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 ====== Imperial (language) ======
-The **Imperial language** is the //[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_franca|lingua franca]]// of much of [[takma:]] civilization on [[Avishraa:]]. It is a member of the [[language:family:imperial|Imperial language family]], which is named for it.
+The **Imperial language** is the //[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_franca|lingua franca]]// of much of [[takma:]] civilization on [[universe:mikurmiya:avishraa]]. It is a member of the [[language:family:imperial|Imperial language family]], which is named for it.
 The use term //Imperial language//, in this sense, is very broad, covering the language's variations over a wide span of time, space, and usage. This reflects the use of the term by most of its speakers, who do not readily acknowledge the complexity of linguistic reality. The major varieties that might be identified by a more rigorous approach are described below.
 ===== Ancient Imperial =====
-The language of the [[avishraa:geography:heartland|Imperial heartland]] in the time before and immediately following the [[history:nest_era:Wars of Righteousness]], from the late [[history:Ancient Era:]], through the [[history:nest_era:|Nest]] and [[history:dawn_era:|Dawn]] Eras, and into the [[history:Glory Era:]]. Due to the relative sparsity of surviving material, this stage of the language is not well attested, and little-known to modern scholars.
+The language of the [[geography:sekhaa:region:heartlands|Imperial heartland]] in the time before and immediately following the [[history:nest_era:Wars of Righteousness]], from the late [[history:Ancient Era:]], through the [[history:nest_era:|Nest]] and [[history:dawn_era:|Dawn]] Eras, and into the [[history:Glory Era:]]. Due to the relative sparsity of surviving material, this stage of the language is not well attested, and little-known to modern scholars.
 ===== Classical Imperial =====
 {{ :takmar_number_system.svg?300|Classical Imperial numerals, 0 through 35}}
-The language of the [[avishraa:community:empire:|Sixfold Empire]] as it was used as the official language of administration and record. It developed during the middle and late Glory Era, as contact with, and subjugation of, new lands brought an influx of vocabulary and other influences from different languages. It began to solidify during the [[history:Sky Era:]], as local [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernacular|vernaculars]] began to diverge both from it and from each other. By the end of the [[history:Storm Era:]] it had essentially ceased to reflect daily use in the home, but remained in use for official purposes for the remainder of the Empire's existence.
+The language of the [[geopolitical:empire:|Sixfold Empire]] as it was used as the official language of administration and record. It developed during the middle and late Glory Era, as contact with, and subjugation of, new lands brought an influx of vocabulary and other influences from different languages. It began to solidify during the [[history:Sky Era:]], as local [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernacular|vernaculars]] began to diverge both from it and from each other. By the end of the [[history:Storm Era:]] it had essentially ceased to reflect daily use in the home, but remained in use for official purposes for the remainder of the Empire's existence.
-It remains widely known among the collective leadership of the [[culture:mythology:Imperial religion:]], and particularly in its written form remains in heavy use among scholars and lorekeepers. There is a widespread perception, particularly in the [[avishraa:geography:heartland]] and surrounding areas of the [[avishraa:geography:sekhaa:region:cerulean_tangle]], that Classical Imperial is the language of sophistication and wisdom, the pinnacle of proper language from which all others have fallen.
+It remains widely known among the collective leadership of the [[mythology:imperial_religion:]], and particularly in its written form remains in heavy use among scholars and lorekeepers. There is a widespread perception, particularly in the [[geography:sekhaa:region:heartlands]] and surrounding areas of the [[geography:sekhaa:region:cerulean_tangle]], that Classical Imperial is the language of sophistication and wisdom, the pinnacle of proper language from which all others have fallen.
 ===== Contemporary Imperial =====
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 The result, over time, was [[language:imperial:contemporary:start]] Imperial, a collection of dialects characterized by a high proportion of loanwords and regularized grammar; an argument could be made that it constitutes, as Earthly linguists might put it, a strongly Imperial-based [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_language|creole language]]. Its deviation from the classical language has marked it as less prestigious, but for much of the Cloud Era it has been the language of trade and of the less formal sorts of international communication.
-The migratory habits of males, and their typical responsibilities in raising children once they've settled, means that knowledge of Contemporary Imperial is now widespread; as an invaluable tool in communicating with different speech communities, most males find it useful to know, and can readily spread its use to fellow bandmates or to children. There are settled communities for which Contemporary Imperial is the daily tongue, mostly around the lower reaches and estuary of the [[avishraa:geography:sahvarr_river|Sahvarr]], but also scattered along much of the southern coasts of [[avishraa:geography:sekhaa:start]], facing [[avishraa:geography:uvuuns_reach|Uvuun's Reach]]. It is widely known and understood throughout southern Sekhaa, as well as in the takma-inhabited portions of the [[avishraa:geography:sekhaa:region:brightness]].
+The migratory habits of males, and their typical responsibilities in raising children once they've settled, means that knowledge of Contemporary Imperial is now widespread; as an invaluable tool in communicating with different speech communities, most males find it useful to know, and can readily spread its use to fellow bandmates or to children. There are settled communities for which Contemporary Imperial is the daily tongue, mostly around the lower reaches and estuary of the [[geography:sekhaa:river:Sahvarr]], but also scattered along much of the southern coasts of [[geography:sekhaa:]], facing [[geography:ocean:uvuuns_reach|Uvuun's Reach]]. It is widely known and understood throughout southern Sekhaa, as well as in the takma-inhabited portions of the [[geography:sekhaa:region:Brightness]].
-In recent [[concept:timekeeping#cycle|cycles]], the role of Contemporary Imperial has been slowly eroded by the maritime prowess of the [[culture:ethnicity:abethine:|Abethine cities]], whose [[language:family:abethine|languages]] have begun to supplant it; this is particularly true in areas such as the coastal eastern Brightness and the lands of [[avishraa:geography:enarri]] and [[avishraa:geography:talmat]] across the [[avishraa:geography:dawn_sea]], large-scale sea trips to which are made almost exclusively by Abethine ships.
+In recent [[concept:timekeeping#cycle|cycles]], the role of Contemporary Imperial has been slowly eroded by the maritime prowess of the [[ethnicity:Abethine:|Abethine cities]], whose [[language:family:abethine|languages]] have begun to supplant it; this is particularly true in areas such as the coastal eastern Brightness and the lands of [[geography:Enarri:]] and [[geography:Talmat:]] across the [[geography:ocean:Dawn Sea]], large-scale sea trips to which are made almost exclusively by Abethine ships.
 ===== Vernacular Imperial =====