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Linguistics is the study of languages and scripts throughout the Aurbis. Telenger the Artificer, a scholar of languages, theorized that tongues may have an intrinsic magical property known as word-magic.[1] Words are sometimes used in magical incantations, which can be subverted by the use of silencing magic.[2]
Languages, Derivatives, Dialects[edit]
- Akaviri (a.k.a. Tsaesci)
- Ald Chimeris (a.k.a. Velothi)
- Dark Elvish (a.k.a. Dunmeri)
- Aldmeris (a.k.a. Elvish)
- Atmoran
- Nordic (a.k.a. Northern Tongue)
- Ayleidoon (a.k.a. Ancient Ayleid)
- Bosmeri
- Centaurian
- Daedric
- Dragon Language (a.k.a. Ancient Nord)
- Dragonish
- Dwemeris (a.k.a. Dwarven)
- Ebon Stadmont Language†
- Ehlnofex
- Faerie
- Falmer
- Faun Language†
- Giantish
- Goblin
- Gremlin Tongue
- Harpy
- High Elvish (a.k.a. Altmeri)
- Hob Language†
- Impish
- Jel
- Kothringi Language†
- Lamia Language†
- Maormer Language†
- Minotaur
- Nymph
- Old Bretic
- Old Cyrodilic
- Middle Tamrielic
- Tamrielic (a.k.a. Cyrodilic)
- Middle Tamrielic
- Old Nedic
- Old Orcish
- Reach-tongue
- Rune-Language
- Sinestral Language†
- Sload
- Spriggan
- Ta'agra (a.k.a. Khajiiti)
- Tongue of the Ublivey Mystics[3]†
- Umbrielic
- Xarxes Order Language†
- Yoku (a.k.a. High-Yokudan)
†This language exists, but its name is unknown.
Scripts[edit]
- Daedric Alphabet
- Dark Elf Script
- Dragon Alphabet
- Elder Alphabet
- Elven Alphabets
- Magic Script Alphabet
- Runic Alphabet
- Trollish
- Void Runes
Common Words[edit]
| Word | Meaning | Examples | ALD | DAR | DWE | EHL | NOR | TAM | ||
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| Aedra[4] | Ancestor |  |
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| Aka[5] | Dragon | Akatosh Akavir |
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| Ald[6] | Old, Elder | Aldmeris Ald'ruhn |
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| Alma[UOL 1] | Mother | |
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| Alt[7][6][8] | High, Elder[9] | Altmora Altmer |
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| Altadoon[10] | Weapon | |
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| Aruhn | Probable full form of 'ruhn "Home, Hearth-Hall" | Tel Aruhn | |
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| Bal[11][12] | Stone | Bal Fell Bal Isra Bal Molagmer Molag Bal Balmora Adabal |
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| Bet-[13] | Beast | Betmeri | |
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| Bos-[7] | Green, Forest[9] | Bosmer | |
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| Chi- | Changed[9], North[13] | Chimer | |
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| Daedra[4] | Our stronger, better ancestors DUN Not our ancestors ALD |
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| Dun- | dark-skinned, gloomy or ill-favored by fate[13]; Dark or Cursed[9] | Dunmer | |
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| Dwe- | Deep[10][9], Smart[14] | Dwemer | |
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| Ehlnofex[8] | Language spoken by the Ehlnofey | |
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| Ehlnofey[9] | The place and people of early Mundus, and their current descendants | |
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| Fal-[15] | Snow or ice[16] | Falmer | |
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| Fell[12][17] | City | Bal Fell Vvardenfell Volenfell |
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| Ghartok[10] | Hand or Hands, Weapon Hand | Ghartok Padhome | |
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| magicka | Magic | |
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| Maor-[18] | Tropical | Maormer | |
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| Mer[9] | People, Folk, Ones | Aldmer Bal Molagmer More examples |
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| Molag[13] | Fire | Bal Molagmer Molag Amur Molag Bal Molag Mar |
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| Mora[5][11] | Forest or wood | Atmora/Altmora Balmora Sadrith Mora Tel Mora[citation needed] Morahame[citation needed]
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| Morag[19] | Forester | Morag Tong | |
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| Ne-[20] | Not | Nemer | |
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| Nirn | "Gray Maybe"[8] or "Arena"[UOL 2] | |
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| -nium[18] | Town | Orsinium | |
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| Orsi-[21] | Pariah | Orsimer Orsinium |
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| Ouada[22] | River | |
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| -ruhn[13] | Home, Hearth-Hall (probably an abbreviation of Aruhn) | Ald'Ruhn Cardruhn Kogoruhn |
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| Sadrith[11] | Mushroom | Sadrith Mora | |
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| Talos[23] | Stormcrown - used to refer to Tiber Septim | |
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| Tamriel[5] | "Dawn's Beauty" | |
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| Tong[19] | Guild | Camonna Tong Morag Tong |
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| -vir[5] | Land | Akavir | |
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* – these names are actually Ashlander Dunmer words, not Great House Dunmer words like the rest.
