Astrallic language

The Astrallic language (Astrallic: Astráilge; Rockallian: Astralge; Fernolian: Astraeg) is the smallest of three recognised national languages in Rockall, spoken mostly in northern An Móir Leautheinn. It is spoken as the first language by 891.320 people in Rockall according to the 2015 census, most of whom reside in An Móir Leautheinn and the general Lóda na Núille region.

A Rockallic language, Astrallic belongs to the family of and is most closely related to Rockallian, with which it is historically coterminous and which separated from Astrallic as a language in the 18th century under the influence of Irish immigration and general international relations in the metropolite parts of the country.

As an official language of Rockall, all government communication must include an Astrallic translation. Speakers also have the right to use Astrallic in all parliaments and councils on the island, and citizens are allowed to use Astrallic when interacting with any administrative personnel. These rights are not extended into the private sphere, although they are generally accepted, especially in areas with a relatively large community of Astrallic speakers.

Astrallic has suffered from a declining number of speakers since the 1950s, when their numbers especially dwindled in An Uinnia, the Rockallic Federal District and the Régnich na Nuardh region. This decline reached its lowest point in 1995, when the census registered 722.833 speakers, after which the number of speakers gradually increased again.

Name
The current name Astráilge is derived from Old Astrallic Astraga Láilga, meaning "everyone's language".