Lizardman Language

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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

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

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

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

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 -ʗ (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

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 -ʗ 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 cuk tooth Flatfingers ʗukkapaśi 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 eþiʗ dim (but not dark) Flatfingers eχu carry Flatfingers eχuʗ drop Flatfingers F None G None H hal think Flatfingers halya dream Flatfingers 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 -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 kri'yeþri fish TrenchKnife ku of, from, possessed by OtherSide ku'isili mine OtherSide kuk wound, injury Flatfingers kupošla mage (possess-magic-person) Flatfingers kuþa choose EngineArtist kuþala leader EngineArtist kuþoco choice EngineArtist kutosa yours OtherSide 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 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 šaʗukka rune 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 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 soralakuta 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 -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 þeś like OtherSide þesʗ hate OtherSide þesʗoco hate OtherSide þeśte love Flatfingers þit need OtherSide þitla beggar OtherSide þok short Flatfingers þokzo young (age) ("short-tail") Flatfingers þoso down Flatfingers þuš pile TrenchKnife 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 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 uš 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 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 χrešśl fear K§H χrešśla coward K§H χrešśliz fearful K§H χrešślo fearfully K§H χrešślþu fear K§H

Lore

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

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

See Also

• Runic Alphabet

Previous Appearances

• The Lizardman Language was first encountered in Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss.