| Date Posted |
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| January 26, 2019 |
Perhaps �vomindok muz�? I also agree that �volaan� would work well, probably best, if you�re looking... |
What an "outsider" would be referred to as. |
| February 7, 2015 |
I'm thinking about yol and yolos.I'm also having a bit of trouble with the word zol. I ... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| February 6, 2015 |
I think it's interesting to note that the number of syllables (or at least note changes) in... |
Types of poetry in Dovahzul |
| February 6, 2015 |
Would a strong adjective have to have an adverb? |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| February 6, 2015 |
Unslaad krosis! Zu'u mey. Thank you for the help. I'll get right on it.... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| February 4, 2015 |
paarthurnaxIf I may, I don't agree with this interpretation. I believe it stems from U... |
Word Revision Thread |
| February 3, 2015 |
LoseiI've always thought that losei is a strange combination of lo, se, and the suffix -i, ... |
Word Revision Thread |
| January 31, 2015 |
Geh, pruzah! Fen dreh. Rot nis fun smoliini fah daar wahlsetinvaak! |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| January 29, 2015 |
That's a possibility. However, out of respect for the language, I'm inclined to disagree.&nb... |
All verb tenses in Dovahzul. |
| January 29, 2015 |
You could check out the Advanced Translations section of the Learning Dovahzul PDF, if you haven'... |
Translations for practice? |
| January 29, 2015 |
Pruzah ahrk balaan faan! |
Need help deciding on a Dragon name, for myself. |
| January 29, 2015 |
Rinik vahzah. In the end, it all comes down to your own personal preference. Choose whatev... |
Need help deciding on a Dragon name, for myself. |
| January 29, 2015 |
Oh, okay. That sounds good. :) Let me know when and how you'd like us to communicate o... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| January 28, 2015 |
Oh, and paarthurnax, could pronouns fit under the Noun category?@Mul klo riik: Kogaan fah hin ahmik,... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| January 28, 2015 |
Mul klo riikYES! Finally! I would offer my assistance, if I had more time on me, krosis. Can I... um... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| January 28, 2015 |
Oh, that makes much more sense! Kogaan. :)Geh, balaan grahmindol! I already have a Google doc going.... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| January 28, 2015 |
Oh, pruzah. Okay. Will I be doing all of this in my document first and then edit the entri... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| January 28, 2015 |
Okay. So, to summarize and clarify, this is what I understand:I will change each entry's part of... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| January 28, 2015 |
I thought of one: viir, "dying," may have been inspired by "virulent."... |
Real-world origins of Dovahzul words |
| January 28, 2015 |
Oh, wow! Lot zin. Thank you! I'm assuming this would just be temporary, yes?And that sounds... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| January 28, 2015 |
Oh, and for words (I'm starting with canon for now in my own document) that already have tr... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| January 28, 2015 |
Oh, absolutely! I would love to help with that. I'm so excited that this is finally being execut... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| January 27, 2015 |
Oh, and I like bovul! I don't know if this was intentional, but it literally means "fly dar... |
Favourite word in Dovahzul |
| January 27, 2015 |
DovahKiinZaanAaliizah, honestly I think a female voiced dragon would be badass... Just sayin'Kog... |
Thu'um.org Dragons Mod |
| January 27, 2015 |
Bump. Not often, I would say. The PDFs do need to be updated. Honestly, I think it would b... |
Updates to the PDF dictionary? |
| January 27, 2015 |
Well, there's always the actual dovah phrase for irony: orin brit ro. Other than that, I agree w... |
