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With a POD of 3000 BC, have a world where:
  • Certain languages seek to "proselytize," i.e. actively "convert" other peoples into speaking their language. Basically have languages act like religions did IRL.
  • On the other hand, have most places follow their own localized religions before industrialization, just like people spoke their own community languages IRL.
So, for example, most of Europe should be speaking some variant of Latin, which is enforced through a hierarchical system like the OTL Church which seeks to stamp out unorthodox pronunciations and dialects, while everyone follows their own gods.
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