Taatiklarian English

Taatiklarian English is a variety of the English language spoken in much of Taatiklatar, and in English-speaking communities all over the continent of Susa more generally. There is some dialectal variation, but there are several common features that separate it from Earthly varieties of English:


 * Inclusive and Exclusive forms of "we": In Taatiklarian English, there are two ways to say the pronoun "we." The inclusive form, which includes both the speaker and the listener, is "wus," which is a contraction of "we" and "us." The exclusive form, which does not include the listener, is "wis."
 * More standardized spelling and grammar: Due to reforms implemented by early colonists, Taatiklarian English's spelling and grammar is much more consistent than other varieties of English. Spelling is purely phonetic with a few exceptions, and a few letters have been removed so spelling is unambiguous. For example, the word "city" has been changed to "sity," because the letter "s" is always used for voiceless alveolar sibilants, and "knight," "knife," "knee," "knuckle," etc. have had their silent k's removed, so in Taatiklarian English they are spelled "night," "nife," "nee," and "nuckle."
 * Phonetic differences: There are several phonetic differences between Taatiklarian English and Earthly varieties of English. For example: All "th" sounds are voiced, so there is no ambiguity around "th" in writing. All bilabial plosives are voiced, and there is no letter "p" in Taatiklarian English, so words like "pants" are changed to "bants," and have the corresponding sounds changed.