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{{Infobox language
| name             = Emeritan Pelaxian
| nativename       = {{lang|es|pelaxiano eméritario}}, {{lang|es|pelaxiano eméritense}}, {{lang|es|eméritario}}, {{lang|es|eméritense}}
| pronunciation    = {{wp|Help:IPA|{{nowrap|[peˈla.xja.no eˈme.ɾiˈt̪a.ɾjo,}} {{nowrap|- peˈla.xja.no eˈme.ɾiˈt̪ẽn.se,}} {{nowrap|- eˈme.ɾiˈt̪a.ɾjo, - eˈme.ɾiˈt̪ẽn.se]}}}}
| states           = [[Lucrecia]]
| date             = 2032
| speakers         = 7,098,709
| ref              =
| region           = [[Catenias]]
| script           = {{wp|Latin script|Latin}} ({{wp|Spanish alphabet|Pelaxian alphabet}})
| agency           = [[Emeritan Academy for Latinic Presevation]]
| nation           = {{flag|Lucrecia}}
| familycolor      = Sarpo-Levantine
| fam2             = {{wp|Italic languages|Canetic}}
| fam3             = {{wp|Latino-Faliscan languages|Adonero-Panian}}
| fam4             = {{wp|Latin|Latinic}}
| fam5             = {{wp|Romance languages|Urlazian}}
| fam6             = {{wp|Southern Romance languages|Southern Urlazian}}
| fam7             = {{wp|Southern Romance languages#Classification|Emerito-Ventian}}
| fam8             = [[Emerito-Albalitorian languages|Emerito-Albalitorian]]
| fam9             = [[Emerito-Pelaxian language|Emerito-Pelaxian]]
| ancestor         = {{wp|Old Latin}}
| ancestor2        = {{wp|Classical Latin}}
| ancestor3        = [[Caphiric Latin]]
| ancestor4        = {{wp|Vulgar Latin}}
| ancestor5        = {{wp|Sardinian language|Emeritan Latin}}
| ancestor6        = [[Emerito-Pelaxian language|Emerito-Pelaxian]]
| iso1             = em
| iso2             = emp
| iso3             = emp
| glotto           = empe1263
| lingua           = 51-AAA-se
| ietf             = em-LU
| notice           = IPA
}}
'''Emeritan Pelaxian''' (Pelaxian: ''pelaxiano eméridario'' or ''pelaxiano eméridense''), commonly known as '''Emeritan''' (''eméridario'' or ''eméridense''), is an {{wp|Romance languages|Urlazian}} {{wp|Variety (linguistics)|language variety}} within the Sarpo-Levantine family. Long considered amongst linguists and the general public to be a partially-Latinised vernicular of the [[Pelaxian language]], it has, since 1982, been reclassified as a {{wp|Southern Romance languages|Southern Urlazian}} language instead of a {{wp|Iberian Romance languages|Taino-Kindredian}} language. Emeritan Pelaxian is, alongside {{wp|Galician language|Isurian}}, one of the two official languages of [[Lucrecia]].

Every Lucrecian citizen who resides in the [[Emeritan Community]] (spanning the Emeritan Republic, the [[Emerida-Presidential Canton]], and the [[Toledo-Administrative Canton]]) is required to be fluent in Emeritan Pelaxian, and thus classes that teach the language are mandatory in the Emeritan school system. There are presently no exemptions to this legal requirement outside of the possibility that a citizen is in fact a member of the [[Isurian Community]] (spanning the [[Isurian Generality]], the [[Emerida-Presidential Canton]], and the [[Toledo-Administrative Canton]]). The curricula used in the teaching of Emeritan Pelaxian are tightly-regulated by the [[Emeritan Academy for Latinic Presevation]], with stringent requirements for applicant teachers, and regular meetings within the Academy to adapt new words into the language.

The earliest-known instance of a Sarpo-Levantine language on the island of [[Emerita]] was from the [[Latinic people]] of the [[Adonerum]], who brought over a form of {{wp|Old Latin}} onto the island. Through continued close contact with the other Latinic people who lived on mainland [[Sarpedon]], the language of the island, which soon became the language of the nascent [[Emeritan Republic]], was able to congruently evolve into {{wp|Classical Latin}} and eventually an early form of [[Caphiric Latin]]. When the Emeritan Republic became independent in the 12th Century with the fall of the [[Caphiria#The_Second_Imperium|Second Imperium]], the language soon evolved in a mildly divergent manner from Caphiric Latin, soon becoming the more simplified {{wp|Sardinian language|Emeritan Latin}}. Upon the establishment of [[Pelaxia|Pelaxian]] suzerainty, the republic was introduced to the [[Pelaxian language]], with the elites quickly adopting the language. During the years under Pelaxian suzerainty, the Emeritan vernacular of Latin was pelaxianised, taking in much of the features of their suzerain's language while at the same time preserving certain elements and words that were deemed "historically significant" to the Emeritans' Latinic heritage. This [[Emerito-Pelaxian language]] was eventually standardised in the 18th Century to become Emeritan Pelaxian.

