OOC:Proxy names for languages

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Within NS Sport, for the sake of immersion, real-life languages (or "languages from RLStates") are often referred to by in-context (IC) names. There is no single accepted list of these, though the tables below document some common options.

Straight proxies

This table lists real-life languages and the names sometimes used within NS Sport to refer to them as a straight one-for-one proxy. If the IC name refers to a hybrid, creole, or other relationship that is not a straight one-for-one proxy, it should be listed under hybrid languages below. Conlangs also have their own separate table.

Real-life language IC name Notes
Arabic Akhdari
Belarussian Adyati
Bosnian Thessian
Breton Azorian
Chinese Yueyu
Czech Bumese
Croatian Vojvitican
Danish Falkyr
Dutch Intermarean
English Terranean
Farsi Pasargan
Finnish Sumani
French Azertienne
Gallic Omerican
Galician Finisterran
German Teus
Schutzenphalian
Greek Diarcesolatinic
Hindi Jojie
Hebrew Milchamian
Icelandic Græntfjaller
Igbo Djocorangan
Italian Juven
Japanese Kandorese
Kyoshi Specifically used by the sizeable Namata population on Kyoshiku.
Kinyarwanda Kirungan
Korean Shingoryeoite
Latin Romanic
Macedonian Nastan
Norwegian Squornsh
Polish Lovisan
Portuguese Lusitanian
Russian Magev
Moshka Specifically used by an ethnic minority within Akach.
Serbian Kruviši
Slovene Visorav
Spanish Faroleran
Swedish Savojarsk
Swahili Radian
Turkish Busogan
Vietnamese Mavinese
Welsh Mawr

Hybrid languages

Some proxy names used within NS Sport refer to fictional creole or hybrid languages drawing from multiple real-life sources. These are detailed below with information on the combination of languages used.

IC language Real-life languages Notes
Marauder Various A catch-all term for real-life Scandinavian languages.
Limese Old Norse
Middle English
Spoken in the Limey Isles.
Cobre creole Yoruba
Igbo
Not quite a conlang. Formed from a combination of influences, with words not necessarily corresponding to real-life ones.
Predominantly Yoruba/Igbo, but also contains influences from other African languages such as Wolof, Xhosa, Swahili, and Hausa.

Conlangs

There are some constructed languages in use within NS Sport. These are detailed below, along with the user(s)/nation(s) they were created by, and known users of the language.

Language name Creator Notes
Gehrennan Ko-oren References: Part I, Part II