Artistic Forces/Animatopian Basic Standard

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- An Animatopian citizen to the Josei Guntai member

Animatopian Basic Standard, also known as Animatopian Basic, Animatopian Standard, Animatopian Common, Animatopian Common Standard, or just simply Basic, is the name of the most common, universal, prominent, and prevalent language, or a lingua franca, in the world of Animatopia, mostly spoken and written by various races or inhabitants, such as—but not limited to—humans (including anime and cartoon humanoids), mutants, humanoid stick figures, Oarcks, Azuloids, elves, Dwarvenomes (dwarfs and gnomes), Trolloids (humanoid trolls), shaded humanoids, Necroids, Negrons, Brunoids, anthropomorphic animals and beasts, dhampirs, and other humanoids, monsters, and aliens within the planet. Basic is also based on and influenced by the English language due to the proper pronunciations with some different spellings of its vocabulary as being used for interracial and international communications. However, the only difference is spelling without silent letters in its dictionary of words. Like most Romance languages, the cultural derivatives of Latin, Common comes first before Animatopian Basic as a universal language for interracial, intercontinental, and international communication.

The written form of Basic is predominantly a glyphic script known as Alfebeth, which is also used for transcribing this language and as a de facto official script of the DoA, but it could be written and transliterated in a variety of different scripts, including Latin, Elder Futhark, Runic Viking, Cyrillic, Greek, Hangul, Han, Arabic, Devanagari, Brahmi, and Katakana.

Pronunciation
In Animatopian Basic, the pronunciation of each word are properly remained the same as it relies more on the English language, but the difference is their pronunciation-based spellings using Alfebeth as its literal basis. Due to the same pronunciation in comparison to the English language, every word of this language can possibly be transliterated via Latin.

Spelling
Unlike English and French, most words of this language's dictionary don't have silent letters as they would be pronounced properly.

Accents
Basic is lingually spoken with several accents.

A

 * Alā (pronounced: /ɑːˈleɪ/ ah-LAY) = "Fortunate Meeting"
 * Alavërþā (pronounced: /ɑːlɑːˈvɛərθeɪ/ al-ah-VARE-thay) = "May your skill prevail". A common farewell.
 * Ālhəüs (alehouse) = Tavern
 * Amarast = "Fare well until next we meet". A common farewell.
 * Art/Ðe Art (The Art) = Arcane magic and its mastery.

Æ

 * Ænÿhāl (eh-ni-HALE) = Anyhow, anyway

B

 * Badœldɜr (badaulder) = Hogwash, nonsense, etc.
 * Barbutlɜr (barbutler) = A bartender or a waiter.
 * Battlbud (battlebud) = Dyke (derogatory)
 * Bīndwərþÿ (bindworthy) = "You are weak or wrong or stupid or rash enough to be easily bound by a mortal, and fittingly bound"
 * Blœd of ðe nīt (blood of the night) = The essence or nature of what it is to steal for a living.
 * Blüfin (bluefin) = Tuna
 * Blustɜrwiŋ (blusterwing) = Grouse
 * Blÿnndür (blynndur) = A small loaf of bread with a hard crust and fire-seared herbs and greens inserted for flavor. Often used as a bowl for soup or stew when dining away from civilization.
 * Brītbɜrds (brightbirds) = A pair who are courting but not necessarily intimate.
 * Brītcoin (brightcoin) = A successful and socially rising person. Can be turned to an insult by combination with other words that give context.
 * Brīthärt (brightheart) = The person your heart is set upon after courting in public.
 * Brītstar (brightstar) = Great, exciting, pleasing, marvelous, or superb.
 * Brəwncap (browncap) = A wild mushroom.
 * Büllÿblād (bullyblade) = An opportunistic thug for hire, often hired in gangs.
 * Bürslāk/Slāk (burslake/slake) = Trout
 * Bustard = Turkey

