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A community for the dragon language of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

All posts by Orkar Isber

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May 19, 2016 well its enough TES for me. It uses the TES Lore quite well and effectively, the quests, landscapes ... ESO on Xbox One?
May 19, 2016 I was part of the closed beta and made a nice long loooong guide for the developers whats wrong with... ESO on Xbox One?
May 19, 2016 I hope you guys are familiar with the concepts of Amaranth and the step before it - CHIM for the deb... Philosophical Questions about TES & Dov
March 30, 2016 HalfDecentThanks!! I'm using the memrise app on my mobile device when I can, and it is really he... Learning Dovahzul
March 30, 2016 Kirrith KermanI Am also trying to learn, I've subscribed to your channel and I'm expecting g... Learning Dovahzul
March 29, 2016 Well if you look at the main site "learn" you have a memrise course, (actually there are m... Learning Dovahzul
March 25, 2016 And bring peace to my end of ice.zii - my soul. Not iiz but otherwise i pretty much agree with your ... Forelnaar
March 20, 2016 LokitheKingI don't know how I would do that and I don't don't what I could do legally ge... Memrise: "Dovahzul: Dragon Shouts"
March 20, 2016 i would also appreciate if it would be possible to use the audio of the ingame files for the shouts ... Memrise: "Dovahzul: Dragon Shouts"
March 17, 2016 Drem Yol Lok everyonesince Duolingo kinda changed its policy and allows Conlangs into its site (Espe... Duolingo Dovahzul Course
March 10, 2016 all canon words and a few others. But to answer the question per se - theoretically the human b... How many words can you actually remember?
March 6, 2016 I guess we can do a poetic approach like shakespear and combine 2 or 3 words to create the desired e... Translation Suggestion Thread
March 6, 2016 That is very impressive and a great idea you have my respect and praises for it.Maybe a word like &q... Starting Anew
March 6, 2016 So what are we going to do now? Are we resetting the language and building up everything again from ... Starting Anew
February 22, 2016 Uhm didnt we decide to scrap all non canon words we created and start from the beginning again with ... Canon Vs. Non Canon Questions
February 19, 2016 Ahkrin DescolI wonder if there's a font file lying around, might use the runes to stop prying ey... Programming with Thuum!
January 29, 2016 I want to add that there is the race specific problem. Why do we humans swear like we swear?Fuck as ... There's one important part of language missing...
January 27, 2016 From a linguistic viewpoint it is extremely common, globally, to name people by actual words. Almost... Dragon naming related to ancient egyptian naming?
January 9, 2016 Not much to add except Orkar Isber, rahu! ^^ drem yol lok vs ahnok
January 7, 2016 That actually brings me again to old Norse / icelandic an "ancient language seeped in history a... Starting Anew
January 2, 2016 Indeed "swearwords" already exist in Dovahzul - fitting ones. I do appreciate your will to... Starting Anew
December 17, 2015 Oh i also wanted to suggest to try to NOT use words that already exist in real languages. I know the... Starting Anew
November 21, 2015 As Hobby linguist who leanrs reconstructed languages (Proto Norse, Proto Germanic) i agree with Paar... Starting Anew
November 9, 2015 i looove that idea =) I really need to practise dovahzul more frequently and that would help greatly... The Games of Dragons
November 8, 2015 id love to hear more about the project, how it works, where it occurs how i can join in etc =)... The Games of Dragons
October 10, 2015 I am no real lore expert on TES but from the things i know id say the following: Dovahzul is li... Discussion on etymology?
October 1, 2015 LokremI've finished a few more pagesvery well done =)... Rotun hamlet.
September 17, 2015 Being a noob myself here ill still try.In Dovahzul it is common to keep sentences as short as possib... Omission of "los" in Dovahzul?
September 15, 2015 Problem being its very hard to draw in a fashion that is a) Looking goodb) recognisable in a 32... Dragon-Tongue flag?
