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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. | ||
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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. | ||