C

 * Candəlcup (candlecup) = A bed paired with a table and an oil lamp.
 * Cantrev = A village, town, or other settled community.
 * Cask-smaʃɜr (cask-smasher) = Vandal
 * Caskiŋ/cask-smaʃiŋ (casking/cask-smashing) = An act of vandalizing.
 * Čāmbɜrbutlɜr (chamberbutler)/čāmbɜrmāid (chambermaid) (informally butler/butlɜr or māid/maid) = An employee of a small inn.
 * Čīnēs (Chinese) = Of or related to people, culture, and language from China.
 * Clack = Gossip, rumors, news, or current affairs.
 * Clevɜrʃanks/clevɜrtəŋ (clevershanks/clevertongue) = a know-it-all. The first word refers to men, the second to women.
 * Cod-loß winkɜr (cod-loss winker) = "Casanova", "tireless woman-chaser" (derogatory)
 * Coin-lad = Male prostitute
 * Coin-laß (coin-lass) = Female prostitute
 * Crīmleß (crimeless) = Innocent
 * Croft = Isolated farmstead
 * Croftɜr (crofter) = The owner of a croft, or a worker of said croft (usually, kin to the owner). Can also be used as substitute for farmer.

D

 * Darbɜrl (pronounced: /ˈdɑːrbɜːrl/ DAR-burl) = Angry
 * Darchāins (darchains) = Suites of linked rooms in a house, usually three.
 * Darback skūwer (darback skewer) = Meat from rodents (rats, voles, sometimes mice, weasels, or mink) fried and served on a needle of wood with onion.
 * Darkblād (darkblade) = A mercenary with dubious morals and/or loyalty.
 * Darkhåll (darkhall) = Any rundown house.
 * Daþna (dathna) = Male homosexual
 * Dāyblœd (dayblood) = A novice thief, who "doesn't have the blood of the night in them".
 * Dēpnīt (deepnight) = Midnight
 * Doorliŋ (doorsling) = A guard that guards a doorway of a building.
 * Dɜrgos (pronounced: /ˈdɜːrgoʊsz/ DUR-ghosz) = Peace
 * Dusk = Masochistic man (derogatory)
 * Dusk rōs (dusk rose) = Masochistic woman (derogatory)

E

 * Elsun = Late morning
 * Eŋgliʃ (English) = English language
 * Espεranto = Esperanto
 * Ēvenfēst (evenfeast) = Dinner
 * Ēventīde (eventide) = Gloaming

F

 * Fəçäd = Façade
 * Fiēldiŋs (fielding) = Vegetables
 * Filidar = A dainty food item, picnic, or feast
 * Fin = Fish
 * Fīɜrsērd (fireseared) = Grilled
 * Flām in ðe bellÿ (flame in the belly) = A sweet peach jelly made with zzar and red-pepper spices.
 * Flāmd (flamed) = Seared
 * Frenč = French
 * Fumbəlhands (fumblehands) = An incompetent or clumsy thief.

G

 * Galad = Heartlands word meaning something akin to "I'm astonished!"
 * Gardɜrōb (garderobe) = Bathroom. Another term for a bathroom was jāks (jakes). Outdoor bathrooms were called privÿs (privies), þundɜrthrōns (thunderthrones), or glorÿhəüses (gloryhouses).
 * Giltleß (guiltless) = Innocent
 * Glim/glimmɜr (glimmer) = Something beautiful or flashy.
 * Goldenpannd (goldenpanned) = Sautéed
 * Godswāk (godswake) = Predawn
 * Gödsεr/göödwoman/fāirlādÿ (goodsir/goodwoman/fairlady) = A polite greeting, usually used with strangers.
 * Grəündsnāk (groundsnake) = Any edible snake. Typically served chopped into chunks and fried.
 * Gulletfīɜr (gulletfire) = Beer or wine that isn't pleasant to drink, but doesn't cause illness, either.

