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| '''Rivenese''' was the native language of the [[Rivenese people]] before [[Gehn]]'s arrival on [[Riven]]. Gehn attempted to impose the [[D'ni (language)|D'ni language]], but Rivenese persisted nevertheless, especially among the [[Moiety]]. | | '''Rivenese''' was the native language of the [[Rivenese people]] before [[Gehn]]'s arrival on [[Riven]]. Gehn attempted to replace it with [[D'ni (language)|D'ni]], but Rivenese persisted nevertheless, especially between the [[Moiety]]. |
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| ''Allapo'' meant "water pool" and ''allatwan'' meant "pool of stars". Both terms were used to refer to [[Temple Island]], the villagers using the former and the Moiety using the latter.
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| A few word definitions were released for Lexember in [[Reference:Lexember 2022#Rivenese|2022]] and [[Reference:Lexember 2023#Rivenese|2023]].
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| A dialect of '''New Guinea'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.riven.com/backstage/language-2.html|title=Riven: Backstage: Building Blocks|website=Riven website|access-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990224105204/http://www1.riven.com/backstage/language-2.html|archive-date=February 24, 1999}}</ref> was used to represent Rivenese in the game [[Riven (game)|Riven]]. Although its identity has never been officially stated, the language in the game bears a strong resemblance<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talashargeltahn.wordpress.com/folopa|title=Folopa in Riven|website=A D'ni Grammar|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> to [[wikipedia:Folopa language|Folopa]].
| | Rivenese is reportedly based on a dialect of '''Papua New Guinea'''; however, no one has yet managed to identify which one, let alone acquire a translation. |
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Reference:Rivenese dictionary|Rivenese dictionary]]
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Languages]] | | [[Category:Languages]] |
| [[Category:Articles_needing_cleanup]] | | [[Category:Articles_needing_cleanup]] |
