Floriani (language)

Common term for the primary language of the Florian League and the Floriani race.

The primary Floriani language is extremely complex, with multiple intonations and stresses. To an uneducated listener, it is very difficult to understand. The Feskals use a simplified dialect among themselves, and the Barnai also use this dialect to give orders to Feskals. They never use the Feskal version with outsiders, understanding that this might be insulting.

Sounds

A clicking sound represented as (!) often ends a word intended to be meaningful only within a larger phrase (this is especially common in names, be it of people, organizations, or collectives). Those transcribing Floriani into other languages often drop this, since it makes pronunciation awkward.

• Gli! Fong! Uric! Ka ("Acquisition of Things Not-Us"): A merchant company
• Ht! Ujj!: A Florian ambassador

Lexicon

Words often look simple to Anglic speakers, but their pronunciation can be complex.

• A'noss Rianell Floriani: "Florian War Group", the Florian League military

• Barnai: The ruling subspecies of Florian, adapted for intellectual pursuits

• Conlee: The parliament for the Florian League as a whole

• Feskal: The labouring subspecies of Florian, adapted for physical work

• Tenee: Parliaments that meet almost constantly on the worlds of the Florian League. Seats in a Tenee are assigned to citizens at random.

• Tlientir: Currency of the Florian League

Locations

This language is primarily used in the following regions:

• The Beyond Sector
  • Florian Subsector
• Trojan Reach Sector
  • Menorial Subsector
  • Nora'a Subsector
  • Yggdrasil Subsector

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• GURPS Traveller: Humaniti