Languages of Athas

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**: Aboleth, Foromians and other creatures of the deep parts of the world.
* **Absalonian:** The men of Amn.
* **Aquan:** Aquatic creatures, water-based creatures.
* **Arcane:** Primarily written language of arcane spellcasters.
* **Auran:** Flying creatures, air-based creatures.
* **Cavosi:** The men of Cavos and, to an extent, the western pirates and those of the Inner Sea.
* **Celestial:** Angels and other good outsiders.
* **Croak:** Boggards, Grippli and other frog-creatures.
* **Cyric:** Men of Zoldanya and Skodonia.
* **D'ziriak:** Dark folk of the east.
* **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.
* **Druman:** The primitive, basic language of the men of Druma.
* **Entish:** Language of the trees.
* **Ertan:** Earth-based creatures.
* **Giant:** Cyclopses, Ettins, Giants, Ogres, Trolls.
* **Gillish:** Men of Gilaume and Souel.
* **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.
* **Goliath:** Various tribal dialects.
* **Hallit:** The tribal dialects of the men of the Hinterlands. A dialect of this, known as "Wolf Tongue" or "Brumic", is the language of the men of Bruma.
* **Ignan:** Fire-based creatures.
* **Infernal:** Devils and other evil outsiders. Also spoken by most Tieflings and serves as the official tongue of Par-Tashoth.
* **Karatanese:** Men of Kara-Tur.
* **Khuzdul:** Also called Khazad or Dwarven. The tongue of the Dwarven people.
* **Khuzdum:** Also known as "Deep Dwarven". Spoken by the Duergar.
* **Kuduk:** Also known as "Halfling" or "Kudukan". The language of the halflings.
* **Low Draconic:** Dragonborn, Reptillian humanoids. Most common tongue throughout Taazokaan.
* **Lyrric:** Also called "Hlondic". The unusual dialect of the men of Hlondeth.
* **Maztek:** Men of Mazteca.
* **Merfolk:** Language of the merfolk.
* **Morquenta:** Also known as "Deep Speech". Spoken by Drow, Morlocks, Svirfneblin and others who dwell in the Underdark.
* **Mwangan:** Various tribal dialects
* **Necril:** Undead; official tongue of Qatha.
* **Nelantic:** Various islander dialects.
* **Nimbali:** The tongue of the men of Nimbal, related to Infernal.
* **Njordic:** Ancient tongue of the Ulfen, ancestor to the modern "Saxon" tongue.
* **Orcish:** Orcs, half-orcs.
* **Osiriani:** Ancient tongue of the men of Varisia and Al-Kalim.
* **Protean:** Ancient, forgotten tongue of the Primordials.
* **Qadi:** The Men of Al-Kalim and Avistan.
* **Shoanti:** The language of the native Shoanti people. Widely spoken throughout Orre.
* **Sign Language:** A hand-movement based language.
* **Sindari:** Also known as Elvish or Elven. The tongue of the Elves.
* **Soo:** Language of the Suel Men.
* **Sphinx:** Sphinxes and Anubis.
* **Sylvan:** Centaurs, fey, unicorns; ancient ancestor of Elven and Halfling. The official tongue of Evaaruna.
* **Tengu:** Tengu.
* **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.
* **Ulfric:** Also known as "Ulfen" or "Saxon". Men of Scandivar and Dunn.
* **Undercommon:** Coded-Speak; language of thieves and pirates.
* **Varisian:** The ancient tongue of Varisia. It is the primary language of Varisia, Ilantium, Nervuin, Minkai and parts of Avistan.
* **Vudrani:** The primary tongue of the men of Vudran and the island nation of Rajwalai.
* **Vishanti:** Language of the nomadic Vishanti people of Zoldanya.
* **Westron:** More widely known as the Common Tongue. Spoken by most everybody.
* **Zipplish:** Also known as "Gnomish" or "Gnome". The highly complicated language of the gnomes.

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## Linguistic Families

### Abyssal

* Aklo
* Khuzdum
* D'ziriak

### Giant

* Gobbledygook
* Goliath
* Orc

### Infernal

* Necril
* Nimbali

### Njordic

* Ulfric
* Lyrric

### Osiriani

* Qadi
* Sphinx
* Varisian

### Primordial

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

### Sylvan

* Druidic
* Entish
* Kuduk
* Sindari

### Terran

* Giant
* Khuzdul
* Zipplish

### Tevene

* Absalonian
* Chondathan
* Lyrric
* Undercommon
* Westron

### True Dragon

* Arcane
* Croak
* Low Draconic

### Varisian

* Ustalavian
* Vishanti

### Secret Languages

* Arcane
* Drow Sign Language
* Druidic
* True Dragon

### Others

* Karatanese
* Mwangi
* Sign Language
* Gnoll