Besoaad

Besoaad [BESS-soh-AHD / bɛsɒ'æd] is the languageplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLanguages

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topics sidebar cult1 of the island of Besoa. It is the official language of the United Kingdom of Besoaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigUnited Kingdom of Besoa

The United Kingdom of Besoa is a nation on the island of Besoa in the Natorn Archipelago. The kingdom was founded in 1114 ME, after a brief war of liberation from Harthera.

* Name: The United Kingdom of Besoa * Government: Commonwealth Monarchy * Capital. Besoaad is broadly part of the Aralsic language family, with heavy borrowing from Iskean languages and other world languages.

Alsani and Sannalese are the two principles dialects of Besoaad, the languages of the former Kingdom of Sann'alplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Sann'al

The Kingdom of Sann'al [SAN-AL sæn'æl] (from arch. Senna'al), also called Royal Sann'al or simply Sannal, was a historic nation in the northern half of the island of Besoa that existed from its founding c.1500 BME, to 1092 ME when it was annexed by BME and the Alsaneth Republicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAlsaneth Republic

The Alsaneth Republic, also called the Alsaneth Commonwealth (official name The Hexactic Commonwealth of Alsan), was a historic nation occupying the southern half of the island of Besoa. The Republic existed from the overthrow of the old MEME. In practice the courtly dialects of Perilth and Helmeth, the two national capitals, were more mutually intelligible than the regional dialects spoken by ordinary people.

During the time of the Four Kingdomsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBesoa

Besoa [BEH-sso-AH], or Bizoa (Hartraan), is the largest island in the southern reach of the Natorn Archipelago. Today it is synonymous with the United Kingdom of Besoa.

Modern Besoa c.1100 ME | Go to world map

Besoa in the Two Nations period, 38-1092 ME

Besoa in the Four Kingdoms period, c.1200 BME - 35 ME BMEHartheraHartheranHartheraHartheranAnrelHartheranHartheranMEOrorrHartheraOrorrOrorr, the two nations were always united against Derailad and Heronbar by a common language.

Although Besoaad is an Aralsic language its vocabulary is heavily influenced by High Iskeanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIskean Languages

Iskean is a branch of the Thalsic language family encompassing many tongues of northern and northeastern Anásthias, particularly Junda, Besoaad, and modern Hartraan. Ancient Gaal was also an Iskean language.

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It is notable that the words Gaal, Dal (as in. It also retains a unique, almost musical rhythm, particularly in the Sannalese dialect.

During the Hartheran colonisation of the island, Besoadd was to some extent threatened, since those working in Hartheranplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarthera

The Hartheran Union, commonly named Harthera, is an imperialist maritime nation state dominating the northeast of Anásthias. It is one of the two great powers of the modern epoch, arguably the most technologically and militarily powerful nation in the world, only matched by the vast size and wealth of its neighbour, viridviridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr employment were required to speak Hartraan. There are many expatriate communities, particularly in Anrelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnrel Isles

Anrel [ANN-rel], or the Anrel Isles, is the most northerly island group in the Natorn Archipelago. It consists of three major islands and numerous smaller ones. The largest, colloquially if infrequently called Mainland, is divided between the kingdoms of Trésard and Narette. The island and in major port cities of Anásthiasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnásthias

Anásthias [a-NAS-thee-ass / ænæsθiːæs], or [an-ass-THEE-as] is an equatorial island continent, heart of the Civilised World. The north straddles the equator and is hot and humid, while most of the equatorial centre is an upland plateau with fertile river valleys, and stretches of arid plains and desert in the shadow of the mountains. The south is temperate but more wild, separated from the civilisations of the north by the almost impassable HartheraOrorr. However, a majority of expatriates speak the distinctive sailor's dialect from Famul, rather than the more formal courtly tongue still retained by the Sann'ali Court-in-Exile in Belisan Freeport, and this has essentially become modern standard Besoaad.