The Voice of the Mountain

"The Voice of the Mountain" is a colorful and poetic reference to the musical language of the Baskings. It is a predominantly tonal language, though it includes an array of phonemes, and relies upon both stationary tones and sliding tones to convey meaning.
This language is almost entirely unknown to human and Rideis researchers. It is not known when the Baskings developed it; perhaps it was long before the human or Rideis societies settled in these areas. The language is ideally suited for their underground dwellings, as the long vowels can be sung easily and the tones (vibrations) can be felt through stone wall or egg shell. Growls, clicks, and whistles are used only within closer range; it is unknown whether these are used for more specific communication which is not conveyed over longer distances. For example, at different distances one might say either, "Please come to the crying child" or "please settle to the left of the crying child."

Writing System

No written alphabet for the Basking tongue is known to modern scholarship.

Geographical Distribution

The language is known only among the Baskings beneath The Sung Mountains and spreading into Mandoral.

Phonology

The language contains approximately two dozen phonemes (including vowels, consonants, growls, whistles, and clicks) and a range of three octaves.

Spoken by

• Baskings

Common Phrases

Friendly Greeting: Re, Mi, Do, Do, So