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Bill: D.d.l. 01/36 - Language Reforms

Details

Submitted by[?]: Partito della Sinistra Osiana

Status[?]: passed

Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.

Voting deadline: February 5037

Description[?]:


The Federal Council of the Union of Quanzar and Alaria, cognizant of the linguistic diversity of our federation and wishing to reverse the decline of the local languages, shall implement the following policies:

1. The local "dialects of Istalian" are to be recognized as distinct full-fledged languages;

2. A language revival and immersion program shall be implemented by each Region to guarantee the revitalization of its own local languages.

3. The Fidelian language, known in its standardized form as "Istalian", shall be the official language of the Union of Quanzar and Alaria and shall serve as the language of inter-ethnic communication.

4. The Majatran language shall be considered a protected national language and shall benefit from the same revival and immersion programs outlined in Article 2. Majatran shall be considered a co-official language of the Community of Quanzar, together with Fidelian.

5. Immigrants shall benefit from free language lessons up to an intermediate level in both the Fidelian language and the regional languages and Majatran.

6. The official names of all cities and municipalities shall be in the recognized local language.

7. The local languages to benefit from the revival and immersion programs outlined in Art 2. are Fidelian (OOC Tuscan and Italian), Trivenditan (OOC Sicilian), Feranese (OOC Neapolitan), Cisavuglian (OOC Piedmontese) and Nicomese (OOC Venetian).

OOC: The following cities are renamed:

In Cisavugli (Repubblica Alariana):
Agirgento -> Argintera
Barri -> Bërgoj
Palerno -> Pontolasch
Siracosa -> Saragnel

In Ferano (Comunità del Quanzar):
Florenza -> Castiell 'e Sciorenza
Genevia -> Grumo
Milona -> Magliano
Turrino -> Torre d''o Sulento

In Fidelia (Comunità del Quanzar):
Romula -> Colsamia
Angona -> Ingona
Bescara - not to be renamed
Nepoli -> Regio Ingris

In Nicoma (Repubblica Alariana):
Calliari -> Całeon
Eristano -> Ìxoła de Arestano
Sasseri -> Sàxera
Ulbia -> Albeta

In Trivendito (Comunità del Quanzar):
Bunongna -> Burìa
Triesta -> Terebbìa
Verunia -> Veddilurmu
Vinesia -> Villaneddìa

Proposals

Debate

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date15:01:54, November 29, 2021 CET
FromPartito della Sinistra Osiana
ToDebating the D.d.l. 01/36 - Language Reforms
MessageOOC: This is also my proposal for the distribution of regional cultures in Quanzar and Alaria. Based on the old region and city names it looks like whoever established these looked at Istalia as mirroring the geography of Italy, and made the peninsula based on the Italian Peninsula and the island based on Sicily and Sardinia.

But given the nation's history and neighboring cultures I think it makes much more sense to base the peninsula on Central and Southern Italy (including the islands) and Alaria on Northern Italy. The peninsula is geographically closer to both Arab-based and Greek-based nations and has an Arab-based minority, while the island is close to Canrille, the French-speaking nations, so it makes more sense to have Gallo-Italic languages and culture there.

This would also resolve the horrible naming system for the cities (the regions were already resolved), almost all of which are just names of Italian cities with one letter changed.

So how does this look?

Date16:26:20, November 29, 2021 CET
FromRadiciale
ToDebating the D.d.l. 01/36 - Language Reforms
MessageOOC: Sound just about right to me. If I understand correctly, Majatran shall be made as another official language in the Peninsula, where it had, due to history, a heavy influence, whilst Alaria would tend more to Gallo-Italic (plus Venetian and Piedmontese as local dialects)

Date16:33:45, November 29, 2021 CET
FromPartito della Sinistra Osiana
ToDebating the D.d.l. 01/36 - Language Reforms
MessageOOC: Yep, that's what I had in mind. Though ultimately I want these dialects to be considered languages, just like IRL where the languages in Italy are considered dialects of Italian when they are in fact distinct languages.

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