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− | + | {{distinguish|wikipedia: English language|l1=the English language}} | |
− | + | The '''Human language''' is one of the four [[language]]s the player will come across, besides [[Dwarven language|Dwarven]], [[Elvish language|Elvish]] and [[Goblin language|Goblin]].This language is used in-game for the names of the universe, continents, rivers, human governments and settlements, humans, artifacts and engravings, However, as of yet, it lacks everything necessary for proper conversation, like grammar or personal pronouns. | |
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− | The ''' | ||
==Alphabet== | ==Alphabet== | ||
− | The letters of the | + | The letters of the Human alphabet are: |
<center> | <center> | ||
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Of these 27 letters, 6 are vowels (A, Á, E, I, O, U); the 21 others are consonants. | Of these 27 letters, 6 are vowels (A, Á, E, I, O, U); the 21 others are consonants. | ||
− | The letter Y of the [[wikipedia:ISO basic Latin alphabet|ISO basic Latin alphabet]] does not occur in the | + | The letter Y of the [[wikipedia:ISO basic Latin alphabet|ISO basic Latin alphabet]] does not occur in the Human alphabet. |
===Letter frequency=== | ===Letter frequency=== | ||
{| class = "wikitable sortable" | {| class = "wikitable sortable" | ||
− | ! N !! Letter | + | ! N !! Letter !! Frequency |
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− | |- | + | | 1 ||A || align=right | 9.96% |
− | | 1 || A || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 2 ||Á || align=right | 0.47% |
− | | 2 || Á || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 3 ||B || align=right | 2.45% |
− | | 3 || B || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 4 ||C || align=right | 2.48% |
− | | 4 || C || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 5 ||D || align=right | 3.32% |
− | | 5 || D || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 6 ||E || align=right | 7.34% |
− | | 6 || E || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 7 ||F || align=right | 0.37% |
− | | 7 || F || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 8 ||G || align=right | 2.86% |
− | | 8 || G || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 9 ||H || align=right | 4.89% |
− | | 9 || H || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 10 ||I || align=right | 7.50% |
− | | 10 || I || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 11 ||J || align=right | 0.55% |
− | | 11 || J || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 12 ||K || align=right | 3.08% |
− | | 12 || K || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 13 ||L || align=right | 5.02% |
− | | 13 || L || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 14 ||M || align=right | 4.37% |
− | | 14 || M || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 15 ||N || align=right | 4.04% |
− | | 15 || N || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 16 ||Ñ || align=right | 0.55% |
− | | 16 || Ñ || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 17 ||O || align=right | 7.79% |
− | | 17 || | + | |- |
− | |- | + | | 18 ||P || align=right | 2.54% |
− | | 18 | + | |- |
− | + | | 19 ||Q || align=right | 0.57% | |
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− | |- | + | | 20 ||R || align=right | 5.71% |
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− | |- | + | | 21 ||S || align=right | 7.60% |
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− | |- | + | | 22 ||T || align=right | 7.12% |
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− | |- | + | | 23 ||U || align=right | 7.30% |
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− | + | | 24 ||V || align=right | 0.46% | |
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− | |- | + | | 25 ||W || align=right | 0.56% |
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− | + | | 26 ||X || align=right | 0.31% | |
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− | |- | + | | 30 ||Z || align=right | 0.79% |
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− | | 30 || Z || | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Graphemics== | ==Graphemics== | ||
− | + | * [[wikipedia:digraph (orthography)|Digraphs]] ''th'', ''st'', ''sh'', ''ng'', ''sl'', ''sm'', ''sp'', and ''qu''. | |
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** ''q'' only occurs in the digraph ''qu''. | ** ''q'' only occurs in the digraph ''qu''. | ||
− | * | + | * [[wikipedia:trigraph (orthography)|Trigraphs]] ''str'' and ''thr''. |
− | + | *[[wikipedia:diphthongs|Diphthongs]] ''ua'', ''ue'', ''ui'', ''uo'', and ''uu''. | |
* ''x'', ''ñ'', and ''j'' are always followed by a vowel. | * ''x'', ''ñ'', and ''j'' are always followed by a vowel. | ||
− | * | + | * [[wikipedia: syllable structure|Syllable structure]] (C)<sup>3</sup>VC(C). |
===Diacritic meaning=== | ===Diacritic meaning=== | ||
The human language only has one diacritic ([[wikipedia:Acute accent|◌́]]) used on one vowel (''a''). It is probable that this is used to represent syllable stress. With the words revealed to us so far, this probably means only the syllables with an ''a'' can be stressed. | The human language only has one diacritic ([[wikipedia:Acute accent|◌́]]) used on one vowel (''a''). It is probable that this is used to represent syllable stress. With the words revealed to us so far, this probably means only the syllables with an ''a'' can be stressed. | ||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||
− | {{main| | + | {{main|Template:Noun dictionary|l1=Noun dictionary|Template:Verb dictionary|l2=Verb dictionary|Template:Adjective dictionary|l3=Adjective dictionary|Template:Prefix dictionary|l4=Prefix dictionary}} |
The average word in the Human language is 4.723 letters long. The longest known words are ''thrathdad'' ("fortress") and ''stithngat'' ("profane"). | The average word in the Human language is 4.723 letters long. The longest known words are ''thrathdad'' ("fortress") and ''stithngat'' ("profane"). | ||
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[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
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