Languages

The world of Delgar has many different languages which are spoken in different regions of the world and among different folk. The details are summarized below:

Regional Languages

Region	Civilized Language (3 LP)	Monster Language (5 LP)	Similarity
Al-Uqh	Al-Uqhid	Krakhsha ("Crackjaw")	Low
Ao	Ao	Jibari ("Gibberish")	Low
Ambervale	Gabberwain	Chitter-Chatter	Moderate
Belgrit	Belgritian	Gobble ("Goblin")	Low
Dhol	Dholsk	Skedki	None
Dumecia	Dumecian	-	-
Henge	Hengske	Babelske ("Babble")	Moderate
Ordinatus	Ordian	Orxian ("Orcish")	Moderate
The Wilds	-	Eturisi	-
The World Below	Dvergu	Zivvik	Low

Special Languages

Language	Description
Ariven	Ancient language of Wryth spoken primarily by Light Elves
Elvani	Ancient language of Wryth spoken primarily by Wood Elves
Draveni	Ancient language of Wryth spoken primarily by Dark Elves
Druidic	Secret language spoken primarily by Druids
Old Dumeric	Extinct ancestor language of Dumecian and Belgritian
Thieves' Cant	Card cipher known by thieves, assassins, and spies throughout the world

Language Similarity

The languages above are related to each other and evolved naturally over the history of this world. As such, many languages (particularly ones spoken in the same region or historically by related groups of people) exhibit some degree of similarity to other languages, even sometimes to the point of mutual intelligibility (which for sake of simplicity is treated as symmetric). These relationships are captured above in the "Similarity" column of the Regional Languages table, as well as in the following table for languages spoken in different regions:

Language 1	Language 2	Similarity	Reason for similarity
Ao	Eturisi	Low	Unknown
Araxian	Ordian	Moderate	Araxian and Ordian share a common ancestor language which they inherited from people who lived in the mountains between Araxia and Ordinatus.
Belgritian	Dumecian	Moderate	The people who settled Belgrit originally came from Dumecia, the oldest human settlement in the world.
Dholsk	Hengske	Mutually Intelligible	The people who settled Dhol originally came from Henge (a few centuries ago).
Old Dumeric	Belgritian / Dumecian	Low	Belgritian and Dumecian are both descended from Old Dumeric.