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Divine language

2017-06-05T17:31:51Z

Lhikjovan: added category and Languages template

The '''Divine language''' is used to generate the names of [[Angel]]s. It works just like any of the four major languages in the respect that it has its own translation of a set of English words, but unlike the other languages, it is generated individually for each world. Each world has only one divine language, meaning that all angels in all vaults in a given world will use the same language.

==Orthography==
Each divine language appears to draw on a pool of randomly chosen consonant letters of the for its words (up to 12 distinct consonants have been observed in one divine language), and they utilize all 6 vowel letters (including Y). Therefore, divine languages in general may draw on the entire ISO basic Latin alphabet:
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{|class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|-
|width=2% align="center"|1||width=2% align="center"|2
|width=2% align="center"|3||width=2% align="center"|4
|width=2% align="center"|5||width=2% align="center"|6
|width=2% align="center"|7||width=2% align="center"|8
|width=2% align="center"|9||width=2% align="center"|10
|width=2% align="center"|11||width=2% align="center"|12
|width=2% align="center"|13||width=2% align="center"|14
|width=2% align="center"|15||width=2% align="center"|16
|width=2% align="center"|17||width=2% align="center"|18
|width=2% align="center"|19||width=2% align="center"|20
|width=2% align="center"|21||width=2% align="center"|22
|width=2% align="center"|23||width=2% align="center"|24
|width=2% align="center"|25||width=2% align="center"|26
|-
|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" colspan="26" | '''Majuscule forms''' (also called '''uppercase''' or '''capital letters''')
|-
|width=2% align="center"|A||width=2% align="center"|B||width=2% align="center"|C||width=2% align="center"|D||width=2% align="center"|E||width=2% align="center"|F||width=2% align="center"|G||width=2% align="center"|H||width=2% align="center"|I||width=2% align="center"|J||width=2% align="center"|K||width=2% align="center"|L||width=2% align="center"|M||width=2% align="center"|N||width=2% align="center"|O||width=2% align="center"|P||width=2% align="center"|Q||width=2% align="center"|R||width=2% align="center"|S||width=2% align="center"|T||width=2% align="center"|U||width=2% align="center"|V||width=2% align="center"|W||width=2% align="center"|X||width=2% align="center"|Y||width=2% align="center"|Z
|-
|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" colspan="26" | '''Minuscule forms''' (also called '''lowercase''' or '''small letters''')
|-
|align="center"|a||align="center"|b||align="center"|c||align="center"|d||align="center"|e||align="center"|f||align="center"|g||align="center"|h||align="center"|i||align="center"|j||align="center"|k||align="center"|l||align="center"|m||align="center"|n||align="center"|o||align="center"|p||align="center"|q||align="center"|r||align="center"|s||align="center"|t||align="center"|u||align="center"|v||align="center"|w||align="center"|x||align="center"|y||align="center"|z
|}
</center>

Unlike the other four predefined languages, no divine language has ever been observed to use letters with diacritics. Finally, the letter H has only been observed in the digraphs ''IH'' and ''UH'', and (likely by random chance) the only letter yet to be observed in a divine language is S.

==Phonetics and Phonotactics==
Each word in divine languages is of the form '''C1V1(C2V2)C3'''. (The parentheses mean that C2V2 is optional.)
===Consonants: C and F===
The choices for C1,2 vs. C3 appear to draw from different sub-pools of consonants, or at least have different probabilities for letter occurrence. Any of C1, C2, C3 can also be zero consonants, but a word must have at least one non-zero consonant.

===Vowels: V===
All divine languages also appear to utilize the same vowel system, but with different frequencies for various diphthongs. The observed vowels are:
* monophthongs: ''a, e, o, u, ih, uh''
* diphthongs: ''au, eo, eu, ey, ie, io, oa, oi, ou, oy, ua, ui''
Worth noting is that the letter ''i'' has never been seen to occur outside of digraphs. In addition, it is possible that all diphthongs between A, E, I, O, U, and Y are allowed, and that they have just not yet been observed.

==Trivia==
* The randomly generated divine words are not necessarily unique; the same letter sequence may correspond to two completely different English words.
* The shortest possible divine words have two letters, like ''ac'', while the longest possible words are 7 letters, like ''cihtihr''.
* In the world raws, the divine language is referred to as GEN_DIVINE. By changing an entity's TRANSLATION token in ''raw/objects/entity_default.txt'' to GEN_DIVINE, it's possible to make newly-generated creatures of that type use the same names as angels.

{{Language}}

{{Category|Language}}

Angel

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==Angels==

[[File:Angel_Size.png|frame|Size comparison between a group of angels (All made by the same god, Solon) and a dwarf.]]

