| Kalopian Turjak | |
|---|---|
| Kaᴧoᴘċε ᴛüɒcaκ | |
| Region | Kalopia-Wantuni |
| Ethnicity | Kalopian people, Turjak people |
| Native speakers | 30 million (4060) |
| Language family |
Jelbo-Tukaric
|
| Official status | |
| Official language in | Kalopia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Ktk |
The Kalopian Turjak language (Kaᴧoᴘċε ᴛüɒcaκ) is a language, which belongs to the Turjak language family, and is spoken in Kalopia. Along with the Kalopian and Majatran languages, it is one of the most widely spoken in the country.
Linguistically, Kalopian Turjak is virtually identical to the standard Central Turjak language, and is most prominently distinguished from the latter by its unique script, the Kalopian Turjak alphabet.
History[]
The Kalopian Turjak language was formally written into the Kalopian constitution in 4060 as a recognized minority language. Shortly afterwards, however, the government of the day launched Kalopian Turjak as the country's official lingua franca, by making it the official administrative language. Additionally, school children have been universally taught the language since the mid-4060s, while the traditional Kalopian and Majatran languages were reduced to optional subjects. In 4060, the Turjaks in Kalopia were the third largest ethnic group.
Prior to 4060, Kalopian Turjak was for legal and administrative purposes considered an unofficial dialect of the standard Central Turjak language. A distinct Kalopian Turjak alphabet was established in 4061, before being replaced by a revised version in 4065.
In the year 4100, the country was split between the ethnic Kalopian and ethnic Turjak groups; the Turjaks settled in the southern part of the country – in what was named Tukaristan, or the Tukaric Republic – while the Kalopians resettled to the north, in what became known as the Kalopian Republic. The two communities became known as the Central Majatran Union. The Turjaks in Kalopia have since been called "Tukars" to distinguish themselves from the Turjaks in neighboring Jakania. The so-called Tukaric language subsequently generally substituted Kalopian Turjak as the primarily used form of Turjak language in the country.
Traits[]
The Kalopian Turjak alphabet shares many common features with both the Selucian, Tokundian and Kalopian writing systems, and further contains uniquely Central Turjak symbols. When Kalopian Turjak words, and given names in particular, are used in an otherwise non-Kalopian Turjak setting, the standard Central Turjak letters are typically used. Wherever special characters (any character without a direct Selucian equivalent) are used, the Kalopian Turjak version is retained, however; this includes the letters Ċ, I, İ, Ö, Ṡ and Ü. Meanwhile, the Kalopian Turjak letter Ѓ is typically replaced with a simple G in transliterations, even though these letters do not represent the same sound.
| Kalopian Turjak |
Central Turjak |
Selucian |
|---|---|---|
| A (a) | A (a) | A (a) |
| Б (б) | B (b) | B (b) |
| C (c) | C (c) | C (c) |
| Ċ (ċ) | Ç (ç) | N/A |
| D (δ) | D (d) | D (d) |
| E (ε) | E (e) | E (e) |
| Φ (φ) | F (f) | F (f) |
| Γ (г) | G (g) | G (g) |
| Ѓ (ѓ) | Ğ (ğ) | N/A |
| H (н) | H (h) | H (h) |
| I (ı) | I (ı) | N/A |
| İ (i) | İ (i) | I (i) |
| N/A | J (j) | J (j) |
| K (κ) | K (k) | K (k) |
| Λ (ᴧ) | L (l) | L (l) |
| M (м) | M (m) | M (m) |
| N (ν) | N (n) | N (n) |
| O (o) | O (o) | O (o) |
| Ö (ö) | Ö (ö) | N/A |
| P (ᴘ) | P (p) | P (p) |
| Q (q) | N/A | Q (q) |
| R (ɒ) | R (r) | R (r) |
| S (s) | S (s) | S (s) |
| Ṡ (ṡ) | Ş (ş) | N/A |
| T (ᴛ) | T (t) | T (t) |
| U (u) | U (u) | U (u) |
| Ü (ü) | Ü (ü) | N/A |
| Β (в) | V (v) | V (v) |
| W (w) | N/A | W (w) |
| X (x) | N/A | X (x) |
| Y (ч) | Y (y) | Y (y) |
| Z (z) | Z (z) | Z (z) |