Languages

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

## Languages

### General

* **Aelish:** The language of the elves.
* **Aklo**: Aboleth, Foromians and other creatures of the deep parts of the world.
* **Croak:** Boggards, Grippli and other frog-creatures.
* **Dethek:** The tongue of giants and all giantkin, such as Ogres, Goliaths and Firbolg.
* **Drowa:** The language of the Drow; it is a cousin tongue to Aelish.
* **Entish:** Language of the trees.
* **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.
* **Kaaw:** The language of Tengu and the Strix, and similar birdlike Beastfolk.
* **Sharok:** The language of the dwarves.
* **Kong:** The language of the Hadozee, the Vanara of Zhao-Tian, and other simian-like beastfolk.
* **Lanni:** The complex language of the gnomes.
* **Low Draconic:** Dragonborn, Reptillian humanoids.
* **Merar:** The tongue of the various catfolk races.
* **Morquenta:** Also known as "Deep Speech". Spoken by Morlocks, Svirfneblin and others who dwell in the Underdark.
* **Necril:** The disquieting language spoken by both undead and many spirits that deal with the dead, such as Psychopomps, Poltergeists, and Reapers.
* **Orcish:** Orcs, half-orcs.
* **Sign Language:** A hand-movement based language.
* **Skitter:** The language spoken by small, rodent-like beastfolk such as Ratfolk or the Vanni.
* **Terran:** Ancient ancestor of the Dwarf, Gnome and Giant languages.
* **Undercommon:** Coded-Speak; language of thieves and pirates.
* **Wessit:** The native tongue of the halflings.

### Planar

* **Abyssal:** Devils and other evil outsiders. Tieflings are born with the innate ability to speak and understand Abyssal.
* **Aquan:** Aquatic creatures, water-based creatures. Speakers include Tortle, Triton, and Maenid. The primary language spoken by beings from the Plane of Elemental Water.

* **Auran:** Flying creatures, air-based creatures. The primary language spoken by beings from the Plane of Elemental Air.
* **Deva:** The tongue of Kalashtar, who possess the innate ability to understand and speak this language.
* **Enoccian:** Also called "Celestial". Angels and other good outsiders. Aasimar are born with the innate ability to understand and speak this language.
* **Ertan:** Earth-based creatures. The primary language spoken by beings from the Plane of Elemental Earth.
* **Ignan:** Fire-based creatures. The primary language spoken by beings from the Plane of Elemental Fire.
* **Sylvan:** Centaurs, fey, unicorns; ancient ancestor of Elven and Halfling. The official tongue of Evaaruna.

### Regional

#### *Casmaron*

* **Urundi:** The most widely-spoken language among the humans of Casmaron.

#### *Dharrenal*

* **Alfine:** The cultural language of the people of Alfine. It is a dying language, however, having largely been replaced by Common in all but the smallest or most isolated villages.
* **Chanook:** The tribal dialects of the people of the Frostweald.
* **Ozmitian:** The cultural tongue of the humans of central Dharrenal. This is language is spoken across the continent and is referred to as **the Common tongue.**
* **Lucain:** The cultural language spoken by the people of the Lucain Coast. It is a mixed tongue, a combination of Ashai and the native tongue of the people of the Sunrise Islands.
* **Oliadi:** The culture language spoken by the people of Oliad. It is an old language and was once spoken by people across the continent, and was the dominant language before the rise of the Ozmit Empire. Called the Ancient Tongue by scholars.
* **RIto:** The language spoken by the Raptoran.
* **Vanaran:** The native language of the people of Vanar.
* **Volantian:** One of the oldest human languages spoken by humans in Tyrind, it was spoken by the humans of ancient Volantis and was also spoken by the people of Theros. Oliadi and Ashai are the two most closesly related, but most Andal-based human languages are thought to be descended from this language.

#### *Eleroth*

* **Doloran:** The language of Andolor. It is a near-extinct language, no longer spoken, though it exists in written form.
* **Hallit:** Sometimes called "The Old Tongue", it is a language spoken by the humans native to the northern regions of Eleroth, such as Husland, the Frostfell, and the Savage Frontier.
* **Jotnar:** The language of the seafaring humans of the Glamour Isles and the Iron Islands, as well as the Trollkin race.
* **Nadothine:** The primary language of Nandothil, it is also the primary language spoken in Dastanar and Gothronde and the most widely-spoken language in Eleroth.
* **Rahr:** The language of the Ursan race, also called "Bearish".
* **Savosi:** The language of the native people of Savos, it is one of the oldest in Eleroth.
* **Vedalken:** The mysterious, strange language of the Simics.

