It descends from creole and borderland languages used along migration routes after the collapse. Its lexical base lies in Portuguese and French, with contributions from minority languages and several aerial jargons developed in floating sky colonies.
Itinerant life on aerial platforms, nomad balloons, and flying caravans gave rise to an adaptable, practical language, full of synonyms and sayings. Writing is secondary: oral communication, visual signage, and functional songs take precedence. Its richness lies in weather proverbs and evolved aeronautical terms.
Direct, yet loaded with cultural implications. They can say a lot with few words, but the exact meaning usually depends on tone, context, and the proverb being used.