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<p>Posted by <b><!--poster-->Philip Newton</b>
on <!--date-->1:03 12/12/01
<p>In reply to: <a href="279.html">Belshai inhabited by non-humans?</a> posted by Philip Newton</b> on 19:42 12/11/01
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<p>Mark <a href="279.html">wrote</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>there is no national language. It's not just multilingual;
there is no single ruling class or dominant ethnic group.</p>
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<p>I presume each semi-autonomous canton has a dominant ethnic group,
however, and that government would take place in the language of that
group. But isn't there also some <em>de facto</em> common language which
is used to co-ordinate things between the different cantons?</p>
<p>The <a href="../../atlas/3220.htm">atlas page for 3220</a> states that
the different cantons are "united for purposes of defense and trade". Is
there a common trade language? Or perhaps a pidgin of some other
language? Or do any two cantons just pick a mutually convenient
language?</p>
<p>I imagine there must be provisions for some sound of inter-cantonal
Grand Council (for example, to discuss actions to be taken against an
impending attack from another nation), at which presumably one language
is spoken. Unless, of course, the situation is similar to that at the
United Nations, where each delegation has its own interpreter to tell the
ambassador what each speaker is saying.</p>
<p>Cheers,<br>Philip.</p>
<hr><i>Mark responds:
<p>There are at least half a dozen languages spoken in Belshai. There
really is no common language, but multilingualism is common, and
the most-spoken languages are (forms of) Sevisre and Lenani.
Educated people may also know Tzhuro or Xurnese.
So
it's not very hard to get national business done, or do some trade.
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