H

 * Hāilhard (haelhard) = Office worker.
 * Hænd-tart (hand-tart) = Hand-sized pastry filled with meat (usually bustard with other game) and a strip of boar fat (boar bacon). Baked.
 * Harbrīt (harbright) = Full morning
 * Hardjå (hardjaw) = A garrulous regular of a tavern; a barfly.
 * Harnor = "butch" (derogatory)
 * Härake (pronounced: /ˈhɑːrɑːkɛ/ HAH-rake) = God-damnit. It was an all-faith polite insult.
 * Håksnärl (hawksnarl) = A man who always yelled or was nastier or more aggressive than prudent or necessary.
 * Hāy-nōs (hay-nose) = Hick. Bumpkin is also used for this term.
 * Hī təŋ (high tongue) = The standard magical script used by wizards for recording spells in spellbooks and scrolls.
 * Hīborn/hīnōs (highborn/high-nose) = A noble. The second word was a pejorative.
 * Hīmantəl (highmantle) = Someone who is politely haughty and superior, rather than rude. A compliment to their manners and bearing.
 * Hīsun (highsun) = Noon
 * Hīsunfēst (highsunfeast) = Lunch
 * Hīɜrliŋ (hireling) = Mercenary
 * Hold = A fortified homestead.
 * Holÿ-nōs (holy-nose) = Priest. A mildly-offensive term.
 * Hrast (pronounced: /hɜːrˈrɑːst/ hur-RAST)/hrammæ (pronounced: /hɜːrˈrɑːmə/ hur-RAM-uh) = A non-deity-specific "damn".
 * Hrastiŋ (pronounced: /hɜːrˈrɑːstɪŋ/ hur-RAST-ing) = A mild form of stlarning; different meaning to hrast.
 * Hÿkyaþ (pronounced: /ˈhɪkɑːˈjɑːθ/ Hik-ah-YATH) = Prance

I

 * Innoçentleß (innocentless) = Criminal, thug, guilty
 * Īland = Island

J

 * Japanēs (Japanese) = Of or related to people, culture, and language from Japan.
 * Joint = A cut of meat.

K

 * Keghænd (keghand) = A male waiter or other serving staff.
 * Kell = To try. It was a derisive, cynical or disbelieving word, used only when the thing you were trying to do seemed to be impossible. Kell never changed due to tense.
 * Nuckəl/þumnuckəl (knuckle/thumbknuckle) = Brussels sprout

L

 * Lalandaþ (lalandath) = Agile, sleek or lithe, often used to describe female dancers whose beauty was accentuated by their movements.
 * Lammaþ drios (pronounced: /lhɑːmmɑːθˈdrioʊs/ lham-math-DREE-ohs) = "Fortune find you."
 * Līfblœd (lifeblood) = Women's periods

M

 * Mæyhaps (mayhaps) = Perhaps
 * Marrasĥ (marraskh) = "Get gone, NOW, to being a lemure or a worm on some other plane!"
 * Marrado bēns (marrado beans) = Seeds (presumably of the marrado plant) that resembled kidney beans except blood-red in color
 * Messāĝ tart (message tart) = A hand-tart with a concealed message inside, usually engraved on a clay disk to survive the baking process.
 * Mönblœd (moonblood) = Women's periods
 * Morniŋfēst (morningfeast) = Breakfast
 * Mürdaþ (murdath) = A standath without cellars.
 * Mȳ härþ (my hearth) = My house

N

 * Nāēþ (pronounced: /neɪθh/ naythh, drawn-out "th")/nāēd (pronounced: /neɪd/ nayd) = Dung (exclamation)
 * Nandra = something mediocre. Usually used to bicker over prices.
 * Navalar = Catfish
 * Nāy (nay) = No
 * Nēwcoin (newcoin) = A newly-wealthy person who spends to show off. A perjorative.
 * Nītblœd (nightblood) = A general term for a professional thief.
 * Nītfåll (nightfall) = Dusk
 * Nītbutlɜr (nightbutler)/nītmāid (nightmaid), informally potbutlɜr (potbutler)/potmāid (potmaid) = An employee of a large inn.

