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'''High Gothic''' (called "Tech" in the earliest background) is the hieratic tongue of the [[Imperium]], used in the titles of ancient institutions and organisations (such as the [[Adeptus Terra]]). It represents an older language and is regarded as holy. In the [[Age of the Imperium]], it is the Warhammer equivalent of Latin or French during the real-life medieval age, and is represented by Latinized English.{{fn|1}}

High Gothic is a version of the language in which technical manuals and ancient works are recorded. This developed during the [[Dark Age of Technology]]. It derives from the common tongue of the time, an assimilation of English, European and Pacific languages, and developed in the Merican/Pacific region of [[Terra]]. This was the universal medium of written record until the [[Age of Strife]], and was spoken as a first language by many and as a second language by almost everyone. Its idioms and vocabulary now appear archaic and mystic, and many of its words have acquired religious significance over the years.{{fn|1}}

[[Low Gothic]], a bastardised version of High Gothic, is the common tongue of the present [[Imperium]].{{fn|1}} ==Trivia=={{trivia}}*High Gothic was called '''Tech''' in the first edition.*Represented by Latinized English, it has a status akin to that of Latin or French during the real-life Middle Ages.

*{{citeendn|1}}*: [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]] (Author's Note on Language), pg. 267