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Payit was the native language of the Payit[2][3] and Itza,[4] a human ethnic group and subgroup of East Maztica that lived in the nation of Payit and the Far Payit region.[2][3]

Speakers[]

Beyond the Payit themselves, the modern version of their native tongue was spoken by a few of the wild halflings of the Far Payit jungle.[5]

Related Languages[]

A few creatures in Maztica spoke ancient forms of the Payit tongue. These included the plumazotl[6] and the wild halflings.[7] Most notably, the Tabaxi language was derived from an ancient form of Payit. Speakers of Modern Payit could comprehend roughly half of whatever was spoken in Tabaxi.[8]

Grammar[]

To modify most words into a plural form, one had to add the suffix "-ob". This was generally used when referring to a date. For example, when referring to the date of Cordell's arrival to Maztica, the date would be given as "13 baktunob" or "5200 tunob".[9]

Writing System[]

The writing script of the Payit tongue was Maztican pictographs.[1]

Dictionary[]

B[]

Baktun
A period of four hundred years.[10]

K[]

Kala kinob
One of the three calendars of Maztica. Translates literally as "count of days".[10]
Katun
A period of twenty years.[10]
Kin
"Day".[10]

T[]

Tun
The Maztican solar calendar; "year".[10]

U[]

Unal
A period of twenty days.[10]

Z[]

Zolkin
The Payit term for the Maztican divinatory calendar.[10]

Notable Speakers[]

Appendix[]

Appearances[]

Adventures

Novels & Short Stories

Organized Play & Licensed Adventures

Out in the Cornfield

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lawrence Ramirez, Dave Wolin (California Writers Con 1998). Out in the Cornfield. Living City (RPGA), p. 12.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Douglas Niles (August 1991). “Maztica Alive”. Maztica Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 30. ISBN 1-5607-6084-2.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Thomas M. Costa (1999). “Speaking in Tongues”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon Annual #4 (TSR, Inc) (4)., p. 26.
  4. Douglas Niles (August 1991). “Maztica Alive”. Maztica Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 14. ISBN 1-5607-6084-2.
  5. Douglas Niles (August 1991). “Maztica Alive”. Maztica Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 16. ISBN 1-5607-6084-2.
  6. Douglas Niles (August 1991). “Maztica Alive”. Maztica Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 62. ISBN 1-5607-6084-2.
  7. Douglas Niles (1991). Feathered Dragon. (TSR, Inc), p. ?. ISBN 1-5607-6045-1.
  8. Jeff Grubb and Tim Beach (September 1991). Fires of Zatal. (TSR, Inc), p. 62. ISBN 1-5607-6139-3.
  9. Douglas Niles (August 1991). “A Journey to the True World”. Maztica Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 95. ISBN 1-5607-6084-2.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Douglas Niles (August 1991). “A Journey to the True World”. Maztica Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 95. ISBN 1-5607-6084-2.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Jeff Grubb and Tim Beach (September 1991). Fires of Zatal. (TSR, Inc), pp. 33–34. ISBN 1-5607-6139-3.
  12. Jeff Grubb and Tim Beach (September 1991). Fires of Zatal. (TSR, Inc), p. 29. ISBN 1-5607-6139-3.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Jeff Grubb and Tim Beach (September 1991). Fires of Zatal. (TSR, Inc), pp. 35–36. ISBN 1-5607-6139-3.
  14. Jeff Grubb and Tim Beach (September 1991). Fires of Zatal. (TSR, Inc), p. 59. ISBN 1-5607-6139-3.
  15. 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