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Språket (sproː kĕt)

Språket is the language of the Manneskor people. It is a difficult language for native speakers of Common to learn as it has many vowels with similar, but not identical, sounds. It is distantly related to the Puhe language of the Kansa people of the northern Old Kingdoms.

Writing System

The Manneskor have a form of writing using symbols to represent words, it is used primarily by the shamen of the Manneskor, and not understood by most others. Språket has no written form, though it is sometimes transliterated using the Common alphabet by those familiar with both languages.

Geographical Distribution

Språket is spoken by the Manneskor who llive in the region north of the Frontier Lands. There are also many speakers in the Frontier lands, immigrants and travelers from the Manneskor region, and Mangen who have learned the language for purposes of trade.

Phonetics

Språket uses the following consonant sounds: m, n, ɳ, ŋ, p, b, t, d, ʈ, ɖ, k, ɡ, f, s, ʃ, ʂ, ç, h, ʋ, l, ɭ, j, ɾ; and the following vowel sounds: a, ai, au, e, ei, i, o, oi, u, y, æ, ø, øy, å.
Spoken by
Common Female Names
Alfhildr, Álǫf, Arnbjǫrg, Ása, Ásdís, Áshildr, Áslaug, Ásta, Ástríðr, Auðr, Auðrhildr, Bergljót, Bjǫrg, Borghildr, Bóthildr, Brynhildr, Brynja, Dagmær, Dagný, Dagrún, Edda, Eydís, Fríða, Grímhildr, Guðlaug, Guðleif, Guðríðr, Guðrún, Gulla, Gunna, Gunnbjǫrg, Gunnhild, Gunnvǫr, Gyða, Hallþóra, Helga, Hildr, Hjǫrdís, Hlíf, Hrafnhildr, Hreiðunn, Iðunn, Inga, Ingibjǫrg, Ingigerðr, Ingríðr, Ingunn, Ingvildr, Jórunnr, Katla, Ketilriðr, Magnhildr, Myrgjǫl, Ólaug, Ragna, Ragnbjǫrg, Ragnfríðr, Ragnheiðr, Ragnhildr, Rúna, Saldís, Signý, Sigríðr, Sigrún, Sólveig, Steinunn, Svanhildr, Þone, Þóra, Þórbjǫrg, Þórdís, Þórfríðr, Þórhildr, Þórný, Þórunn, Þórveig, Þórví, Thrud, Þrúðr, Þýri, Tófa, Unnr, Valdís, Vígdís, Yngvildr
Common Male Names
Aðalsteinn, Aghi, Agmundr, Agnarr, Áki, Áleifr, Alfarr, Alfvin, Algautr, Ari, Arnfinnr, Árni, Arnórr, Arnþórr, Arnviðr, Ásbjǫrn, Ásgeirr, Ásketill, Ásmundr, Ásvaldr, Auðr, Baggi, Bárðr, Birgir, Bjarni, Bjartr, Bjǫrn, Brandr, Bróðir, Brynjarr, Búi, Dagfinnr, Dagr, Danr, Egill, Eileifr, Einarr, Eindriði, Eiríkr, Erlendr, Erlingr, Eysteinn, Eyvindr, Félagi, Finnr, Flæmingr, Fólki, Friðþjófr, Fróði, Gauti, Gautstafr, Geirr, Guðbrandr, Guðfriðr, Guðini, Guðleifr, Guðmundr, Guðrøðr, Gulbrandr, Gunnarr, Gunni, Gunnvaldr, Hákon, Hálfdan, Hallbjǫrn, Halli, Hallr, Hallsteinn, Hallþórr, Hallvarðr, Haraldr, Hávarðr, Helgi, Hemingr, Herleifr, Hildingr, Hjálmarr, Hólmgeirr, Hrafn, Hreiðarr, Hróaldr, Hróarr, Hróðgeirr, Hróðólfr, Hróðvaldr, Hrœrekr, Hrólfr, Hugleikr, Ingi, Ingimárr, Ingólfr, Ívarr, Jarl, Jósteinn, Kálfr, Kári, Ketill, Knútr, Kóri, Leifr, Magni, Mundi, Njáll, Oddbjǫrn, Oddr, Oddvarr, Ǫlvir, Ráðúlfr, Ragnarr, Ragnvaldr, Randúlfr, Rúni, Sigfrøðr, Sigmundr, Sigsteinn, Sigurðr, SindriSnorri, Somerled, Stáli, Steinarr, Steingrímr, Steinn, Stígandr, Stigr, Sumarliði, Sundri, Suni, Svantepolk, Sveinn, Sverrir, Þórarinn, Þórbjǫrn, Þórfastr, Þórfinnr, Þórfreðr, Þórgeirr, Þórgísl, Þórgnýr, Þórir, Þórketill, Þórleifr, Þórleikr, Þórmóðr, Þórsteinn, Þórvaldr, Þróndr, Tófi, Tóki, Tryggvi, Úlfr, Uni, Valdimárr, Valþjófr, Végarðr, Vetrliði, Vígi, Víkingr, Vragi, Yngvarr

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