Mishato
Mishato is the name of the original language spoken in Lamtsu, within the Misato Kingdom. The language is only used now in the religion of the same name and on official documents. The language is one of the 4 official languages of the Lamtsu Capital City, the other 3 being English, Chinese and Japanese. The language has significant religious significance, and devoted practitioners of the religion of the same name often take some time to learn the modernized script. Although the language sees minimal use in today's society, the Script is used extensively especially among the older population. Although Mishato is the official primary language, English is the working language due to it's status as the Lingua Franca.
History
Origins
The origin of the language is unknown and under heavy debate by historians. In the Mishato Religion, the language was granted to Man by the gods, and during the golden era of the Misato Kingdom, there were many tales of it's usage to conduct supernatural feats. The original pronunciation and script of the language has been lost to time, although some do survive in the form of Galdr.
Evolutions
The script was highly adaptable, which led to it's adoption over the Jobanese writing system during the annexation of the Misato Kingdom by the Fuka Shogunate. The writing system switched the pronunciation to the Jobanese syllables, and this is the form that is taught in schools.
The script later evolved to become a counterpart to the Latin Alphabet, and the script can be used to write in English and French. The ancient script is taught to higher-level language students in schools, in both the traditional Jobanese form and the modern Latin form. The traditional script is seeing a significant decline with the abolishment of Jobanese as a 2nd language in Lamtsu schools.
There are some suspicions that the leaders of Mishato are harboring scripts and archeological finds of the pronounciation of the ancient tongue, but these have not come to fruition.
Modern Day
In some areas of Lamtsu, especially the rural areas, usage of the Ancient Script is significantly more common, with some towns opting to use the Mishato alphabet instead of the Latin alphabet.