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Wed Oct 02, 2019 6:00 pm Languages of Greyhawk

Well, this has come up for today. What are all the languages of the Flaness and what can you tell me about them?

And how can they work as bonus languages for 3e? If this topic needs to be moved, then move it. Laughing

Wed Oct 02, 2019 6:47 pm

I can actually help with something on here! :)

Here are a couple links I use:

https://ghwiki.greyparticle.com/index.php/Greyhawk_languages

https://greyhawkonline.com/greyhawkwiki/index.php?title=Languages

Fri Oct 04, 2019 8:41 pm

You may also find "Ye Auld Neblin: Or How to Say Hotfoot in Gnomish" by Paul J Stormberg in Oerth Journal #12 useful: https://greyhawkonline.com/oerthjournal/

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Mon Oct 07, 2019 6:53 pm

Wed Oct 09, 2019 6:36 am

Lately I've been trying to learn a few German words and phrases to spice up my Keolandish-speaking, dirndl-wearing, 5e cleric of Wenta, Kóri Brewster. Razz

Sat Oct 12, 2019 5:07 pm

I also wrote an article here on Canonfire (I think it's called An Alternative Linguistic History of the Flanaess) describing my take on the human languages of the Flanaess.

Thu Oct 31, 2019 1:26 am

Languages of Oerth

Aarakocra
Amedian
Aspis
Atomie
Baklunish
Banderlog
Beholder
Black Dragon
Blink Dog
Blue Dragon
Brass Dragon
Bronze Dragon
Brownie
Bugbear
Bullywug
Carnivorian Apeish
Centaur
Cloud Dragon
Cloud Giantish
Common Tongue
Copper Dragon
CrioSphinx
Dakon
Derro
Dragon Turtle
Drowic
Dryad
Dwarven,
Eagle
Elven
Elven, High
Elven, Sylvan
Ettinish
Faerie Dragon
Ferral
Firbolg
Fire Giantish
Flannish
Foo Creature
Formorian
Frost Giantish
Fruz
Gnoll
Gnome
Goblin
Gold Dragon
Green Dragon
Grig
Halfling
Hill Giantish
Hippocampian
Hobgoblin
Hybsil
Jermlaine
Keolandish
Ki-Rin
Kobold
Kuo-Toan
Lammasuvian
Lendorian
Lizard Man
Locathian
Local Animals & Birds
Lynxian
Medusae
Merman
Mimic
Mind Flayer
Mist Dragon
Moon Doggy
Mountain Giantish
Muckdweller
Nixie
Nymphish
Nyrondese
Oeridian
Ogre
Ogre Mage
Olman
Orcish
Otyugh
Peryton
Pixieish
Quickling
Raven
Red Dragon
Sahuagin
Satyr
Shadow Dragon
Shedu
Silver Dragon
Sirine
Speak with Animals
Speak with Apes & Monkeys
Speak with Burrowing Mammals
Speak with Canine & Lupine
Speak with Fish
Speak with Plants
Speak with Rats
Speak with Snakes & Snake-Like Creatures
Sphinx
Sprite
Stone Giantish
Storm Giantish
Subterranean Trade Language
Suel
Svirfneblin
Sylph
Tabaxi
Tasloi
Titan
Treant
Triton
Trollish
Umber Hulk
Undefined Avian, Serpent and Human Languages
Unicorn
Velondi
Verbeegian
Weird Arcane Tongues
Wemic
White Dragon
Xvart
Yuan Ti

Thu Oct 31, 2019 6:20 am

From Hepmonaland you also have:
Etlani (hybrid of Olman and Touv, spoken within Cuhuetla)
Rasol (Ancient Suloise with Olman admixture)
Ralat (pidgin of Olman, Rasol, and Touv)
Tlaman (yuan-ti language based on Olman with Touv admixture)
Touv (native language of the Kingdom of Kundali)
Xolasa (Olman with Rasol admixture, spoken within Xolapeqa)

From the Amedio Jungle you also have:
Beastman
Kech

Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:18 am

* "Moon Doggy" 😁😋

Some editions of the game (as early as AD&D and beyond) simplified many of these by putting them under single headings. For example, all giants, trolls, ogres, hags, and more spoke 'Giantish'; all dragons spoke 'Draconic'.

I interpret this as meaning that they share a basic language that all members of the group understand, but each sub-species has its own variant words and slang phrases that may not be understood by those outside their sub-species.

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Thu Oct 31, 2019 1:07 pm

Thu Oct 31, 2019 6:15 pm

Jason Zavoda, sir, you are a scholar! 🤔

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