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The Lizardmen have their own language, which can be learned in part from its usage. It does not appear that Lizardmen have a written language, so all known writing is done in English.

Usage[edit]

Lizardmen have an alphabet of 23 characters, but include many clicks and voiceless syllables.[1]

ALPHABET: acćčʗehχikloprɾsśštuþyz

Not used: bdfgjmnvwth, with the exception that unvoiced consonants (p,t,k,ch,þ) may become voiced (b,d,g,j, th ) when they appear at the beginning of a word (for example, in the greeting “pica,” which is pronounced like “bee-tsah,” not like “pizza.”).

ʗ (Postalveolar click, as in the Zulu “q”. Transcribed in UW1 as “click.”)
c (Voiceless alveolar affricate [“ʦ”], as in the Polish “cebula” and Japanese “tsunami.”)
χ (Voiceless velar fricative as in Scottish “loch” and Polish “chór”. Transcribed in UW1 as “kk”.)
ss, śś, šš, cs (“long” consonant, held for an extra mora [or “beat,”] in duration, as with Japanese long vowels.)
Ś (“Soft” sh, as in the Polish ś.)
Š (“Hard” sh, as in the Polish sz.)
Ć (“Soft” ch, as in the Polish ć.)
Č (“Hard” ch, as in the Polish cz.)
s (As in English.)
r (Alveolar trill, as in the Polish “r” or Spanish “rr.” Transcribed as “rr” in UW1.)
ɾ (Alveolar tap, as in the Polish or Spanish “r.”)
Þ (Voiceless dental fricative, as in the English “th” [“thin,” not “this”].)
a (ah)
e (eh)
i (ee)
o (oh)
u (oo)

Lexicon[edit]

Provided here is a dictionary of all known Lizardmen words and their English equivalent.[2]

Lizardman English
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
'au and
B
bica hello, goodbye
C
ʗ ('click) no
ʗ iriass ('click-iriass) Sir Cabirus
(as a noun suffix) non-, opposite
cor go
D
None
E
eppa visit
eppala visitor, wanderer
F
None
G
None
H
None
I
isili me
-ik did (past tense verb suffix after consonant stop)
-it shall (future tense verb suffix after a consonant stop)
J
None
K
-k did (past tense verb suffix not after consonant stop)
krik grab
kri'kla lurker
ku of, from, possessed by
ku'isili mine
kutosa y ours
L
-la verb suffix equivalent to English “-er”
M
None
N
None
O
-oco -ing
ossli enough
P
pa to do, to make
paśi to talk
paśioco speech, language
pica hello, goodbye, pleasure
picaʗ Pain, sorrow
Q
None
R
None
S
sela (sel'a) give
si tio be
soɾʗ (sor'click) stranger
sor (sorr) enemy
sora (sorra) steal
sorala thief
soraoco theft
sseþ (sseth) yes, thus, that way
sstreś (sstresh) help (v.)
sstreśoco help (n.)
ša multiple (plural determiner)
šali we/us
šatosa you all (plural)
T
þepa (thepa) lizardmen
þesʗ (thes'click) hate (v.)
þesʗoco hate (n.)
þeś (thesh) like
þit (thit) need
þitla beggar
-t shall (future tense verb suffix not after consonant stop)
tosa you (singular)
U
Urgo Murgo
V
None
W
None
X
None
Y
ye- polite noun prefix
yeśorʗ (yeshor'click) friend
yeþe (yethe) kill
yeþela warrior
Z
zeχa (zekka) food

Crowdsourced Words[edit]

