Ozovanz

Ozovanz, (Zusian meaning: Osovan) is a Zusian language spoken in Rhodanthian. It evolved from the Zusian vernacular spoken by the Amphian settlers and their servants in Rhodanthian, where it gradually began to develop distinguishing characteristics in the course of the 18th century. It is considered to be a developed language.

Although Ozovanz has adopted words from other languages, including Rhoda and Tzimba, an estimated 90 to 95% of the vocabulary of Ozovanz is of Zusian origin. Therefore, differences with Zusian often lie in the morphology and grammar of Ozovanz, and a spelling that expresses Ozovanz pronunciation rather than standard Zusian. There is a large degree of between the two languages, especially in written form.

With about seven million speakers in Rhodanthian, or 16.2% of the population, it is the second-most-spoken language in the country. It is widely spoken and understood as a second or third language, often used in business and other professional settings.

Origin
The Ozovanz language arose in Greater Kaapstadt through a gradual divergence from Zusian dialects, during the course of the 18th century. As early as the mid-18th century, Ozovanz was known as a "kitchen language" (Ozovanz: kochsprache), lacking the prestige afforded to other Amphian languages. Other early epithets setting apart Kaap Tatzsch ("Cape Zusian", i.e. Ozovanz) include ungesittet, verstümmelt, and zerbrochen Tatzsch ("uncivilized/mutilated/broken Zusian"), as well as ''falsch Tatzsch" ("incorrect Zusian").

Development
A majority of the settlers whose descendants are today the Ozovaners were from Zusea, with intermarriage bringing in peoples of native Osovan and other Amphian descent.

Osovan workers contributed to the development of Ozovanz. Their population was made up of people from East Osova, South Osova, and other places. These peoples were valued as interpreters, domestic servants, and laborers. Many people married, cohabitated, or were victims of sexual violence from the male Zusian settlers. Sara Grau Meiring and Deon Cardozo argue that Ozovanz's development as a separate language was "heavily conditioned by nonwhites who learned Zusian imperfectly as a second language."

Beginning in about 1815, Ozovanz started to replace Zusian as the language of instruction in native schools in Rhodanthian. Later, Ozovanz started to appear in newspapers and political and religious works in around 1850 (alongside the already established Zusian).

Dialects
(Cape Ozovanz, more mercantile, influences from Hyspaniard, closer to Zusian)

(Farmer/Rustic Ozovanz, more rustic, influences from Rhoda and Tzimba, closer to native languages)