Languages

Languages
There are many different languages spoken in the World of the Old Gods, but as with the real world, there are similarities between related languages. Even though there is no common tongue, or racial tongues such as Dwarven and Elvish, comparatively large regions can just about understand one another.

Languages are divided into Language Groups, of which anyone inside a country of that language group can understand another (e.g. Swiss can understand Nederlander, Galician can understand Catalan).

Language groups which border another language group can understand simple conversation of that language group, but can't read or write in that language without further training (e.g. Germans can understand Polish, but can't read or write it).

Languages Groups to Split
Add Languages into Language Groups
 * Tartar
 * Siberian
 * Chinese
 * Hindu
 * Egyptian
 * Central African
 * South African
 * Arabian
 * Persian

e.g. Austrian, Bavarian, Dutch, Castilian, Portuguese