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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Ahrós'', the Fáknir name for the river, was loaned from [[Aktari language|Old Aktari]] ''ecarow sa''' /*ɛxɑrɔħ sɑʔ/, meaning "the praying river". This is reflected in the Aktari language's modern stage, the [[Í language]], which calls it ''irus''. | |||
The Saavdis name ''Akralst'' was loaned from Fáknir around the year 1550 by [[As people|As settlers]]. At this time, Fáknir merchants and colonists commonly called the river ''Ahrós te'' "Akralst-water" (distinguished from ''Ahrós kitá'' "Akralst-land", a distinction also featured on Fáknir maps of southern Boroso, which were in high demand throughout the Fals world). As and Farresset settlers adopted the phrase in its entirety, which would explain the final ''-t''. | |||
The Monyo name ''Xoxi'' refers to both the river above the Tumonen Lakes and below Lake Maddam as well as below and running to the sea. These are distinguished by the use of ''ijí'' and ''pehí'', meaning "upper" and "lower". | The Monyo name ''Xoxi'' refers to both the river above the Tumonen Lakes and below Lake Maddam as well as below and running to the sea. These are distinguished by the use of ''ijí'' and ''pehí'', meaning "upper" and "lower". | ||
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| Akralst | |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | Fáknir: Ahrós, Monyo: Xoxi, Saavdis: Akralst, Yaharan: Eyähärä |
| Basin | |
| Main source | Lake Maddam, Fals Empire |
| River mouth | Lake Notumon, Yakormonyo |
| Countries | Fals Empire, Yakormonyo |
| Physiognomy | |
| Length | 1863.64km |
The Akralst (/ˈækɹalst/; Fáknir: Ahrós /axr̪o͡͡us̪/; Monyo: Ijíxoxi /ɪʒɵʃɔʃɪ/; Saavdis: Akralst /ˈɑkɾɑls̠t/; Yaharan: Eyähärä /ˈijɑɦɑɹɑ/) is one of the major rivers in Lower Boroso. It runs out of Lake Maddam in the Fals Empire down through the Akralst Valley to Lake Notumon in Yakormonyo. Its total length is 1864 km.
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Etymology
Ahrós, the Fáknir name for the river, was loaned from Old Aktari ecarow sa' /*ɛxɑrɔħ sɑʔ/, meaning "the praying river". This is reflected in the Aktari language's modern stage, the Í language, which calls it irus.
The Saavdis name Akralst was loaned from Fáknir around the year 1550 by As settlers. At this time, Fáknir merchants and colonists commonly called the river Ahrós te "Akralst-water" (distinguished from Ahrós kitá "Akralst-land", a distinction also featured on Fáknir maps of southern Boroso, which were in high demand throughout the Fals world). As and Farresset settlers adopted the phrase in its entirety, which would explain the final -t.
The Monyo name Xoxi refers to both the river above the Tumonen Lakes and below Lake Maddam as well as below and running to the sea. These are distinguished by the use of ijí and pehí, meaning "upper" and "lower".
The Yaharan name Eyähärä is derived from the words eyä, meaning "air" or, possibly, in Zikish, "flow", and härä, the Zikish form of the word xärä, meaning "river". The name appears in records of trading north as early as 1032, though the name appears older. While it is possible the name was originally Zikish, it is far more likely that the name is a later construction formed in the Zikish fashion, especially given there is little evidence of Zikish penetration as far north as the Akralst. Some etymologists[who?] argue that the name is, in and of itself, evidence of Zikish settlement of the area.