Arzulan (language)

This is an entire family of languages, in use by the violence-oriented Arzula that – with the money oriented Damlaerites – dominate the Hegemony of Lorean.

Arzula languages are able to be used by Humans and Vargr both, but given the racial biases of the Hegemony state religion, draw almost entirely from Human linguistic tradition.

Subjects of the Hegemon are referred to as Hegemonio within the Hegemony, and as Loreans outside of it. The former term also has limited connotations of the personal wealth, power, and influence of the Hegemon: it has been successfully argued that all Hegemonio are theoretically the personal property of the Hegemon. Upon occasion, the older term 'Hegemonic' is used instead.

The Lorean Proclamations -- the various proclamations of the Herald of Lorean the Victorious, which define much of the organization and powers of the Hegemon -- were recorded audio-visual media. Gestures, body language, and tone of voice have as much force of law as the actual spoken words.

Member Languages

Languages that carry the official approval of the Hegemony government are assigned a label of "Arzula" followed by a letter. Other languages are spoken in Lorean space, but are considered secondary and have no government support.

• Arzula-A is one of the major languages in use in the many military Hegemonio cultures.

• Arzula-B is also one of the major languages in use by military Hegemonio cultures. It is also used on Tsosoe (Empty Quarter 2704), but only by settlers, soldiers, and interstellar traders.

• Arzula-C is used primarily by civilians within the Hegemony of Lorean's Arzul Sector systems.

• Arzula-E is used by the military unit Staninzoyzi. This is a well–respected 'unattached command' of the Hegemony spaceforces.

• Arzula-F is used on Tsosoe (Empty Quarter 2704), but only by settlers, soldiers, and interstellar traders. The small settlements of Hegemonic Vargr resettled in the Atlas Cliffs and Jerance Highlands speak Arzula-F exclusively.

• Arzula-K is used on Tsosoe (Empty Quarter 2704), but only by settlers, soldiers, and interstellar traders.

• P-Arzulan is a language which isn’t derived from Anglic at all, but bears some relation to Vilani and Hindi. This is the official language of the Hegemony's Second Flotilla.

Notes

"Arzula" is a broadly used term within the Hegemony of Lorean. It usually means "Humans who are from Arzul Sector", but the meaning could be extended to "of, or relating to, Arzul Sector". Occasionally, the word is used as a synonym for Lorean. It isn't to be confused with "Arzulan", the previous term for these people, which became a synonym for pitiless, cruel contempt.

References and Contributors

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• Alvin Plummer. "Languages Within the Empty Quarter." Stellar Reaches 25 (2014): 53.