Editing Guild of Linguists (restored)

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The study of the [[D'ni language]] began after the release of the [[Book of Ti'ana]], which included the reproduction of [[Aitrus]]' map [[Reference:Aitrus's Map (D'ni)|From D'ni to the Surface]] [<dni> meD'nE bretalEo</dni>].<ref>[http://linguists.bahro.com/domahreh/lessons/lesson01.html Domahreh, ''The D'ni Student,'' Lesson 1]</ref> A website<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040410134411/http://www.riven.com/dni_maps.html riven.com (archived page)]</ref> made by [[Cyan|Cyan, Inc.]] included English translations of the texts on the map.

A handful of fans, including Telanis, Erithan, Sne'vir, and Coronus, deciphered the [[D'ni (language)#Alphabet|alphabet]] and derived the first elements of the grammar.

==The Circle of D'ni==

The early linguists organized themselves into an exclusive group, the '''Circle of D'ni'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010119153900/http://home.swipnet.se/~w-58392/form/register.html The Circle of D'ni (archived page)]</ref>, in [[1995 CE|1995]]. To be admitted into the group, new candidates needed to demonstrate a genuine interest in the language.

When rumors of a [[Portal:Riven|sequel]] to [[Portal:Myst|Myst]] began to emerge, one of the members posted the Circle's wordlist on a public website. Simple, often incorrect D'ni phrases baceme common, and the Circle eventually dissolved.

==The Guild of Linguists==

When Riven was released in [[1998 CE|1998]], incorporating D'ni writing into the game, fans wanted to understand their meaning and interest in the D'ni language exploded.

Since November 1998, Simon and Josef Riedl's '''Guild of Linguists'''<ref>[http://linguists.riedl.org/old/ Guild of Linguists Homepage]</ref> became a center of learning and a reference for the second 'generation' of linguists. The '''Writers of D'ni MOO'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080514105420/http://www.erithan.net/wod.html Writers of D'ni MOO (archived page)]</ref>, an interactive role-playing environment based on the D'ni world of [[7500 DE]], also became popular, under Guild Master Do'vahth.

Coronus, Tekis, and Jehon designed the ''D'ni Script'' typeface<ref>[http://linguists.riedl.org/old/sebastian/index.htm The new D'ni Script 2.2]</ref>. A new transliteration (the [[D'ni (language)#New Transliteration Standard|NTS]]) was devised<ref>[http://linguists.riedl.org/old/transcr.htm The New D'ni Transcription Standard]</ref>, to eliminate the ambiguities of the more common standard used by Cyan. The relation between the alphabet and the [[D'ni numerals|numbering system]] was discovered.

==The Rivenguild==

Gordon Currie, founder of the '''Rivenguild''' website, mentioned details about his visit to Cyan and about the [[Uru|MUDPIE]] project in his '''GRID''' web series<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20011012010819/http://www.futurecontact.com/GRID/ Gordonīs Really Incredible Discoveries (archived page)]</ref>, based on a number of puzzles in D'ni. Kh'reestrefah released the first version of his D'ni Dictionary<ref>[http://www.eldalamberon.com/dni_dict.htm A Dictionary of the Language of D'ni]</ref>.

The release of [[Portal:Myst_III:_Exile|Exile]] in [[2001 CE|2001]] spurred the formation of a sub-group, the '''[[Narayani (language)|Narayani]] Collective'''<ref>[http://narayani.proboards.com/ The Narayani Collective forums]</ref>.

However, once the texts in Riven and its soundtrack were thoroughly digested, few new discoveries were made and interest began to fade. Rivenguild closed.

==The languagelyst==

In [[2003 CE|2003]], invitations from a '[[Jeff Zandi]]' began to appear in random email inboxes. Members of the fan community were being invited to test Cyan's new game, [[Uru]], which included new texts. A number of testers pointed out errors and offered corrections, which were accepted before the public release.

A new venue was founded by linguist Leenay, the '''languagelyst'''<ref>[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/languagelyst/ languagelyst group on Yahoo]</ref>, where many of the Uru texts were first publicly discussed.

==The D'ni Linguistic Fellowship==

In-game, neighborhoods and organization centered around common interests began to emergence, the first being the [[Guild of Greeters]]<ref>[http://www.guildofgreeters.com/ Guild of Greeters website]</ref> under Guildmaster Tijara, which became a model for many others. The linguistic community adopted the model in [[2004 CE|2004]] with the '''D'ni Linguistic Fellowship'''<ref>[http://linguists.bahro.com/ D’ni Linguistic Fellowship website]</ref>.

Co-founded by Jerle and Domahreh, the DLF aimed to be a community for all those interested in the D'ni and ''[[Dictionary:Ahrotahn|ahrotahn]]'' languages, offering in-Cavern classes and online learning resources.

Unfortunately, once again Uru Live was closed in [[2008 CE|2008]], DLF activities were put on hold, and eventually the forums were closed<ref>The [https://web.archive.org/web/20120113130055/http://linguists.bahro.com:80/forums/ last capture] in the Wayback Machine is from January [[2012 CE|2012]].</ref>.

==The Guild of Instructors==

With the Cavern closed, many explorers found new homes in other Virtual Worlds such as Second Life. Explorer r'Tayrtahn, host of the Story Nights in Tsahno's Bevin, started holding D'ni lessons in November 2008, under the name of ''[[Dictionary:Shokhoo|Shokhootahn]]'' Rehn. In March 2009 he started to promote some of his students as instructors, under the banner of the '''Guild of Instructors'''<ref>[http://my.raex.com/~mstryman/index_files/Page4510.htm ''About Us'' page on the Guild of Instructors' website]</ref>.

==The (New) Guild of Linguists==

On April 23, [[2013 CE|2013]], the Guild of Linguists was once again founded, by Guild Master KathAveara.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151013165426/http://guildoflinguists.webs.com/ Guild of Linguists (archived page)]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/GoLinguists/?ref=bookmarks Guild of Linguists Facebook page]</ref>