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Magellanica was the last of the inhabitable continents to be colonised. It first became inhabited around 8000 BCE. Genetic evidence suggests the Palaeo-Magellanicans originated from South America. They were the first and only colonisers of the continent. It is most likely useless to attempt to relate the languages of Magellanica to those of South America or elsewhere given the ten thousand year time gap. Although intrepid lumpers and goropists are certainly giving it a good old try.

The initial group of colonisers was very small and the founder effect is evident in the modern Magellanican phenotypes. Most of the population are of short stature. Mutations in the early generations resulted in red and blonde hair occurring in a sizeable majority as well as the presence of blue, grey and green eye colours ~~also occur~~ in a somewhat smaller minority.

The initial group of colonisers was very small and the founder effect is evident in the modern Magellanican phenotypes. Most of the population are of short stature, averaging about 1.4 metres in height. Mutations in the early generations resulted in red and blonde hair occurring in a sizeable majority as well as the presence of blue, grey and green eye colours in a somewhat smaller minority.

The original speakers of Magellanican, the Yamik people, originated from the Rutheri region of Magellanica which borders the Heart Sea. From about one thousand years ago it became the lingua franca of the entire area surrounding the Heart Sea, and then the entire continent following the advent of smallpox in the 16th Century.

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 Magellanica was the last of the inhabitable continents to be colonised. It first became inhabited around 8000 BCE. Genetic evidence suggests the Palaeo-Magellanicans originated from South America. They were the first and only colonisers of the continent. It is most likely useless to attempt to relate the languages of Magellanica to those of South America or elsewhere given the ten thousand year time gap. Although intrepid lumpers and goropists are certainly giving it a good old try.
-The initial group of colonisers was very small and the founder effect is evident in the modern Magellanican phenotypes. Most of the population are of short stature. Mutations in the early generations resulted in red and blonde hair occurring in a sizeable majority as well as the presence of blue, grey and green eye colours also occur in a somewhat smaller minority.
+The initial group of colonisers was very small and the founder effect is evident in the modern Magellanican phenotypes. Most of the population are of short stature, averaging about 1.4 metres in height. Mutations in the early generations resulted in red and blonde hair occurring in a sizeable majority as well as the presence of blue, grey and green eye colours in a somewhat smaller minority.
 The original speakers of Magellanican, the Yamik people, originated from the Rutheri region of Magellanica which borders the Heart Sea. From about one thousand years ago it became the lingua franca of the entire area surrounding the Heart Sea, and then the entire continent following the advent of smallpox in the 16th Century.