Elian
The most commonly used language on the continent of Elia. More common in the areas of influence of The Guo Empire, The Moatli Archipelago, and The Kingdom of Camkhia, and less common in The Daku Wilds.
Considered to be the language of the common-folk, and for that reason often eschewed by the nobility as a way to differentiate themselves.
Has no corresponding sign-language.
The origins of the language are unknown other than that it is at least as old as the Draconic Conquests. Various draconic rulers attepted to stamp out the language and replace it solely with Draconic through the Scouring Flame era (1,221 to 221 years ago) with little success, perhaps due to the difficulty many kin have in pronouncing some of the more complicated phonemes in Draconic.
Elian has as many dialects as regions it is spoken in and no common standard, though speakers of different dialects can usually communicate with some extra effort.
Considered to be the language of the common-folk, and for that reason often eschewed by the nobility as a way to differentiate themselves.
Has no corresponding sign-language.
History
The origins of the language are unknown other than that it is at least as old as the Draconic Conquests. Various draconic rulers attepted to stamp out the language and replace it solely with Draconic through the Scouring Flame era (1,221 to 221 years ago) with little success, perhaps due to the difficulty many kin have in pronouncing some of the more complicated phonemes in Draconic.
Elian has as many dialects as regions it is spoken in and no common standard, though speakers of different dialects can usually communicate with some extra effort.
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