Most Ironic words? |
| January 27, 2015 |
Vahzen! |
Canon vs Non-Canon |
| January 26, 2015 |
I like Luzkrahvul! It follows the three syllable rule for dovah names and it sounds awesome. Also, i... |
Need help deciding on a Dragon name, for myself. |
| January 26, 2015 |
Do you have a favorite food? What is it? |
Ask me anything. |
| January 23, 2015 |
One of my favorite things to do is think about tattoo ideas. I myself have thought about getting a D... |
Dovahzul Tattoo |
| January 23, 2015 |
BoDuSilLol BoDuSil wonders, is it an actual bank or dovah fraudHa! Nunon meyye unt lo fahdonne ... |
Gold Bank |
| January 23, 2015 |
Oooooooh, was this a hint? This was totally a hint. |
You. Yes, you. |
| January 23, 2015 |
I know absolutely nothing about computers or modding, but my dream has always been to create a big, ... |
Thu'um.org Dragons Mod |
| January 23, 2015 |
KosenuIndeed. Some examples: "I am Kosenu" would translate to "Zu'u los Kose... |
The Dragon Cult: a History |
| January 22, 2015 |
BoDuSilSahlojoor, meaning weakling, is how the dov would say it. Also, we shouldn't have a "... |
Word Revision Thread |
| January 22, 2015 |
SavI know this is such a tiny detail, but I think this word would look better if another A were... |
Word Revision Thread |
| January 22, 2015 |
Ooh, I like that! I also like the idea of the word not necessarily being limited to one part of spee... |
Word Revision Thread |
| January 22, 2015 |
AhreynI really don't like this. Submitting words when you don't yet have an understanding of... |
Word Revision Thread |
| January 22, 2015 |
AhkaanDo we even really need this? It's a great-sounding word, but we already have vaaz.... |
Word Revision Thread |
| January 22, 2015 |
Krosis. I don't mean be a nahgahdinok, but this is nice! I'm surprised no one participated. ... |
Write a Word Wall |
| January 22, 2015 |
Oh, man! Well, there goes my only canon way of expressing "what". When I read that descrip... |
Tol vs. Daar |
| January 22, 2015 |
I can see how that would be convenient. :) |
Passive voice? |
| January 22, 2015 |
That's certainly an interesting idea! The suffix you came up with sounds good, too. Personally, ... |
Passive voice? |
| January 22, 2015 |
GrohiinWhile I do actually like this word, I think it would be better to give the wolverine a name i... |
Word Revision Thread |
| January 22, 2015 |
Ooh, what suffixes? |
Passive voice? |
| January 21, 2015 |
I just use kos and its forms, as in English. If there's another way, I do not know it. This is h... |
Passive voice? |
| January 21, 2015 |
BoDuSilWord walls, definetly. There are english words left out, for example, the direct translation ... |
Any idioms in Dovahzul? |
| January 17, 2015 |
Duuuude, this happens to me all the time! I'll be talking in ordinary English fod nol my motmahu... |
Accidentally talking dovahzul |
| January 17, 2015 |
I bet if the dov were to commemorate or celebrate or recognize something as important, it would be s... |
Dragon New Year |
| January 17, 2015 |
Respect the canon. Canon is love. Canon is life. Mal rot fun pogaas fah nust wo hon. Koraav? Hi mind... |
The Old One |
| January 17, 2015 |
@hiith Aha! But ONLY when slain by another dovah. So if some ordinary joe killed a dragon, they... |
Ask me anything. |
| January 15, 2015 |
Hmm... that's an interesting idea. I do like the idea of fahl as a word, and what you've sai... |
Hypothetical translations for Naas & Voslaarum |
| January 9, 2015 |
It really bothers me that inhus, mastery, is literally "master" with the Dovahzul ver... |
Which canon word would you change if you could? |
| January 5, 2015 |
I think it's actually Vulthuryol. "Dark Overlord Fire." Volthuryol would be "Horr... |
Vulthuryol |
| January 5, 2015 |
I also really like zahkrii. Literally, it means "finite kill," because mere swords cannot ... |
Favourite word in Dovahzul |
| January 4, 2015 |
SkraafiiSeShuniikzunhaalviikDespite the shout having no words, and it only looks as he barks at the ... |
