Anguistian

Anguistian is a language isolate spoken in the United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland (UKIN). It is related to ancient 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:

• Ancient Greek and Basque word origins are evident in terms about and/or related to metallurgy and navigation;
• the languages of ancient Northern peoples such as the Dorset culture added words about northern wildlife and weather;
• Celtic British languages akin to Cornish and Welsh added words regarding warfare and Iron Age technology; and,
• Frisian and Jute as well as later Norse arrivals added further words and terms for weapons, warfare, and statecraft.

Anguistian, save for a few speakers within the northern Principality of Anguist, 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.