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{{LanguageInfobox | {{LanguageInfobox | ||
|name = | |name = Old Khapeshan | ||
|scope = [[Khapesh]] | |scope = [[Khapesh]] | ||
|writing_system = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieratic | |writing_system = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieratic Old Khapeshan script] | ||
|related_languages = [[Meroitic]] | |related_languages = [[Meroitic]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Old Khapeshan''' {{Pronunciation|kah-PESH-an}} 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 Old Khapeshan for scientific, arcane, or clerical purposes. Across Khapesh 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 | [[Meroitic]], the widely-used language of modern Khapesh, is a descendant of Old Khapeshan. | ||
{{Languages}} | {{Languages}} | ||
[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 28 May 2023
Old Khapeshan (pronounced kah-PESH-an) 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 Old Khapeshan for scientific, arcane, or clerical purposes. Across Khapesh 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.