Chat in the Discord went back and forth about the concept of certain languages having a small benefit to understanding due to similarities. I.E. Murian and Rodensi.
Not sure which other languages would have overlap, but with the potential of more languages in the future, we had a general consensus some overlap would help alleviate the skill bloat, even if it's only minor.
Just recording it here so the concept doesn't get lost~ o7
Bump to a rather old thread~
This concept does seem interesting!
My brain was ticking on something tangentially related. With the Orphan trait being negative, could be interesting to pair with an 'Adopted' trait, maybe instead has your starting language match a particular critter type and possibly even have a slightly altered stat array. (Maybe a couple points less than the critter's typical best bonus and instead has those points in the Adopted critter type's best bonus)