Dragon's Tongue [THOOM]
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Language type
Artistic Language (Artlang)
Species
Human/humanoid
About Dragon's Tongue
This is an unofficial comprehensive archive of Dovahzul from the Elder Scrolls series.
I am prioritizing official sources, including in-game speeches and other documented materials, while supplementing any missing information from thuum.org. I wish to present the language with as little English shortcuts as possible, hoping to show off the intended version and not the English redux it turned out as.
The in-game word walls were written by the Dragon Cult of the Nords, not the dragons themselves, and are only considered official for vocabulary purposes, as such, the translations might not match up exactly.
flag by skreborn from the thuum website
I am prioritizing official sources, including in-game speeches and other documented materials, while supplementing any missing information from thuum.org. I wish to present the language with as little English shortcuts as possible, hoping to show off the intended version and not the English redux it turned out as.
The in-game word walls were written by the Dragon Cult of the Nords, not the dragons themselves, and are only considered official for vocabulary purposes, as such, the translations might not match up exactly.
flag by skreborn from the thuum website
Sample of Dragon's Tongue[view] Dovahkiin Dovahkiin naal ok zin los vahriin / Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal / Ahr fin norok paal graan fod nust hon zindro zaan / Dovahkiin fah hin kogaan mu draal
Dragonborn, Dragonborn, by his honor is sworn, / To keep evil forever at bay! / And the fiercest foes rout when they hear triumph's shout, / Dragonborn, for your blessing we pray![view all texts]
Dragonborn, Dragonborn, by his honor is sworn, / To keep evil forever at bay! / And the fiercest foes rout when they hear triumph's shout, / Dragonborn, for your blessing we pray![view all texts]
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | kʼ | ɢ̘ʰ | ||||||||||||||||
| Fricative | f | v | θ | s | z | ʃ | h | |||||||||||||||
| Affricate | d͡ʒ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | [l]1 | ɭ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | ɻ | j | w | |||||||||||||||||||
| Trill | [r]2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Flap | [ɾ]3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Blends | ks | ŋg | kw | dɾ |
- allophone of /ɭ/
- allophone of /ɻ/
- allophone of /ɻ/
| Vowels | Front | Near- front | Central | Back | ||||
| Close | i i: | u u: | ||||||
| Near-close | [ɪ]1 | |||||||
| Close-mid | [o]2 | |||||||
| Mid | [ə]3 | |||||||
| Open-mid | [ɛ]4 | ɜ | [ʌ]5 | ɔ | ||||
| Near-open | æ̘ | |||||||
| Open | [ɑ]6 [ɑ̘ʰ]7 ɑ: | [ɒ]8 | ||||||
| Polyphthongs | ɪɻ | aʊ | aɪ | [eɪ]9 | ʊɻ | ɤʔ | ɑx̘ʰ |
- allophone of /i/
- allophone of /u/
- allophone of /ɜ/
- allophone of /ɜ/
- allophone of /u/
- allophone of /æ̘/
- allophone of /ɑx̘ʰ/
- allophone of /o/
- allophone of /ɜ/
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Dragon's Tongue. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 Dragon's TongueOrthography [edit] | |||||||||||
| a a az /æ̘/ | aa aa aan /ɑ:/ | ah ah hah /ɑx̘ʰ/ | b b bey /b/ | d d dah /d/ | e e en /ɜ/ | ei ei hei /aɪ/ | ey ey ney /eɪ/ | f f fo /f/ | g g gah /ɢ̘ʰ/ | h h hes /h/ | i i in /i/ |
| ii ii kii /i:/ | ir ir hir /ɪɻ/ | j j jen /d͡ʒ/ | k k kei /kʼ/ | l l li /ɭ/ | m m mah /m/ | n n ni /n/ | o o ot /o/ | oo oo thoor /ɔ/ | p p pah /p/ | q q qo /kw/ | r r rah /ɻ/ |
| s s set /s/ | t t tag /t/ | u u un /u/, [o] | u'u u'u hu'ul /u:/ | ur ur nur /ʊɻ/ | v v vey /v/ | w w wo /w/ | x x vex /ks/ | y y yeh /j/ | z z zet /z/ | ||
| ✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] | |||||||||||