September 14, 2015 To the america thing - The dragons retreated from Atmora to a place where no humans were. So if the ... Alduin, meet America
September 12, 2015 i love the idea and hope its a success =) If you can help us learning just go on =) I am sure t... Dovahzul Class
September 8, 2015 no dont you forget about Hamlet ^^ thats a very important work. Translating a classic is a must have... Rotun hamlet.
September 7, 2015 the question i keep asking myself how those look in tiny format as you would use as icon for the web... Dragon-Tongue flag?
September 7, 2015 The entire LOTR book? Wow that will take a hell lot of time ^^ Btw i also disliked the Hobbit but my... Rotun hamlet.
September 7, 2015 May i ask what happened to these? http://i.imgur.com/WYQdDyD.jpgI would like them to be in the ... Dragon-Tongue flag?
September 2, 2015 Great =) Keep going! =) Rotun hamlet.
September 1, 2015 Best OST in general - Skyrim.Best Theme - Morrowind with Nerevar Rising. Most atmospheric OST -... Best Elder Scrolls Theme
September 1, 2015 Its not i dont like Hamlet per se its just i know quite some plays that i personally like more like ... Rotun hamlet.
August 31, 2015 YAAAYY =) we need that we totally need that. Personally i dislike Hamlet and think there are muuuch ... Rotun hamlet.
August 30, 2015 Rolling the R does help to distinguish it as a sound and i think it kinda sounds cooler as well. How... Rolling R's
August 30, 2015 Dragonborn has no relation to Aedra or Daedra, they simply have the blood of a dragon.BUT the Dragon... Are dragons lesser aedra?
August 30, 2015 Gotta disagree. 1) Dragonborn seem to actually have MORE skills than dragons do. Just look at M... Question regardin Dovahkiinne ^^
August 21, 2015 1) So if i understood it correctly a Dovahkiin is essentially a dragon born into a human body? So he... Question regardin Dovahkiinne ^^
August 19, 2015 I do agree. when learning a language you face many difficulties. In terms of Dovahzul you have the s... I Need help translating!
August 18, 2015 Favorite? AlDuIn - short, terryfing translation, quite hit the nail on the spot. Actually i thi... Dragon Names
August 18, 2015 You can trust Paarthurnax, he is the teacher of the greybeards ^^ Seriously the translator does NOT ... I Need help translating!
August 18, 2015 If your first name is Peter you are screwed XD Na seriously, one thing about pronounciation wou... How to Pronounce
August 9, 2015 which leads to the question why Paarthurnax is still called Paarthurnax. I didnt have the impression... Numinex Theory and Translation
August 7, 2015 The only problem i have here is that the name pretty much fits for a captive that went mad. But that... Numinex Theory and Translation
July 31, 2015 well you could just cut out lost. Rahvaraan actually already implies "god healed" and for ... Translate Names.
July 29, 2015 So when exactly will the voting be? Or did i miss it? Dragon-Tongue flag?
July 24, 2015 Since you mentioned RPG i do play a dragon priest NPC in The Elder Scrolls Online and he speaks... Applications of Dovahzul
July 24, 2015 Oh didnt see it was canon. But thank you a lot for the alternative, that makes it easier =) A problem i encountered
July 23, 2015 Yes i know in english to lie (to someone) and to lie (down) is the same verb but for dovahzul too? N... A problem i encountered
July 23, 2015 Funny that another one uses Dovahzul for magick. I think dovahzul has a lot of similarities to both,... Applications of Dovahzul
July 17, 2015 This started totally by accident when i learned but maybe this funny crib helps you as well:i was le... Memory helpers
July 14, 2015 KosenuI'm not sure, Duolingo isn't set up too liberally: courses need to get approved. I cou... Duolingo
July 13, 2015 He, and thats where tings get complicated and i suspect the creators didnt think that one through.&n... Synonymous Suffixes for "-er"
July 13, 2015 Based on this i came up with an idea: ron - warbow.Ronaan - Wararcher.Ronin - Sniper / Sharpsho... Synonymous Suffixes for "-er"
July 10, 2015 Thanks for going through the whole thing =) i appreciate that.But how could we know whether Bethesda... Future of Dovahzul
July 10, 2015 We dont have a FB group? Hell we should really really start one. And Twitter and stuff. Personally i... Future of Dovahzul
July 10, 2015 Scepticism is good but dovahzul needs evolution and as far as i know the original creators dont work... Synonymous Suffixes for "-er"
July 9, 2015 Very well done. A few inputs from myself:Given only ronaan as "archer," it is po... Synonymous Suffixes for "-er"
July 7, 2015 In general the best way to learn a language is by using it.I am working on a course for youtube that... What is the best way to learn the words?
