Draft:West Vistulan

West Vistulan
West Vistulan
Zahódnjo-Wisłewski
Wisłewski
Region	West Vistula [[1]]
Ethnicity	West-Vistulans
Language family	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic West Slavic Lechitic West Vistulan; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin script (Vistulan alphabet);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	zhw
Linguasphere	53-AAA-cc 53-AAA-b..-d; (varieties: 53-AAA-cca to 53-AAA-ccu)
	Majority of West Vistulan speakers Significant minority of West Vistulan speakers outside of West Vistula

Zahódnjo-Wisłewski^[1] (also known as Wisłewki ; Polish: Zachodniowiślański) or in English West-Vistulan is a constructed West Slavic language developed by Bielikoo, with strong roots in Polish, minor influence from Slovak, and a unique orthography. It was created to reflect a fictional regional identity within the Czernichów commune in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. The language includes its own writing system, vocabulary, grammar, and visual symbols like a flag and map.

History

Zahódnjo-Wisłewski was created by a Polish speaker (Bielikoo) as a regional artistic language. Its spoken in West Vistula. Its purpose is to imagine how a local dialect might have evolved into a distinct language with its own script and culture. The language has approximately 80% Polish structure and vocabulary, enriched by phonetic changes, soft consonant rules, and regional-sounding words.

The creator began documenting the language in 2019, giving it fictional roots in the village of Rusocice and the Czernichów commune.

Geography

Zahódnjo-Wisłewski is fictional but designed as if spoken in the Czernichów commune in Lesser Poland (West Vistula).

Villages with Zahódnjo-Wisłewski names include:^[2]

Rusowěce (Rusocice)
Kamjeń (Kamień)
Kłočin (Kłokoczyn)
Přegińja (Przeginia)
Rěbna (Rybna)
Čułówek (Czułówek)
Nowa Wes Šlahečka (Nowa Wieś Szlachecka)
Čzernihów (Czernichów)
Wiźral (Wyźrał)
Zahačje (Zagacie)
Wołowěce (Wołowice)
Dombrowa Šlahečka (Dąbrowa Szlachecka)
Dolni Łaki (Łączany / Gmejna Břeźńjca)

Alphabet and Phonology

The language uses an extended Latin alphabet with letters from Polish, Slovak,Czech and custom additions.

Alphabet:^[2]

Notable sounds:

č = like Polish "cz" [t͡ʃ]
ć = like Polish "ć" [t͡ɕ]
ž = like English "vision" [ʒ]
ź = Polish "ź" [ʑ]
ż = Polish retroflex [ʐ]
ł = Polish "ł" [w]
ě = [jɛ] (ě is the same as "je" but softer)
ř = like rz [ʐ]
ś, ń, dź, ť = palatalized consonants

Grammar

Cases: 7 (like Polish)
Genders: masculine, feminine, neuter
Numbers: singular and plural
Tenses: present and past (perfective/imperfective verbs)
Pronouns: ja, ty, on/ona, my, wy, oni/one

Verb Example:

być (to be): ja jeśm, ty jeś, on/ona je; past: ja byłm / byłam

Sample vocabulary^[1]

Tešč – hello
Dźjeń Dobry – good day (you can also say: Dźěń Dorby)
moje mjano je... – my name is...
Dom – house
Łiška – spoon
Śpjewać– to sing

Flag and symbolism^[1]

The official flag of Zahódnjo-Wisłewski includes:

White: Sky with Clouds.
Blue: The Wisła (Vistula) River.
Green: nature along the Wisła river.
Coat of Arms of Lesser Poland: honor and Justice.

External links

Official website: Zahódnjo Wisłewski Jezyk

Reddit Page: West Vistulan

^ ^a ^b ^c "Zahódnjo Wisłewski Jezyk". Zahódnjo Wisłewski Jezyk (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-06-28.
^ ^a ^b "Zahódnjo Wisłewski Jezyk". Zahódnjo Wisłewski Jezyk (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-06-28.

[:02-1] "Zahódnjo Wisłewski Jezyk". Zahódnjo Wisłewski Jezyk (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-06-28.

[:12-2] "Zahódnjo Wisłewski Jezyk". Zahódnjo Wisłewski Jezyk (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-06-28.

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