Lizardman English Contributor
! A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
!
' stop (separator) Otherside
A
a (adj) male TrenchKnife
a (conj) or Flatfingers
aro safe Flatfingers
aroʗ dangerous Flatfingers
Arošarilahu Marcaul (safe-settlement) Flatfingers
aru up Flatfingers
au and OtherSide
aχuśśorru shadow beast Flatfingers
aχuz beast, monster Flatfingers
B
None
C
ʗ no, not, don't OtherSide
non-, opposite OtherSide
cak sword Starker
cakla fighter Starker
ce (sound of amusement) Flatfingers
ceš fire Flatfingers
cešacul firebat Flatfingers
cešla fire elemental ("fire-er") Flatfingers
ʗiriass Sir Cabirus OtherSide
cor go OtherSide
corrate Hurry up! ("go-fast-more") Flatfingers
ćošklaχ green andth
cuk tooth Flatfingers
ʗuχapaśi rune spell andth
D
None
E
eppa visit OtherSide
eppala visitor, wanderer OtherSide
eppaśśorroco Elves andth
eprik capable Flatfingers
epu feel, sense Flatfingers
eþi bright Flatfingers
eþioco brightness andth
eþiʗ dim (but not dark) Flatfingers
eχu carry Flatfingers
eχuʗ drop Flatfingers
F
None
G
None
H
hal think Flatfingers
halya dream Flatfingers
hizeÞiɾoć color andth
hizeÞiɾa light andth
hizeÞi'oco candle andth
hizeÞiɾoco torch andth
hizeÞiɾotoloco lava as magma, hot (n) (light+stone+-oco) andth
hizeÞiɾotolk lava as stone, solid (n) (light+stone) andth
horra apply-to, apply-on Flatfingers
hoy sling Flatfingers
hoytolk sling bullet Flatfingers
hoχa dire bunny Flatfingers
hu place Flatfingers
I
-ik did (past tense verb suffix after consonant stop) OtherSide
iri life, breath Starker
iriʗ undead Starker
iriʗte lich Flatfingers
irila living being, person, somebody Starker
isili I, me OtherSide
-it shall (future tense verb suffix after a consonant stop) OtherSide
J
None
K and χ ("kk")
-k did (past tense verb suffix not after consonant stop) OtherSide
karila hunter Starker
karioco hunt Starker
kariot silver sapling Flatfingers
ki long Flatfingers
kora ripper Flatfingers
kra good Flatfingers
kraʗ bad Flatfingers
krik grab OtherSide
kri'kla lurker OtherSide
krikÞri fish (v.) TrenchKnife
krikÞrioco fishing TrenchKnife
kri'yeþri fish TrenchKnife
ku of, from, possessed by OtherSide
ku'isili mine OtherSide
kuþepa Lizardman (singular) TrenchKnife
kuk wound, injury Flatfingers
kupošla mage (possess-magic-person) Flatfingers
kuþa choose EngineArtist
kuþala leader EngineArtist
kuþoco choice EngineArtist
kutosa yours OtherSide
χrešśl fear K§H
χrešśla coward K§H
χrešśliz fearful K§H
χrešślo fearfully K§H
χrešślþu fear K§H
L
-la verb suffix equivalent to English "-er" OtherSide
lokrik trap Starker
luś near Flatfingers
luśʗ far Flatfingers
luśʗte distant Flatfingers
M
None
N
None
O
-oco -ing OtherSide
oku trust Flatfingers
okuʗpakuk treachery andth
osiɾikuþor mana/aether andth
ossli enough OtherSide
P
pa to do, to make OtherSide
pakuk fight, attack ("make-wound") Flatfingers
paśi to talk OtherSide
paśioco speech, language OtherSide
pica goodbye OtherSide
pica hello OtherSide
picaʗ pain, sorrow OtherSide
picaʗte grief Flatfingers
pliχu water Flatfingers
porra challenge Flatfingers
poškutolk skill shrine (magic-from-stone) Flatfingers
preka fate, luck Flatfingers
puþkašala Shamblers Flatfingers
Q
None
R
ra fast Flatfingers
raʗ slow Flatfingers
rek time Flatfingers
rek'a soon Flatfingers
rekte later Flatfingers
rekya sometime Flatfingers
rekyaʗ never Flatfingers
ruþ thread Flatfingers
ruþeča mind crippler Flatfingers
S
ša- multiple (plural determiner) OtherSide
šaʗuχ
šaʗukka
rune (sg.) andth
šaʗuχa runes (pl.) andth
