Hedta (/ˈhedta/)

Hedta was spoken by the people now known as the Yibiduri before Witsustoge—the event that cause them to move from the Untsadpa Mountains to what is now Vidapa.
After Witsustoge, the Yibiduri were rescued by a group of people who greatly influenced them in the centuries to follow. One of those influences was the merging of the language of their mysterious rescuers and Hedta into Vitsengan. Vitsengan is now the language of the Yibiduri.
Parts of Hedta still survive. Some of the words of Vitsengan come from Hedta and the basic structure has survived (with some changes). Where Hedta continues to influence the Yibidiri most, however, is in their musical traditions. Many of their traditional songs are in Hedta, or derived directly from it.
There are a few written records in Hedta. For instance the Tsunyuma was a foundational document of Gitchyi va Tsadza, written when the Yibiduri still spoke Hedta. There was also an epic poem written about the travails of the Yibiduri following Witsustoge. It is called Ske Putswodwi . While most renditions of this historical document are in Vitsengan, a handful of copies in the original Hedtan remain.
Despite these pieces of the Yibiduri culture still referencing Hedtan, there are no more native speakers. Songs are sung by rote. The Vitsengan translations of documents are now the official documents. It is a dead language.

Spoken by

• Yibiduri