The Modern Lanean language (Formerly known as High Lanean) is the modern derivation of the Lanean language family, stemming from Middle Lanean. Lanean is the national and official language of the Lanese Confederation, and its historical mother languages have been spoken in the country since before the foundation of the Lanean Empire. Modern Lanean is spoken by some 645 million across the world, with 620 million of those speakers concentrated in Lana.