Verdish Language

== Origins ==
Verdish (Beradaitto-go) is the predominant language of all the races inhabiting mainland Verdite. It is the first known major language of the ancient races of Vathtor, Katawile, and Demon. Verdish is thought to have been invented by Kelm to convey information to non-deity beings.
While it was once the dominant world language, Verditian isolationism gave way to the tongue of naval traders from the Calanthrean empire: Callan (English)
The ability to speak Callan meant the ability to participate in trade. It quickly swept the world as the dominant tongue. Even empires residing in Verdite have begun shifting towards Callan as a primary language.
== Sound and Emphasis ==
Verdish heavily incorporates rolled and guttural sounds. Speech is often fluid and expressive, moving at a pace that is considered standard in Callan/Common (English). The more interaction someone had with the Gatosukai, the faster their speech would become.
When someone speaking Verdish attempts to convey displeasure they tend to deepen their voice in an attempt to imitate animistic growling. This practice has softened over the years, but was much more common in ancient Verditians. 
Modern and pre-modern Verditians often show disapproval by simply raising their voice to be louder.
== Written Runes ==
Verdish runes tend to incorporate hard shapes that do not incorporate any curves. (With the exception of 3 runes that include a fully enclosed circle). 
Interestingly enough, before the blending of Gatosukai and east-Verdish cultures, written Verdish did not have any easy way of writing numbers. The eastern Verditians adopted the numerical kana into their alphabet by making them more rigid to fit the general ascetic.
When Callan become more commonplace, both Tenosago (the language of the Gatosukai) and Verdish adopted more and more of that writing system until it all but replaced the old scripts.
In modern Verdite it has become rare to meet a Verditian who can fluently speak Verdish, let alone write it.
Category:Verdish
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