Alduins Meteor Shout |
| January 3, 2015 |
Okay. Let us know if there's anything we can do! |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| January 3, 2015 |
Sounds good! Is there anything we can do to help you or do we just have to wait while you go it... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| January 3, 2015 |
This thread has been inactive for a while. Are we still going through with it? I'd hate to see s... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| January 3, 2015 |
Just looked at the Remaining Words category and saw the word golah, stubborn, which would fit great ... |
Canon Memrise Course Feedback & Suggestions |
| January 3, 2015 |
hiithpaarthurnaxThose are very different situations. Vuril is identical to vur&n... |
Word Revision Thread |
| January 2, 2015 |
SendaarThis word is pretty similar to pindaar, and considering how similar the definitions are (plai... |
Word Revision Thread |
| December 30, 2014 |
Awesome! I like that much better. Go for it. |
Word Revision Thread |
| December 30, 2014 |
And then, there's hiith.I love this community.... |
Favourite word in Dovahzul |
| December 30, 2014 |
BildShould this word be changed? Its pronunciation is a bit inconsistent with most dovah rotte ... |
Word Revision Thread |
| December 30, 2014 |
@Quethsegol Ahrol, that's really interesting! I never considered that it could have been intenti... |
Word Revision Thread |
| December 30, 2014 |
@Volk, those are very fair points. Dragons don't really have hands, either, so I'm not sure ... |
Word Revision Thread |
| December 30, 2014 |
QuethsegolahrolThere should be a space between Quethsegol and Ahrol. I checked in the in-game book H... |
Word Revision Thread |
| December 30, 2014 |
paarthurnaxVolkThere are no canon words that end in "lk," so I think this could change. Pe... |
Word Revision Thread |
| December 30, 2014 |
QaarThis could possibly be promoted to semi-canon status if qaar were related to qahnaar, to vanquis... |
Word Revision Thread |
| December 29, 2014 |
Ooh, that's hard to choose. I think, at the moment, my favorite word might be kruziik. I love&nb... |
Favourite word in Dovahzul |
| December 28, 2014 |
Oh, that's great! Of those, I really like taal. So I'd say either faan or taal.... |
Word Revision Thread |
| December 28, 2014 |
ForOkay. This revision isn't really based on any concrete reason, but I've felt this way abo... |
Word Revision Thread |
| December 28, 2014 |
Perhaps a word like hahrel, "mind-dominate," might work better for this definition? A... |
Word Revision Thread |
| December 28, 2014 |
NahgahThe dovah word for "fury" -- nah -- is misspelled here as "nag." Also, not... |
Word Revision Thread |
| December 19, 2014 |
Sounds great! I agree on all counts. Balaan tinvaak! |
Is it a Nordic name or a Dragon name? |
| December 18, 2014 |
WHAT. Wow, I feel like a genius. Then everything makes sense! Now all we have to decide is whet... |
Is it a Nordic name or a Dragon name? |
| December 18, 2014 |
Drem Yol Lok! Laan mindok: het aal tinvaak Dovahzul nunon? Uv osos tinvaaksejul? |
Dovahzul Noob Practice |
| December 18, 2014 |
Love this idea. I would say that the first and foremost concept we should try to... hmm... encompass... |
Lexical Gaps |
| December 18, 2014 |
Now this is something I can get into.I think it's entirely possible that the names of many ancie... |
Is it a Nordic name or a Dragon name? |
| December 17, 2014 |
Oh, thanks, everyone! Sorry, I've been out of the loop for a while. I appreciate your help. :)&n... |
Teaching a friend canon Dovahzul. Advice? |
| November 12, 2014 |
I'm a chick, too! Briinahhe lahvraan! Muz ni nunon geinne wo lokal faal Kel. |
Confession |
| November 12, 2014 |
I know that I want him to have a grasp of dov culture so he can better understand the language at a ... |
Teaching a friend canon Dovahzul. Advice? |
| November 12, 2014 |
Lot kiirsehah! This is a brilliant idea. I'm all for it. Hi lost miri.... |
Two branches of Dragon-Tongue? |