July 7, 2015 Ag "burn" : possibly from Sanskrit agni "fire."- AGreed ^^Ahrol&n... Real-world origins of Dovahzul words
July 5, 2015 y just with a better looking wordwall/rune ^^ like the ones on page 5 Dragon-Tongue flag?
July 4, 2015 paarthurnaxThere will be a community contest for designing the flag, with a community vote at the en... Dragon-Tongue flag?
July 4, 2015 Indeed. And if i look at the posts here it seems so far the "mix" has won - the dragon wal... Dragon-Tongue flag?
July 3, 2015 So will there be a final voting which to make official? So that we finall get a flag? ^^ Dragon-Tongue flag?
June 26, 2015 Here is my first lesson - please contribute ^^Like links you think are important or pieces of art th... Youtube language Course
June 24, 2015 Felniir AhvusGreat idea.  Usable language is valuable language.  I tried doing that a litt... Youtube language Course
June 21, 2015 Since the forum seems to calm down - which is natural but still a bit bothering, id like to discuss ... Future of Dovahzul
June 16, 2015 oh and it would be cool if you could give the wordcategory of a word too likekul (noun) sonkul (adj.... Suggestions for memrise
June 11, 2015 So far it aint uploaded but i can link you a very decent beginner course on which i based my own (wi... Youtube language Course
June 9, 2015 A billion? That sounds much - that would mean every 20th skyrim player learns dovahzul. Yes the... Youtube language Course
June 8, 2015 Since i have already taught languages before in real life (english, german, old norse) and wrote a q... Youtube language Course
June 3, 2015 dunno if someone pointed that out already but I also can’t find similar sounding wor... Bachelor Thesis: Skyrim's Dragon Language
June 3, 2015 or make the glow red orange like fire - paarthurnax burns the runes in stone for you so... Dragon-Tongue flag?
June 3, 2015 While that totally explains it it is confusing. I guess i got too used to compound words And more questions
June 3, 2015 well in some cases like the disease stuff that really can be a problem unless you differ the severen... Suggestions for memrise
June 2, 2015 After completing the memrise course on dovahzul i have a few suggestions to make. My main conce... Suggestions for memrise
June 2, 2015 Regarding the mindset how did they come up with the word for sisterhood? briinah - sister maar ... And more questions
June 2, 2015 I agree the combination with the "scroll" and the glow is great Dragon-Tongue flag?
June 1, 2015 Indeed a cool and great idea. I guess however the obvious choice would be The Elder Scrolls Online... Dovahzul Clan/Guild
May 30, 2015 actually i run 2 youtube channels and i actually did plan on adding language courses on one. i did p... Youtube
May 21, 2015 In addition since dovahzul is an archaic language (or supposed to be) id really go for tranlsating M... Names
May 13, 2015 dovahkiin2003eh that is your opinionwhat else shpuld i express, your oppinion? you could give your l... learning dovahzul in school?
May 13, 2015 how about we do the glow of #5 in a different color then. i guess red or green would be quite cool l... Dragon-Tongue flag?
May 13, 2015 Is that serious? Cause im very against it ^^1) Dovahzul aint even finished. There is a lot left to d... learning dovahzul in school?
May 13, 2015 I meant like beams of light similiar top the japanese flag but each glowing or making it a bright li... Dragon-Tongue flag?
