Languages

Each humanoid species has a language native to only them.

• Fauns' native language is Montaran.
• Satyrs' native tongue is Arbur.
• Ipotanes' is Paitarō.
• Humans' is Homonic.
• Nightlings' is Shotali.
• Nix and iarans share a native visual language, Optimana.
• Chimeraes' native language, also visual, lacks a verbal translation and is thus unable to be transcribed.

In addition to native tongues, there are some 'floating' languages that do not have a home species, but are either used widespread across species, or are obsolete in spoken word.

Sign, the telluran linguistic descendant of Optimana, is a visual language used mostly in coastal areas to converse with nix, and by deaf individuals and their communities. As it stems from Optimana, there are many similarities in vocabulary and some in grammar, but it has been shaped significantly by telluran culture and needs, and is mostly illegible to those who only know Optimana. The grammar structure of Sign follows more closely to Solan than Optimana, and there exists a cultural distinction to Sign that Optimana lacks, most notably the use of non-manual markers, such as facial expression, that are mostly absent in Optimana.

There is a mostly-dead version of Montaran that, while not spoken, is used in tattoos, painting, and some writing for artistic purposes. It is phonetically very similar to Montaran, as it is the linguistic precursor to it, but the grammar, writing, and vocabulary is very different. It is an incredibly artistic language, the writing method itself is intricate and calligraphic, and as such it has been preserved for purely aesthetic purposes. Most faun art that contains any kind of written word is most likely written in ancient Montaran.