Dohaľci is a country which lies only about 30 km centerward from Querítel at the border of the Ris Ivoli'il and Linris seas (in Islandish, these are called Voliňko and Linka). Thanks to this location near the capital of Quertíli'a and the sunny weather conditions, the Dohaľci are a favourite excursion and vacation destination not only for the quertílians, but also the dowirenians, halvínorians, lhi'onians a hiarideians.
The name, Dohaľci (h is being pronounced [x] and ľ is the soft lj of Croatian) means "Islands", and Dohaľkúrá goča (ú and á are long vowels, č is the English ch) is "The language of the Islands". All nations of Aiwerond, however, also use the equivalent translated terms in their own languages, which is why we will also adopt the names "Islandish" and "the Islands".
Dohaľci are formed of three big, main islands, and seven other inhabited, secondary islands.
The main islands (Duňí Dohaľci or Duňice) are in clockwise direction:
Chetňan
Duňilek
Lavelín
The secondary islands (Žiní Dohaľci or Žinice) are:
Kverulček
Derjan
Íliňec
Hlandsk
Ráš
Šalivka
Ľuvrína.
The capital of the country is Chetňica, which lies on the Chetňan island just across the Falidoweníra canal from Querítel.
The Islands are known for:
crystal blue sea (moličkó)
beautiful pebble and sand beaches (šluňúré li plakaré vlike)
spas (gozbící haľe)
Eiqaterian tunnels (Oľidlivísko vúčkúrí sážci or Oľidlivkúrí sážci)
steep treeless mountain ranges (prekelice - the highest being Prekelidica and most popular Gébarinka, the submit of which can be reached in a cog-wheel railway from Žariza)
many hiking trails (brejičí bárke) and fascinating views
sunny pine woods (pamticré sajadi Ľunila, Sajad Derjan, Čeprá sajad, Úlanka)
quaint towns (vinci) of white stones with narrow street (the most known are Kverulič, Ľivejov, Jastrimník)
the beautiful lakes Prekloplešó and Hapríňirá pleša (a system of lakes connected with waterfalls)
the castles/towers called zahňe, especially Obrčirá zahňa, which lies in at the end of a romantic george, the Zahňa Kverulič and Zahňa Jatrimník
seafood (pruška) and fish (čárja)
olives (ňuvka) and olive oil (ňuvica).
The Eiqaterians are called Oľidliví vučci or shorter Oľidlivci in Islandish, i.e. People Who Had Built. The Islanders see their creations as divine gifts to the present times and call the two síqaterian tunnels sážci (gifts). The tunnels are spectacular undersea galleries, which connect Chetňan with Duňilek and Duňilek with Lavelín. They are built from a very persisent and stable transparent material (nobody has been able to replicate it yet), which seems to repel dirt and all creatures which would otherwise settle on it (such as corals). Thanks to this, the ride through the tunnels allows observation of the undersea life.
Islandish Railways have built their main line through these tunnels and add panoramic cars to their compositions to provide tourists with the best experience. What the exact purpose of the tunnels was for the Oľidliví vučci themselves is unknown.
Transport to and on Dohaľci
A frequent ferry service is in place between the Drit Harbour in Querítel and Chetňica, there are also connection over Falidi to the Nithal Harbour. Another international connection is from Lhi'on to Venek te Lavelínu. The ferries are called nalapci in Islandish, literally "overthrowers", the ferry harbours are called ňelvi.
The main transport route on the Islands is the railway line operated by the DL - Dohaľkúrá láčkica (Islandish Railway), the line is colloquially called Stakarica. It's a partly double-track line which runs from Chetňica across the three Duňice to Venek te Lavelínu, while connecting the most important towns. Sometimes, however, there is a considerable distance between the DL station and the place it is called after. That's because the Duňice are mountainous and rocky, and the railway didn't always have the possibility to follow the shore, where the biggest settlements are located. These gaps are overbridged by the PK (see below).
The main stations (láčkicňe) of DL are, in clockwise direction:
Chetňica
Jerolím
Jučleň
Žariza
Čeronín
Hapriňiré plešá
Hapriň
Jastrimník
Obječírec
Šílarov
Venek te Lavelínu
There are other small stops (zešadice), not served by all trains.
Local transport between the smaller towns, villages and tourist destinations is provided by the PK - Primke li kátirke (Tramways and coaches), which operates a network of local lines.
The MD - Mločlarí delci (The Sea Lines) operate a number of ferry routes mainly on the out-center side of the Islands (in Linris). These serve also all of the Žinice.
Dohaľkúrá goča
(Note: this part is deliberately written out-of-universe.)
Dohaľkúrá goča is a language, which to a visitor from Earth would sounds Slavic, even he wouldn't find any cognates, apart from the basic family terms mama, papa and baba, which come baby speak. The phonetics and grammar look suspiciously like a combination of Czech and Croatian, but there are features in Islandish which don't have their direct equivalents in any of those languages.
If you know a slavic language, learning or studying Islandish would be quite easy for you. It will sound familiar, even though the words and their combinations won't make any sense at first, but the endings will be often known to you (especially in the noun paradigms).