Barzuna

A langua Barzuna (Brezondian language) is a language spoken in Brunant for nearly 1000 years. It is regulated by the Anstitut nalla Langua Barzuna (Institute of the Brezondian Language).

History
The origins of Barzuno begin in the xxth century when the Arabs took over Brunant. They came from various places: North Africa, Sicily, Spain and even Malta. Due to linguistic variation, they began to develop an Arab dialect to foster common understanding. With the arrival of the Aragonese, they contributed to the advancement of that language and soon romance languages like Catalan (and other Spanish languages) and even Italian were contributing to the vocabulary and Grammar of Barzuno. At its peak in the mid 14th-century,  around 12,000 (over half the population) spoke the language fluently. Usage of Brezondian fell drastically with the adoption of Dutch by the majority of Brunanters. Official records stated that by 1670 there were about 800 speakers, mostly in the town of Brezonde. In the late 18th century there came an era known as the "Brezondian renaissance". There was a huge interest in Brunant's Arab history, culture and architecture, and as a result the Barzuno language. Some people (mostly the rich) began to learn the language and though its use was greatly curbed during the Carrington era, it was seen as a symbol of national identity and was repatriated after his death. By 1810 the Royal University of Koningstad and Grijzestad University were teaching it, and it gained status as one of the "classical" languages alongside ancient Greek and Latin. In 1864 the Anstitut nalla Langua Barzuna was established and they published a comprehensive dictionary in 1869, still published to this date (18th edition, 2008). In 1888 the language gained official status in the Town of Brezonde and in 1925 gained official recognition in Cape Cross Parish.

Brezondian today
As of 2010 there are about 5,000 native speakers of Brezondian and another 12,000 who speak it at a non-native level.

Brezondian culture
There has been for many years the belief that the Brezondian language forms part of the Brezondian culture, a distinct people in Brunant (like the Dutch or English). In fact, Brezondians are not one single people (the term officially refers to people from the town of Brezonde) but in fact people of various origins united only by language. This is senn by the fact that the language has been constructed by a mixture of Arabic, Spanish languages, Italian and Maltese.

Nouns
Nouns in the Brezondian language are categorized into three broad categories: masculine, feminine and neutral. Tangible objects/persons are usually placed in masculine or feminine. Conceptual terms like color and numbers are neutral (ex. el oransa or el zara, for orange and time). Usually an "a" at the end of a word denotes it being singular but it is also used for feminine words. Masculine words generally end in "o" or "e", and plural words end in "e". (ex. a zaftuna becomes as zaftune, even though "zaftune" is a pluralization) Likewise, eu Barzuno becomes eus Barzune. There are a few exceptions, as when tafla becomes taflis and banc becomes bancs.