Skjöldunga

Skjöldunga is a language spoken by the Skjöld people.

History
Cailleans appears to have been developed from an ancient dialect of Kazulian. Once Kazulians began to settle in Keris, their language began to diverge from standard Kazulian.

Writing System
Unlike other writing systems (such as Dundorfian), each vowel is considered a distinct letter and not simply a modification of a vowel (whereas other languages would consider O, Ö and Ó all one letter with different forms, Caillan recognizes them as three distinct letters). C, Q and  W'  are used almost exclusively in foriegn words.

Consonants
Caillan has two unique consonants. The first, thorn (Þ þ) represents a voiceless dental fricative ("th" as in the word "this") or a voiced dental fricative ("th" as in that") when at the beginning of a word. In all other cases, eth (Ð ð) is used for the voiced dental fricative.  Eth is also used as a voiceless dental fricative at the end of a word.

Dialects
There are many regional variations on Caillan, but there are three major dialects in Caille. First, there is Standard Caillan (also referred to as the Western Dialect), based on the Nordland dialect. All official government documents are published in this version and all official Caillean business is held in this dialect. It is the predominant dialect in the northwest of Caille.

The second dialect of importance is the Eastern Dialect. The most conservative of all the dialects, it is spoken in the northeastern parts of the province in sparcely habitated forest regions. The Eastern Dialect used to spread into New Endralon but now is extinct in that country.

The last dialect of importance is the Southern, or Northmoor Dialect, and is the least spoken of all three. The Southern Dialect shows some influences from the Spanish in the south due to cultural interaction. It is often seen in a poor light by speakers of the other two dialects because of its often simplified grammar due to its influences from Spanish.

Comparison to related languages
English: The man ate a big dinner with his daughter.

Dundorfian: Der Mann aß ein großes Abendessen mit seiner Tochter.

Kazulian: Mannen spiste en stor middag med sin datter.

Caillean: Maðurinn át stóran kvöldverð með dóttur sinni.