| October 14, 2014 |
It iiiiiiiiiis. :) A lot of Alduin's pronunciations make me laugh, to be honest. Ruth wah vonmin... |
MY TEETH TEH YER NECK, DUHVUHKIIN |
| October 6, 2014 |
Don't get me wrong, Daniel Riordian does an OUTSTANDING job on his voice acting. Seriously, some... |
MY TEETH TEH YER NECK, DUHVUHKIIN |
| September 13, 2014 |
GutmiinThis could probably be classified as semi-canon because I'm pretty sure they have telescopes ... |
Word Revision Thread |
| September 12, 2014 |
paarthurnaxThank you! I really appreciate that. :) What makes you decide to bring any new idea... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| September 10, 2014 |
I know this is an older post, but I feel like it didn't get the reception it deserves, so I... |
Rethinking Parts of Speech |
| September 10, 2014 |
Hmm... I should probably mention that I don't have the PC version, so I didn't delve in... |
Some interesting dialogue not found in the files |
| September 10, 2014 |
Out of curiosity, why not sahlo? |
Word Requests |
| September 9, 2014 |
Most of this video is a lot of Alduin's yammering about how awesome he is, but around ... |
Some interesting dialogue not found in the files |
| September 9, 2014 |
What about something like joorzinmey -- "mortal honor fool," or some combination of t... |
Word Requests |
| August 12, 2014 |
This is excellent advice for those trying to understand the fundamentals of the language. ... |
Semantics in a canon-only setting |
| August 8, 2014 |
Really? Ruth, I thought I was onto something. Well, at least I know now! Thank you.... |
The distinction between "rul" and "fod" |
| August 8, 2014 |
Well, I've heard that in Morrowind you can meet a Dwemer, but he's sick and dying.You know w... |
Explain, Bethesda! |
| August 8, 2014 |
Mahlaansaviik, that is an excellent point. I'm convinced! |
Is Talos a "god" or not? |
| August 8, 2014 |
I have seen these words in the song "Dragonborn" (or "Sovngarde", which personal... |
The distinction between "rul" and "fod" |
| August 8, 2014 |
This is an awesome idea. I don't know if I'll actually be able to think of something, but if... |
Dovahzul songs |
| August 7, 2014 |
This is awesome! Seriously, I love it. Made me laugh and the images were great. Not only that, but i... |
The tey of Jaak. |
| August 3, 2014 |
Okay, here it is. The lowercase letters represent the diphthongs.DREM YOL LOK. Zu'u aaLiiZa... |
Dovahzul script handwriting |
| August 1, 2014 |
Here's my handwriting. I'm a bit rusty, so I hope I didn't make any mistakes. Let me kno... |
Dovahzul script handwriting |
| July 29, 2014 |
QahnaarI've been looking through the dialogue file and I came across this:Dreh ni nahkip. Discip... |
Word Revision Thread |
| July 28, 2014 |
JeydahkThis isn't canon. |
Word Revision Thread |
| July 28, 2014 |
You've inspired me. Here, I'll give it a shot:Monahi, Monahi, drun hin kiirre wah ... |
A Kiss, Sweet Mother |
| July 25, 2014 |
On second thought, I'm not entirely sure Sithis is a Daedroth. Oh, well. |
Best Way to Piss of a god |
| July 25, 2014 |
Or, in the case of Sithis, violate any of the Five Tenets. "To do so is to invoke the Wrath of ... |
Best Way to Piss of a god |
| July 25, 2014 |
DeStroy their artifactS. |
Best Way to Piss of a god |
| July 17, 2014 |
GaarKomeyt is a synonym. |
Word Revision Thread |
| July 17, 2014 |
PusThere's already a canon word for this -- mal, "little". Mindoraan laan fah... diversity, nuz "pus... |
Word Revision Thread |
| July 9, 2014 |
paarthurnaxAaliizahJun"Jun" also means light. Paarthurnax says "Pogaan nahlaas, vokri... |
Word Revision Thread |
| July 6, 2014 |
Jun"Jun" also means light. Paarthurnax says "Pogaan nahlaas, vokrii wah jun". In the dialogue file, ... |
Word Revision Thread |
| July 6, 2014 |
Alphabet: No preference.Handwritten or typed: Typed (I'd like to do email).Canon or expande... |
Pel Pals Signup |
| June 24, 2014 |
What ahout ven tiid dez -- a phrase meaning something like "just in time" or "go... |
New Phrases |
| June 15, 2014 |
