Lore:Linguistics

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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]

This language exists, but its name is unknown.

Scripts[edit]

Common Words[edit]

Word Meaning Examples ALD DAR DWE EHL NOR TAM
Aedra[3] Ancestor Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Aka[4] Dragon Akatosh
Akavir
_Maybe? _Maybe? ZZZ Yes☑ ZZZ
Ald[5] Old, Elder Aldmeris
Ald'ruhn
Yes☑ Yes☑ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ _Maybe?
Alma[UOL 1] Mother _Maybe? _Maybe? ZZZ Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ
Alt[6][5][7] High, Elder[8] Altmora
Altmer
Yes☑ Yes☑ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ _Maybe?
Altadoon[9] Weapon Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Aruhn Probable full form of 'ruhn "Home, Hearth-Hall" Tel Aruhn _Maybe? Yes☑ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Bal[10][11] Stone Bal Fell
Bal Isra
Bal Molagmer
Molag Bal
Balmora
Adabal
_Maybe? Yes☑ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Bet-[12] Beast Betmeri Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Bos-[6] Green, Forest[8] Bosmer Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Chi- Changed[8], North[12] Chimer Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Daedra[3] Our stronger, better ancestors DUN
Not our ancestors ALD
Yes☑ Yes☑ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Dun- dark-skinned, gloomy or ill-favored by fate[12]; Dark or Cursed[8] Dunmer Yes☑ Yes☑ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Dwe- Deep[9][8], Smart[13] Dwemer Yes☑ Yes☑ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Ehlnofex[7] Language spoken by the Ehlnofey Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Ehlnofey[8] The place and people of early Mundus, and their current descendants Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Fal-[14] Snow or ice[15] Falmer Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Fell[11][16] City Bal Fell
Vvardenfell
Volenfell
_Maybe? ZZZ Yes☑ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Ghartok[9] Hand or Hands, Weapon Hand Ghartok Padhome Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
magicka Magic Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZYes☑
Maor-[17] Tropical Maormer Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Mer[8] People, Folk, Ones Aldmer
Bal Molagmer
More examples
Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? _Maybe? ZZZ
Molag[12] Fire Bal Molagmer
Molag Amur
Molag Bal
Molag Mar
Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Mora[4][10] Forest or wood Atmora/Altmora
Balmora
Sadrith Mora
Tel Mora[citation needed]
Morahame[citation needed]
See also:
Herma-Mora
Yes☑ Yes☑ ZZZ _Maybe? _Maybe? ZZZ
Morag[18] Forester Morag Tong Yes☑ Yes☑ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Ne-[19] Not Nemer Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Nirn "Gray Maybe"[7] or "Arena"[UOL 2] _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ
-nium[17] Town Orsinium Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Orsi-[20] Pariah Orsimer
Orsinium
Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Ouada[21] River ZZZ Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe?
-ruhn[12] Home, Hearth-Hall (probably an abbreviation of Aruhn) Ald'Ruhn
Cardruhn
Kogoruhn
_Maybe? Yes☑ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Sadrith[10] Mushroom Sadrith Mora _Maybe? Yes☑ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Talos[22] Stormcrown - used to refer to Tiber Septim ZZZ ZZZ ZZZ Yes☑ Yes☑ ZZZ
Tamriel[4] "Dawn's Beauty" Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
Tong[18] Guild Camonna Tong
Morag Tong
_Maybe? Yes☑ ZZZ _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ
-vir[4] Land Akavir _Maybe? ZZZ ZZZ Yes☑ ZZZ ZZZ

* – these names are actually Ashlander Dunmer words, not Great House Dunmer words like the rest.

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

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.