World Guide Each language entry also describes the language family to which it belongs and the alphabet or style of script used in the written form Arabic (Afroasiatic; Arabic script) Spoken mostly in the Mediterranean region Male Names: Aali, Adbel, Al-aziz, Baqir, Dalal, Fadi, Gamil, Hajar, Ismat, Janan Female Names: Adara, Aeesha, Basima, Djamila, Fadia, Fikriyya, Ghadir, Habiba, Hikmat, Inas Berber (Afroasiatic; Arabic script) The language of the Barbary Coast pirates of North Africa Male Names: Aksil, Dihya, Djazzar, Fodhil, Marinus, Raziya, Salih, Sidi, Tariq, Ziri Female Names: Illi, Kella, Lalla, Lemta, Lunja, Menna, Monica, Nwella, Tadifa, Thiyya Breton (Celtic; Latin alphabet) The language of the Duchy of Brittany Male Names: Corentin, Deniel, Erwan, Gael, Loic, Padrig, Per, Roparzh, Winoc, Yannick Female Names: Adelice, Anna, Franseza, Gwenaelle, Katarin, Maelys, Mari, Nolwenn, Oanez, Rozenn Bulgarian (Slavic; Cyrillic alphabet) The language spoken in the Kingdom of Bulgaria Male Names: Andon, Bogdan, Boyana, Desislav, Evdoyika, Gavril, Ivailo, Kaloyan, Lyuben, Penka Female Names: Aleksandra, Bilyana, Donka, Filipa, Nikolina, Raina, Silviya, Tsveta, Vasilka, Zhivka Chinese (other; Chinese characters) The language of the far off Ming Dynasty Males Names: Bai, Changming, Cheng, Feng, Gen, Heng, Jian, Ling, Qi, Xiaodan Female Names: Ai, Daiyu, Jia, Lanfen, Ning, Qiao, Shu, Wenquian, Xiaozhi, Zhu Dalmatian (Eastern Romance; Latin alphabet) The language spoken in eastern (Dinaric Alps) holdings of the Republic of the Archmage Male Names: Antonija, Capeka, Dmitar, Dubravko, Franjo, Goran, Jagoda, Lucija, Mihovil, Slavco Female Names: Emilija, Jadranka, Jelena, Jelka, Mare, Mojca, Natalija, Sofija, Tatjana, Visnja Danish (Northern Germanic; Latin alphabet) One of the languages spoken in the Union of Kalmar Male Names: Abelie, Amleth, Asger, Birte, Dagfinn, Eluf, Gregers, Hjordis, Jorck, Kjeld Female Names: Anesa, Ditte, Grete, Gry, Laerke, Mia, Rikke, Silje, Ulrike, Vibeke Table 4.2: Language Families Northern Western Afroasiatic Altaic Celtic Germanic Germanic Arabic Mongolian Breton Danish Dutch Berber Turkish Gaelic Norwegian English Irish Swedish German* Welsh (German*) Egyptian Sabir* Western Eastern Romance Romance Slavic Uralic Sylvan French Dalmatian Bulgarian Finnish Elven Italian Romanian Polish Hungarian Gnome Portuguese (Latin*) Slavic Sylvan Spanish Treant (Latin*) Sabir* Aklo Goblin Terran Aquan Auran Aklo Goblin Dwarven Aquan Auran Grimlock Worg Giant Kuo-Toan Sphinx Terran Sahuagin Tief Other: Aboleth, Abyssal, Celestial, Chinese, Draconic, Fomorian, Gnoll, Greek, Halfling, Ignan, Infernal, Orc, Persian *possible choices for lingua franca selection Dutch (Western Germanic; Latin alphabet) One of the languages spoken in the Duchy of Burgundy and the Kingdom of France Male Names: Arjan, Bartel, Daan, Dedrik, Ewoud, Femke, Frerik, Gustaaf, Joris, Tiede Female Names: Adelheid, Anouk, Gisela, Heintje, Janneke, Klaartje, Loes, Marjin, Saskia, Viona Dwarven (Terran; Runic alphabet) One of the oldest languages in the world with roots in the elemental language Terran, spoken in dwarven citadels across Europe Male Names: Blegar, Dabar, Darri, Drin, Gloddek, Naryn, Olindar, Oryn, Radnak, Thragar Female Names: Agase, Botilda, Burghwen, Drueta, Geomara, Goldrun, Gunora, Imayne, Rykeld, Truda Egyptian (Afroasiatic; Arabic script) One of the major languages spoken in the southeastern Mediterranean region Male Names: Adjo, Anpu, Baraka, Chuma, Funsani, Hasani, Jendayi, Kesi, Remmao, Zalika Female Names: Amisi, Bennu, Ede, Hasina, Iboni, Kanika, Mandisa, Nafre, Oni, Rashida 17