Usprian languages
| Usprian | |
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| Bussusφrawā, Usphek | |
| Geographic distribution | Widespread in northern Aurora; namely Kaltariezh, Terghyntin, parts of Staynes. Also Llygad Duw, Jusdelva, Nevez Kaltariezh. Formerly Toransla |
| Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
Early form | Proto-Usprian
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The Usprian languages are a family of indigenous related languages of Aurora, consisting of three extant and nine extinct languages.
Proto Usprian is believed to have been the predominant language prior to the Great Vanishing. After the decline of Cava dominated civilisation and the arrival of predominantly elven peoples, but also human in the east, the language, which by this time was declining, had diverged into three distinct language families; Morsic in the continental centre-north, Zaguric in the continental centre-south, and Detreban in the east.
Kaltareg and Terghyntek are the remaining two languages of this family on continental Aurora, evolving from Eastern Morsic; whilst Toranslic, Rombaric, and Llygadian evolved from Western Morsic. Both eastern and western families stem from the wider Morsic subfamily.
The Zagruric and Detreban languages are all extinct, some thousands of years ago and some up until the early 20th century. The main cause of modern decline has been attributed to the domination of the Staynish and Ethalrian languages in a continental north-south, central-third divide, and Salovian in the east.
Llygadian is a language isolate in its region, being spoken in Llygad Duw in South Gondwana. A common theory is that it arrived from migratory Usprii speaking a proto form of the Western Morsic language in the second millennium BCE.