It is about intelligent animals created by the 5th level druid spell Awaken.
The spell description says: "An awakened tree or animal can speak one language that you know, plus one additional language that you know per point of Intelligence bonus (if any)."
My question is, what happens if an awakened animal dies, and then is reincarnated (with the 4th level druid spell reincarnate).
I think, if the ability to speak is a special ability granted by the spell, it may be by the reincarnation lost. Maybe the real question is, that this skill belongs to the body of the animal (and, in this case, is lost), or to its soul? (In which case maybe not.)
I need to mention: after awaken, the animal is a magical beast.
Best Answer
Subjectively... Yes.
Reincarnate states:
Awaken states:
What does all of this mean when we put it all together?
The creature, would be reincarnated as another magical beast (augmented animal). It would remember that it could speak in its former life. Since it would still be a magical beast (augmented animal) it would retain its ability to speak in its new form (depending on the new form - griffons can't speak, for example):
It would not, though, gain the new language of its new form automatically:
Many magical beasts speak. Blink Dogs speak, and even have their own language. Worgs speak, and even have their own language. Some magical beasts, however, such as a Griffon, specifically states that it can understand but can't speak.
If reincarnated into a magical beast that can speak, there is no reason you can't speak the languages that was formerly known.
Food for Thought
Since Reincarnate states:
A table of creatures to be reincarnated into should all be magical beast (augmented animal), not animal, not humanoid, not even nonsub-typed magical beasts. That would mean, that it would reincarnate into similarly "awakened" animals.