Suraban
Also known as low-common, Suraban is a speech that was developed as an adaptation of the beast-men archetypes that were separated from the Tala ancestry. While having origins in the common language, many species of the Suraba are unable to produce labial tones. As such, a natural alternative emerged that slowly replaced common language. Thus, within the Suraba, travelers cannot rely on their natural learning.
The language itself sounds like broken speech. Mostly interrupted by glotteral stops, the language sounds like a stoccato. Foreign learners are often perplexed trying to identify the separation of words. Leading to further confusion, many words of the common language include the labial speech elements and attempts at connecting these words with undercommon is often unfruitful.
The writing of Suraban is often symbolic, though attempts to write the language has been completed in a series of dash script written using a nail. To add to further confusion to the native and foreign learner, the script depends on a contextual understanding as the complete structure of the words are underrepresented. Thus, the dashes used may represent a subset of words. Those seeking to understand the nomadic tribes and the material left behind have varied interpretations of the writings. There are notable exceptions, specifically those tribes located near the eastern borders of the Bloodplains with Mej Di'mej. These tribes adopted the more traditional scripts of common, though the phonetic structure of Suraban remains a challenge. Orthographies of the scholars seeking to mediate peace with the tribes of the Bloodplains are the best attempts at comparable language. It was discovered during these studies that the language of common and low-common are still connected by only 5%.
The biggest separation of speak has been the focus on a verb that can exist as a sentence through conjugation. Debates between tribes may be executed in single words with coded context rather than elaborate elocution. In many cultures of the Suraban and the Bloodplains, requiring more than a single word to express your desires is seen as simple-mindedness.
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