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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:
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== Regional Languages ==
 
== Regional Languages ==
 
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Revision as of 16:54, 26 March 2021

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.