Taldane

Taldane is the most widely spoken language in Avistan and Garund; indeed, it is often referred to as Common across the Inner Sea region. It is a trade language which takes its alphabet from ancient Jistka and its numerals from Kelish. Most of the terms and grammar are based on ancient Azlanti, although Taldane also borrows from Varisian. It is thought to be one of the oldest human languages still spoken in the Inner Sea region, and is certainly the most widely spoken. Many localities in Avistan have their own particular slang words or phrases, and the most well-known of these is Korvosan slang.

Taldane is also spoken in the north and west of the continent of Tian Xia by those who trade heavily with the Inner Sea region. It is also the national tongue of the Taldan colony of Amanandar there, and is beginning to spread to other countries in that region.