Anseri

Anseri is a language that is primarily used by the Answerin race.

Description (Specifications)

The original group of Humans whom the Ancients transplanted from Terra to Answerin (Vland 0431) probably spoke a single language. Over the centuries, this language diverged as groups took up new locations on the planet. Eventually they spoke several different dialects which were only vaguely intelligible to speakers of another.

War and conquest eventually reduced the number of major dialects to four. They are commonly known as North, South, East, and West Answerin, based more or less on their original locations. The present world government had its basis in the nation which spoke North Answerin. Together with some Vilani borrowing, this language became the world's official language, Anseri. Galanglic has had little influence on the North Answerin tongue.

Grammar

The possessive is formed by the suffix -'si; e.g. Manwy'si Heshat translates to "Manwy's Guardians".

Lexicon

• Ansher: Man

• Freshynsi Laat: "Company of Heroes"

• Heshat: "Guardians"

• Liqar: A plant native to the Answerin homeworld.

• Renewysher: A traditional Answerin blade

• Swary: Fear

• Thea: "is"

• Ungat: "Response", also the name of a philosophical movement

Example Proper Nouns

• Anyly (female name)
• Aqanany Isa (full name, male)
• Aqanany Rwarthysher (full name, male)
• Heshanwy (male name)
• Junyat (a sea on Answerin)
• Manwy (name)
• Nherdom Arattanwy (full name)
• Penniver (female name)
• Qensheri Defret (full name, female)
• Swenwas (male name)
• Symthea (female name)
• Theri (male name)

Example Sentences

• Swary thea renniwy ansher wa: "Fear is the death of humanity"

• Shery hythi canerwas: "Mind above matter"

• Symi swary thea analywa swary wa: "Only fear is to be feared." This proverb is intended sarcastically -- the Answerin don't fear even fear. Outsiders sometimes mistake it for earnest, sage advice.

History & Background (Historical Linguistics)

No information yet available.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This language is primarily in use in the following areas:
Charted Space:

• Vland Sector
  • Parsi Subsector

Homeworld: 1105

The homeworld of this language is:

• Answerin

World Listing: 1105

Significant communities of speakers of this language are known to reside within the following systems and worlds:

1 of 1 World articles in Anseri

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References

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Gary L. Thomas. The Travellers' Digest 05 (Digest Group Publications, 1986), 40.
• Michelle Sturgeon. "Contact: Answerin." Challenge 55 (1991): 27-31.
• Loren Wiseman, Jon F. Zeigler. Humaniti (Steve Jackson Games, 2003), 17-23.