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  2. Mythical origins of language - Wikipedia

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    A god who speaks all languages is a theme in African mythology, two examples being Eshu of the Yoruba, a trickster who is a messenger of the gods. Eshu has a parallel in Legba from the Fon people of Benin. Another Yoruba god who speaks all the languages of the world is Orunmila, the god of divination.

  3. Divine language - Wikipedia

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    Divine language, the language of the gods, or, in monotheism, the language of God (or angels), is the concept of a mystical or divine proto-language, which predates and supersedes human speech. Abrahamic traditions

  4. List of constructed languages - Wikipedia

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    Language of the citizens of the mythical city of Atlantis. Ku: The Interpreter: 2005 Said el-Gheithy Fictional African language. Naʼvi: Avatar: 2009 Paul Frommer: Spoken by the Naʼvi. Barsoomian: John Carter: 2012 Paul Frommer, Edgar Rice Burroughs: Language of the Martians. Kiliki: Baahubali: 2015 Madhan Karky: Spoken by the Kalakeyas. [5 ...

  5. List of mythologies - Wikipedia

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    Proto-Uralic mythology. Komi mythology; Finnic mythology. Estonian mythology; Finnish mythology; Mari mythology; Sami mythology; Germanic mythology. Anglo-Saxon mythology; Continental Germanic mythology; English mythology; Frankish mythology; Norse mythology; Swiss folklore; Scottish mythology; Welsh mythology; Irish mythology. Northern/modern ...

  6. Languages constructed by Tolkien - Wikipedia

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    The English philologist and author J. R. R. Tolkien created several constructed languages, mostly related to his fictional world of Middle-earth.Inventing languages, something that he called glossopoeia (paralleling his idea of mythopoeia or myth-making), was a lifelong occupation for Tolkien, starting in his teens.

  7. Elvish languages of Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    [T 4] This urge, in fact, was the motivation for his creation of a 'mythology'. While the language developed, he needed speakers, history for the speakers and all real dynamics, like war and migration: "It was primarily linguistic in inspiration and was begun in order to provide the necessary background of 'history' for Elvish tongues". [T 5] [1]

  8. Proto-Indo-European mythology - Wikipedia

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    Proto-Indo-European mythology is the body of myths and deities associated with the Proto-Indo-Europeans, speakers of the hypothesized Proto-Indo-European language. Although the mythological motifs are not directly attested – since Proto-Indo-European speakers lived in preliterate societies – scholars of comparative mythology have ...

  9. Elvish languages - Wikipedia

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    Elvish languages Language Creator Setting Based on Notes The Ancient Language: Christopher Paolini: The Inheritance Cycle: Old Norse, Tolkien [5] Used by elves and by the riders and other magic users to cast spells. It was the language of the now extinct Grey Folk. One cannot lie in the Ancient Language and one is bound by what one says in it.