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{{LanguageInfobox
|name = Demotic
|name = Old Khapeshan
|scope = [[Khapesh]]
|scope = [[Khapesh]]
|writing_system = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieratic Demotic script]
|writing_system = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieratic Old Khapeshan script]
|related_languages = [[Meritoic]]
|related_languages = [[Meroitic]]
}}
}}
'''Demotic''' (pronounced deh-MAH-tick) is a dead language formerly spoken within [[Khapesh]]. Today the language only sees use in a scholarly context, with many learned individuals continuing to use Demotic for scientific, arcane, or clerical purposes. Across Khapesh many old tombs and ruins bear inscriptions in Demotic, and some adventurers have found it useful to pick up at least a cursory understanding of the language as a result.
'''Old Khapeshan''' {{Pronunciation|kah-PESH-an}} is a dead language formerly spoken within [[Khapesh]]. Today the language only sees use in scholarly or religious contexts - while many learned individuals continue to use Old Khapeshan for arcane or scientific purposes, it also survives more prominently as the language of record for clergy of the [[Khapeshan pantheon]]. Across the desert kingdom many old tombs and ruins bear inscriptions in Old Khapeshan , and some adventurers have found it useful to pick up at least a cursory understanding of the language as a result.


[[Meritoic]], the lingua franca of modern Khapesh, is a descendant of Demotic.
[[Meroitic]], the widely-used language of modern Khapesh, is a descendant of Old Khapeshan.
 
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Latest revision as of 03:07, 7 December 2023

Old Khapeshan (pronounced kah-PESH-an) is a dead language formerly spoken within Khapesh. Today the language only sees use in scholarly or religious contexts - while many learned individuals continue to use Old Khapeshan for arcane or scientific purposes, it also survives more prominently as the language of record for clergy of the Khapeshan pantheon. Across the desert kingdom many old tombs and ruins bear inscriptions in Old Khapeshan , and some adventurers have found it useful to pick up at least a cursory understanding of the language as a result.

Meroitic, the widely-used language of modern Khapesh, is a descendant of Old Khapeshan.