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The various [[Races]] and [[Cultures]] of [[Aloria]] have many different languages that are all unique in their own way. Many of these Languages have a real-life counterpart to allow it to be easily compared to something tangible in our own world and assist players in knowing what people are saying should they decide to actually write out another Language. Most, however, commonly use <Language>, <Lang> or, <La> before their message to symbolize the fact that they are speaking in another language to their peers. Below you will find a list of tags that you may use, should your character choose to speak in another language so that the players around you know what language you’re talking in.
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*'''It is important to note that Languages have a special set of rules.''' Common is free for all to know. Your character is allowed to know the dominant language of both parents only by default. So if your character's mother was [[Ithanian]] and their father [[Varran]], then they are allowed to know the Varran and Ithanian Languages. If both parents have the same dominant Language, only that Language is learned. Language dominance is always dictated by the dominant Culture, not the dominant Language being used. Any further additional Languages require points into the [[Linguistic Knowledge]] Proficiency.
! Language (Inspiration)
 
! Abbreviation
==Ailor Languages==
! Description
===Regal Languages===
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The Regal Languages are those that belong to the core groups who have helped to shape the nation that is now known as the [[Regalian Empire]].
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Calem (German)
*'''Alt-Regalian/Regalisch:''' Based on IRL High German and spoken by the [[New Regalians]].
| Cal
 
| Spoken by the Wirtem.
===Heartland Languages===
|-
The Heartland Languages are those that belong to the populous masses of the Regalian Empire, who help to keep it functioning through production or state-service.
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Velheim Languages (Scandinavian languages)
*'''Common:''' Based on IRL English and spoken by many, many Cultures. It is the central Language of the Regalian Empire, being used in everyday communication by millions.
| Various
*'''Various Anglian Languages:''' Based on IRL Germanic Languages, for more information click [[Anglian#Language and Dialects|here]].
| Spoken by the '''[[Velheim]]'''. Click the link to learn more.
*'''Picaron:''' Based on IRL Breton and spoken by the [[Breizh]].
|-
*'''Ériunnach:''' Based on IRL Irish and spoken by the [[Ériunin]].
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Common (English)
 
| none
===Fineclass Languages===
| The language of global communication.
The Fineclass Languages come from an assortment of Cultures that represent a blending of populations or high society groups, the results of this often producing unique Languages.
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*'''D’Ithanie:''' Based on IRL French and spoken by the [[Ithanians]].  
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Hellas (Greek)
*'''Dressalo:''' Based on IRL Italian and spoken by the [[Dressolini]] and the [[Azzizzari]].
| Hel
*'''Leutz-Vixe Dialect:''' Based on IRL Luxembourgish and spoken by the [[Leutz-Vixe]].
| Spoken by the Aetosians.
*'''Burdicalic:''' Based on IRL Burgundian/Wallonian French and spoken by the [[Burdigala]].
|-
 
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Lëtz (Luxembourgish)
===Warmland Languages===
| Letz
The Warmland Languages represent those societies of lower standing that often serve beneath the Fineclass Cultures. Their Languages are often heavily based on Nelfin Languages, as many were formed by escaped slaves of the [[Allorn Empire]] or formed later on from other Languages based on such tongues.  
| Spoken by the Leutz-Vixe Regal sub-group.
*'''Daendroquin:''' Based on IRL Spanish and spoken by the [[Daendroque]] and the [[Jendaskea]].
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*'''Braggan:''' Based on IRL Portuguese and spoken by the [[Bragacao]].
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | d'Ithanie (French)
*'''Tolonnesa:''' Based on IRL Provencal/Occitan French and spoken by the [[Tolonne]].
| d'I
*'''Etosian Dialect:''' Based on IRL Greek and spoken by the [[Etosians]].
| Spoken by the Ithanians.
 
|-
===Northland Languages===
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Dressalo (Italian)
The Northland Languages are those tongues spoken by the Ailor in the northern reaches of Aloria, from the northern lands of the [[Regalian Archipelago]], to [[The North Belt]], to [[Velheim]]-influenced areas of [[Essalonia]].  
| Dre
*'''Skodje:''' Based on IRL Norwegian and spoken by the Velheim.
| Spoken by the Dressolini Regal sub-group.
*'''Fénikin:''' Based on IRL Icelandic and spoken by the [[Fridurfolk]].
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*'''Emänkeel:''' Based on IRL Finnish/Estonian and spoken by the [[Tarkkin]].  
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Droque (Spanish)
*'''Nyspråk:''' Based on IRL Swedish and spoken by the [[Höglander]].
| D
*'''Mēneric:''' Based on IRL Latvian/Polish and spoken by the [[Zvorun]].
| Spoken by the Daendroque.
===Wildland Languages===
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The Wildland Languages are all based around foreign and guttural tongues of the WIldland Cultures unknown and difficult to learn by most other Ailor Cultures.
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Anglisch (Dutch)
*'''Mirnoye Dialect:''' Based on IRL Russian and spoken by the Vladno. It’s written variant is the complex Palyeva Script.
| Ang
*'''Ânnore:''' Based on IRL Romanian and spoken by the [[Ânia]].
| Spoken by the Anglians.
*'''Byelle:''' Based on IRL Bulgarian and spoken by the [[Byalans]].
|-
*'''Various Dvalan Languages:''' Based on IRL Balkan Languages, for more information click [[Dvala#Language and Dialects|here]].
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Breizh (Welsh)
*'''Réginyelv:''' Based on IRL Hungarian and spoken by the [[Szabadok]].
| Br
 
