Hashurukoské

Hashurukoské is a blanket term used to refer to what is really a diverse but related group of languages spoken by the Hashurukasane, in the lands of the Empire's south. It is one of the major language groupings of the Empire, and is related to Gékhalhaské on its west.

Geographical Distribution
As the name implies, Hashurukoské refers to the native tongues of Hashuru, the subtropical centre-south of the Empire, framed by mountains on the north and jungle in the south and dominated by the Ansarién river. The languages can be further subdivided into the following:
 * Hashurukoské proper, the language spoken mostly along the Ansarién and some of its northern tributaries
 * Mountain Hashurukoské, the language spoken farther to the northeast, roughly between the Ansarién and the Cloud Mountains
 * Condova Hashurukoské, spoken around Lake Condova and to its southwest
 * Southern Hashurukoské, spoken around the cultivated areas of the Ansarién's right tributaries

It is possible to identify yet more varieties and ambiguities even within this scheme, however. The 'Hashurukoské proper' is more a dialect continuum which stretches up the Ansarién, all the way to the hilly areas where the river becomes unnavigable and which marks the boundary between Hashuru and Gékhal.

Similarly, the languages of the many populations scattered in the forest communities to the south of the Ansarién, up even to the foothills of the Teak Mountains, exhibit similarities to Southern Hashurukoské. This is probably more of an areal effect, however, caused by the penetration of Hashuruilé loggers and farmers up the rivers.

Writing
Main Article: Hashuru Script

Hashurukoské was originally written in an logographic script, known as Hashuru Script or Hashuru Glyphs. Since the later period of the Omé Dynasty, however, they have generally adopted the Climbing Script used to write Itarakoské, though glyphs are still widely taught and used in inscriptions.

During and after the second century of the Lein Dynasty, which saw an explosion of southern influences in Imperial culture, Hashuru script actually underwent a renaissance in use and innovation, being adapted to write Itarakoské as well.