Datric languages

The **Datric languages** are a group of related languages descended from Proto-Datric. Together, they form a branch of the Annan-Poran language family. The name **Datric** comes from the term ***Datrs***, which was used in several historical accounts and in the modern Marshalli to describe a group of similar speaking peoples.

Datric was a language commonly spoken throughout much of western and central Poran c. 500 BCE, but began to decline as tribal groups that spoke other languages (mainly Tenlamic) migrated westwards. By around 350 BCE, it is estimated that only Bostania and much of Bontiledgia remained primarily Datric, as well as half of Creubia. Datric languages began to decline faster with the spread of the Ropan Empire and the assimilation of tribal groups and cultures into Ropa. It is hypothesized that by the turn of the 5th century CE (400 CE), Datric was only primarly spoken in the northern parts of Bostania.

When Ropa collapsed (c. 500 CE), the whole island of Bostania became mostly Datric speaking. This lasted for a short time as by the 8th century the Tenlamic speaking Haxon and Maway peoples invaded the island and settled their own kingdoms in the region. This eventually led to the creation of modern Bostanish, however this left onto two dominant Datric languages remaining, both of which are still spoken today, albeit sparsely.

## Classification

Datric is divided into several various branches

* Bostonic, once spoken throughout much of what is the modern Bostan Kingdom, is completely extinct, and the most recent extinct Datric group. It includes the extinct Bostone, Lyre, and Berktoni.
* Marshallic, spoken today in modern Marshall, includes the only living Datric languages Marshalli and Thedesian, as well as the extinct Lisvane, Barmi, and Hythen.
* Datrecreubian, anciently spoken in parts of southern Creubia, thought to possibly be a hybrid of Datric and native Creubian languages.
* Neusian, prehistorically spoken in modern Bontireu, consisting of the southwestern coast of the region. Includes the extinct Euneusian and Ghoshalian.
* Gauian, named after and was anciently spoken around the Gau Mountains which separates the rest of Poran from Creubia. Includes the once spoken Gauian, Albane, and possibly Vilonae.
* Pasartorian, includes ancient Datric languages once spoken around and northeast of the Artoria Plateau of Bontireu. Includes the extinct Rheiian, Almian, and Artorian.
* Dilunian, the oldest known Datric language group, containing the extinct Cadorese and Rathelian languages.

Some studies break down the Datric languages into two main groups. The Continental and Insular languages. As such, reconstructions of the Datric lingual family tree look as follows:

* Proto-Datric
	+ **Continental Datric †**
		- Datrecreubian †
		- Neusian †
		- Gauian †
		- Pasartorian †
		- Dilunian †
	+ **Insular Datric**
		- Bostonic †
		- Marshallic

Some classifications break the language tree down further, suggesting that Datrecreubian and Guaian are the most derived Datric languages even though Dilunian is the oldest known Datric language group. As such, the classification is divided into Creubian and Trans-Guaian, which includes Insular.

* **Datric**
	+ Datrecreubian
	+ Gauian
	+ **Trans-Guaian Datric (TGD)**
		- Dilunian
		- Neusian
		- Pasartorian
		- **Insular Datric**
			* Bostonic
			* Marshallic

## Possible Members of the family

* Ardonic, spoken in southern Creubia, is an ancient language spoken well before the turn of the millennium, and as such, has little written scriptures of the language. Of what is known about the language, some possibly translations have vaguely similar to those of the Datrecreubian and Guaian groups, of which, would've inhabited areas nearby.