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Nexalan was a language considered to be the primary tongue of the people of Maztica,[1][4][5] though in actuality was the native tongue of the Nexalan ethnic group of humans.[2][4]

Speakers[]

The Nexalan tongue was spoken primarily in the nations of Huacli, Nexal, Kultaka, and Pezelac.[2][6] Beyond the Nexalans themselves, a crude form of the language was spoken by the orcs, ogres, and trolls that lived in the Valley of Nexal.[7]

Beyond the land of Maztica, the Nexalan tongue had a few speakers in the nation of Amn,[8][9] but was otherwise unknown to most Faerûnians.[10]

Related Languages[]

Huacli
A related, though distinct language spoken in the nation of Huacli. It had six dialects, each spoken in one of the nation's six city-states. Huacli was the most divergent of the related languages, being the most difficult language for speakers of Nexalan to converse with.[11]
Kultakans
Another related, though distinct language spoken in the nation of Kultaka. Speakers of Nexalan and Kultakan could only achieve roughly a partial understanding of what the other were saying.[12]
Pezelac
A dialect spoken in the nation of Pezelac. It carried an accent distinct from Nexalan and could be readily understood by Nexalan speakers.[13]

Writing System[]

Nexalan was typically written using either the Draconic alphabet[1][2] or its own pictographic alphabet.[3]

Dictionary[]

M[]

Mayz
"corn"[14]

P[]

Payatli
"father"; honorific "Most Honored Patriarch"[15]
Pluma
"feathermagic"[15]
Potec
"traveling merchant"[16]

T[]

Tonalpalli
A divinatory calendar used by Mazticans.[17]

X[]

Xipalli
A solar calendar used by Mazticans.[17]

Unknown Words[]

The Nexalan language had a word for "fame".[18][note 1]

Notable Speakers[]

Appendix[]

Notes[]

  1. What exactly this word is was never stated within the cited text.

Appearances[]

Adventures

Novels & Short Stories

Organized Play & Licensed Adventures

Out in the Cornfield

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 85. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Reynolds, Forbeck, Jacobs, Boyd (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 107. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lawrence Ramirez, Dave Wolin (California Writers Con 1998). Out in the Cornfield. Living City (RPGA), p. 8.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Thomas M. Costa (1999). “Speaking in Tongues”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon Annual #4 (TSR, Inc) (4)., p. 26.
  5. Ed Greenwood, Julia Martin, Jeff Grubb (1993). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 2nd edition (revised), A Grand Tour of the Realms. (TSR, Inc), p. 25. ISBN 1-5607-6617-4.
  6. Douglas Niles (August 1991). “Maztica Alive”. Maztica Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), pp. 33, 36, 41. ISBN 1-5607-6084-2.
  7. Douglas Niles (August 1991). “Maztica Alive”. Maztica Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 38. ISBN 1-5607-6084-2.
  8. Richard Baker, James Wyatt (March 2004). Player's Guide to Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 11. ISBN 0-7869-3134-5.
  9. Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 30. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
  10. Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. (TSR, Inc.), p. 56. ISBN 978-0786903849.
  11. Douglas Niles (August 1991). “Maztica Alive”. Maztica Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 41. ISBN 1-5607-6084-2.
  12. Douglas Niles (August 1991). “Maztica Alive”. Maztica Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 36. ISBN 1-5607-6084-2.
  13. Douglas Niles (August 1991). “Maztica Alive”. Maztica Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 33. ISBN 1-5607-6084-2.
  14. Douglas Niles (1990). Ironhelm. (TSR, Inc), chap. 1, p. 9. ISBN 0-8803-8903-6.
  15. 15.0 15.1 Douglas Niles (1990). Ironhelm. (TSR, Inc), chap. 1, p. 10. ISBN 0-8803-8903-6.
  16. Douglas Niles (1990). Ironhelm. (TSR, Inc), chap. 19, p. 282. ISBN 0-8803-8903-6.
  17. 17.0 17.1 Douglas Niles (August 1991). “A Journey to the True World”. Maztica Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 93. ISBN 1-5607-6084-2.
  18. Erik Mona (June 2000). Twilight of the Dirty Turtles. Living City (RPGA), p. 8.
  19. Jeff Grubb and Tim Beach (September 1991). Fires of Zatal. (TSR, Inc), pp. 35–36. ISBN 1-5607-6139-3.
  20. 20.0 20.1 Jeff Grubb and Tim Beach (September 1991). Fires of Zatal. (TSR, Inc), p. 31. ISBN 1-5607-6139-3.

Connections[]

Human Language Families of the Forgotten Realms
Linguistic Groupings of Languages Spoken in Faerûn and other lands of Toril