The term secambru refers to the language of the secambru giants of Qeshir. Most of the secambru giants live in one area of Qeshir and within this region, there is only one spoken dialect. However, there are legends of secambru living in other parts of Qeshir and it is likely that their languages vary slightly.
Secambru is a very interesting language with an equally interesting history. The secambru giants were once slaves in the ancient Kytohan Empire. When that Empire fell, the secambru revolted and fled. Because of their unusually long lives, their language has changed little over the millenia. As such, secambru is a fairly close representation of what ancient Kytai may have sounded like. In any case, their migration from Aggradar to Qeshir represents one of the major linguistic migrations of the world.
The secambru language is a corruption of the original Kytai language, having been softened and slowed by the tongues of giants. Secambru today is spoken in a slow flowing, but measured manner with hard consonants. It bears some similarity to both Sybrenar and Tomarin. Varied pronuciation of key words greatly alter the meaning or emphasis of the word. Linguists greatly prize this language as it is the only language which is a direct descendant of ancient Kytai and, again, it is likely a close match due to the long life spans of the secambru giants.
Some cultural exchange has taken place between the mytharians and the secambru resulting in both of their languages sharing a few common words.
Very few secambru can read and write. Reading and writing was forbidden them when they were slaves to the Kytohan Empire many centuries ago and it has become something of a taboo for them. Only the shamans use written language and only a few of them. The secambru language used by the shamans is based on the classic Kytai alphabet of 47 characters. By studying their alphabet, one can clearly see the progenitor alphabet from which all other western Aggradar languages descended. The stress and pronunciation variations that are apparent in speech are marked by way of specialized serifs and accents on the written characters. Some of these markings are present in modern day Sybrenar as well, though in a modified form.
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