O

 * Olorǽ (pronounced: /oʊˈlɔːreɪ/ oh-LOR-ay) = "Well met" or "Good day"
 * On ðe morrow (on the morrow) = Tomorrow
 * Orbal (pronounced: /ˈɔːrbɑːl/ OR-ball) = Another term for dung
 * Əütlandɜr (outlander) = Foreigner

P

 * Poisd (poised) = Term used to refer to an individual in the process of transitioning between genders.
 * Ploünç (plounce) = Squab (young pigeon)
 * Parhardiŋ (parharding) = A swear word used as an adjective ("Parharding wizard!")
 * Powɜr (power)/ðe powɜr (the power) = Divine magic
 * Punnet = A small basket made of rushes used as a unit for selling vegetables

R

 * Rambükĥya (pronounced: /rɑːmˈbuːxjɑː/ ram-BOO-kh-yah) = Ride high
 * Rivvim = Smitten, in love, lusty. As in "I'm rivvim for her".
 * Röfwrack (roofwrack) = Dilapidated house
 * Rōs (rose) = "submissive female"

S

 * Sabbas (pronounced: /sɑːbˈbɑːs/ sab-BAS) = "Run free"
 * Sabrüin (pronounced: /sɑːˈbruːɪn/ sah-BROO-in) = "Get lost" or harsher similar words.
 * Scorčkettəl (scorchkettle) = a woman who always yelled or was nastier or more aggressive than prudent or necessary. Sometimes, it was used to refer to both genders.
 * Sɜr (ser) = sir, goodsir.
 * ẞark (pronounced: /sɑːrk/ ssark, drawn-out "s") = a more offensive form of härake.
 * Scrēmdrēm (screamdream) = An erotic dream.
 * Sell-hīɜrliŋ (sell-hireling) = a well-established or veteran mercenary.
 * Sevendāy (sevennday) = A seven-day period, analogous to a week.
 * Ʃǽliŋ (shaeling) = minnow
 * Ʃēlïē (sheelie) = Bass
 * Ʃīēld (shield as food) = Pastry crust
 * Ʃittiŋ (shitting) = Used before a term to express antipathy, or intensify something already bad. "It's broken. It's shitting broken."
 * Sildür (sildur) = An Elven loan-word, this term referred to individuals that had settled into a gender other than their birth gender.
 * Silvɜrfin (silverfin) = Whitefish
 * Simpɜriŋ man-lovɜr (simpering man-lover) = "effeminate male homosexual" (derogatory)
 * Skǽþer (skaether) = restaurant
 * Slāk (slake) = trout
 * Slēr (sleer) = An expletive used by devils
 * Softʃadōw (softshadow) = A veteran, skilled thief.
 * Sorn = salmon
 * Spēr (spear as food), also known as grēnnēdəls (greenneedles) = Asparagus
 * Spurnarmor = A good-looking man or woman with a spectacular figure.
 * Standaþ (standath) = A rectangular stone building with cellars. Common across the Dragon Reach and Moonsea.
 * Stëdiŋ (steading) = an isolated farm.
 * Stettar vo (stet-tar VOH) = "Gods-power keep you well."
 * Stlarn (pronounced: /stəˈlɑːrn/ stuh-LARN) = Polite equivalent of F-word. About as blasphemous as "darn" used where we might say "screw" or "screwing" (stlarniŋ/stlarning).
 * Stōnbolt (stonebolt) = a lidless, small clay pot with a long handle, often sealed with wax and used for selling, storing, and transporting food items. Size and capacity ranged from a human fist to a human head.
 * Strǽk (pronounced: /strrɑːkɛ/ strrake, drawn-out "r") = Something akin "go kill yourself, right now and painfully."

T

 * Tållhəüs (tallhouse) = A tall, narrow, tenement-like building sharing side walls with adjacent buildings.
 * Tantam (pronounced: /ˈtɑːntɑːm/ TAN-tam) = "Peace, and hello," a greeting of joy, given with devotion.
 * Tasmar = "Bisexual man"
 * Tavɜrnmastɜr/tankard-tendɜr (tavernmaster/tankard-tender) = An innkeeper or the owner of a tavern.
 * Tindɜrwig (tindertwig) = A match
 * Tlüin (pronounced: /təˈluːɪn/ tuh-LOO-in) = a stronger form of sabrüin.
 * Tɜrnʃīēld (turnshield) = Polite term for bastard.

