Classical Arazi

Classical Arazi was an Asatic language originally spoken in Aradór and later throughout the Asatic Empire as an administrative, literary and trade language, serving as a Lingua Franca. It is classified as a South Asatic language, and after the desolution of the Asatic Empire and following state of Asàel, it gave rise to several vernaculars and daughter languages, of which the most notable were Bantazi Arazi and Western Arazi. Classical Arazi was closely related to Shanidazi and other South Asatic languages.

History
Main Article: Arazi language.

As an Asatic language, Classical Arazi developed from the Proto-Asatic language, sharing a common stage of disputable Common Souther Asatic with other closely related languages.

After the establishment of the Kingdom of Aradór approximately in 740 4A, the dialects and varieties of the language spoken in and near Araero, the new capital, stanrted merging and developing as a single variety. Over the course of several centuries, the Araero's Arazi gradually spread and influenced other Southern Asatic dialects.

By the beginning of the Asatic Empire in the 15th century 4A, Araero's Arazi had become the dominant language throughout Aradór, but the newly acquired large and linguistically diverse territories required a centrally controlled standardized language of administration and for other purposes. Most of earliest attempts failed, but a new standard was inadvertently created by the spread of Obenism, a religion founded in Aradór in 1556 4A, and the distribution of it's holy writings, written primarily in a fusion dialect based on the ones spoken around Araero (the political center) and Torłeśe (the religious center).

This variety, though not recognised as the official language of the Empire, sometimes dubbed Biblical Arazi, gradually spread throughout Aradór, often displacing earlier dialects by the 19th century. In late 22th century 4A, soon after the collapse of the Empire, the succeeding state of Asàel recognised a form Biblical Arazi as the official language of the state. This form has since been dubbed Classical Arazi, as the language was centrally controlled and standardized and experience exponential growth in literature.