Alzhedo

Alzhedo is a regional tongue of southwest Faerûn, and the main language of Calimshan. Other regions where it is commonly spoken include Amn, Chult, the Lake of Steam, Lapaliiya, Lantan, the Nelanther Isles, the Shaar, Tashalar, Tethyr, Waterdeep (among dwarves, elves, and gnomes), the Western Heartlands (among halflings and planetouched), the Wealdath, Tharsult, and the Old Shanatar region of the Underdark.

Alzhedo, like most primarily human tongues, uses the Thorass runic alphabet.

Alzhedo is a derivative language of Untheric and is in the same family language as Midani.

Common Alzhedo surnames include Basha, Dumein, Jassan, Khalid, Mostana, Pashar, and Rein.

AD&D Notes
"The language of Calimshan is called Alzhedo. It is very closely related to the language spoken on the Elemental Plane of Air, and this fact lends creedence to the theory that the first civilizations in the Calimshan area were made up of travelers from that plane. Alzhedo is spoken at court, in all government and judicial proceedings, and throughout polite Calimshan society."