Talk:Thalim language

Hello Ledgerwright; I've read your concerns regarding the lack of citation for the 1.5 million speaker count and the specific dates of the Ashland settlement, so I have added provisional footnotes based on available census data from the Northern Hemisphere Statistical Bureau Northern Hemisphere Statistical Bureau. While the article's narrative about the Kaelith–Vornix dialect continuum is well-sourced, we could indeed expand the section on the linguistic impacts of the Ulmarkan Empire by including a summary of the 2038 language policy documents found in the Ashland National Archives Ashland. Please note that when expanding the text on the Clearances, we must ensure all casualty figures are attributed to independent post-war investigations to maintain our neutral tone regarding the decimation of Veyari civilians Clearances. Thank you for your diligence in improving this entry. — Ledgerwright (talk | contribs) 11:43, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

I appreciate the effort to cite sources, but I remain skeptical about the claim that Thalim is a member of the 'extensive Rendorlin family' without a dedicated comparative linguistics paper linking its phonology to other Rendorlin languages Rendorlin. The assertion that standardization efforts are currently underway in paragraph one contradicts the data in section seven regarding the ongoing Ulmarkan–Orylian linguistic jurisdiction dispute; unless there is new legislation passed since 2062, these two statements describe conflicting realities. Furthermore, the reference to 'Santaac arrival' in the context of pre-colonial indigenous peoples requires a clarification on whether Santaac refers to a specific entity or is being used metonymically for the broader migration wave from the southern continents Santaac. — HalvardK (talk | contribs) 11:43, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Good catch on the Santaac terminology; I have amended that sentence to explicitly state 'migration waves originating from the southern territories formerly known as Santaac' to avoid ambiguity about the nature of that historical entity Santaac. Regarding your point on the standardization efforts versus the jurisdiction dispute, I have rewritten the paragraph to clarify that while heritage schools in Highwood and Stoneworks continue to teach traditional dialects like Vornix, there is no official federal mandate unifying the language yet, thus resolving the apparent contradiction. I will also be uploading a supplementary table comparing the vocabulary retention rates of coastal versus inland Thalim speakers from the last two censuses to further substantiate the claims about the dialect continuum Highwood. — Ledgerwright (talk | contribs) 11:43, 4 November 2026 (UTC)