Unknown Dictionary[edit]
The following collection of terms have no assigned languge, but are used in magickal or even daedric contexts as archaic, vague, and obscure language, and may even be from pre-Daedric languages [24].
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C[edit]
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Q[edit]
R[edit]
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U[edit]
V[edit]
W[edit]
- Wasir[26]
- Unknown
X[edit]
- Xunit[26]
- Unknown
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Z[edit]
Unknown Sentences[edit]
- Aad semblio aurbex, aad semblio ae ehlnokhan, ae na-sen-ae-mantella, dracochrysalisanu.[UOL 5]
- Unknown
- aad semblio impera, dela can carpio semblex.[UOL 3]
- Unknown
- aad semblio impera.[UOL 3]
- Unknown
- aad semblio secunda dela nalihhid carpio semblex[UOL 5]
- Unknown
- AE ALTADOON DUNMERI[UOL 4]
- Unknown
- AE CHIM CE ALTADOON[UOL 4]
- Unknown
- baneaweh tendell[30]
- Unknown
- Dabigh sharif ne... bijiyar te minfar...[UOL 6]
- Unknown, a necromantic curse
- Daedraeka! Mannimarco Daedroth Kvatch Mannimarco Erandur Vangaril Oblivion Tska Tska Takaesh![36]
- Unknown
- Gah Noro berrin, vo rah Larow e javeel[30]
- Unknown
- GYEH GYEH AL AFLAQ[UOL 4]
- Unknown
- Hir ylu ghelibrulen, cojet handu alu ma. En sen di toen ambri el. En ense el ambiolis cemn solu neht, solu sequesenhet. Cortu den se bjhaten kalem ir ne trame se vasdo nipex sooh. Se mehwe quesne lirrimo si treste atu del. Azura en Vehk garjes mustra, cen cae sirtremil trenbien. Je en el entra se, Je en eltru cemn setru natra seen olon.[UOL 4]
- Unknown
- Irnak hizaal, sumi zagh! Irnak hizaal, sumi zagh[42]
- Unknown
- Irnak Myrr-mahr, suni zagh.[42]
- Unknown
- lainkah faloweh[30]
- Future's door
- Maliad, khebeit tehir! Devahrokad sint molad![38]
- Unknown
- Mithralas elanthanal cueridanare![35]
- Unknown, possibly necromantic, used in rituals to summon ghosts from the spirit realm
- nymic eth maliache velot[UOL 4]
- Unknown
- nymic sel sulimet elhnodidan[UOL 4]
- Unknown
- pa-rah eek-nay[30]
- Past pathway
- parah voleisto[30]
- The past revealed
- sel-rah ang-yond[30]
- Eastern temple
- Vyla Myrr-Mahr, vyla vesek! Vyla Myrr-Mahr, vyla vesek[42]
- Unknown
- Vyla uxun, vyla vesek. Vyla uxun, vyla vesek.[42]
- Unknown
- Zanoth na' [daedra's true name]. Zanoth na' [daedric prince]. Senet seneth mor.[44]
- Unknown, used for banishing daedra
- Zephrim alga n' nagog. Carti alga n' belyl. Azuth Zephrim ne' nagog. Partik aloy partik frae i eyominathraq n' toyl. Berik azuth n' nagog. Charlaq gimle n' maluk Zephrim qork.[28]
- Unknown, used for summoning daedra
Notes[edit]
- Some of the most powerful Tongues have voices so powerful they must remain gagged to prevent destruction. To communicate, these Tongues use sign language.[50]
- An unknown script associated with ancient magic surfaced in the Fourth Era. It was seen inscribed on the Eye of Magnus, written in Black Books, and on Draconic Word Walls in Apocrypha.[51][52][53]
- Early design documents for Daggerfall named Jeh Free (changed to Jephre in the final version)[54] as the god of languages, with followers such as The Encyclics.[UOL 7]
References[edit]
- ^ Words and Power — Telenger the Artificer
- ^ Silence — Ganpheril Kimeth
- ^ Letter to Casolinwe — Rullinalion
- ^ a b Aedra and Daedra
