Going through the races of Tyria, there’s a lot to think about related to their culture, let’s take a look at their spoken language:
The only known Asuran word is “Bookah”. I always wondered what the asuran language sounds like, it would be so cool to learn more about it. The discovery of Rata Novus and the content of the dragon lab made me think about this: The Asura have their own language from when they were underground, but quickly adapted to the “common” language.
Edit: found more: Asuran runes The banner holding translatable Asuran runes, it translates into: Line 1: ‘qwa umza lagee wan’ Line 2: ‘o kwa tanzin wan’.
That’s a nice approach to imagine what their language sounded like!
The highest rank of the Charr is called Khan-Ur. Sounds sort of primeval, maybe warrior-like. In real life, “Khan” was a title for a mongol leader (-> Genghis Khan).
Other words: The volcano “Hrangmer” was roughly translated to Jaws of Oblivion.
Foreign languages could also mean that there have been different accents. Personally, I think that if they had accents, it would add a nice touch to their culture. I mean, skritt do have their special way of talking, it could be interesting to hear some variations along Asura and Charr, too. Yes, they lived together with the humans for a long time. But even though the main language of some countries is English, there are unique words and accents in each country.
I’m sure I missed out on some points so feel free to add anything you know about it!
