merchant tongue
Merchant’s Tongue began out of the need for international traders and merchants to communicate.
This conglomeration of many languages soon evolved into a
commonly spoken language among those of different
backgrounds. It first appeared along the Ahznomahnii coast
and, within fifty years, so many Ahznoms were fluent that their
Parliament officially recognized it as a second language.
Merchant’s Tongue also defines a system of weights and
measures, recognized and used by Tellene’s civilized countries.
It should be noted that while Merchant’s Tongue is spoken
throughout most of Tellene, in underdeveloped, rural areas
many native inhabitants are not fluent. Except in Ahznomahn,
most slaves and serfs are not learned in Merchant’s Tongue,
unless they were previously active in trade or city life.
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