#### *Maezar*

* **Ashai:** The native tongue of the men of Maezar, as well as the Asherati race. Also called the Trade tongue.
* **Bhuka:** A dialect of the goblin language.
* **Hin:** A dialect of Wessit.
* **Inani:** A dialect of Lanni.
* **Loxie:** The subtle, quiet language of the Loxodon race.
* **Raji:** The language spoken by the humans of Ramjalay and the Pearl Islands.
* **Osiriani:** The language used by the ancient, lost human cultures that once inhabited Maezar. Still spoken by Sphinxes and Anubis.
* **Tauren:** The language spoken by the Minotaur of Maezar; a cousin to the Dethek language.
* **Thri-Kreen:** The clicking, subtle language of the insectoid Thri-Kreen. Humanoids cannot speak this language but can learn to understand it, at least on the very basic level.
* **Vulturan:** The native tongue of the Cinerians.
* **Yuan-Ti:** The ancient language of the Yuan-Ti people; a derivative of High Draconic.

#### *Zhao-Tian*

* **Doza:** The native tongue of the dictatorship of Doza-Xho and the mountain kingdom of Minkai.
* **Gaitono:** The language of the humans who live in the jungles of Gaitho.
* **Grizza:** The language of the Pandaren, and a derivative of Rahr.
* **Hengeyokai:** The language spoken by the shapeshifting Hengeyokai people.
* **Khan:** The tongue spoken in the northern Hangal region.
* **Misokanese:** The language spoken by the people of the island kingdom of Muisuko. The word Samurai and Ninja are actually based in Misokanese tradition.
* **Shado:** The language of the Wayang race.
* **Shounese:** The language of the Jade Empire of Shou Long, it is also the most widely spoken language in Zhao-Tian.
* **Spirit Tongue:** A regional dialect of the elvish language.
* **Vishkanyan:** An odd language made up mostly of grunts, grumbles, and shrieks. Spoken by the Vishkanya race.

### Secret

* **Arcane:** Primarily written language of arcane spellcasters.
* **Drow Sign Language:** A "secret language" of 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.
* **High Dragon:** Dragons; Secret Language.
* **Protean:** Ancient, forgotten tongue of the Primordials.

## Linguistic Families

Languages are constantly evolving and adapting. Some are still spoken that were first uttered thousands of years ago. Others have died or fallen out of use with time, while others still are relatively young. But all language has its roots somewhere. When a language is spoken that is related to one you know, you might be able to understand the basic gist of what is being said.

The difficulty of that task will depend on how trained in the art of Linguistics one is, as well as how many "generations" out the languages in question are.

### Abyssal

* **Necril**
* **Shado**
* **Vishkanyan**

### Beastspeach

* **Croak**
* **Gnoll**
* **Grizza**
* **Kaaw**
* **Kong**
* **Loxie**
* **Merar**
* **Rahr**
* **RIto**
* **Skitter**
* **Thri-Kreen**
* **Vulturan**

### Protean

#### *Dethek*

* **Chanook**
* **Gobbledygook**
	+ **Bhuka**
* **Jotnar**
* **Orcish**
* **Tauren**

*Elemental*

* **Aquan**

* **Auran**
* **Ertan**
* **Ignan**

#### *High Draconic*

* **Low Draconic**
* **Yuan-Ti**

### Shu

* **Doza**
* **Gaitono**
* **Khan**
* **Misokanese**
* **Shounese**

### Sylvan

* **Aelish**
	+ **Spirit Tongue**
* **Drowa**
* **Druidic**
* **Entish**
* **Hengeyokai**
* **Lanni**
	+ **Inani**

### Terran

* **Sharok**
* **Wessit**
	+ **Hin**

### Volantic

#### *Rothi*

* **Doloran**
* **Hallit**
* **Nadothine**
* **Savosi**

#### *Oliadi*

* **Alfine**
* **Ozmitian**
* **Vanaran**