May 12, 2015 radiance is similiar to a glow but...more. like imagine drawing the moon - glow. now draw a sun - ra... Dragon-Tongue flag?
May 12, 2015 I think the word "Thuum" would be very representative, short and explaining.  Ho... Dragon-Tongue flag?
May 11, 2015 I see your point and i gotta agree on the Hobbit problem. Maybe we should try the other approac... Dragon-Tongue flag?
May 10, 2015 id love that. to get deeper into the mindset of the language. As a language learner i think that, to... And more questions
May 10, 2015 will there be an mp3? id love to have it ^^ Dragonborn Song
May 10, 2015 would it be possible to create a dictionary that doesnt only provide the "direct" translat... And more questions
May 10, 2015 i try it with examples. the leather pride flag (BDSM) uses blue and black stripes with a well known ... Dragon-Tongue flag?
May 10, 2015 The fun fact is that i teach old norse (and therefore am quite good at icelandic) and that indeed li... And more questions
May 10, 2015 Yet there must be a mindset to it. Words express thoughts, they are ideas made into sound, that is h... And more questions
May 10, 2015 Latin is dead as it has no native speakers, just like ancient greek. Yet a lot of languages derive f... And more questions
May 10, 2015 it is true. idiot - greek for individualist, was introduced by psychologists for mentally ill person... And more questions
May 10, 2015 and another one - why are there multiple words for the same thing? Inside a single language that usu... And more questions
May 10, 2015 id like to throw in that a symbol / flag should be simple. a good herald is one that you can easily ... Dragon-Tongue flag?
May 10, 2015 Uhm i would simply translate the names original meaning. as example David derives from hebrew and me... Names
April 30, 2015 "An entire internal wiki at Bethesda contains an evolving vocabulary list of words and phrases ... Conlangs & Dovahzul
April 30, 2015 Thank you a lot for your answer. A problem i can see there - is it even possible - without too ... And more questions
April 30, 2015 Is there any information who exactly invented dovahzul? I mean Klingon as example was created by an ... Conlangs & Dovahzul
April 28, 2015 And another question now that i do play the game: It bothers may that gamewise, the Thuum work ... Dragon shout questions
April 28, 2015 Actually i did, but it is kinda...confusing. As stated in another thread it is very hard to get deta... And more questions
April 27, 2015 paarthurnaxNo worries, I appreciate your questions because they make me think about the language in ... And more questions
April 26, 2015 You indeed have the right to be called paarthurnax ^^ This answer was very wise and enlightened the ... Dragon shout questions
April 26, 2015 but in names and phrases? drem yol lok afaik is a phrase not a thuum - so would yol drem lok mean th... And more questions
April 26, 2015 paarthurnax For example, it may be possible that "Ro Dah Fus!" is identical to "... And more questions
April 26, 2015 There is still something bothering me. As said its the topic of things with similiar meaning ha... Dragon shout questions
April 26, 2015 Do you have any...ruleset how dovahzul words should sound like? I only know it from a linguistical p... Conlangs & Dovahzul
April 26, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5mZ0R3h8m0 This is a quite good video about it and i would lik... Conlangs & Dovahzul
April 13, 2015 To word order - in Dovahzul seemingly the number 3 is very important, names, shouts, phrases all con... And more questions
April 6, 2015 and thank you again that clears it up very well. though a car-pet would surely sell in MMOs ^^... Dragon shout questions
April 6, 2015 Thank you a lot for your response, that made it clear.So theoretically it is really a battle not of ... Dragon shout questions
April 6, 2015 problem 1. new chemical elements are researched and could indeed be found so you would have to be up... Chemical elements
April 6, 2015 you know/speak any other conlangs apart from Dovahzul?english trap ^^i KNOW of roughly 500 languages... Dissertation on Conlangs
April 6, 2015 While reading a few questions came up you guys may be able to help me with:Dragonshouts:- mir vur sh... Dragon shout questions