Edun

> "Gzamoshk khar bukut kheb!"
>
> Biblaridion's thanks for the viewers of the Edun showcase, spoken in Classical Edun

**Edun** is a language sub-family spoken in the Central Region.

## Real-World Information

Biblaridion began working on Edun in 2016. According to Biblaridion, Edun is his least favorite of his existing conlangs, owing to his dislike of the way the language sounds (he admitted that he was surprised by his audience's enjoyment of Edun) and its high level of irregularity.

## Summary

A branch of the Central Thirēan language family, Edun has served as the official language of the first Empire of the Sun. Upon the collapse of the first Empire of the Sun, Edun has fractured into Modern Edun (which is often simply referred to as "Edun") and Ulazredhũn.

## Members

* **Ancient Edun:** The earliest form of Edun as a language
* **Classical Edun:** Standard during the first Empire of the Sun
* **Edun/Modern Edun:** A myriad of lower-class dialects
* **Ulazredhun:** Imperial Edun, spoken by the upper class: no longer spoken.

## Example Text

Here is the example shown in the showcase video:

Classical Edun:

*Vengar ut shpfeni, tsan va nalakhar ne tsawaspfur vmafo divun mas chi'turachkh ne mwargan ut deyra be lumuryunaksh, akhar va kidut mavachkh ne be ktolme shebiryur. Shek edun shetskungmaksh ut vrakht kheb kidut shni irkut tsanluhra ut va kidut.*

Gloss: World DEF.INAN. 3i-young-COP.PST, Sun POSS Great God DEF.ANIM descend-PTCP humanity birth for NEG-end-flame DEF.ANIM earth-SUBS DEF.INAN body-PL into bind-PASS-CAUS-REM.PST god POSS language human-soul DEF.ANIM into thus 3i-enter-CAUS-PTCP DEM.INAN.PROX Edun 3i-call-PASS-INCH-REM.PST DEF.INAN. old from language 3i-COP-REM.PST. first sun-empire DEF.INAN POSS language.

Translation: "When the world was young, the Great God of the Sun descended and bound the undying flame within earthen effigies to create humanity, and in so doing he wove the tongue of the gods into the human soul. This most ancient language came to be called 'Edun' and was the language of the first great empire of the sun."

Modern Edun

*Lẽndar mã́, sãnõr fà tugad mẽ fùmãho odugad, ngèmàra nã hbíchekàm sker arò kidú m'ẽskush nã "Edũn" shulare hikidùre fà dwarũn be hmyénãmã̀*

Gloss: Thousand-year-PL after, empire POSS end-PTCP and humanity sunder-PTCP, commoner-PL DEF.ANIM 3i-forget-PERF-3a-pl word-PL God-adv. language, and 3a-name-PRES DEF.INAN "Edun" NEG-pure cumbrous dialect-PL DEF.INAN POSS mess to 3i-wither-PERF.

Translation: "Thousands of years later, after the collapse of the empire and the fracturing of humanity, the commoners have forgotten the words of the divine tongue and what they call "Edun" has since degenerated into a mess of impure dialects."

Ulazredhũn

*Gvalme vraht pfedr ut uzulĩ ne mi hazdĩ ne ĩzhevigũch imadzr ĩde nalze Ulazredhũn zhbiguch irht dzandur v'azr nalze va shkomatsk.*

Gloss: However, old way-PL DEF.INAN Noble-HUM.PL and Elite- HUM.PL 3pl-3i-keep-PASS.-PRES 3a.pl.-believe-IMPRF.CONV they-GEN language Ulazredhũn 3i-keep-PRES first empire POSS venerable language POSS beauty.

Translation: "However, the old ways are preserved by the nobles and elites, who believe their language, Ulazredhũn, to maintain the beauty of the sacred tongue of the first empire."

## Phonology

Vowels
 **Mid** | e
 **Low** | a

Due to certain sounds being lost in certain positions during the transition from Classical to Modern Edun, a three-tone system developed.

 Mid
 Low

## Phonotactics

The max syllable structure of Classical Edun is SCr/CCVCC/NCCK.

C= m, n, ng, b, t, d, k, f, v, s, z, sh, zh, kh, h, pf, ts, dz, ch, j, l, w, y, r

S= t, k, f, v, s, z, sh, zh, kh

V= a, e, i, o, u

N= m, n, ng, r, l

K= pf, t, k, s

## Writing System

The Edun script is the oldest known extant writing system in the world, as well as one of the most complex and difficult to learn.

   The difficulty of the Edun writing system lies in its rampant historical spelling: having interpreted the traditions of early rulers as sacred, rulers refused to implement sound changes. As a result, the script lags over a thousand years behind the spoken language.