| Spoken by the Breizh.
===Farland Languages===
|-
The Farland Languages are spoken by Ailor distant from either civilization or the Regalian Empire.
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Gallwech (Scots Gaelic)
*'''Güneyce:''' Based on IRL Turkic and spoken by the [[Güneyliler]].
| Gal
*'''Mevor:''' Based on IRL Hebrew and spoken by the [[Mevoriim]].
| Spoken by the Gallovians.
*'''Sintil:''' Based on IRL Mongolian/Hunnic and spoken by the [[Qússrakón]].
|-
 
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Aontaithe (Irish Gaelic)
==Other Human Languages==
| Aon
The Other Human Languages cover those Languages spoken by the [[Qadir]], [[Songaskia]], [[Dwarves]] and [[Sihai]].
| Spoken by the Aontaithe Gallovian sub-group.
*'''Faraddi:''' Based on IRL Arabic and spoken by the Qadir.
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*'''Khanehi:''' Based on IRL Persian/Assyrian/Babylonian and spoken by the [[Khaneh]] Qadir.  
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" |  Kriv (Ukrainian)
*'''Ashanna Faraddi:''' Based on IRL Arabic/Libyan and minimally spoken by the [[Ardualnaar]] Qadir.
| Kri
*'''Sofaal:''' Based on IRL Manding Languages and spoken by the Songaskia.
| Spoken by the Krainivaya.
*'''K’alatibiri:''' Based on IRL Amharic and spoken by the [[Hadrav’yan]] Ailor/Songaskians/Qadir.
|-
*'''Dwarven Dialect:''' Based on IRL Scandinavian and spoken by the Dwarves.
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Altalar (High Elven)
*'''Wa’an:''' Based on no IRL Language, instead being a con-lang and spoken by the Sihai.
| Alt
 
| Spoken by the [[Teledden]] and [[Yanar]].
==Nelfin Languages==
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The Nelfin Languages are a distinct grouping of Languages based around the Nelfin people, who originated with the [[Altalar]]. Through time, [[Magic]], and shifting [[Geography]], their Languages evolved into a unique collection that spans a variety of speech patterns.
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Agasi (Elven Hindi)
*'''Middle Altalar:''' Based on no IRL Language and minimally spoken by the Altalar. This Language has fallen out of favor since the collapse of the Allorn Empire and the Altalar that use it are isolated groups such as the Sundial Altalar.
| Aga
*'''Modern Altalar:''' Based on no IRL Language and spoken by the Altalar, [[Cielothar]], [[Avanthar]], [[Yanar]] and those Races who deal with them or who have populations in or near their territory.  
| Spoken by the [[Suvial]].
*'''Sulvaley Elven:''' Based on IRL Arabic and spoken by the [[Isldar]]. The differences between this Language and Faraddi are minimal, though a speaker of one can never fully understand the other without proper study.
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*'''Sihndar Dialect:''' Based on no IRL Language and spoken by the [[Sihndar]]. The Language produces an IRL Australian accent when the Sihndar speak Common.
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Nātl (Nahuatl)
*'''Plains Elven:''' Based on no IRL Language and spoken by the Avanthar, Cielothar and those Yanar who live in the plains of southern [[Daen]].
| Nātl
*'''Kathar Elven Dialect:''' Based on no IRL Language and spoken by the [[Kathar]]. This is not Void Script, which is a separate and unique ritual Language.
| Spoken by the [[Maquixtl]] and [[Yanar]].
 
