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Dwarven language is, generally, split into two categories: Old Dwarven and Common Dwarven, also known as Common.
Old Dwarven is an archaic script, from the earliest days of the Dwarves. Less of a singular language, it is generally believed to be a mishmash of dozens of regional dialects that formed and dissolved over the early years of Dwarven settlement in the Mar Mountains. Only scholars that specifically study this language would know the names used to refer to any specific dialects, with even those names being hotly debated. The vast majority of Old Dwarven has been lost to time, with only a handful of words surviving to the modern day; words like yanka, meaning elder, and [[Bormar
Dwarven, or simply Common, is the current language spoken throughout all of Bormar and indeed, throughout the world. Due to Bormar’s prominence and power, it is rare to find a society that has no exposure to the language. Even many Human-populated areas speak a clipped form of Dwarven rather than their ancestral languages. It could be said that Bormar’s spreading of Common throughout the world as a lingual bridge uniting the world is its most important feat. Common is taught throughout the Mar Mountains, with other specialist languages being taught at specific halls of learning. Scholars that specifically study other languages will usually be able to hold a rudimentary conversation in Grollen, though these cases are the exception, not the rule.
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