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Aloria is a diverse and vibrant place, and has hundreds of spoken and written languages. This page should guide you in all of the languages you may choose your character to speak. Please keep in mind that some races are better than others at learning and speaking some languages, and that some languages aren't even able to be learnt by individuals who did not grow up learning them.
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:''Please keep in mind that for easy access to Roleplayers, the most frequently spoken—and easiest to learn—languages is Common, which is a 1:1 transfer of American English into Roleplay so that all Roleplayers can communicate with each other.''
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:''Despite the fact that some Alorian languages are based heavily on IRL languages from Earth, it is always best (and preferred by everyone around you) that you type everything in English, and use a language tag (<ME> for Modern Elven, etc.) to denote that your character is speaking a different language. Nobody likes retyping what you said in Google Translate just to know what you said.
! Language (Inspiration)
:*''For a list of all languages, click [[List of Languages|here]].
! Abbreviation
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! Description
{{Subject Table
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|title = Old Human Languages
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Calem (German)
|color = FFF6A8
| Cal
|image = Humanscheming.png
| Spoken by the Wirtem.
|caption = A pinnacle of Regalian culture and a sure-fire sign of affluence
|-
|text = Old Human languages encompass those languages that were around before the [[Cataclysm]]. Many of these languages have since been influenced by other sources, most specifically, the [[Elven Empire]], however they still polarize towards more human trends.
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Velheim Languages (Scandinavian languages)
<center>
| Various
• [[Common]] • [[Proto-Regalisch]] •
| Spoken by the '''[[Velheim]]'''. Click the link to learn more.
</center>
|-
}}
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Common (English)
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| none
{{Subject Table
| The language of global communication.
|title = Northerne Languages
|-
|color = FFF6A8
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Hellas (Greek)
|image = Anasanto.png
| Hel
|caption = As brutish, cold, and barbaric as its speakers
| Spoken by the Aetosians.
|text = Northerne languages are those located to the north of [[Regalia]], as the name might imply. More often than not, these languages are simple, brutish, and intolerable in most societies outside their homelands.  
|-
<center>
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Lëtz (Luxembourgish)
• [[Skodje Dialect]] • [[Tunge Dialect]] • [[Als-Tunge Dialect]] • [[Skogenbaar Dialect]] • [[Holzen Dialect]] • [[Dwarven Dialect]] •
| Letz
</center>
| Spoken by the Leutz-Vixe Regal sub-group.
}}
|-
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| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | d'Ithanie (French)
{{Subject Table
| d'I
|title = New Regalian Languages
| Spoken by the Ithanians.
|color = FFF6A8
|-
|image = Ailoraristocracy.png
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Dressalo (Italian)
|caption = A pinnacle of Regalian culture and a sure-fire sign of affluence
| Dre
|text = The New Regalian languages are those which have been created by the cultural—and linguistic—melting-pot known as the [[Regalian Archipelago]]. Since the archipelago is a center of commerce, anyone who is anyone in the world of business travels to and from, exposing themselves, their family, and their workers to the languages that occupy the island chain. In turn, they bring new words, phrases, and means of expression to the table, making the Regalian Archipelago the most linguistically diverse location in all of [[Aloria]].
| Spoken by the Dressolini Regal sub-group.
<center>
|-
[[D'Ithanie]] • [[Alt-Regalisch Dialect]] • [[Leutz-Vixe Dialect]] • [[Dressolini Dialect]]
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Droque (Spanish)
</center>
| D
}}
| Spoken by the Daendroque.
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|-
{{Subject Table
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Anglisch (Dutch)
|title = Eastern Languages
| Ang
|color = FFF6A8
| Spoken by the Anglians.
|image = Newchiarty.png
|-
|caption = Far from the scope of Regalia, these languages exist, transferred primarily by trade
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Breizh (Welsh)
|text = The Eastern languages are those spoken by the [[Ji]] [[Humans]], and the Humans of [[Farrah]]. These languages are very isolated from any other group, and so they tend to be very different in structure and vocabulary.  
| Br
<center>
| Spoken by the Breizh.
• [[Faraddi]] • [[Sofaal]] • [[Tatsugo]] •
|-
</center>
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Gallwech (Scots Gaelic)
}}
| Gal
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| Spoken by the Gallovians.
{{Subject Table
|-
|title = Elven Languages
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Aontaithe (Irish Gaelic)
|color = FFF6A8
| Aon
|image = Riecontemp.png
| Spoken by the Aontaithe Gallovian sub-group.
|caption = As with most Elven culture: Over-the-top, overdone, and pretentious
|-
|text = The Elven Empire left its mark on the world in numerous ways, among them the Elven languages and their many derivatives. Never had there existed such a wide-spread language as Elven. The language has only exploded in diversity since the Cataclysm, resulting in not only Nelfin-spoken languages like Modern Elven, Drowdan Elven, and Isldarin Elven, but also the Human-spoken languages of Daendroquin, Daendroq-Catalan, and Etosian. While Common isn't specifically an Elven derivative, it has completely adopted the Nelfin alphabet, acting as a true testament to the influence of the Elves.  
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" |  Kriv (Ukrainian)
<center>
| Kri
<DPL>
| Spoken by the Krainivaya.
  category=Elven Languages
|-
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| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Altalar (High Elven)
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| Alt
[[Isldarin Dialect]] [[She’llaq]] [[Drowdar Dialect]] [[Daendroquin Dialect]] [[Etosian Dialect]]
| Spoken by the [[Teledden]] and [[Yanar]].