==Classification==
{{spaces|3|fig}}''Main article: {{wp|Classification of Romance languages|Classification of Latinic languages}}''

Emeritan Pelaxian is a member of the Sarpo-Levantine language family and is a part of the {{wp|Romance languages|Urlazian}} group, specifically the {{wp|Southern Romance languages#Classification|Emerito-Ventian}} branch of the {{wp|Southern Romance languages|Southern Urlazian}} subgroup. {{wp|Sardinian language|Emeritan Latin}} was one of the first Urlazian languages to have diverged from [[Caphiric Latin]], and is often considered to be one of the most conservative Urlazian languages to the point that it is often considered to be a form of Latin. Its sister language is {{wp|Corsican language|Ventian}} which has had a greater divergence from Latin through its exposure to the {{wp|Italo-Dalmatian languages#Italo-Romance|Lariano-Urlazian languages}} as well as [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]], but it is commonly accepted by linguists to still be a member of the Emerito-Ventian languages.

The development of Emeritan Pelaxian in [[Emerita]] has found itself being influenced by many Urlazian languages, most especially the [[Pelaxian language]] during the years that the [[Emeritan Republic]] and subsequently [[Lucrecia]] had been under [[Pelaxia|Pelaxian]] suzerainty. This has allowed spoken and written language to diverge considerably, leading to Emeritan Pelaxian having a very low {{wp|mutual intelligibility}} with any form of Emeritan Latin, but having a rather high mutual intelligibility with any form of the Pelaxian language, particularly the vernaculars on mainland [[Vallos]], and even modern forms of the Ventian language to a lesser extent. Because of the heavy influence Pelaxian has had on Emeritan Pelaxian, some scholars have made the argument that Emeritan Pelaxian is in fact a member of the {{wp|West Iberian languages|Mediterranean languages}}, specifically through its Albalitorian branch, instead of Emerito-Ventian.

One of the reasons behind Emeritan Pelaxian being classified as a member of Emerito-Ventian is due to still-prevalent influence that Emeritan Latin has had on Emeritan Pelaxian. Many of the innovations found within Emeritan Pelaxian have been noted to have been founded in Emeritan Latin, many of which having descended from Caphiric Latin. This was most especially the case during the height of [[Emeritanism]] in the early 20th Century when the language experienced a re-emeritanisation as Pelaxian-based words were replaced with Emeritan-based words albeit while conforming to certain aspects of Pelaxian all the while attempting to reform the language so as to "remind the Emeritan people of their Latinic heritage".

==History==


==Geographical distribution==

==Dialects==
===Lucriciano===

===Bentiano===

===Crasiano===

==Vocabulary==
===Comparison with other Urlazian languages===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|[[Ænglish language|Ænglish]]||''[[Caphiric Latin]]''||''Emeritan Latin''||''{{wp|Corsican language|Ventian}}''||'''''Emeritan Pelaxian'''''||''Larianic''||''[[Pelaxian language|Pelaxian]]''||''{{wp|Galician language|Isurian}}''||''Charentais''||''[[Cartadanian Language|Cartadanian]]''||''{{wp|Romanian language|Sarpo-Volonian}}''
|-
|assembly
||''comitium''
||''cumitiatu''
||''assemblea''
||'''comiciado'''
||''assemblea''
||''asamblea''
||''asemblea''
||''assemblée''
||''assembleia''
||''adunarea''
|-
|Merida by the Sea
||''Emerita Maris''
||''Emeritu di su Mare''
||''Meritu di u Mari''
||'''Emérida d'u Mar'''
||''Merita del Mare''
||''Mérida del Mar''
||''Merita do Mar''
||''Mérite de la Mer''
||''Mérita do Mar''
||''Merit Mării''
|-
|democracy
||''democratia''
||''demograzia''
||''democrazia''
||'''democracia'''
||''democrazia''
||''democracia''
||''democracia''
||''démocratie''
||''democracia''
||''democraţie''
|-
|house
||''domus''
||''domu/domo''
||''casa''
||'''doma'''
||''casa''
||''casa''
||''casa''
||''maison''
||''casa''
||''casa''
|-
|language
||''linguam''
||''limba/lìngua''
||''lingua/linga''
||'''linba'''
||''lingua''
||''lengua''
||''llengua''
||''langue''
||''língua''
||''limbă''
|-
|emperor
||''imperator''
||''impiratu''
||''imperatore''
||'''imperador'''
||''imperatore''
||''emperador''
||''emperador''
||''empereur''
||''imperador''
||''împărat''
|-
|republic
||''respublica''
||''reprùbica''
||''republica''
||'''republica'''
||''repubblica''
||''república''
||''república''
||''république''
||''república''
||''republică''
|-
|church
||''ecclēsiam''
||''crèsia/eccresia''
||''ghjesgia''
||'''gresia/igresia'''
||''chiesa''
||''iglesia''
||''església''
||''église''
||''igreja''
||''biserică''
|-
|hospital
||''hospitālem''
||''ispidale/spidali''
||''spedale/uspidali''
||'''hispidal'''
||''ospedale''
||''hospital''
||''hospital''
||''hôpital''
||''hospital''
||''spital''
|-
|heart
||''cor''
||''core/coro/coru''
||''core''
||'''coruzo'''
||''cuore''
||''corazón''
||''corazón''
||''cœur''
||''coração''
||''inima''
|}

