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'Syrillangan'

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I came to the conclusion it's not the best name for Slavic language family, because it doesn't sound very Slavic and it's tough to pronounce.

In Czech (Drabantian), it doesn't even follow the basic rules of spelling:

  • s is followed by y only in certain words with a common root.
  • r is a hard consonant, which means it should always be followed by y.
  • No double l's.
  • G's are very sparse.
  • I could settle for Sirylankan, but that sounds even worse. (I associate it with baby care items for some reason.)

So, I played around with words a little and I have three possible substitutions:

  • Slane (Slanic) (Drab.: Slán; the root slan means something salty.)
  • Sleve/Leve (Slevic/Levic) (Drab.: Levan; the root lev means ease or left (direction) in this case, I'm listing both options because Slevan would mean 'discount man' in Drabantian.)
  • Lave (Lavic) (Drab.: Lavan; the root lev would mean lion in this case.)

So, vote for your favorites! I like Leve/Levic the best.

Also, please note I definitely do not want to force my opinions on anyone and doing this is completely optional.


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