Anglish Language

Anglish was the language formerly spoken across all of Meruka and possibly around the entire world. It was the language of the ancient nation known as the United States. After the complete breakdown of communications following the Great Flood, the Anglish language quickly splintered into several new regional languages and was almost completely forgotten.

However, the language continued to be spoken by the Archivist Priests of Kolyrado, whom used it for spiritual purposes and the translations of ancient texts. The Archivists also adopted the Anglish writing system, which was first utilized by the Mountaineer language of their homeland. After the destruction of the Ark and the scattering, the Archivists preserved the language and taught it to the new monks and priests from around the Empire who joined the faith. They also spread the use of the ancient Anglish Alphabet, which was far more efficient than the native writing systems for the languages of the various different peoples they now lived alongside.

Anglish was thought to have originated as the tongue of colonists from far to the east, who brought the language of their homeland to Merika long before the thousand year summer. It quickly spread across much of the continent and eventually become the main language of the ancient Merikans, before it splintered into the many language of the Anglish language Family following the downfall of the ancients.