Dialects
Saurians, regardless of their homeland, all speak the same central saurian tongue. There are no subdivisions or dialects. Linguists believe this may be due to the limited speech ability of the saurian mouth structure.
Spoken
Due to the saurian mouth structure, their range of pronunciation is limited and their language reflects it. The saurian tongue tends to be a guttural language which is spoken slowly. The powerful, deep, grinding voices of the saurians are well suited to the language. S, SH, K, L and V are the most common consonants used and the language consists of many subtle variations using these sounds. Likewise, morphemes tend to be complex and there are many phonemes so speakers must listen attentively to every sound. Non-saurian speakers must be careful to articulate this deep sound variations in order not to be misunderstood.
Sauric is derived from Traxxi, but one must listen carefully to hear the similarities.
Written
The written saurian language consists of bold, thick stroked letters with sharp, triangular serifs similar to saurian scales. It uses 37 letters from the Traxxi alphabet though some of the letters have been altered greatly in their meaning and pronunciation from the original Traxxi.
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