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Global Tongue - cróil téense

This is the language that everyone in Degheich learns as their second language for easier international communication. It was created by the Clándhia and is therefore rather close to the Holy Language - núimh téense. Some words appear in both languages without any changes. The Global Tongue also uses ´ and on occasion, but not as often as the Holy Tongue - Núimh Téense. Most times, the first vowel in the word gets an accent. Aside from taking on words from the Holy Tongue - Núimh Téense, some words are also taken from regional languages, if they have developed into a globally used term. Or there are words taken on from the Noble Tongue - pacoss lona as well. The language is designed to make it easy to learn for everyone. Also people that come new into the world, like the Tásseach, if they decide to stay. To ensure that the language is easy to learn, a couple of the letters known in the latin alphabet are not being used.

M, Q, U and X do not exist
J gets replaced by Y
P gets replaced by BH
W gets replaced by V
Z gets replaced by ST
C gets replaced by S

This leaves the following letters, equivalent to the following symbols in the Global Tongue. The symbols of the Global Tongue are based on the movement someones mouth makes when they speak, again to make it easier to memorize and learn.