principality of, has almost passed into history. Both Union and Regional governments, however, are striving to reverse that downward trend. The Constitution Act, 1986 established Anguistian as one of two official languages of the UKIN, and educational programmes have been established to introduce the language to new generations of Isselmere-Nielanders throughout the United Kingdom.

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