Salt Sea Languages

The Salt Sea Languages are the languages that were primarily spoken around the northern half of the salt sea. Historically, the family was constrained from expansion due to the geographic boundaries that enclosed the sea itself, as well as similar sedentary peoples that occupied the southern edge of the sea.

History

Prior to the first states, the Salt Sea people were already organizing into small urban settlements, and by the time of the Taxili empire, were developed into several small petty polities. Linguistic diversity as this time, and even in the pre-state era was already high. During this classical period, many of the languages adopted writing from the Affalhaq.

During the D'ekaš Dark Age, like throughout most of the south of the continent, literacy was completely lost. The period following, with the rise of Çjajal along the east of the Great Salt Sea, saw the emergence of four primary Salt Sea languages, outdominating other languages and dialects in the area. These were often in competition with placeholder affalhaqic language in the southeast. During this period, writing was re-borrowed, this time from the desert states in the north.

Lineage

• Proto Salt Sea
  • Various Dialects
    • Tak Çjajal
    • Tak Kaçejja
    • Ejjaça
    • Da Çana