Fiction:The Medwedian Language

The Medwedian Language (Den Medwedisk Sprog) is a language spoken by a majority of the Ursoid population, also being the official language of the Medwedian Democratic Federation.

The Medwedian Language is similar to earth's scandinavian languages, with similar words and terms.

=Basic Description=

The Medwedian Language resembles Danish and Norwegian languages, which are spoken by humans on earth. It is unknown why the languages are so similar, because the Medwedian language couldn't evolve separately and so similarly to the terran languages. There are hypotheses that abductions and transplantations are involved in the creation of the Medwedian language, or that aliens who spoke an proto-norse language visited both planets, giving birth to a majority of languages on Earth and Ursus Prime.

Medwedian has 3 genders (Masculine, Feminine and Neutral), 3 tenses (past, present, future) and other features similar to most human languages.

=Standard and High Medwedian=

Scientists separate two types of the Medwedian Language, Standard and High Medwedian. While Standard Medwedian is used in everyday life, and is a flexible language, High Medwedian is used on official occasions, in science and in communication with other races, because it has a rigid, unmodifiable structure to prevent misunderstandings.

Standard Medwedian
Standard Medwedian is the everyday language most Ursoids speak. It incorporates slang and dialect words, and has a soft structure, with many dialects. Standard Medwedian is used on most inofficial civilian occasions, and most Medwedians speak it in their free time.

Standard Medwedian does not have a fixed pronounciation of vowels, with Ursoids of different origin pronouncing them differently. In the Medwed Dialect, which originates from the City of Medwed and is now the main dialect spoken on Ursus Prime, the a is pronounced like an english a in russia, while Ursoids originating from the more mountaineous areas of Ursus Prime pronounce it like an æ or e.

High Medwedian
High Medwedian is used on official and governmental occasions, also functioning as a "lingua franca" in space controlled or influenced by Medwedia. High Medwedian is based off the Medwed Dialect, and as such has all vowels pronounced "as written". High Medwedian also provides a strict, solid structure, which makes accidental misunderstandings almost impossible.

Educational Medwedian
Educational Medwedian features an flexible structure, but a pronounciation that is rigid and similar to High Medwedian. It is not recognized as a full language type, and is used primarily in educational institutions such as schools, because it makes it easy for students and teachers speaking different dialects of Medwedian to communicate with eachother.

=Grammar=

Medwedian Dictionaries list words used in High Medwedian. Here are some basic words and phrases.

Hello: Hej Good Morning: Gud Morening Good Day: Gud Dag Good Afternoon: Gud Eftermiddag Good Evening: Gud Åbent Good Night: Gud Nyjt

I: Jeg We: Ver My: Mejn Ours: Ure Yours (Singular): Dujn Yours (Plural): Yrs You (Informal): Du You (Formal): Ere He: Han She: Her It: Et They: Dejer Who: Hver What: Hved Why: Hvå How: Hvor

Masculine Article: Den Feminine Article: Des Neutral Article: Det

Zero: Nult One: Ejn Two: To Three: Trij Four: Fyr Five: Fifj Six: Sift Seven: Semt Eight: Ogt Nine: Nøn Ten: Tæjn Eleven: Ejntæjn Twelve: Totæjn Thirteen: Tritæjn Fourteen: Fyrtæjn Fifteen: Fiftæjn Sixteen: Siftæjn Seventeen: Semtæjn Eighteen: Ogtæjn Nineteen: Nøntæjn Twenty: Toventig Thirty: Trejtig Forty: Fyrtig Fifty: Fiftig Sixty: Siftig Seventy: Semtig Eighty: Ogtig Ninety: Nønetig Hundred: Hundret Hundred-and-Fifty: Hundretfiftig Two Hundred: Tohundret Three Hundred: Trehundret Four Hundred: Fyrhundret Five Hundred: Fifhundret Six Hundred: Sifhundret Seven Hundred: Semhundret Eight Hundred: Oghundret Nine Hundred: Nønehundret Thousand: Tusend Ten Thousand: Tigtusend Hundred Thousand: Hundrettusend Million: Miljøn Milliard: Miljard

Medwedia: Medwedia Medwedian: Medwedisk Alien: Utirdisk/Fremtisk

Spaceship: Rumskib Interstellar: Intjerstelær Warp Drive: Warptribje Impulse Drive: Impustribje Rocket Engine: Raketentribje

Help: Hjælp Crashed: Krakjed

=Influence on other languages=

Medwedian influenced a set of other languages, including the Galactic Lingua Franca! Several words from Medwedian were directly borrowed into GLF.

Medwedian: Røden Tverg (Red Dwarf) GLF: Rotver Class Star (Small Dying Red Dwarf)

Medwedian: Interjeing (Atmospheric Entry) GLF: Intering (As an alternative word to Atmospheric Entry)