Aldegarian language

Aldegarian
Алдегори, Aldegori
Region	Aldegar
Ethnicity	Aldegarians
Native speakers	110 million  (4896)
Language family	Heludic languages
Writing system	Tokundian (OOC Cyrillic) alphabet
Official status
Official language in	Aldegar
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Ald

Aldegarian ( aldegāri, алдегори aldegori) is an Ezadi language of the Kalkali-Ezadi branch of the Heludic languages. In addition to being the most widely spoken Ezadi language, Aldegarian is among the most widely spoken languages in the world with over 100 million native speakers.

Despite being spoken primarily in Aldegar, the Aldegarian language is pluricentric. In contemporary Aldegarian society, there are two recognised standardised written forms of the language known respectively as Classical Aldegarian and Modern Aldegarian.

Text in the Aldegarian language and script

Classical Aldegarian written in the Aldegarian script is the more traditional and formal form of the language. For this reason it is most common in religious contexts, government matters, the news media or formal education. Classical Aldegarian is also known as Standard Aldegarian.

Modern Aldegarian has numerous differences in vocabulary and pronunciation from the Classical form. In the modern day, Modern is used in almost all spoken contexts (with a notable exception being religious ceremonies). Modern Aldegarian has recently begun to take precedence over Standard Aldegarian in formal contexts, and was recognized as the sole official language in 5306. Modern Aldegarian is written in the Tokundian script, a legacy of Deltarian colonial rule in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Aldegarian has had considerable influence on neighboring languages, and has in turn been heavily influenced by Majatran, after Hosianism was brought to Aldegar by Badaran missionaries. Aldegarian has a long history stemming from the Ancient Aldegarian language of the Kemokian Empire and the medieval Middle Aldegarian, and has a rich literary tradition going back to antiquity, also serving as the liturgical language of Yazdism and the Aldegarian Apostolic Church.