Esmadet

"ATTENTION: This article is about the First World, which is no longer active. It is being kept for archival purposes, as it contains a significant amount of information that would otherwise be permanently lost, but be aware that it does not represent the current world in any way at all."Esmadet (Esm.: [ɛs ˌ mɛtɛˈti] Hèsmètèti) is the native language of Esmatlon. It is the single majority language in the country, though English is used alongside it in public signage for tourism purposes.

Old texts used a writing system called Esmatlan Stone Script, but this has since been replaced by a more modern script. Due to typographical limitations, printed text is often transliterated into the Latin Alphabet. This method of writing does present some difficulties: for instance, there is no standard convention for writing a voiced alveolar dental fricative [ɮ] in this alphabet, a sound which has fairly regular use in Esmadet. The current standard for Esmadet transcription is to write this sound as xl, but this may change if a more intuitive spelling (and one which would not be confused for other sounds in the language) were to be suggested. A basic writing guide is available for those who wish to read or write in the old script, which also includes a suggestion for those who might wish to adapt it to their own language. The image of said guide on the left has been drastically reduced in size in order to fit on this page, but clicking on it will display the full-size version so it can be read.

''Real-world note from the author: work on the language is far from complete, and its structure and workings are still in a state of flux. As such, most (if not all) of the Esmadet terminology used on the wiki will be subject to change in the future.''