</center>
|-
}}
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Agasi (Elven Hindi)
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| Aga
{{Subject Table
| Spoken by the [[Suvial]].
|title = Other Languages
|-
|color = FFF6A8
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Sulvaley (Elven Arabic)
|image = Femaleorc.png
| Sul
|caption = As diverse as they are spread out
| Spoken by the [[Isldar]].
|text = Not all languages fall into the simple categories of those above. Most of the "Other Languages" are so isolated, diverse, and difficult to learn that they have no mutually intelligible languages to speak of, making it difficult to interface with individuals from different parts of the world.
|-
<center>
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Nātl (Nahuatl)
[[Vashkulaar]] [[Teekarhee]] [[Zasta]] [[X’ota]] [[Evokk]] [[Ra]] [[Hwlon]] [[Wu’Shan]]
| Nātl
</center>
| Spoken by the [[Maquixtl]] and [[Yanar]].
}}
|-
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| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Réginyelv (Hungarian)
{{Languages}}
| Reg
[[category:General Lore]]
| Spoken by the Szabadok.
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Înnora (Romanian)
| In
| Spoken by the Întuneric.
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Dvalan (Serbo-Croatian)
| Dv
| Spoken by the Dvalan Întuneric sub-group.
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Český (Czech)
| Cesk
| Spoken by the Zeměvčel.
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Dil (Modern Turkish)
| Dil
| Spoken by the Savaşanlar.
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Barrudh (Old Norse)
| Dw
| Spoken by the [[Dwarves]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Zahram (Arabic)
| Zah
| Spoken by the [[Qadir]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Katharic/Pannarokh (Unique)
| K
| Spoken by the [[Kathar]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Sofaal (Malian)
| Sof
| Spoken by the [[Songaskia]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Wai-lan (Middle Chinese)
| W
| Spoken by the [[Sihai]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Shalota (Unique)
| Sha
| Spoken by the [[Maraya]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Pidato (Indonesian)
| P
| Spoken by the [[Allar]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Zoram (Sanskrit)
| Zor
| Spoken by the [[Slizzar]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Ibeth (Ancient Egyptian)
| Ib
| Spoken by the [[Asha]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Vasar (Sumerian)
| Vas
| Spoken by the [[Eronidas]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Vaman (Anglo-Saxon)
| Vam
| Spoken by the [[Eronidas]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Deshawi (Tuareg)
| Desh
| Spoken by the [[Silontaar]] [[Asha]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Brix (Unique)
| Brix/Bx
| Spoken by the [[Bralona]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Oortaan (Guttural Fantasay)
| Oor
| Spoken by the [[Urlan]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Dragonspeech (Fantasy)
| Drs
| Spoken by [[Draconism|Dragons]]. Not learnable.
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Deathspeech (Fantasy)
| Dth
| Spoken by Ordial Entities. Not learnable.
|-
|}

Latest revision as of 20:00, 17 March 2024

Language (Inspiration) Abbreviation Description
Calem (German) Cal Spoken by the Wirtem.
Velheim Languages (Scandinavian languages) Various Spoken by the Velheim. Click the link to learn more.
Common (English) none The language of global communication.
Hellas (Greek) Hel Spoken by the Aetosians.
Lëtz (Luxembourgish) Letz Spoken by the Leutz-Vixe Regal sub-group.
d'Ithanie (French) d'I Spoken by the Ithanians.
Dressalo (Italian) Dre Spoken by the Dressolini Regal sub-group.
Droque (Spanish) D Spoken by the Daendroque.
Anglisch (Dutch) Ang Spoken by the Anglians.
Breizh (Welsh) Br Spoken by the Breizh.
Gallwech (Scots Gaelic) Gal Spoken by the Gallovians.
Aontaithe (Irish Gaelic) Aon Spoken by the Aontaithe Gallovian sub-group.
Kriv (Ukrainian) Kri Spoken by the Krainivaya.
Altalar (High Elven) Alt Spoken by the Teledden and Yanar.
Agasi (Elven Hindi) Aga Spoken by the Suvial.
Sulvaley (Elven Arabic) Sul Spoken by the Isldar.
Nātl (Nahuatl) Nātl Spoken by the Maquixtl and Yanar.
Réginyelv (Hungarian) Reg Spoken by the Szabadok.
Înnora (Romanian) In Spoken by the Întuneric.
Dvalan (Serbo-Croatian) Dv Spoken by the Dvalan Întuneric sub-group.
Český (Czech) Cesk Spoken by the Zeměvčel.
Dil (Modern Turkish) Dil Spoken by the Savaşanlar.
Barrudh (Old Norse) Dw Spoken by the Dwarves.
Zahram (Arabic) Zah Spoken by the Qadir.
Katharic/Pannarokh (Unique) K Spoken by the Kathar.
Sofaal (Malian) Sof Spoken by the Songaskia.
Wai-lan (Middle Chinese) W Spoken by the Sihai.
Shalota (Unique) Sha Spoken by the Maraya.
Pidato (Indonesian) P Spoken by the Allar.
Zoram (Sanskrit) Zor Spoken by the Slizzar.
Ibeth (Ancient Egyptian) Ib Spoken by the Asha.
Vasar (Sumerian) Vas Spoken by the Eronidas.
Vaman (Anglo-Saxon) Vam Spoken by the Eronidas.
Deshawi (Tuareg) Desh Spoken by the Silontaar Asha.
Brix (Unique) Brix/Bx Spoken by the Bralona.
Oortaan (Guttural Fantasay) Oor Spoken by the Urlan.
Dragonspeech (Fantasy) Drs Spoken by Dragons. Not learnable.
Deathspeech (Fantasy) Dth Spoken by Ordial Entities. Not learnable.