Languages of Athas

Many tongues are spoken throughout Athas. Listed below are most of the languages an adventurer is likely to encounter in their many adventures.

Languages

 * Abyssal: Aboleth, Foromians and other creatures of the deep parts of the world.
 * Absalonian: The men of Amn.
 * Aquan: Aquatic creatures, water-based creatures.
 * Arcane: Primarily written language of arcane spellcasters.
 * Auran: Flying creatures, air-based creatures.
 * Cavosi: The men of Cavos and, to an extent, the western pirates and those of the Inner Sea.
 * Celestial: Angels and other good outsiders.
 * Croak: Boggards, Grippli and other frog-creatures.
 * Cyric: Men of Zoldanya and Skodonia.
 * D'ziriak: Dark folk of the east.
 * Drow Sign Language: A "secret language" of the Drow.
 * Druidic: Druids only. Mostly signs left on trees and throughout nature, though there are some spoken aspects to it, most of which sound like the wind or animal sounds.
 * Druman: The primitive, basic language of the men of Druma.
 * Entish: Language of the trees.
 * Ertan: Earth-based creatures.
 * Giant: Cyclopses, Ettins, Giants, Ogres, Trolls.
 * Gillish: Men of Gilaume and Souel.
 * Gnoll: Gnolls; cannot be spoken by any but gnolls except for magic.
 * Gobbledygook: Also known simply as "Goblin". Spoken by all goblinoids, such as goblins, hobgoblins and bugbears.
 * Goliath: Various tribal dialects.
 * Hallit: The tribal dialects of the men of the Hinterlands. A dialect of this, known as "Wolf Tongue" or "Brumic", is the language of the men of Bruma.
 * Ignan: Fire-based creatures.
 * Infernal: Devils and other evil outsiders. Also spoken by most Tieflings and serves as the official tongue of Par-Tashoth.
 * Karatanese: Men of Kara-Tur.
 * Khuzdul: Also called Khazad or Dwarven. The tongue of the Dwarven people.
 * Khuzdum: Also known as "Deep Dwarven". Spoken by the Duergar.
 * Kuduk: Also known as "Halfling" or "Kudukan". The language of the halflings.
 * Low Draconic: Dragonborn, Reptillian humanoids. Most common tongue throughout Taazokaan.
 * Lyrric: Also called "Hlondic". The unusual dialect of the men of Hlondeth.
 * Maztek: Men of Mazteca.
 * Merfolk: Language of the merfolk.
 * Morquenta: Also known as "Deep Speech". Spoken by Drow, Morlocks, Svirfneblin and others who dwell in the Underdark.
 * Mwangan: Various tribal dialects
 * Necril: Undead; official tongue of Qatha.
 * Nelantic: Various islander dialects.
 * Nimbali: The tongue of the men of Nimbal, related to Infernal.
 * Njordic: Ancient tongue of the Ulfen, ancestor to the modern "Saxon" tongue.
 * Orcish: Orcs, half-orcs.
 * Osiriani: Ancient tongue of the men of Varisia and Al-Kalim.
 * Protean: Ancient, forgotten tongue of the Primordials.
 * Qadi: The Men of Al-Kalim and Avistan.
 * Shoanti: The language of the native Shoanti people. Widely spoken throughout Orre.
 * Sign Language: A hand-movement based language.
 * Sindari: Also known as Elvish or Elven. The tongue of the Elves.
 * Soo: Language of the Suel Men.
 * Sphinx: Sphinxes and Anubis.
 * Sylvan: Centaurs, fey, unicorns; ancient ancestor of Elven and Halfling. The official tongue of Evaaruna.
 * Tengu: Tengu.
 * Terran: Ancient ancestor of the Dwarf, Gnome and Giant languages.
 * Tevene: Also known as Ancient or Imperial. Ancestor of the Common tongue, spoken many lost empires thousands of years ago.
 * True Dragon: Dragons; Secret Language.
 * Ulfric: Also known as "Ulfen" or "Saxon". Men of Scandivar and Dunn.
 * Undercommon: Coded-Speak; language of thieves and pirates.
 * Varisian: The ancient tongue of Varisia. It is the primary language of Varisia, Ilantium, Nervuin, Minkai and parts of Avistan.
 * Vudrani: The primary tongue of the men of Vudran and the island nation of Rajwalai.
 * Vishanti: Language of the nomadic Vishanti people of Zoldanya.
 * Westron: More widely known as the Common Tongue. Spoken by most everybody.
 * Zipplish: Also known as "Gnomish" or "Gnome". The highly complicated language of the gnomes.

Abyssal

 * Aklo
 * Khuzdum
 * D'ziriak

Celestial

 * Absalonian

Giant

 * Gobbledygook
 * Goliath
 * Orc

Infernal

 * Necril
 * Nimbali

Njordic

 * Ulfric
 * Lyrric

Osiriani

 * Qadi
 * Sphinx
 * Varisian

Primordial

 * Aquan
 * Merfolk
 * Auran
 * Tengu
 * Ertan
 * Goliath
 * Ignan

Sylvan

 * Druidic
 * Entish
 * Kuduk
 * Sindari

Terran

 * Giant
 * Khuzdul
 * Zipplish

Tevene

 * Absalonian
 * Chondathan
 * Lyrric
 * Undercommon
 * Westron

True Dragon

 * Arcane
 * Croak
 * Low Draconic

Varisian

 * Ustalavian
 * Vishanti

Secret Languages

 * Arcane
 * Drow Sign Language
 * Druidic
 * True Dragon

Others

 * Karatanese
 * Mwangi
 * Sign Language
 * Gnoll