Resan language

The Resan language is a Reso-Iluladmivic language spoken in parts of Yeoseo in Jeongmi and Kasei in Fusen, lands of the historic Kingdom of Anre. Collectively, these historically Resan-speaking areas are sometimes called Allyeo. It has semi-official status in Hwaryong province in Jeongmi.

Usage of Resan, already on the decline after the conquest of the Kingdom of Anre in 1604 and migration of Jeongmian settlers into Yeoseo, started to drop precipitously during the 19th and 20th centuries with the introduction of repressive measures in both Jeongmi and Fusen which restricted usage of the language. The trend began to reverse in the 1950s as these measures were dropped and the language instead began to find institutional support.

Name
The name Resan comes from Resa (래서, 麗瑞), the language's name for the island of Yeoseo. Despite this, the name also refers to dialects of Resan historically and currently present in Western Fusen. For many centuries, Resan was also referred to as Anrese, and this was the term primarily used up until the end of the 18th century.

Classification
Resan is a member of the Reso-Iluladmivic language family. Linguistic connections between Resan and were first noticed in the 1680s by Fusenese travelers, and the family itself was established in 1732. Several theories exist as to the geographic origin of Resan and other Reso-Iluladmivic languages. The most widely held view is that the language originated in northern or central Bangju.

Usage in Jeongmi
According to the 2010 Jeongmian census, there are abut 400,000 native speakers of Resan in Jeongmi. Following the pattern of, most of this remainder is to be found among the eldest populations in rural areas of Northern Yeoseo and Hwaryong province. However, even these people will often switch to when interacting with outsiders. Several schools in Hwaryong province offer Resan as an elective and most universities in Yeoseo offer Resan language programs.

Dialects
Like other languages which exist fundamentally spoken rather than written, every settlement technically has its own dialect, with the entirety of historically Resan-speaking areas forming a in which changes are gradual but accumulate over distance. However, all Resan speakers share for the most part. Linguists tend to divide Resan into seven main dialects.

Standardization
Standard Resan was created in 1946 as a synthesis of different dialects by the Resan Language and Culture Society and is now the standard taught at schools and universities in both Jeongmi and Fusen.

Writing system
Elites in the Kingdom of Anre wrote exclusively in using  and continued to do so even after its complete conquest by Jeongmi in 1604. However, beginning in the 14th century, spread from Jeongmi and caught on in use for technical works and women's writing.

Grammar
Resan is an. The basic word order is, the subject being frequently omitted in speech. Like and, Resan does not have true adjectives, having instead adjectival verbs and nouns. Unlike its relative, Resan has past and present verb tenses in addition to future tense. Resan nouns have no grammatical number, gender or article aspect.