As’rian Language

## Ás’gæl - Ђս’гэլ

The **As’rian Language** (As’rian: *Ás’gæl/ Ђս’гэլ*) is an Aranic language spoken in some parts of northwestern Eldham on the continent of Katsura. Traditionally spoken by the As’rian Aristocratic class in the now defunct state of Valore, later As’ria, It was driven to near extinction after the dissolution of Yaszria and it’s reorganization into Raiyuna. With the Help of Hrabian Linguist and Historian Pjokr Anästyković, the As’rian language was documented and reconstructed, with some small As’rian speaking communities flourishing today. As’rian is a recognized minority language in the Raiyunan province of Calador, and the autonomous republic of Kiruko. It is the official language of the As’rian enclave city of Atheron on the island of Okina(Kiruko).

## Orthography

Officially, As’rian is written in the “Old As’rian Script”(Ás’crísel/Ђս’կռιսըլ *lit. Great Script*) historically used by the As’rian Aristocratic Class. Although Traditionally the old As’rian script is favoured in handwriting, following the advent of the printing press early typewriting, the As’rian langague was often written in the a transliterated “Traveller’s Script” (Hodná’crísel/ Խօտնђ’կռιսըլ *lit. Walker Script)*in mass produced media. The Traveller’s script is also used in educational contexts, helping soften the experience of learning As’rian for non native speakers.

### Old As’rian script

Ás’crísel/Ђս’կռιսըլ is the official script of the As’rian language. Most official documents and handwriting is done using this script, although as the use of As’rian declined, it began to be gradually replaced by the Traveller’s script in public use. This script evolved from proto-Aranic scripts historically used by proto-Aranic peoples in northwest Eldham. It is traditionally written on parchment.

### Traveller’s script

Hodná’crísel/Խօտնђ’կռιսըլ is a commonly used script for the As’rian language in international print and common public use during the language’s decline. It’s modern use is often frowned upon by remaining native speakers, seeking to lessen the amount of foreign influence present in the language.

### Hrabo-Korolic script

Herbas’crísel/Խըռբաս’կռιսըլ/Гöрвäс’Крисöл(*lit. Hrab’s Script)* is a proposed script for the As’rian language created by Hrabian linguist Pjokr Anästyković during his efforts to reconstruct the language. Much like the Traveller’s script, the Hrabo-Korolic script is largely shunned by the traditionalist As’rian speaking community in an effort to minimize foreign influence into the language. The Script is based on The Modern Hrabian alphabet, itself adopted in Hrabia to distance itself from the Traveller’s Alphabet used in Sethrian. This script has its origins as ancient Korolo-Hrabic runes among proto-Korolic communities in Rathnir.

### Sample text

Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
Յιխ կը гэլօս - տըվաս ђս’վэյտաս ըօ նιбђбաս լιгը’ան ռըбђбաս
լιгօս օն’սιտռիյաս …. Տէռաս ծιխան, уնաս սιտան,
Լըбօս Յօ’աս гլэվ կը Փըլաս օն’ђռավաթօս. Ծιխ կռէսթђб,
Ըօ լιփ կռէսթաս, ըօ гըб ծիյնաս ђбբђռ’աս
Гэլօս Յђխђն լէռաս ռըбђб’կռιնա ծιխաս սըլιս բђթռիյ’ђն
Լէռաս уանաս թօվօռօս, կռι’աս օնաս ծђ’ђն бռэ’ђն նιбթօվօռաս
Ђն’ռօэվ լէռաս կը փэռատօս յιխђն, ըօ վђնըսկ լէռաս կը эռիбօս;
Ըօ սըլ օն’ալթօռաս կը կռιսըլօս:
“Յђխաս մընђб սι Օծιմանտիյђս, Ђս’ռуլ;
Նђխ խը Վիսօս,  յђխաս ռէսթђб, ըօ տիյծառօս!”
Նιб’бռэ տէռաս կը ւմђбօս. Տէռաս ռօտ բռу’ιնաս
Ђս’բռуռօտաս, նιбկօծաս ըօ փуս’աս
Սιտђն Յօ’աս ըօ ըгэռաս ιռбօս խէռաս.
Jíh ce gælos - devas ás’væjdas eo nítháthas líge’an retháthas
lígos on’sídrijas …. Déras zíhan, únas sídan,
Léthos Jo’as glæv ce Pelas on’áravatos. Zíh créstáth,
Eo líp créstas, eo geth zijnas áthbár’as
Gælos Jáhán léras retháth’crína zíhas selís bátrij’án
Léras úanas tovoros, crí’as onas zá’án thræ’án níthtovoras
Án’roæv léras ce pærados jíhán, eo vánesc léras ce ærithos;
Eo sel on’altoras ce críselos:
“Jáhas menáth sí Ozímandijás, Ás’rúl;
Náh he Visos,  jáhas réstáth, eo dijzaros!”
Níth’thræ déras ce umáthos. Déras rod brú’ínas
Ás’brúrodas, níthcozas eo pús’as
Sídán Jo’as eo egæras írthos héras.