|-
==Other Race Languages==
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Réginyelv (Hungarian)
*'''Vashkularr:''' Based on no IRL Language and spoken by the [[Orcs]]. It is a very guttural Language with a vast vocabulary and a nonverbal component. As a result, the written variety of this Language has over 50,000 characters.
| Reg
*'''Zasta:''' Based on no IRL Language and spoken by the [[Allar]] and [[Slizzar]]. It frequently makes use of Z’s, S’s, and L’s and is smoothly spoken. Those without the special tongue of the two Naylar Races cannot speak it properly (though understood) while the written script of Zasta can be understood by those who seek to.
| Spoken by the Szabadok.
*'''Zcorr:''' Based on no IRL Language and spoken by the [[Varran]]. It frequently makes use of Z’s and O’s with a guttural tone. The Language makes use of a Varran’s tail and so is difficult if not impossible for non-tailed Races to understand it fully.
|-
*'''Oortaal:''' Based on no IRL Language and spoken by the [[Url]]. The Language is exclusive to the Url as it also possesses a unique mental aspect granted by the [[Oortal Worms]], meaning that only Url can translate what has been said. Additionally, there is no written component to the Language.
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Înnora (Romanian)
*'''Shalota:''' Based on no IRL Language and spoken by the [[Maraya]]. It makes frequent use of L’s and M’s, producing a smooth tone of speech some have compared to the Nelfin Languages.
| In
 
| Spoken by the Întuneric.
==Extinct Languages==
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Extinct Languages are tongues dead and gone to the majority of Alorians, with a few only spoken by a bare few dozen or so remaining native speakers. '''Note: [[Linguistic Knowledge]] allows individuals to learn these Languages, which are not accessible until a sizable investment in that Proficiency is made. Only Races or Cultures with a boost to Linguistics Knowledge can know Seraph.'''
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Dvalan (Serbo-Croatian)
*'''Elven Pack'''
| Dv
**Twi Dialects: Based on no IRL Language and was the Language of the ancient Altalar. Used in their earliest years, both forms (Twi’Alac spoken tongue and Twi’von Script), were extremely crude compared to modern Languages, the Script being painted on cave walls. Some believe that the Language was so crude in speech because there was an external, Magic component, but this has yet to be proven.
| Spoken by the Dvalan Întuneric sub-group.
**Ancient Altalar: Based on no IRL Language and was the Language of the ancient Altalar after the Twi Dialects. The Language saw widespread use after the Darkening (when the Dialects were used) and was extraordinarily complex. Their use of long-winded metaphor for even simple colors and advanced grammatical syntax were eventually abandoned for Middle Altalar. What Ancient Altalar remains exists only in ancient written records of the Altalar spread across Daen and [[The Far West]]. Regardless, some Language experts can speak fragmented sentences from the Language and translate the Language’s written form.
|-
*'''Human Pack'''
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Český (Czech)
**(Old) Ceardian Dialect: Based on IRL Indo-European Languages and was the Language of the ancient Ailor of [[Ceardia]]. Over the centuries, Common also emerged on Ceardia and gradually displaced Old Ceardian. The Language is now only spoken by sparse and isolated pockets of Ailor in the highlands of [[Gallovia]] in the Regalian Archipelago, and will likely be rendered entirely extinct within a matter of years.
| Cesk
**Proto-Regalian: Based on IRL Swabian German and was the Language of several pre-Cataclysm Ailor groups in the Regalian Archipelago. The Language now only survives in very old documents of the Regalian Empire and the names of what few ancient buildings remain in the Archipelago as it died off in favor of Alt-Anglia, Alt-Regalian and Common.
| Spoken by the Zeměvčel.
*'''Mythic Pack'''
|-
**Dragon Script: Based on no IRL Language, and is a Language commonly associated with Dragons. Dragon Script is a form of writing commonly believed to be an invention of the Dragons themselves, though how or when it totally unknown. It adorns their ancient and often lost temples across Aloria, and also dots the oldest areas of the temples of the Loong Dragons found on Dexai.
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Dil (Modern Turkish)
**Meraic Alphabet: Based on no IRL Language, and was the Language of the Meraic people. In the modern-day, the Maraya have lost much in the way of understanding this ancient tongue, and thus it is rarely spoken. Instead, they strive to translate the rare written examples of their old tongue.
| Dil
*'''Seraph Dialect:''' Based on no IRL Language and was the Language of the long-extinct [[Seraph]]. The remains of their Language are scarce but also hard to learn, as they are steeped in Magic and some claim that non-Mages can never know the full depth of the Language. Regardless, some Language experts can speak fragmented words from the Dialect and roughly translate the Language’s written form.
| Spoken by the Savaşanlar.
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| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Barrudh (Old Norse)
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| Dw
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| Spoken by the [[Dwarves]].
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| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Zahram (Arabic)
| Zah
| Spoken by the [[Qadir]].
|-
| style="background-color:#eef5e9;" | Katharic/Pannarokh (Unique)
| K
| Spoken by the [[Kathar]].
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| 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]].
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| 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.
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Latest revision as of 02:07, 11 April 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.
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.
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