Languages in the Realms

Typical starting regions and their native tongues, along with the typical bonus languages available to someone from that region. Regions denoted with a * also apply to other large settlements of the given race:

Region	Native Language	Bonus Languages
Aglarond	Aglarondan	Chessentan, Damaran, Draconic, Elven, Mulhorandi, Orc, Sylvan, Untheric.
Altumbel	Aglarondan	Aquan, Chondathan, Chessentan, Rashemi, Untheric.
Amn	Chondathan	Alzhedo, Elven, Giant, Goblin, Orc, Shaaran.
Anauroch	Midani	Chondathan, Damaran, Draconic, Gnoll, Orc.
Calimshan	Alzhedo	Auran, Chondathan, Chultan, Draconic, Ignan, Shaaran, Tashalan.
Chessenta	Chessentan	Aglarondan, Chondathan, Draconic, Mulhorandi, Turmic, Unthric.
Chondalwood	Shaaran	Chessentan, Chondathan, Elven, Halfling, Gnoll, Shaaran, Sylvan, Untheric.
Chult	Chultan	Alzhedo, Draconic, Dwarven, Goblin, Shaaran, Sylvan, Tashalan.
Cormyr	Chondathan	Damaran, Elven, Gnome, Goblin, Halfling, Orc, Turmic.
Dalelands	Chondathan	Damaran, Elven, Giant, Gnome, Orc, Sylvan.
Damara	Damaran	Chondathan, Dwarven, Giant, Goblin, Orc, Uluik.
Dragon Coast	Chondathan	Aglarondan, Chessentan, Damaran, Goblin, Halfing, Orc, Turmic.
Evermeet/Elven*	Elven	Aquan, Auran, Celestial, Chondathan, Illuskan, Sylvan.
Great Dale	Damaran	Giant, Goblin, Rashemi, Mulhorandi.
Golden Water	Durpari	Draconic, Dwarven, Giant, Halruaan, Halfling, Mulhorandi, Shaaran.
The Great Rift / Dwarven*	Dwarven	Chondathan, Giant, Gnome, Goblin, Illuskan, Shaaran, Terran, Orc, Untheric.
Halruaa	Halruaan	Elven, Goblin, Halfling, Shaaran, Tashalan.
High Forest	Chondathan	Elven, Gnoll, Goblin, Halfling, Illuskan, Sylvan.
Hordelands	Tuigan	Damaran, Goblin, Mulhorandi, Rashemi.
Impiltur	Damaran	Aglarondan, Chessentan, Chondathan, Dwarven, Giant, Goblin, Mulhorandi, Turmic.
Lake of Steam	Shaaran	Alzhedo, Chondathan, Dwarven, Goblin, Tashalan.
Lantan	Lantanese	Alzhedo, Chondathan, Dwarven, Gnome, Ignan, Illuskan, Shaaran.
Lapaliiya	Tashalan	Alzhedo, Chultan, Gnoll, Halruuan, Shaaran, Yaun-ti.
Luiren/Halfling*	Halfling	Dwarven, Gnoll, Goblin, Halfling, Halruaan, Shaaran, Untheric.
Moonsea	Damaran	Chondathan, Chessentan, Draconic, Giant, Goblin, Midani, Orc.
Moonshae Isles	Illuskan or Waelan (Ffolk)	Aquan, Chondathan, Elven, Giant, Orc, Sylvan.
Mulhorand	Mulhorandi	Aglarondan, Chessentan, Draconic, Durpari, Goblin, Tuigan, Untheric.
Narfell	Damaran	Goblin, Orc, Rashemi, Tuigan, Uluik.
Nelanther Isles	Chondathan	Alzhedo, Goblin, Illuskan, Lantanese, Orc, Shaaran.
The North (Sword Coast, Savage Frontier)	Illuskan	Chondathan, Dwarven, Elven, Halfling Giant, Goblin, Orc, Uluik.
Rashemen	Rashemi	Aglarondan, Damaran, Goblin, Mulhorandi, Tuigan.
The Ride	Damaran	Chondathan, Giant, Goblin, Orc, Rashemi.
Sembia	Chondathan	Chessentan, Damaran, Gnome, Halfling, Mulhorandi, Shaaran, Turmic.
The Shaar	Shaaran	Alzhedo, Dambrathan, Dupari, Dwarven, Gnoll, Halruuan, Mulhorandi, Tashalan, Untheric.
The Silver Marches	Chondathan	Dwarven, Elven, Giant, Illuskan, Midani, Orc, Sylvan.
Tashalar	Tashalan	Alzhedo, Chultan, Draconic, Illuskan, Orc, Shaaran, Sylvan, Yaunt-ti.
Tethyr	Chondathan	Elven, Goblin, Illuskan, Lantanese, Shaaran, Sylvan.
Thay	Mulhorandi	Chessentan, Damaran, Infernal, Rashemi, Tuigan, Unteric.
Thesk	Damaran	Aglarondan, Chondathan, Giant, Gnoll, Mulhorandi, Rashemi, Tuigan, Turmic.
Turmish	Turmic	Chessentan, Chondathan, Draconic, Dwarven, Ignan, Shaaran.
Unther	Untheric	Chessentan, Draconic, Mulhorandi, Orc, Shaaran.
Vaasa	Damaran	Abyssal, Giant, Goblin, Orc, Uluik.
The Vast	Damaran	Aglarondan, Chondathan, Dwarven, Giant, Goblin, Mulhorandi, Orc, Rashemi, Tuigan, Turmic.
Vilhon Reach (Chondath, Sespech)	Chondathan	Chessentan, Damaran, Draconic, Elven, Goblin, Shaaran, Turmic.
Waterdeep	Chondathan	Dwarven, Elven, Giant, Goblin, Illuskan, Orc.
Western Heartlands	Chondathan	Elven, Giant, Goblin, Illuskan, Midani, Orc.

