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<h3>[[Noterelenda]]</h3>
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The '''Illustrious Empire of Itinerate Tree Dweller''' is a historically powerful nation, rich in history and traditions. Following the overthrow of Roman Emperor Hadrian in 130 A.D., the head of the gens Xericus rose to the position of Roman Emperor. His first order of bussiness was the reorganization of the Imperial government to better suit his needs, the size of the Imperial Senate was doubled and citizenship was further limited to only those who have served the government, specifically veterans. These changes remain in place nearly 2000 years later.
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==Culture==
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'''Noterelenda''' is a constructed language developed in [[Bedistan]], and is one of the five official [[language]]s of the [[Unified Capitalizt States]], though it is more widely spoken in the former [[West Bedistan]] and [[Pedriana]].  It draws influences from the other three Bedistani languages ([[English]], [[Spanish]], and a very small amount of classical [[Greek]]).
  
Itinerate Tree Dweller has a very diverse group of european citizens that still retain their ancient beliefs and customs.  Most notably is the celebration of Saturnalia which is an ancient Roman cultural festival where offerings are made to the Roman Gods.
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==Basic Grammar==
  
Also celebrated are the birthdates of current monarchs, which are celebrated for a full week prior to the birthdate, culmination on the exact date of the birth of the monarchDuring these festivals, all temples are usually decorated and sacrifies are made to the ancient Roman Gods, paying special attention to Venus and Mars, who are said to have shown special favor to the royal line.
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Due to Noterelenda's case system, there is no specific required sentence structure, though most sentences use a simple subject-verb-object (SVO) form, like EnglishModifiers are usually placed after nouns.
  
Christmas and other Judaeo-Christian festivals are also common, considering a majority of the nation is Roman Catholic.
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===Archaic letters===
  
===Constitution===
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The letter '''q''' has not always existed in its present form.  Originally, the /tʃ/ sound was represented by the letter combination "ch".  The extra letter ''h'' was later dropped and the /tʃ/ sound was represented by a cedilla added under the c (ç). Rushed writing styles common to Noterelenda speakers eventually resulted in the morphing of this letter into a g-like entity, and eventually the stroke was reversed in direction to help in differentiation, producing today's modern letter ''q''.
The basic laws of the land can be found entirely within the [[ITD Constitution]] which is designed to cover the basics of the nations laws.
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===Government Organization===
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First two terms must be clearly defined, a citizen versus a civilian. In many nations, these two terms have but one meaning, but in ITD the differences are clearly layed out.
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A citizen is a person who has performed service for the Imperium, having completed the oath of citizenship and having served their time, honorably and without incident. If a person dies before completing their tour of duty for the Imperium, they are awarded their citizenship and they are given a citizen burial. Citizens have rights that do not extend to civilians.
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===Pronunciation===
  
====Rights of a Citizen====
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Unless otherwise specified, the stress of any polysyllabic word falls on the penultimate syllable (qi'''da'''de, kon'''si'''ke).  A written acute accent mark indicates that the stress instead falls on the syllable over which it is written (jevar'''é''').  An apostrophe (') usually indicates a slightly more pronounced break between syllables.  It is typically used when there is an awkward transition in sounds (archaic word ''<nowiki>Arjenibrúk'ta</nowiki>'', replaced by ''Arjenibrukem'').  It is also used for separating special modifiers from a word (the suffix ''<nowiki>'da</nowiki>'', for instance, acts as the word "the"). Note that for purposes of stress, any prefixes or suffixes set off by apostrophes are not considered to be part of the word; hence the written accent over the u in ''<nowiki>Arjenibrúk'ta</nowiki>''. A few words, such as numbers, can be composed of multiple parts set off by apostrophes.  For purposes of stress, treat each section as a separate word; the stress within each section will fall on the penultimate syllable unless otherwise specified.  This is the only way in which multiple accent marks can appear in a word.
* The right to vote in Imperial elections and the right to hold political office.
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* The right to address the Imperial Senate.
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* The responsibility to protect the body politic.
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Civilians have little political rights, but the same economic rights as citizens. No civilian may hold political office, but they can hold positions of power in economic groups and corporations.
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====Vowels====
  