==Phonology==
===Consonant phonemes===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Consonants of Emeritan Pelaxian
! colspan="2" |
!{{wp|Labial consonant|Labial}}
!{{wp|Dental consonant|Dental}}
!{{wp|Alveolar consonant|Alveolar}}
!{{wp|Postalveolar consonant|Post-alv.}}/
{{wp|Palatal consonant|Palatal}}
!{{wp|Velar consonant|Velar}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{wp|Plosive}}
!<small>{{wp|Voicelessness|voiceless}}</small>
|{{IPA link|p}}
|{{IPA link|t}}
|
|{{IPA link|t͡ʃ}}
|{{IPA link|k}}
|-
!<small>{{wp|Voice (phonetics)|voiced}}</small>
|{{IPA link|b}}
|{{IPA link|d}}
|
|{{IPA link|d͡ʒ}}
|{{IPA link|ɡ}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{wp|Fricative}}
!<small>{{wp|Voicelessness|voiceless}}</small>
|{{IPA link|f}}
|{{IPA link|θ}}
|{{IPA link|s}}
|({{IPA link|ʃ}})
|{{IPA link|x}}
|-
!<small>{{wp|Voice (phonetics)|voiced}}</small>
|
|
|
|{{IPA link|ʒ}}
|
|-
! colspan="2" |{{wp|Nasal consonant|Nasal}}
|{{IPA link|m}}
|{{IPA link|n}}
|
|{{IPA link|ɲ}}
|
|-
! colspan="2" |{{wp|Vibrant consonant|Vibrant}}
|
|
|{{IPA link|ɾ}}, {{IPA link|r}}
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |{{wp|Approximant}}
|
|
|{{IPA link|l}}
|{{IPA link|ʝ˕|ʝ}}
|
|}

===Vowel phonemes===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Vowels of Emeritan Pelaxian
!
!{{wp|Front vowel|Front}}
!{{wp|Central vowel|Central}}
!{{wp|Back vowel|Back}}
|- align="center"
!{{wp|Close vowel|Close}}
|{{IPA link|i}}
|
|{{IPA link|u}}
|- align="center"
!{{wp|Mid vowel|Mid}}
|{{IPA link|e}}
|
|{{IPA link|o}}
|- align="center"
!{{wp|Open vowel|Open}}
|
|{{IPA link|a}}
|
|}

==Grammar==
Much like in Emeritan Latin, Pelaxian and other Western Urlazian varieties, Emeritan Pelaxian uses the plural {{wp|Marker (linguistics)|marker}} ''-s'': ''eméritario'', ''eméritarios'' "Emeritan"; ''comiciado'', ''comiciados'' "assembly"; ''granduque'', ''granduques'' "Grand Duke". However, unlike with Emeritan Latin, Emeritan Pelaxian does not change the final vowel. The definite articles also derive from the Latin ''ille'' instead of ''ipse''; hence the definite articles ''lu'', ''la'', plural ''lis'', and ''las'' instead of ''su'', ''sa'', plural ''sos'', and ''sas'' as found in Emeritan Latin.

==See also==
{{Vallos topics}}
[[Category:IXWB]]
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Languages of Lucrecia]]