Languages: различия между версиями
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*Prominent in systems that have historically been major centers of trade | *Prominent in systems that have historically been major centers of trade | ||
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An offshoot of Sol Common, which incorporates stronger English, Russian, Punjabi and Hindi elements, with some hints of Swahili | An offshoot of Sol Common, which incorporates stronger English, Russian, Punjabi and Hindi elements, with some hints of Swahili | ||
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*Recognized by Sol Alliance as a spoken language in 2321 | *Recognized by Sol Alliance as a spoken language in 2321 | ||
*A 'rough, informal' language, Gutter is believed to have evolved in Martian slums, quickly spreading throughout the Galaxy | *A 'rough, informal' language, Gutter is believed to have evolved in Martian slums, quickly spreading throughout the Galaxy | ||
*Prominent in working class settlements across human space, also | *Prominent in working class settlements across human space, also the most common language in the frontier and second most common in the outer rim of known space. One of the few frontier cultural identity pieces. | ||
'''Terran Languages''' | '''Terran Languages''' | ||
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The languages of the known Galaxy are diverse. While many regional languages exist, there are few major languages which are of particular note for their large number of native speakers and status as official administrative and official species languages by governments and transtellars.
Human languages
Sol Common
An agglomeration and blending of Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish, Hindi and Russian with hints of Arabic, Portuguese and Japanese
- est. 35.3 billion native speakers, 41.5 billion total speakers.
- Gained Sol Alliance recognized status in 2105
Tau Ceti Basic/Common
An offshoot of Sol Common, which incorporates stronger elements of English, Japanese, Cantonese, Bengali and Arabic, with some French influences.
- est. 43.6 billion native speakers, 49.9 billion total speakers.
- Gained Sol Alliance recognized status in 2146
- The most common language in human space and the official language of commerce in the Sol Alliance and numerous systems
- Heavily promoted in non-human business schools
Tradeband
An offshoot of Tau Ceti Basic, which incorporates stronger French, Spanish, Portuguese, Cantonese and Swiss elements, with some Dutch, Italian and Latin influences
- est. 14.1 billion native speakers, 17.3 billion total speakers
- Gained Sol Alliance recognized legal status in 2317
- A 'flowery, elegant' language, Tradeband is thought to have evolved out of a dialect of Tau Ceti Basic which traders used when bargaining for goods and negotiating prices amongst each other
- Prominent in systems that have historically been major centers of trade
Freespeak
An offshoot of Sol Common, which incorporates stronger English, Russian, Punjabi and Hindi elements, with some hints of Swahili
- est. 15.2 billion native speakers, 17.5 billion total speakers
- Recognized by Sol Alliance as a spoken language in 2321
- A 'rough, informal' language, Gutter is believed to have evolved in Martian slums, quickly spreading throughout the Galaxy
- Prominent in working class settlements across human space, also the most common language in the frontier and second most common in the outer rim of known space. One of the few frontier cultural identity pieces.
Terran Languages
Over 100 languages native to Earth; relatively unchanged since the 21st and 22nd centuries
- est. 10.4 billion combined native speakers, 11.2 billion total speakers
- Mandarin: 1.3 billion
- English: 985 million
- Spanish: 876 million
- Russian: 729 million
- Prominent in ethnic enclaves and regions with relatively homogeneous populations