Now that we have these two terms defined, we can better define the government of Itinerate Tree Dweller. ITD has a unique government system which is derived from the ancient oligarchy-republic of Rome and centered in power around the Consul-General/Emperor.
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Normally when two vowels appear side-by-side, they are considered to be part of two separate syllables. Thus, ''senie'' (store, nominative) is pronounced "sen-EE-ay", with the i and e forming distinct syllables.  For a greater range of vowel sounds, though, a ''diphthong'' can be formed.  A diphthong is composed of two vowels side-by-side, with the second vowel having a diaeresis (two dots) drawn above it.
  
: ''See more in the [[Itinerate Tree Dweller|main article]].''
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Example:  The word ''guane'', written as shown, would be pronounced "goo-AH-nay".  However, if a diphthong is formed by writing ''guäne'', the two vowels merge, and the pronunciation becomes "GWAH-nay".
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In the event that a diphthong requires a written accent mark, that accent mark is placed over the first vowel.  Thus, a theoretical word ''nepáï'' would be pronounced "nep-AYE".
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: ''See more in the [[Noterelenda|main article]].''

Latest revision as of 20:01, 20 October 2007


Noterelenda

Noterelenda is a constructed language developed in Bedistan, and is one of the five official languages of the Unified Capitalizt States, though it is more widely spoken in the former West Bedistan and Pedriana. It draws influences from the other three Bedistani languages (English, Spanish, and a very small amount of classical Greek).

Basic Grammar

Due to Noterelenda's case system, there is no specific required sentence structure, though most sentences use a simple subject-verb-object (SVO) form, like English. Modifiers are usually placed after nouns.

Archaic letters

The letter q has not always existed in its present form. Originally, the /tʃ/ sound was represented by the letter combination "ch". The extra letter h was later dropped and the /tʃ/ sound was represented by a cedilla added under the c (ç). Rushed writing styles common to Noterelenda speakers eventually resulted in the morphing of this letter into a g-like entity, and eventually the stroke was reversed in direction to help in differentiation, producing today's modern letter q.

Pronunciation

Unless otherwise specified, the stress of any polysyllabic word falls on the penultimate syllable (qidade, konsike). A written acute accent mark indicates that the stress instead falls on the syllable over which it is written (jevaré). An apostrophe (') usually indicates a slightly more pronounced break between syllables. It is typically used when there is an awkward transition in sounds (archaic word Arjenibrúk'ta, replaced by Arjenibrukem). It is also used for separating special modifiers from a word (the suffix 'da, for instance, acts as the word "the"). Note that for purposes of stress, any prefixes or suffixes set off by apostrophes are not considered to be part of the word; hence the written accent over the u in Arjenibrúk'ta. A few words, such as numbers, can be composed of multiple parts set off by apostrophes. For purposes of stress, treat each section as a separate word; the stress within each section will fall on the penultimate syllable unless otherwise specified. This is the only way in which multiple accent marks can appear in a word.

Vowels

Normally when two vowels appear side-by-side, they are considered to be part of two separate syllables. Thus, senie (store, nominative) is pronounced "sen-EE-ay", with the i and e forming distinct syllables. For a greater range of vowel sounds, though, a diphthong can be formed. A diphthong is composed of two vowels side-by-side, with the second vowel having a diaeresis (two dots) drawn above it.

Example: The word guane, written as shown, would be pronounced "goo-AH-nay". However, if a diphthong is formed by writing guäne, the two vowels merge, and the pronunciation becomes "GWAH-nay".

In the event that a diphthong requires a written accent mark, that accent mark is placed over the first vowel. Thus, a theoretical word nepáï would be pronounced "nep-AYE".

See more in the main article.