The Isle of Eng

[Celsexi Eg]: Cixwm kulsactun so pemilfacne so ku cul, cixwm Pömülkolsu Eg!

Eg ta komsü nofüxugü so fecixegni. Nel facne so Eg ta facne nofüxugü so fecixegni. Lutüc so fecixegni fici pufu xufalsü ni ta fici.

Tifeclen nim kulxugü xi tülloc tig nel xi nümokülokolsu pufu xiså fici.

[Yersexi]: Yixum kursaytun so pemirfayne so ku yur, yixum Pemirkorsu Eg!

Eg ta komsi nofixugi so feyixegni. Ner fayne so Eg ta fayne nofixugi so feyixegni. Rutiy so feyixegni fiyi pufu farsi ni ta fiyi xi xu.

Tifeyren nim kurxugi xi tirroy tig ner xi nimokirokorsu pufu xiso fiyi.

[English]: If you go to the west of our country, you'll arrive in the Isle of Eng!

Eng is the local word for sloth, which are slow, nocturnal animals. The people of Eng are themselves also slow and nocturnal. They are nocturnal because the day is so hot it kills them.\*

Every full moon, they celebrate with food and drink because they can see.

*\*Translator's note: Unclear whether this is meant figuratively or literally. I chuckled as they said it, and they just stared at me blankly.*

## Dialect

### Phonology

\**Only used in holy words.*

(The symbols in brackets are allophonic variations of other sounds. See below)

Vowels
 Mid
 Open

#### Differences from Standard Yersexi

* [g] is not a valid allophone of /k/
* [l] is the standard with [ɾ] as an allophone instead of the other way around
	+ [l] > [ɫ] when adjacent to [ɯ]
	+ <r> > <l>
* [j] > [ɕ]
	+ [ɕ] > [x] when adjacent to [ɯ]
	+ <y> > <c>
* [ʃ] > [x]
	+ [x] > [ç] when adjacent to [i]
* [ʔ] and [h] are allophones of /k/ and /x/ respectively, though [ʔ] cannot appear word-initially
* [e] and [o] > [ɛ] and [ɔ]
* [a] > [ɐ]
* Non-open vowels exhibit rounding harmony based on the rounding of the stressed vowel unless it’s open, otherwise based on the first non-open vowel.
	+ [y] - <ü>, [œ] - <ö>, [ɯ] - <w>, [ʌ] - <å>
* Onset consonant is optional
	+ Only noticeable in the loan-words from indigenous peoples of the island, such as *eŋ* ‘sloth’
* Coda consonant can be any non-plosive
	+ Only noticeable in the loan-words from indigenous peoples of the island.

### Local Terminology

**Eg** -- (n) Sloth. From the god Gengot (see culture and religion)

**\*Nonov** -- (n) Diplomat.

**Xufalsü** -- (v) To kill using heat.

\**This word has been borrowed into the standard language.*

## Culture

### Religion

[Celsexi Eg]: Licwmlaki facne so Eg ta binetawe so Xonte Nexati. Licwmlaki facne nim so pömülkolsu kulsactun. Licwmlakig facne so Eg ta Gengot. Gengot ta binetawe eg so xegni ner cafic.

Licwmlaki kwlxigi ti facne so Xonte Nexati ta Kalux so Gengot xi tillwc tig nel xi nümokülolokolsu. Licwmlaki kwlxigi nim facne so Eg ta Kalux.

[Yersexi]: Riyumraki fayne so Eg ta pinetame so Xonte Nexati. Riyumraki fayne nim so pemirkorsun kursaytun. Riyumrakig fayne so Eg ta Kegot. Kegot ta pinetame eg so xegni ner yafiy.

Riyumraki kurxigi ti fayne so Xonte Nexati ta Karux so Kegot xi tirroy tig ner xi nimokirorokorsu. Riyumraki kurxigi nim fayne so Eg ta Karux.

[English]: The people of Eng worship the gods of Xonte Nexati. These gods are worshipped by all the people of the Sunfall Isles. The people of Eng especially worship Gengot. Gengot is the sloth god of darkness and light.

On the first full moon (after the midwinter solstice), Xonte Nexatians preform a ritual of worship called Kalux in tribute to Gengot, with good food and drink. The people of Eng preform this ritual every full moon.