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In Angai, the '''Theasphere''' encompasses Europe and Northern Africa. ~~Eastern North America~~ could also be included due to its Thean-speaking majority.

In Angai, the '''Theasphere''' encompasses Europe and Northern Africa. The eastern part of the Alliance could also be included due to its Thean-speaking majority.

== Languages ==

Before tonogenesis, there is a strong tendency towards ~~two typologies:~~ analytic with strong final ~~stress~~, ~~or agglutinative with no stress~~.

Before tonogenesis, there is a strong tendency towards analytic typology with strong stress accent, often word-final (Thean, Kua, Æ, Danishmandi). Unlike in our Europe, more languages are unrelated.

The most spoken language is Thean, spoken in most of continental Europe and North Africa; however, different and often unrelated languages (e.g. stages of Æ and Kua) are spoken in certain areas, especially islands:

* British Isles

* British Isles: Various Keric languages

* ~~Iceland~~

* Scandinavia: Danishmandi

* Hungary: Qocwane

* Malta

* Crete

* Hungary

== Culture ==

=== Religion ===

~~What would~~ polytheism ~~evolve into without turning into Hinduism~~ (~~or monotheism~~)?

Historically non-institutionalized polytheism; also a "Buddhist" and "Jain" hotspot

Modern-day (before the timeline split) religion is largely informal and syncretic, much like in OTL Japan

== History ==

Relatively few major upheavals until the ~~arrival~~ of capitalism

Relatively few major upheavals until the advent of capitalism

=== Mediterranean Era ===

=== Thean Era ===

Begins when the printing press is invented (or introduced from Angai New World?)

== Modern issues ==

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-In Angai, the '''Theasphere''' encompasses Europe and Northern Africa. Eastern North America could also be included due to its Thean-speaking majority.
+In Angai, the '''Theasphere''' encompasses Europe and Northern Africa. The eastern part of the Alliance could also be included due to its Thean-speaking majority.
 == Languages ==
-Before tonogenesis, there is a strong tendency towards two typologies: analytic with strong final stress, or agglutinative with no stress.
+Before tonogenesis, there is a strong tendency towards analytic typology with strong stress accent, often word-final (Thean, Kua, Æ, Danishmandi). Unlike in our Europe, more languages are unrelated.
 The most spoken language is Thean, spoken in most of continental Europe and North Africa; however, different and often unrelated languages (e.g. stages of Æ and Kua) are spoken in certain areas, especially islands:
-* British Isles
+* British Isles: Various Keric languages
-* Iceland
+* Scandinavia: Danishmandi
+* Hungary: Qocwane
 * Malta
 * Crete
-* Hungary
 == Culture ==
 === Religion ===
-What would polytheism evolve into without turning into Hinduism (or monotheism)?
+Historically non-institutionalized polytheism; also a "Buddhist" and "Jain" hotspot
+Modern-day (before the timeline split) religion is largely informal and syncretic, much like in OTL Japan
 == History ==
-Relatively few major upheavals until the arrival of capitalism
+Relatively few major upheavals until the advent of capitalism
+=== Mediterranean Era ===
+=== Thean Era ===
+Begins when the printing press is invented (or introduced from Angai New World?)
 == Modern issues ==