šacukte powerful ("many-teeth") Flatfingers
šali we/us OtherSide
šaluś together ("multiple-things near") Flatfingers
šaluśʗ apart Flatfingers
šarilahu settlement (people-place) Flatfingers
šatate wealthy ("many-eggs") Flatfingers
šatosa you all (plural) OtherSide
šatu children TrenchKnife
ša'uča bundle of sticks TrenchKnife
sek arrow Flatfingers
seko bow klabelkholosh
sel'a give OtherSide
sel'ayek trade Flatfingers
si to be OtherSide
sor enemy OtherSide
sora steal OtherSide
sorala thief OtherSide
soralakušabas egg stealer Flatfingers
soraoco theft OtherSide
sorʗ stranger OtherSide
śpal heavy Flatfingers
śpalʗ light (weight) Flatfingers
śpalzo old ("heavy-tail") Flatfingers
sseþ yes, thus, that way OtherSide
sseþʗya maybe Flatfingers
ššluk rotworm TrenchKnife
śśorru dark, gray, shadow, colorless andth
śśorru þaploʗ The Stygian Abyss andth
sstreś help OtherSide
sstreśoco help OtherSide
su in, inside Flatfingers
suʗ out, outside Flatfingers
T and þ ("Th")
-t shall (future tense verb suffix not after consonant stop) OtherSide
tec metal Starker
þaplo mound andth
þaploʗ cave, hole andth
þe death Starker
þepa Lizard Men OtherSide
ÞepaÞoɾeyʗ Gray Lizard Men andth
Þepaćošklaχ Green Lizard Men andth
Þepayotaya Red Lizard Men andth
þeś like OtherSide
þesʗ hate OtherSide
þesʗoco hate OtherSide
þeśte love Flatfingers
þeul doom ("deathclaw") andth
þit need OtherSide
þitla beggar OtherSide
þok short Flatfingers
þokzo young (age) ("short-tail") Flatfingers
þoso down Flatfingers
þuš
þušoco
pile TrenchKnife
tolk stone Flatfingers
tosa you (singular) OtherSide
troso because of, caused by Flatfingers
tu child TrenchKnife
tua male child TrenchKnife
tue female child TrenchKnife
tuk build Flatfingers
tuχoco šarila Dwarves (building-peoples) Flatfingers
U
u female TrenchKnife
uča stick/branch TrenchKnife
učaśś tree TrenchKnife
uktar release Flatfingers
ul claw Flatfingers
ulki greedy ("claw-long") Flatfingers
ur scale (on the body) Flatfingers
ureþi healthy ("scale-bright") Flatfingers
ureþiʗ sick ("scale-dim") Flatfingers
ureþite arrogant ("scale-so-bright") Flatfingers
start, begin Flatfingers
ušʗ stop, end Flatfingers
uz if Flatfingers
V
None
W
None
X
None
Y
-ya indeterminate Flatfingers
ye- polite noun prefix OtherSide
yek take Flatfingers
yeśorʗ friend OtherSide
yeśuk weapon Flatfingers
yetec armor Starker
yeþe kill OtherSide
yeþela warrior OtherSide
yeχrešśla one who fears reasonably K§H
yoppu heal Flatfingers
yoppuʗ wound, damage Flatfingers
yoppula healer Flatfingers
yosþu provision Flatfingers
yotaya red andth
yut this Flatfingers
yuþal known ("this-think") Flatfingers
yuþalʗ unknown Flatfingers
yuþalʗya unknowable Flatfingers
Z
zacul bat (animal) Flatfingers
zeχa food OtherSide
zo tail Flatfingers
zoɾč earthclot Flatfingers
zu through Flatfingers
zucor enter ("through-go") Flatfingers
zucorʗ exit Flatfingers
zzþuk spider Flatfingers

Examples of Usage[edit]

Lore[edit]

From a letter by Tyball to Malabelle:

Lizardman Speech
Should you find yourself stranded in the territories of the lizardmen, you may discover a sudden need to communicate with them. As few of them speak the human tongue, 'tis best to learn a few of their words. On the following page, I give you a short glossary of their terms; carry it with you or learn their speech from it.

- from Mysteries of the Abyss (Ultima Underworld Clue Book)

Trivia[edit]

  • The lizardman name for themselves (and possibly their language) is thepa.

See Also[edit]

References[edit]

Previous Appearances[edit]