Common Language

Modern Serenza, better known as the "Common Language" is the lingua franca of Mencu, and one of the oldest prevalently spoken languages in history. While some cultures and many people are bilingual, this language remains a near-universally spoken language across both Munjang-Îue and Tsominku alike, with only a few Zaderei and Kumenza in small pockets that don't use it regularly. Because of its common an prevalent usage worldwide, it is almost never used in spellcasting or rituals due to its nuances and dynamic structure. By contrast, Old Zaderic (sometimes called Old Jalengan) is used for this purpose.

Origins
Modern Serenza was created by the Jalenga out of need for a common language as their influence spread into the different nations of Serenza. This became particularly prevalent any time the Sayenzi Imperium administered the continent, and also helped unite the different nations of Kasil and Vartiz as language barriers began to fall down.

These two races were the first non-Jalenga to embrace it, and were shortly followed by the Arakos who sought to stay in touch with the rest of the world around them despite their isolationism, as well as the creations of the Jalenga, the Zaderei and the Kumenza. The last country to formally adopt this as a national language was Tazuké, where the stubborn and (then) distant Serenghe needed more convincing before they changed their ways.

Present Day
As of the 48th century year of the 182nd Age, the language remains as prevalent as ever, although it has evolved dramatically since the last time it was uttered from the lips of a Jalenga, all of whom died out at the end of the 181st Age. With over 4800 years of dynamic changes, it was a very different language by the time former Jalenga Queen Zivia returned to full consciousness to hear it again.