Creature:Kaiyo/Language

Kayoan (kee-oh-an) is the language family of the. It's dialects are different from most other languages; because, they use various colors, symbols, and patterns produced by the Kaiyo's skin to describe emotions and ideas.

Origin
The oldest Kayoan language was Ancient Yurnjian. It's first written records date back over 700,000 years.

Dialects
Kaiyo Kallin once had about 23 native languages. Only 4 are currently used outside of historical research. Each one of the remaining has a very similar vocabulary with many shared words, so most Kaiyo can at the very least understand each other's speech.

Kamanai
Kamani is a trade language invented by the Southern Kaiyo upon joining the. The language is similar enough to other Kayoan dialects that the speech and writing aspects of the languages are mutually intelligible. The dialect lacks the color change on the Kaiyo's skin allowing easier communication with foreigners; however, the shape of a Kaiyo's beak makes it retain difficulty in learning and most Kaiyo are unable to speak it themselves without making hundreds of grammar mistakes.