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Mergan language
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Mergan (Mergan: Merganisch, in Kalm sometimes called Ostkalmisch) is the Eastern Ulethan variety of Kalmish, mainly written and spoken in and around Mergania. It is official language in Älved and Helvetiany.
History
This is a rough overview how Kalmish came to Eastern Uletha:
- at the beginning of the 12th century merchants of the Sellern dynasty used the Great Pretanic Trade Route to reach the east
- they brought the Kalmish language and culture to the east of the Ulethan continent and spread it to several regions
- several large migration waves in the 12th and 13th century brought a large amount of emigrants to the east, many of them settled around the Kaspen Sea and Darcodian Sea and strengthen Kalmish influence and culture there
- while the sparely populated islands in the east of the Darcodian Sea provided good prospects for the settlers, Kalmish immigrants in many other regions have been expulsed, they moved further eastwards and finally arrived at the Mergan islands as well
- during the centuries, culture and language developed differently in the East (Mergan) and West(Kalmish), however not independently and only with slight differences due to strong trade relations
- the spread of the written Kalmish language in the 17th and 18th century led to a gradually adjustment of the spoken Mergan language, so Mergan became again (and nowadays Standard Mergan is) similar to Modern Kalmish
Geographic distribution
Mergan is official language in Mergania, Älved and Helvetiany and spoken by minorities in many countries in Eastern Uletha.
Standard Mergan and dialects
Typical Mergan words (contrary to Kalmish):
- Suid - Süd
- Brug - Festung
- Belt - Meerenge
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Plaat
Plaat is a Mergan dialect spoken mainly in the coastal regions of Helvetiany.
Mergan Vision
The Mergan state broadcaster Mergan Vision provides radio and television broadcasts in Mergan across the globe.
National flag of Mergania
The flag of Mergania or Mergan flag (Mergan: Merganische Flagge) consists of the three national colors of Mergania (Mergan: Gold-Rot-Schwarz)
arranged in form of a spiral. Its center shows three black stag antlers in diagonal direction, each on gold background. The stag antlers stem from the Mähringer Dynasty. The spiral shape can be interpreted as an allusion to waves of the sea surrounding the Mergan islands. Mergania's flag was first adopted as the national flag in 1832, but details have been modified several times until 1921, when the current flag was created.
Scythe of Uletha
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The Scythe of Uletha is a chain of island nations encompassing the easternmost point of Uletha. The nations located on the Scythe are, from south-west to east: Mergania, Älgert, Wyster, Helvetiany, Gornodia, UL25b, UL25d, Justinique, Kaarti, UL25g, Østermark.
The islands are surrounded by the Darcodian Sea, the Gulf of Volta and the Valian Sea of the Ardentic Ocean.