Languages

This is a directory and map of the Sannan language family spoken in the realm. The two major subfamilies, the Eurian (in the east) and Zephyrian (in the west) languages, will be marked with ☆ and ♢ respectively in this document.

Proto-Sannan
Proto-Sannan was the first documented language to exist in the realm, and its parentage is unknown. It is the oldest known ancestor shared by all other languages spoken in the realm.

☆ Proto-Eurian ☆
Proto-Eurian is a language spoken in the western realm. It split from Proto-Sannan in the late First Age, and went on to develop into the Eurian language subfamily.

♢ Proto-Zephyrian ♢
The remaining vestiges of Proto-Sannan began to be classified as Proto-Zephyrian in the early Second Age. Proto-Zephyrian was spoken mostly in the central, western and southwestern parts of the realm, and went on to become the Zephyrian and Ouroan language subfamilies.

☆ West Eurian ☆
West Eurian split from Proto-Eurian in the early Second Age and soon split again into Classical Northern Eurian and Mountain Eurian.

☆ Coast Eurian ☆
The Eurian languages that spread on the east coast became to be known as the Coastal Eurian languages.

♢ The Zephyrian Split ♢
During the early Third Age, Proto-Zephyrian split into West Zephyrian, Classical Ouroan and South Zephyrian.

☆ Northern and Southern Mountain Eurian ☆
In the early-mid Third Age, Mountain Eurian split into Northern Mountain Eurian and Southern Mountain Eurian.