Þ

 * Þǽl (thael) = Glad, pleasant or heart-lifting.
 * Þargür (thargur) = Sweet syrup made by adding diced apples and walnuts to molasses. Used in desserts.
 * Þarsun (tharsun) = Late afternoon
 * Þrōtslāk (throatslake) = A healthy and thirst-quenching drink that wasn't particularly pleasant.
 * Þruß (thruss) = Lesbian
 * Þis nīt (this night) = Tonight.
 * Þråll = Slave
 * Þrustɜr (thruster) = A tireless social-climber. May imply a willingness to demean themselves or perform dark deeds.
 * Þūlsun (thulesun) = Early afternoon.

U

 * Ülüvåthā (pronounced: /ˈuːluːˈvɔːθeɪ/ Oo-loo-VAW-thay) = "Fortune bring you joy" or "May your fortune bring you joy".
 * Undɜr ðe mön (under the moon) = Can be said of a woman during her menstruation.

V

 * Vasark = Horsemeat
 * Vlandranna (pronounced: /vlɑːnˈdrɑːnɑː/ vlan-DRANNA) = "Gods grant". Used in conjunction with with whatever you wanted the gods to grant you.

W

 * Wālo (waelo) = "Hey there!"
 * Wanton = "Promiscuous female" (derogatory)
 * Wenč (wench) = A barmaid or a waitress.
 * Wītsmiþ (whitesmith) = Someone who did light metalwork.
 * Worson (whorson) = an insult, probably a contraction of "whore's son".
 * Wīld öən (wild one) = "Someone who enjoys having (shapechanging) spells cast upon them as part of sexual play"
 * Winkɜr (winker) = "Lecher" (derogatory)

Y

 * Yæ (yea) = Yes

Z

 * Zar = Ice wine

Factions

 * Dominion of Animatopia

In other languages

 * Chinese: Traditional: 動畫邦基本標準語; Simplified: 动画邦基本标准语 (Dònghuàbāng Jīběn Biāozhǔn Yǔ)
 * Dutch: Animatopiaanse Basis Standaard
 * Esperanto: Animatopia Baza Normo
 * French: Norme de Basique Animatopien
 * German: Animatopienischer Grundstandard
 * Italian: Basic Standard Animatopiano
 * Japanese: アニマトピアベーシック標準語 (Animatopia Bēshikku Hyōjun-go)
 * Korean: 애니매토피아 기초 표준어 (Aenimaetopia Gicho Pyojun-eo)
 * Latin: Animatopiae Basic Vexillum
 * Polish:  Animatopiaski Podstawowy Standard
 * Portuguese: Padrão Básico Animatópico
 * Russian: Основной Аниматопянский Стандарт Язык (Osnovnoy Animatopyanskiy Standart Yazyk)
 * Spanish: Estándar Básico Animatopiano

Trivia

 * Like Esperanto, Animatopian Basic Standard may be inspired by the English language as it is used for international communication instead of speaking Japanese, French, Arabic, and Greek as examples. However, it also shares its influences that derived from the following popular culture references:
 * In the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game, the Common tongue, usually based on the English language, is a lingua franca, or a universal language, spoken natively by humans, and bilingually by other race, including halflings, half-elves, and half-orcs. In addition, the Common tongue has great hints of the Icelandic tongue. The concept came from Westron, the "common tongue" of J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, most specifically Middle Earth, hence the name.
 * Animatopian Basic Standard shares similarities with Common from the Warcraft universe as it relies more on English, with the exception of words from an ancient tongue.
 * Animatopian Basic Standard, as its name implies, is a direct inspiration of Galactic Basic Standard from the Star Wars franchise. Both this and Galactic Basic have different written forms (Alfebeth and Aurebesh, respectively) to transcribe themselves. Basic is also the name given to the English language in the Star Wars universe.