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===Language/Name Inspiration===
This is of course a lot more complex than just saying they speak one of our real world languages, and "inspiration" is the best word here. Blizzard were inspired by these real world languages when they created names or words in the fantasy languages of Sanctuary. Some names have a related meaning, some ''sound'' like the related language, and some are completely unrelated:
* '''Druidic[[Druid]]ic''' - Irish (seems like a 100% conversion)* '''[[Barbarian]]''' - Scandinavian (mostly)* '''Kehjistani[[Kehjistan]]i''' - Arabic (mostly)* '''[[Umbaru]]''' - Aboriginal/African/Haitian/Indian. ''There are some connections with an Aboriginal "King" who apparently was clairvoyant, and the name is similar to an Indian village, but there's also heavy inspiration from Haitian Voodoo culture.''* '''[[Western Kingdoms|Western Kingdoms Tounge]]''' - English (mostly)* '''Xiansaian[[Xiansai]]an''' - Eastern Asian. ''Hard to know, since not much information about [[Xiansai]] is released, and the clothing seems to have both Chinese and Japanese inspiration.''
