Medwedian language
| Medwedian | |||||||||
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| Medwedisk | |||||||||
| Native to | Medwedia | ||||||||
| Region | Northeastern West Uletha | ||||||||
| Ethnicity | Medwedian | ||||||||
| Native speakers | 42 million (as of 2016) | ||||||||
| Language family | Uletarephian/Proto-Ulethan
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| Early forms | Proto-Uletarephian
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| Writing system | Romantian script | ||||||||
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| Official language in | Official in Medwedia Official in Haugland Regional status in Bloregia | ||||||||
Medwedian (native name Medwedisk), a North Gaermanic language, is the sole official language of the Medwedian Democratic Federation and of the Principiality of Haugland and serves as a regional language in eastern Bloregia. It is spoken by approximately 42 million persons worldwide in these countries as well as a secondary language, especially in the eastern border areas of Nordurland.
The Medwedian language is characterized by an unique pronounciation, which it owes to severe Slevic influence, an archaic and counter-intuitive orthography that only partially reflects it, a grammar strongly influenced by Kalmish and a strong variety of dialects and sociolects that are conserved thanks to Medwedia's highly stratified, feudalist society.
A highly pluricentric language in the past, Medwedian has been stanrardized by the Medwedisk Akademi in Medwed in the early 19th century. Its standard form mediates between the dialects.
