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====Languages====
There are tens of thousands of languages, dialects, creoles,
and jargons in the Solar System, far too many for anyone
to learn. Earth alone is home to thousands of languages.
When you factor in dead languages, such as Latin and
Ancient Martian, the number increases greatly.

Ancient Erisian: The language of the long dead natives of
the planet Eris. So far any but a few pioneering scientists
have decoded this language.

Ancient Greek: Used primarily by either theologians or
scholars. Then again this is Rocket Age, and finding an
Ancient Greek inscription on Mars might be the kick off to
an entire new adventure.

Ancient Martian: The language of Mars before the Death
of Eris wrecked it. Also, the liturgical language for nearly
all Martian religions.

Arabic: Spoken by a large percentage of Earthlings but
currently mostly restricted to Earth due to political and
economic pressures. Arabic is also the liturgical language
of Islam.

Chanari: The language of nomadic inhabitants of the wastes
of Mars. There are many dialects across the hundreds of
Chanari tribes.

English: The lingua franca of the Rocket Age. Due to the
influence of the first pioneers of the radium rocket drive,
English is the standard language of rocket design and
piloting.

Europan: An enigmatic language based on both verbal
and psychic communication. Non-psychics can still speak
and understand Europan, but there is little depth to their
conversations.

French: Due to their success during the Kalond Canal
Valley wars as well as diplomatic efforts on Mars, French
is the second most common Earthling language spoken on
the Red Planet.

Ganymedian: The Ganymedians speak a language that
sounds a lot like singing and the rustling of leaves in the
wind. There is no written version of Ganymedian, but
the language does contain a strong silent component of
gestures and body positions.

German: Spoken by the expansionistic Nazi government
and by a large number of Americans, as well as people of
German heritage outside of Germany. The Nazi conquest
of Mars has made it the third most common Earthling
language on that planet.

Greek: Greece has suffered much in this century, but their
colony on Venus is a bright hope for the future and the
only major extraterrestrial center of the Greek language.

Hebrew: A language of great cultural value to Jewish
populations across Earth as well as theologians, Hebrew
has not made a great leap into the Solar System yet, but
there is a growing Jewish migration away from Central
Europe and to colonies on Mars and Venus, for safety if
nothing else.

High Martian: There are dozens of dialects of this language
based on region. Spoken by the Kastari, Maduri, and
Silthuri castes, High Martian is an intricate language full
of shaded meanings. Many Pilthuri and Talandri learn High
Martian as well in order to better communicate with their
masters.

Ioite: Few other than the Ioites bother to learn this language
and it is hardly spoken outside of the blasted moon Io.
There is no written form of the language, though Ancient
Ioite undoubtedly had a written form, the Europans have
gone to great lengths to destroy any trace of it.

Italian: Outside of Italy and Switzerland this language is
spoken in Italian Occupied Mars and by many Americans.

Japanese: Japanese is the language of government in
Imperial Japan and its holdings both on Earth and Venus.

Jovian: Due to their odd vocal apparatus and tubular
mouths Jovian is difficult for non-Jovians to speak. It has a
distinct hissing quality and a slight echo, traits that can be
found in Jovian speech patterns when they communicate
in other species’ languages.

Latin: A language of scholarly and theological import.

Lizard Monkey: Spoken only by the Lizard Monkeys of
Venus, and likely only capable of being spoken by them
due to a high pitch, broad range of sounds, and unusual
vocalizations. As most of the Solar System consider the
native sophonts of Venus to be little more than smart
animals, it is questionable if few others than the Lizard
Monkeys knows this is a language, much less how to
understand it.

Low Martian: Spoken by the Talandri, Pilthuri, and
Julandri castes. While the Talandri are literate, few Julandri
Laborers learn the written form of their language. Among
the Courtesans Low Martian is only spoken in private and
certainly never in front of the higher castes.

Metisian: As fluid as their bodies, the Metisian language is
produced not by a normal set of vocal chords and larynx,
but by whistling through various orifices on the underside
of the body. If you can’t whistle, you can’t speak Metisian.
Portuguese: Spoken by millions on Earth, Portuguese is
the dominant language of one of the largest Earthling
colonies on Venus.

Spanish: Spoken by a large number of Earthlings across the
Americas as well as in Europe. Spanish is slowly making
its way into the Solar System.

Turkish: Once the dominant language of much of the Near
East on Earth, Turkish is now common in only two places,
Turkey on Earth and the Turkish colony on Venus.

Western Venusian: The common language of the Ishtar
Highlands, Western Venusian is often confused as being
the only Venusian language. Although there is a written
form, only the Speakers bother to learn it.