Kra
The spoken language of the Arkaji people (the Riverfolk of Bard’s Gate), Kra does not have a written alphabet of its own. Most literate speakers of Kra either write in Common or transliterate their language using characters from the Common tongue. Kra is a unique language and is almost unintelligible to anyone other than native speakers with many emotive expressions and nonverbal cues mixed in with a rambling — some would say almost garbled — speech patterns that are extremely difficult for a non-native speaker to follow. However, to the native speakers of Kra, it is extremely versatile and can convey many types detailed information quickly and efficiently from technical information to great emotional expression. It is a natural language for poetry with its internal rhyme and meter, but would be virtually inaccessible to someone outside of the Arkaji culture. Interestingly, the roots of Kra bear many elements of High Boros raising intriguing questions as to its origins.
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