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With nations on Micras having a wide range of cultural influences, languages play a considerable part in their makeup.

Terran languages

Many real-world languages, both natural and constructed, have found their way onto Micras. Due to some long-standing ties to Earth-based projects, these languages are often referred to by their traditional names on this wiki. However, many contributors instead use "in-sim" names for languages—often alluding to former nations—as listed below:

Language Common name Also known as
Arabic Baatharzi Arboric, Hatayyian, Toroshi
Aramaic Matbaic
Bulgarian Ranentsian
Catalan Valencian
Czech
Danish
Dutch Batavian
English Common tongue[A] Istvanistani[B], Mercurian
Esperanto Aspiranto
Finnish Lakkvian
French Alexandrian
Georgian Eklesian
German Holzer Germanian, Gotzer, South-Cibolan
Greek Constancian Athlonian, Kavalosian, Classical Kaikian
Greenlandic Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaquit
Hawaiian Hau'oli 'Ena Luthorian
Hindi Aryashti Adarani
Hungarian Báthorian
Icelandic Froyalanish
Indonesian Indokistani Matabese
Irish Tománn
Italian Gaian[C] Cisamarrese, Tellian
Japanese Sangunese Hoennese[D], Sanpanese
Korean Taesongean
Khmer Xiangi
Latin Audente Catologian, Classical Platean
Malay Phineaner Phinbellan, Matabese
Maltese Florencian Parokan
Mandarin Jingdaoese Yewlang
Norwegian Norse Hemsfordic, Høgmårkian
Occitan Baudrestian
Old Dutch Diets
Old English Eastmoorlandish Jorvish
Old Norse Valtian
Persian Babkhi
Polish Interlandian Freelandic, Vatkavish
Portuguese Santanderian
Quechua Wechu
Romani Black Traveller
Romanian Juclandian Sarnechi
Russian Patrovan Lostislandic, Mishalanese
Sámi Reindeer Herder
Sanskrit Samsrumukhat
Samoan Lusana
Scottish Gaelic Florian[E]
Serbo-Croatian Krasnocorian
Slovene Ocian
Spanish Martino
Swedish Army Crandish
Thai Xangese
Toki Pona Toki Wawa
Turkish Thraci Hasani
Turkmen Qyzylqay
Vietnamese Chi Namese Minh
Welsh Calbic
Yiddish Ashkenatzi Siyacher, Yeudi
Notes
  1. ^ A The community's lingua franca, and most common means of in- and out-of-character interaction, is English. As such, no particular nations or regions are universally accepted as a "home" for English on Micras.
  2. ^ B This usage has overtaken the original Slavic-influenced conlang of the Republic of Istvanistan, also called Istvanistani.
  3. ^ C Officially a conlang formed from Italian and French influences.
  4. ^ D Officially a conlang formed from Kagoshima-dialect Japanese and Middle Korean influences.
  5. ^ E Officially a conlang formed from Scottish Gaelic and Welsh influences.

Micrasian conlangs

Micras' constructed existence means that a number of constructed languages, or "conlangs", are also used on the planet. These can include languages built primarily from scratch with extensive vocabulary and grammar, those which are rudimentary pidgins from natural languages, effective ciphers, and even languages which have been described but have no recorded lexicon. Articles regarding such languages are categorised here.