About Casolla
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A short history of Casolla
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1. About Casolla
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The beginning of the Casolla language can be traced back to the Mellian country, covered mostly by thick forests. Around the time of the early Middle Kingdom, it was customary for the hunters and spies to conceal themselves among the foliage and in the trees, camping out for days or weeks at a time. Where there were two or three persons within a hundred foot stretch, the hunters devised a simple code made from hitting a stick against the trunk of a tree to create a drum-like sound. At this point, the code was purely rhythmic, and called Kukúpalan (a regional word meaning "Sound of the Hunter").Over time, the code developed and grew to incorporate whistling into the rhythm patterns, instead of the drumming sound of wood. This gave depth to the code, not only using beats, but pitch as well. Because of this, a wider range of information could be communicated.
As the northern cities developed and expanded their knowledge of agriculture and animal farming, the need for hunting sank, and Kukúpalan faced a steep decline in users. Lauma Mon, a scholar and poet, collected information from the dying class of hunters, and created a simple lexicon. It consisted of only 47 "words" or "phrases". It wasn't until a decade later that Ven Mellios, a musician from the southern states, studied the lexicon and began expanding it.
Mellios gave the code a grammatical structure and added to the vocabulary. He also laid out an eight note inventory, where the original code tones relied solely on low, medium, and high pitches. The name was also changed to Casolla, the name of Mellios' daughter. The new language spread quickly through the Mellian country, especially among artists, poets, and musicians. There was an explosion of cultural and artistic expression. Within a second decade, over 75% of the population could understand some Casolla, and with Carles VI uniting the Forest Cities, Casolla quickly became a point of cultural identity. Today, nearly everyone in the Forest Cities is fluent in Casolla, along with his/her native language. ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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