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Anonymous
May 30, 2019

Dragon Greeting

How would you say something like "Hello" or "Greetings" in Dovahzul? Or would they use some other form of greeting?

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Zinrahzul
May 30, 2019

Dragons to Dragon / Dragonborn: According to Paarthurnax in-game when you first meet him, the elder of the two says "Drem yol lok" (Peace, fire, sky) which communicates "I am witholding my aggression so we can talk without fighting". Then the dragons exchange shouts to taste each other's power. Then they talk.

Dragons to Mortals: In Skyrim, dragons just want to dominate, so they'll just attack or command in a condescending way, so any greeting goes for that 

Mortals to Mortals: We don't have in-game data on this, but you can copy the nature of the greetings you hear in-game to convey this. You hear greetings like "Well met, kinsman/traveler" (Pruzah grind, fron / wunduniik) from Jon Battle-Born. One guard dialog (if you're thane) is "How do you do, thane?", which roughly translates to "Fare/Travel you well?" (source: https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/how-do-you-do.html and https://www.etymonline.com/word/fare#etymonline_v_1128), which in Dovahzul is "Wundun hi pruzah?"

I see "Pruzah grind" "Pruzah sul" (good day) and "Drem yol lok" the most as far as greetings, though. If the greeting's for an Elder Scrolls dragon, then use "Drem yol lok".