Idran

Idran quickly became the common language as the Idran empire's conquest spread through the central region of Rom. Idran is a flexible language and as such has taken donor words from most of the languages that it conquered. Along with these imported words came a wide array of idioms and sayings that are now embraced as part of Idran culture.

Learning Idran

Idran is taught from an early age to all citizens of the Idran empire. Idran is taught to infants through the use of games and play, which allows all citizens to be fluent from an early age. Many areas of the empire also teach their native languages to their children, so it is not uncommon for children to be multi-lingual growing up. Adult learning of Idran is somewhat more difficult as it is a language that has many internal inconsistencies and does not always follow its own grammar rules. In addition there are some sounds that are difficult for adults to pronounce if there mouths have not made such shapes previously. Unfortunately, the complexity of Idran is both a blessing and a curse as it allows nuanced communication but poses large barriers for new learners.

Some examples of common idioms in modern Idran are as follows...
"stoop in the road" - to stand around doing nothing

"peck the drum" - to blather on about something that nobody cares about

"ring a triangle" - remind someone of something

"mock the bird" - tell someone something that they are already aware of

"apply eye cream" - ignore something blatantly obvious

"drink a book" - to be carried away by something that you are reading

"break the crystalarium" - to unleash mayhem

"eat the fern" - to be gullible