"Ful, losei Dovahkiin? Zu'u koraav nid nol dov do hi."(So, my false Dragonborn? You do... |
Quotes |
| June 6, 2014 |
PelniirThis should be changed from non-canon to semi-canon because "pel" is canon.... |
Word Revision Thread |
| June 6, 2014 |
PeliikThis should be changed from non-canon to semi-canon because "pel" is canon and "-iik" is deriv... |
Word Revision Thread |
| June 2, 2014 |
Oh, sorry about that. Here, this should work. :)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsoUUF6ni9o... |
A gorgeous Skyrim remix! |
| March 8, 2014 |
Exactly what are you thinking in regards to phonetics? How do you think we should we fix them? Do yo... |
The Elder Scrolls Wiki "Dragon Language" page |
| March 4, 2014 |
Awesome. Okay, I'll get on that. I'd like to cite my sources so it doesn't all soun... |
The Elder Scrolls Wiki "Dragon Language" page |
| March 2, 2014 |
Awesome! Thanks for all that. For others' future reference, I'm going to copy-paste everythi... |
The Elder Scrolls Wiki "Dragon Language" page |
| March 2, 2014 |
When I was first interested in learning the dragon language, the Elder Scrolls Wiki was my go-to gui... |
The Elder Scrolls Wiki "Dragon Language" page |
| February 2, 2014 |
Not to mention...... |
About the difference of "uu" and "u'u" |
| January 7, 2014 |
DrakpaAnd don't forget tht there are some words we think they are modern, but actually not, like... |
Full or partial language |
| January 3, 2014 |
This post has been deleted. |
A gorgeous Skyrim remix! |
| January 3, 2014 |
I'd love to go to Elsweyr. The Khajiit fascinate me. It would be really cool to be able to choos... |
Setting for the next TES game? |
| January 2, 2014 |
For "immortality", you might say vojoorun. I looked at the Dovahzul prefixes and suffixes ... |
Dose anyone have a word for undying or immortality |
| January 1, 2014 |
My thinking exactly! That would be the most realistic solution, in my opinion. |
Full or partial language |
| December 31, 2013 |
Interesting questions... you say that holes cannot have gravitational pulls, but what about black ho... |
The Science of Nirn |
| December 30, 2013 |
No problem. :) |
Dragonborn Song |
| December 30, 2013 |
Personally, I'm a little reluctant to do something like this, though I agree that it would be ea... |
Full or partial language |
| December 30, 2013 |
Those are actually two separate songs. The first bit is called "The Dragonborn Comes"... |
Dragonborn Song |
| December 29, 2013 |
Drem yol lok! I'm not a pro in the language, but I have a couple of suggestions/corrections to m... |
Dragonborn Song |
| December 27, 2013 |
I've noticed that in-game, Paarthurnax says "drem" when the player shows impatience or... |
On the use of "drem" as a greeting |
| December 21, 2013 |
MorovahdinThe only problem I see at the moment is if we currently have any words that end in "-... |
New Plural Exception |
| December 16, 2013 |
Alright, I have searched the document with all of the canon words that would be affected (just ... |
New Plural Exception |
| December 16, 2013 |
Okay, I'm on it.edit: Just found a file that contains the whole of Skyrim's dialogue. Maybe ... |
New Plural Exception |
| December 16, 2013 |
Got it. Thank you. The search begins! Any suggestions as to where good places to look migh... |
New Plural Exception |
| December 16, 2013 |
VulsaarkvenAaliizahHmm... this is an interesting idea, but I'm not so sure about it. There are p... |
New Plural Exception |
| December 15, 2013 |
McFirefishThat's a good question. When I was going through the dictionary I noticed the term &qu... |
Missing words |
| December 15, 2013 |
Hmm... this is an interesting idea, but I'm not so sure about it. There are plenty of words in E... |
New Plural Exception |
| December 11, 2013 |
McFirefishHey it's been awhile and I'm back with a few more words I think should be added: 1... |
Missing words |
| December 11, 2013 |
Well, I'm not exactly a veteran here, nor am I the greatest translator, but I do have some advic... |
Translation Advice? |
