Languages of Tyrind

Many tongues are spoken throughout Athas. Listed below are most of the languages an adventurer is likely to encounter in their many adventures.

## Languages

* **Abyssal (Infernal):** Devils and other evil outsiders. Also spoken by most Tieflings and serves as the official tongue of Par-Tashoth.
* **Aelish (Elvish):** Also known as Elvish or Elven. The tongue of the Elves.
* **Alfinian:** Regional language spoken in Alfine.
* **Aquan:** Aquatic creatures, water-based creatures.
* **Arcane:** Primarily written language of arcane spellcasters.
* **Auran:** Flying creatures, air-based creatures.
* **Beastspeech:** Skinwalkers and lycanthropes.
* **Casmaron:** The "common" tongue of the Casmaron people.
* **Chitter:** The language of Ratfolk and Vanni.
* **Common:** Spoken by most everybody.
* **Croak:** Boggards, Grippli and other frog-creatures.
* **Darguun (Deep Speech):** Aboleth, Foromians and other creatures of the deep parts of the world.
* **Dethek (Giant):** Cyclopses, Ettins, Giants, Ogres, Trolls.
* **Deva:** Also called "Dream Speech", the language of Kalashtar.
* **Drow Sign Language:** A "secret language" of the Drow.
* **Drowa (Drow):** The dialect of Aelish spoken by the Drow.
* **Druidic:** Druids only. Mostly signs left on trees and throughout nature, though there are some spoken aspects to it, most of which sound like the wind or animal sounds.
* **Enoccian (Celestial):** Angels and other good outsiders.
* **Entish:** Language of the trees.
* **Ertan:** Earth-based creatures.
* **Gnoll:** Gnolls; cannot be spoken by any but gnolls except for magic.
* **Gobbledygook:** Also known simply as "Goblin". Spoken by all goblinoids, such as goblins, hobgoblins and bugbears.
* **Hallit:** The tribal dialects of the men of the Frostweald.
* **Ignan:** Fire-based creatures.
* **Kaww (Birdspeech):** Tengu.
* **Khuzdum:** Also known as "Deep Dwarven". Spoken by the Duergar.
* **Kong:** The language of the Hadozee.
* **Lanni (Gnome):** The highly complicated language of the gnomes.
* **Low Draconic:** Dragonborn, Reptillian humanoids.
* **Luca:** Regional language spoken in the Lucain Coast.
* **Maezari:** The regional, "common" dialect of the men of Maezar.
* **Merar (Catfolk):** The language of the various catfolk.
* **Olidadi:** Regional language spoken in Oliad, also commonly spoken throughout the Eastern Plains. +
* **Orc:** Orcs, half-orcs.
* **Ozmitian:** Regional language spoken inthe OzmitEmpire.
* **Pol:** Regional language spoken in Polczek.
* **Protean:** Ancient, forgotten tongue of the Primordials.
* **Rito:** Raptorans.
* **Sharok (Dwarven):** The tongue of the Dwarven people.
* **Sign Language:** A hand-movement based language.
* **Sphinx:** Sphinxes and Anubis.
* **Slazzish:** Regional language spoken in Slazka.
* **Sylvan:** Centaurs, fey, unicorns; ancient ancestor of Elven and Halfling.
* **Terran:** Ancient ancestor of the Dwarf, Gnome and Giant languages.
* **Tevene:** Also known as Ancient or Imperial. Ancestor of the Common tongue, spoken many lost empires thousands of years ago.
* **True Dragon:** Dragons; Secret Language.
* **Vanarian:** Regional language spoken in Vanar.
* **Wessit (Halfling):** The language of the halflings.

## Linguistic Families

### Giant

* Gobbledygook
* Orc

### Primordial

* Aquan
	+ Merfolk
* Auran
	+ Kaww
	+ Tengu
* Ertan
* Ignan

### Sylvan

* Aelish
* Druidic
* Entish
* Wessit

### Terran

* Dethek
* Sharok
* Lanni

### Tevene

* Common
* Regional Human Languages
* Undercommon

### True Dragon

* Arcane
* Croak
* Low Draconic

### Secret Languages

* Arcane
* Drow Sign Language
* Druidic
* True Dragon

### Other

* Casmaron
* Sign Language
* Gnoll