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There are three main families of languages in Kalyr, originating from the three main races that inhabit the land.
This is the ancient kandar tongue of the old days of the first empire, and the 'ancestral tongue' all modern kandar languages are derived from. It is no longer used in everyday speech, but still used in religious rituals, and for official treaties and the like. It is still taught to most educated kandar, and is now more often written than spoken. (Defaults to Kelban-3, or any other kandar language-6). More detail available here.
The language spoken in the northern kandar nations of Narylar, Filgeth and Calbeyn, also spoken as a first language by many human Emilanes in these cities. (Defaults to Vorhrran-3, or Konaic-5). More detail available here.
The language spoken throughout the Great Empire of Vohrleyn. Almost all kandar speak it as either a first or second language. (Defaults to Filgan-3 or Konaic-5)
The official language of the Konaic empire, spoken in Karmork and the surrounding area but little used elsewhere. Even the Konaic empire has a Vohrran-speaking majority in it's southern provinces. (Defaults to Filgan-5, or Vorhrran-5).
The language of the kandar living in the remote desert nation of Kasir, and spoken by very few other kandar. (It defaults to Old Kandar-6, but has no default with any living kandar language)
An old Language from the city of Kavarnak, which was destroyed centuries ago. Spoken by a few kandar in Valgar and Keylin. It's probably more use in deciphering ancient documents than for any other purpose. (Defaults to Old Kandar-3, or any other kandar language-8).
The official language of the remote Isle of Kelbers. It's much closer to Old Kandar than any other modern Kandar language. A few Ravenans speak it as a second language. (Defaults to Old Kandar-3, or any other kandar language-6).
Corrupted form of old human languages with many Filgan and Vohrran words. Spoken by all human Goruthen and Karathen, and most Emilanes. Also the main language in the assorted 'free' communities.
This is not a single language, but a collective name for the various ancient languages spoken in corrupted forms, especially among the free peoples. Some of these languages default to one another or to mannish, but others do not. Very few such languages have been documented by kandar scholars.
The ancestral zughru language, which is no longer spoken. It's used far less by zughru than Old Kandar is by kandar, so it's mainly of value to read ancient zughru texts. For this reason it's read by a few kandar academics in written form only.
The language used by the southern zughru in the underground kingdom of Rhukadh. (Defaults to Old Zughru-9, or Zurglauzic-5)
The language used by the northern zughru in the mountains of Zurglauz. (Defaults to Old Zughru-7, or Rhukadhic-5).
This is the language of the lesaadaan. Many dialects exist, some of which are so different as to be virtually separate languages. No dialect has any written form. A few lesaardaan can speak mannish in a pidgin form (defaults to Mannish-3) Dialects of Sssraa default to one another at - 2 to -6.
The native language of the Uleem. Written Ulmish is difficult to learn because it uses a different alphabet to the kandar and zughru. Uleems in kandar cities usually speak one of the kandar languages and/or Mannish, and only ever use Ulmish in private. There is no default to any other language.
Again, this is not a single language, but the name given to the various corrupt dialects of old kandar spoken by the vordral. The few vordral who can write seem to write old kandar very badly. (Vordral dialects default to each other at -4, or to Old Kandar at -6).