Racial and Common Languages

These are supplemental racial tongues to the ones listed in the Pathfinder RPG reference:

• Deep Drow: Drow Elves. Also called Low Drow or Drowic, this is the common language of the drow. Each community has its own dialect, but can reasonably understand one another. Written in Espruar.
• Duergan: Duergar. Originally descended from Dwarven, this language has been deeply affected by the duergar’ time in the Underdark. Written in Dethek.
• High Drow: Drow Elves. A complex language with its own runic alphabet, it is primarily used by priestesses in ritual context and nobles when they wish to communicate above the heads of the rabble. Written in High Drow.
• Jannti: Geniekind. The language of the janni serves as a sort of Common language for geniekind, who are notoriously suspicious about those seeking to learn their individual languages. Jannti can be written in Thorass or Draconic.
• Yipyak: Kobolds. A debased form of Draconic that serves as a common tongue for kobolds. Written in Draconic.

• Kao te Shou: Shou Lung. The official language of the Shou Lung empire, by custom and imperial edict. Viewed as the model that all other dialects ought to strive for. Written with Shou Chiang, although may also be written with Draconic in communication with Faerûn.
• Khazari: Khazari. Official language of the Khazari peoples of Kara-Tur. Written with Shou Chiang, although may also be written with Draconic in communication with Faerûn.
• Koryo: Koryo. Han-descended language of the people of Koryo. Written using the Han alphabet.
• Kozakuran: Kozakura. Han-descended language spoken by Kozakurans. Written in Han alphabet.
• Kuong: Malatra. Language of the Kuong people of Malatra, Kara-Tur. Believed to be unique and so considered specially blessed. Highly complex, following very little logic, and so difficult to learn.
• Nexalan: Maztica. Written with Nexalan.
• Shou: Kara-tur. Written with Shou Chiang.
• The Trade Tongue: Kara-Tur. A common language devised long ago to facilitate trade among the peoples of Kara-Tur. Often referred to as Kara-Turan by those from outside the region.