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| − | '''Sel Appan''' is an ancient language used more than two millenia ago in what is now [[Sel Appa]]. | + | '''Sel Appan''' is an ancient language used more than two millenia ago in what is now [[Sel Appa]]. It was spoken by the early settlers near modern [[Nemnenait]]. |
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| + | Sel Appan gained wide currency as the formal language of the [[Sel Appan Empire]]. An inflectional language, Sel Appan relies little on word order, conveying syntax through a system of subwords attached to word stems. The [[Sel Appan alphabet]], was created during the reign of [[Herbert the Great]]. It slowly evolved from pictographs to a more recognizable alphabet. | ||
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| + | Although Sel Appan is now widely considered to be a [[dead language]], with very few fluent speakers and no native ones, it has exerted a major influence on many other languages that are still thriving. Descendants of the language now are believed to exist, notably the [[Sel Appa Natives|Natives]], who are believed to speak one of the descendant languages. | ||
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| + | Sel Appan is studied mainly in universities today as part of the history of Sel Appa. There are several movements to revive the language fully, but a proposal brought up in [[Parliament of Sel Appa|Parliament]] in early 2006 was defeated 339-12. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Sel Appa]] | ||
Revision as of 22:28, 10 January 2007
Sel Appan is an ancient language used more than two millenia ago in what is now Sel Appa. It was spoken by the early settlers near modern Nemnenait.
Sel Appan gained wide currency as the formal language of the Sel Appan Empire. An inflectional language, Sel Appan relies little on word order, conveying syntax through a system of subwords attached to word stems. The Sel Appan alphabet, was created during the reign of Herbert the Great. It slowly evolved from pictographs to a more recognizable alphabet.
Although Sel Appan is now widely considered to be a dead language, with very few fluent speakers and no native ones, it has exerted a major influence on many other languages that are still thriving. Descendants of the language now are believed to exist, notably the Natives, who are believed to speak one of the descendant languages.
Sel Appan is studied mainly in universities today as part of the history of Sel Appa. There are several movements to revive the language fully, but a proposal brought up in Parliament in early 2006 was defeated 339-12.
