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===Chronology and languages=== | ===Chronology and languages=== | ||
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<tr><td>'''[[Proto-Olgish]]'''</td><td>Likely already covers multiple distinct dialects within the larger Ortûlékian continuum, definitively separates from [[Proto-Aribelo-Celdic]] after the [[Parting of the Peoples|Ortûlékian migrations]] in the '''early second millennium B.E.B.'''</td></tr> | <tr><td>'''[[Proto-Olgish]]'''</td><td>Likely already covers multiple distinct dialects within the larger Ortûlékian continuum, definitively separates from [[Proto-Aribelo-Celdic]] after the [[Parting of the Peoples|Ortûlékian migrations]] in the '''early second millennium B.E.B.'''</td></tr> | ||
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<tr><td>'''[[Old Corbian]]'''</td><td>Similarly independent of the Koiné. Emerges as a distinct idiom in the '''seventh century'''</td></tr> | <tr><td>'''[[Old Corbian]]'''</td><td>Similarly independent of the Koiné. Emerges as a distinct idiom in the '''seventh century'''</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>'''[[Liturgical Middle Olgish|Early Middle Olgish]]'''</td><td>Heavily influenced by the Koiné but retaining several unique features, the Cëlacian dialects evolve into early forms of Middle Olgish between the '''ninth and twelfth century''' This stage of the language is the source for [[Saint Fádin|Fádin’s]] Liturgical Olgish</td></tr> | <tr><td>'''[[Liturgical Middle Olgish|Early Middle Olgish]]'''</td><td>Heavily influenced by the Koiné but retaining several unique features, the Cëlacian dialects evolve into early forms of Middle Olgish between the '''ninth and twelfth century''' This stage of the language is the source for [[Saint Fádin|Fádin’s]] Liturgical Olgish</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>'''[[Middle Olgish|Middle Olgish proper]]</td><td>Arises in the early to mid-'''twelfth century'''. Distinct from but intelligible with Fádin’s earlier liturgical language.</td></tr> | <tr><td>'''[[Middle Olgish|Middle Olgish proper]]'''</td><td>Arises in the early to mid-'''twelfth century'''. Distinct from but intelligible with Fádin’s earlier liturgical language.</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>'''[[Middle Brethanian]]</td><td></td></tr> | <tr><td>'''[[Middle Brethanian]]'''</td><td>Evolves from Old Brethanian around the '''sixth century'''. Now a minority languages spoken only on the [[Mairn]] and the [[Díneamh|Orinian coastland]].</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td colspan=2>''With the foundation of [[Lécaron]] in 1312 E.B./0 L.R., the Olgish dialects experience a great deal of standardization under the defining umbrella of Liturgical Middle Olgish. Nonetheless, as [[Lécaronian Soskish]] begins to replace Olgish as the Empire’s main language, the remaining Olgish dialects evolve rather unconcerned of imperial impositions.''</td></tr> | <tr><td colspan=2>''With the foundation of [[Lécaron]] in 1312 E.B./0 L.R., the Olgish dialects experience a great deal of standardization under the defining umbrella of Liturgical Middle Olgish. Nonetheless, as [[Lécaronian Soskish]] begins to replace Olgish as the Empire’s main language, the remaining Olgish dialects evolve rather unconcerned of imperial impositions.''</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>'''[[New Olgish|Modern Cëlacian]]</td><td>Actively spoken only as a minority language in [[Orinion]], western [[Geran]], and [[Seligon]]. Evolves from Middle Olgish over a series of sound shifts in the '''third century L.R.'''</td></tr> | <tr><td>'''[[New Olgish|Modern Cëlacian]]'''</td><td>Actively spoken only as a minority language in [[Orinion]], western [[Geran]], and [[Seligon]]. Evolves from Middle Olgish over a series of sound shifts in the '''third century L.R.'''</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>'''[[New Brethanian|Modern Brethanian]]</td><td></td></tr> | <tr><td>'''[[New Brethanian|Modern Brethanian]]'''</td><td>Emerges around '''150 L.R.'''</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>'''[[ | <tr><td>'''[[Corbian language|Modern Corbian]]'''</td><td>Emerges around '''second century'''.</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>'''[[ | <tr><td>'''[[Wertian language|Modern Wertian]]'''</td><td>Emerges around the '''third century'''.</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>'''[[Northern Feldic language|Northern Feldic]]</td><td></td></tr> | <tr><td>'''[[Northern Feldic language|Northern Feldic]]</td><td>Diverges from the Middle Olgish dialects of Seligon in relative linguistic isolation, around the '''fourth century'''.</td></tr> | ||
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}}}]} | }}}]} | ||
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Major literary language | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Major literary language<br /> | ||
† Branch extinct | † Branch extinct | ||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||