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==Human== | ==Human== | ||
All human languages of the Mainland are presumed to have originated with Prime, although the subfamilies diverge enormously, and in some cases the similarities are disputed. The Human language tree, as one might imagine from such a short-lived and prolific race, is much more diverse. All use one of two alphabets. Since the Human written tradition appears during the [[Ubrekti Empire]], all of the human languages of the civilized mainland use the | All human languages of the Mainland are presumed to have originated with Prime, although the subfamilies diverge enormously, and in some cases the similarities are disputed. The Human language tree, as one might imagine from such a short-lived and prolific race, is much more diverse. All use one of two alphabets. Since the Human written tradition appears during the [[Ubrekti Empire]], all of the human languages of the civilized mainland use the Ubrekti Alphabet. Written language was only introduced to [[Ulan]] in the first century FI, by [[Mikos Lygit]] in exile, who taught the Zupan Alphabet, a system of his own creation. | ||
===Fresian Subfamily=== | ===Fresian Subfamily=== | ||
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*Ubrekti - The language of [[Ubrekt]], the [[Temporal Authority]], and the most commonly spoken language in Wydmoor and the northern coastal lands which once made up [[Alexia]] (though Odessan is common in some communities near the border with Odessa). It has widespread usage for a variety of reasons, most notably its original codification and spreading by the [[Ubrekti Empire]] and later adoption by the [[Alexandrian Church]] as the language of Church Affairs, which in turn lead to its adoption as the ''de facto'' language of the universities and scholars across the Mainland. | *Ubrekti - The language of [[Ubrekt]], the [[Temporal Authority]], and the most commonly spoken language in Wydmoor and the northern coastal lands which once made up [[Alexia]] (though Odessan is common in some communities near the border with Odessa). It has widespread usage for a variety of reasons, most notably its original codification and spreading by the [[Ubrekti Empire]] and later adoption by the [[Alexandrian Church]] as the language of Church Affairs, which in turn lead to its adoption as the ''de facto'' language of the universities and scholars across the Mainland. | ||
*Flanneri - The language of [[Flannary]]. | *Flanneri - The language of [[Flannary]]. | ||
*Celesti - The language of [[ | *Celesti - The language of [[Celstia]]. | ||
*Hakni - The language spoken by the humans of the [[Hakan (Human Kingdom)|Kingdom of Hakan]], it is rarely still spoken and only in a few parts of Ubrekt where the descendants of that kingdom were resettled. | *Hakni - The language spoken by the humans of the [[Hakan (Human Kingdom)|Kingdom of Hakan]], it is rarely still spoken and only in a few parts of Ubrekt where the descendants of that kingdom were resettled. | ||
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*Draconic - The legendary language of the extinct [[Dragons]]. | *Draconic - The legendary language of the extinct [[Dragons]]. | ||
*Naga - The legendary language of the extinct [[Naga]]. | *Naga - The legendary language of the extinct [[Naga]]. | ||
*Sahuagin - The legendary language of the utterly alien shark people who live under the seas. It is said that the sounds of Sahuagin language are a frightening combination of ethereal trills mixed with wet flapping and short grunts, punctuated by basso popping noises that can carry quite long distances under water. Sahuagin have not been seen on the mainland for ages and are are considered mythological to many, but they may still exist, lurking beneath the waters. Many sailors still tell tales of seeing them but few have believable stories of surviving an up-close encounter and many tales of hearing Sahuagin "talking" turn out to be simply seals, whales, or other mundane beasts. | |||
===Outlands=== | ===Outlands=== | ||
The linguistic history of the [[Unknown Lands]] is largely unknown and unstudied. There is no regular or reliable contact or relations between the two lands and what few stories of contact do exist describe languages and writing systems with few similarities to Mainland languages. | The linguistic history of the [[Unknown Lands]] is largely unknown and unstudied. There is no regular or reliable contact or relations between the two lands and what few stories of contact do exist describe languages and writing systems with few similarities to any Mainland languages. | ||
===Planar and Outsider=== | ===Planar and Outsider=== | ||
Creatures from outside [[The Veil]] typically speak their own languages, but outside of especially scholarly clerics, wizards, or those with strange magical powers few | Creatures from outside [[The Veil]] typically speak their own languages, but outside of especially scholarly clerics, wizards, or those with strange magical powers very few even know of the existence of these. | ||
*Abyssal - The language of Demons | *Abyssal - The language of Demons | ||
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*Primordial - The language of Elementals, made up of Auran, Aquan, Ignan, and Terran dialects, one for each of the four elemental planes. Creatures that speak different dialects of the same language can communicate with one another. | *Primordial - The language of Elementals, made up of Auran, Aquan, Ignan, and Terran dialects, one for each of the four elemental planes. Creatures that speak different dialects of the same language can communicate with one another. | ||
*Sylvan - The language of Fey creatures. | *Sylvan - The language of Fey creatures. | ||
===Ssel'it subfamily=== | ===Ssel'it subfamily=== | ||