Languages

## Languages of Borczeg

**--Abyssal** (Aboleth, Foromians and other creatures of the deep parts of the world)

**--Aklo** (Derros, inhuman & Otherwordly monsters,evil fey)

**--Ancient/ Tevene** (Ancestor of Common)

**--Aquan** (Aquatic creatures, water-based creatures)

**--Arcane** (Primarily written language of arcane spellcasters)

**--Auran** (Flying creatures, air-based creatures)

**--Barbarian** (Various tribal dialects)

**--Celestial** (Angels and other good outsiders)

**--Common/ Westron** (Humans; Most everybody)

**--Deep Dwarf/ Khuzdum** (Duergar)

**--Deep Speech/ Morquenta** (Drow, Morlocks, Svirfneblin)

**--Drow Sign Language** (A "secret language" of the Drow)

**--Druidic** (Druids only)

**--Dwarven/ Khuzdul** (Dwarves)

**--D'ziriak** (Dark Folk of the West)

**--Ertan** (Earth-based creatures)

**--Elven/ Sindari** (Elves)

**--Entish** (Language of the trees)

**--Giant** (Cyclopses, Ettins, Giants, Ogres, Trolls)

**--Gnome/Zipplish** (Gnomes)

**--Gnoll** (Gnolls; cannot be spoken by any but gnolls except for magic)

**--Goblinese/ Gobligook** (Goblins, Hobgoblins, Bugbears)

**--Gripp** (Boggards, Grippli and other frog-creatures)

**--Halfling/ Kuduk** (Halflings)

**--Lyrric** (Men of Lyria)

**--Ignan** (Fire-based creatures)

**--Infernal**(Men of the Veil; Devils and other lawful evil outsiders)

**--Karatanese** (Men of Kara-Tur)

**--Low Draconic** (Dragons, Reptillian humanoids)

**--Maztek** (Men of Mazteca)

**--Mwangan** (Various tribal dialects)

**--Necril**(Undead, vampires)

**--Nelantic** (Various islander dialects)

**--Njordic** (Northmen; ancient tongue of Scandivar and the Southern Kingdoms)

**--Orcish** (Orcs, half-orcs)

**--Osiriani** (Ancient tongue of the men of Al-Qadim and Calimshan)

**--Protean** (Ancient, forgotten tongue of the Primordials)

**--Rathan/ Eastern Barbarian** (Language of the men of the Hinterlands)

**--Sign Language** (A hand-movement based language)

**--Soo** (Language of the Suel Men)

**--Sphinx** (Sphinxes and Anubi)

**--Sylvan** (Centaurs, fey, unicorns; ancient ancestor of Elven)

**--Tengu** (Tengu)

**--Terran** (Ancient form of Dwarven)

**--True Dragon** (Dragons; Secret Language)

**--Ulfric** (Men of Scandivar & Ustalav)

**--Undercommon** (Coded-Speak; language of thieves and pirates)

**--Qadi** (The Men of Al-Qadim & Calimshan)

## Linguistic Families

### **Abyssal**

* Aklo
* Khuzdum/ Deep Dwarf
* D'ziriak

### **Primordial ^**

* Aquan

* Auran
	+ Tengu

* Ertan

* Ignan

### **Imperial/Tevene\***

* Westron/ Common
* Undercommon

#### **Njordic**

* Ulfric

* Lyrric

### **Sylvan**

* Druidic
* Entish
* Kuduk/ Halfling
* Sindari/ Elven

### **Terran \***

* Khazad/ Dwarven
* Zipplish/ Gnome

### **Osiriani** \*

* Sphinx
* Qadi

### **Giant**

* Goblinese/ Gobligook
* Goliath
* Orcish

### **True Draconic**

* Arcane
* Gripp
* Low Draconic

### **Barbarian**

* Reach/Southern
* Cornish/Western
* Hill Tribes/Central
* Soo/ Northern
* Rathan/ Eastern

### **Secret Languages**

* Arcane ~

* Drow Sign Language

* Druidic #

* True Dragon

### **Other**

* Karatanese
* Mwangi
* Sign Language
* Gnoll

**Key**

* = Dead Language

^ = Forgotten Tongue

~ = Arcane is based on the Draconic tongue, but it is a secret language

1. = Druidic is based on the Sylvan tongue, but it is a secret language