Thaarak
The origin of the language
Everybody knows that the valturo evolved from the vultures that live on the Itk’reth continent. As they evolved, their language evolved with them. First, they had nothing else but various cries, similar to what the vultures use when they communicate with each other. Still, these cries became the foundation of the language, and they began to use various words that primarily described parts of a hunt.
How has the language evolved?
As the valturo continued to evolve and met with new things in this new world, their language continued to grow with them. The next batch of words described their family, the surrounding mountain, the weather conditions that aided the hunt, and they named a few animals and plants.
As they became more familiar with their environment, they began to have more questions about the things they couldn’t explain. These brought in words for rituals. Not entirely religious traditions, they were still closely tied to nature, and their major influences came from the mountains and the various winds.
As they traveled further away from their mountain, they encountered new creatures and plants, which they had to name so that everyone in the hunting party knew which animals, monsters, or plants to hunt, gather, or avoid. They also started to name their weaknesses and strengths. Everything that helped in the hunt and helped the valturo stay alive.
Their language took a giant leap when they met the skat’ra. Unfortunately, these were not the words of friendship, forgiveness, and peace, but the words of enemy, revenge, and war.
The final pieces of the Thaarak language
When the valturo left their ancestral home and embarked on the great migration from the Eyrie to the Cutter, they encountered various species and nations along their journey. This experience introduced many new words, evolved their grammar, and the Thaarak became a full-fledged language.
Of course, even after reaching the Cutter, the language continued to grow, but mostly with words for religion and the various things they found in the arctic and the tropics.
Nowadays, the modern version of the Thaarak language is the official language of the valturo. The archaic version, which is closer to the original Thaarak language, is spoken by the skyless. However, because the skyless live throughout Gibora and Muaclun, they have developed numerous dialects.
The Thaarak is a fascinating language. It tells a lot about the valturo
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