- ^ a b c d Mysterious Akavir
- ^ a b Before the Ages of Man — Aicantar of Shimerene
- ^ a b Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Aldmeri Dominion — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ a b c The Monomyth
- ^ a b c d e f g The Annotated Anuad
- ^ a b c The 36 Lessons of Vivec — Vivec
- ^ a b c Sul-Matuul's dialogue in TES III: Morrowind
- ^ a b Guide to Vvardenfell
- ^ a b c d e Generic dialogue from savants in Morrowind
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Hammerfell — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ The Falmer: A Study — Ursa Uthrax
- ^ The Betrayed — Engwe Emeloth
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Morrowind — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ a b Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: The Wild Regions — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ a b Varieties of Faith... — Brother Mikhael Karkuxor of the Imperial College
- ^ Note to Hlevala — Orvas Dren
- ^ The True Nature of Orcs
- ^ Theldyn Virith's dialogue in TES III: Morrowind
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Cyrodiil — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ Grand Maestro Forte's Research — Grand Maestro Forte
- ^ The Old Ways — Celarus the Loremaster
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds Amiviridil Arcanium
- ^ People of Morrowind — Various
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t An Ancient Scroll quest in Daggerfall
- ^ a b c d e From Exile to Exodus — Tarvyn Aram
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Andewen's dialogue in ESO: Summerset
- ^ a b c Events of Daggerfall
- ^ The Final Lesson — Aegrothius Goth
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ritermaster Iachesis' dialogue in ESO: Summerset
- ^ Background Information of Daggerfall
- ^ a b c d Vastarie's dialogue during Eyes of Azura in ESO
- ^ a b c d Notes in Oblivion
- ^ Itermerel's Notes — Itermerel
- ^ a b c d e f g Divayth Fyr's dialogue in ESO: Clockwork City
- ^ Events of Shivering Isles
- ^ a b Sheogorath's Quest of Daggerfall
- ^ a b Mehrunes Dagon's Quest in Daggerfall
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Events of ESO: Gold Road
- ^ The Truth in Sequence — Deldrise Morvayn, Fourth Tourbillon to the Mainspring Ever-Wound
- ^ a b c d e f Banish Daedra quest in Daggerfall
- ^ Mythic Dawn Commentaries — Mankar Camoran
- ^ Events of Battlespire
- ^ Old Man Chimere's dialogue in Battlespire
- ^ Malacath's Quest of Daggerfall
- ^ Nass, Luna Berie, Severius Rutilus, Skrix, and Verdam Sedri's dialogue in ESO: The Deadlands
- ^ Children of the Sky
- ^ Events of the College of Winterhold questline in Skyrim
- ^ Appearance of Black Books in Skyrim: Dragonborn
- ^ Appearance of Dragon Aspect Word Wall during At the Summit of Apocrypha in Skyrim
- ^ Shrine locations in Daggerfall
Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.
- ^ Michael Kirkbride's Posts
- ^ Cosmology — The Temple Zero Society
- ^ a b c d e f g h Nu-Mantia Intercept — Nu-Hatta
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj Michael Kirkbride's posts in The Trial of Vivec
- ^ a b c d e f g The Shonni-etta
- ^ a b c d e f g Ted Peterson's posts in High Rock Highjinks
- ^ Files from Daggerfall Preview
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