'''Angels''' are incredibly powerful [[creature]]s created by [[Deity|deities]] to guard the [[vault]]s erected by [[demon]]s who were twisted into humanoid form in a time before time. They are randomly generated at worldgen like their demonic counterparts, with appearances, arms, and armor determined by the spheres of their creator. The term "angel" is used loosely -- after all, they are sent by deities that knowingly released demons into the world. As such, they are disproportionately associated with "dark" or "violent" spheres like deformity and war, with fittingly vile appearances, but even those associated to neutral or supposedly positive spheres tend to be utterly bizarre in appearance.

All angels share certain traits, however. They are [[fanciful]] [[creatures]] who are all able to swim in and [[Amphibious|breathe]] water and [[Building destroyer|destroy buildings]]. Furthermore, they are [[Trapavoid|immune to traps]], [[No Pain|pain]], fear, nausea, [[No Stun|stunning]], [[No Exert|exertion]], dizziness, fevers and any sort of poison. Unlike demons, angels do not seem to be universally immune to [[fire]]. Curiously, all angels possess a [[pet]] value of 2000, though their lack of a {{token|PET_EXOTIC}} token and their unavailability in [[fortress mode]] means one cannot tame them even if they wanted to. Assistants and Soldiers are able to equip items and freely open unlocked doors. Some angels have access to a [[syndrome]] called "divine sickness", whose effects are randomized but typically include effects such as vomiting blood, blisters, numbness and nausea.

Even if you kill all the angels inside a vault, they will eventually respawn (No confirmation yet about how long it takes. A cleared vault has been witnessed having its population back in under a month.) which makes vaults pretty good high-level training grounds. Try to kill at least one Soldier and pick up his gear. Your adventure will instantly become much easier.

They come in three categories:

===Assistant===

'''Assistants''' ({{Raw Tile|Ä|6:0:0}} or {{Raw Tile|ä|6:0:0}}) are highly randomized bestial angels; though more than a match for most adventurers, they're the least dangerous angels, with low combat skills and no weapons or armor, though they are able to equip them given the chance. A vault always contains exactly 50.

===Soldier===

'''Soldiers''' ({{Raw Tile|Ä|3:0:1}} or {{Raw Tile|ä|3:0:1}}) are sentient humanoid foes, with armor and weapons of [[divine metal]] and clothes of [[divine fabric]]. They are guaranteed to have "Talented" level combat skills. Their size is highly randomized, and they can be larger as well as smaller than an average human. In some cases, their size difference from the player will be so marginal that they become able to use their [[divine fabric|divine clothing]]. A vault always contains exactly 25. In some, but not all, vaults, these soldiers have names similar to those of civilized creatures, albeit in divine language.

===Archangel===

The '''Archangel''' ({{Raw Tile|Ä|4:0:1}}) is a huge bestial guardian of the final chamber. Only a single one of these powerful foes can be found in a vault. They stand at 10,000,000 cm³, the same size of a [[forgotten beast]], and possess Grand Master [[skill]] in [[wrestling]], [[Combat skill|biting]], striking, kicking, fighter, [[Archery|archer]], dodging and [[observer]]. These combined features makes Archangels the most powerful creatures in ''Dwarf Fortress'' and the greatest challenge an adventurer can encounter - arguably the closest thing the game has to a final boss. Defeating an Archangel grants the player access to the [[slab]] related to the vault's demon, allowing them to either bind them to their service or banish them back to [[hell]].

==Divine language==
{{Main|Divine language}}
Angel names are generated using a divine language. The divine language works just like any of the four major languages in the respect that it has its own translation of a set of English words. Unlike the other languages, however, it is generated individually for each world. Each world has only one divine language, meaning that all angels in all vaults in a given world will use the same language.

In the world raws, the divine language is referred to as GEN_DIVINE. By changing an entity's TRANSLATION token to GEN_DIVINE, it's possible to make them use the same names as the angels.

{{Translation
| dwarven = sedil
| elvish = thili
| goblin = asmuk
| human = idla
}}

{{Creatures}}
{{Category|Amphibious}}
{{Category|Building destroyer}}
{{Category|HFS}}
{{Category|Fanciful}}
{{Category|Learns}}
{{Category|No Exert}}
{{Category|No Pain}}
{{Category|No Stun}}

DF2014:Divine language

2017-06-05T17:28:20Z

Lhikjovan: I'm not sure if I made this backward, and that things should redirect to this instead. Please fix if necessary.

#REDIRECT[[Divine_language]]

Divine language

2017-06-05T16:23:12Z

Lhikjovan: created page, filled out with the basics of what I've figured out so far

Kobold language

2017-06-02T20:54:30Z

Lhikjovan: misuse of the word "valence," cleanup

The '''Kobold language''' is one of the [[language]]s the player will come across. This language is used in-game for the names, groups, and civilizations of [[kobold]]s.

Kobold is governed by different rules than the four main languages. Kobolds have the [[DF2014:Creature_token#UTTERANCES|UTTERANCES]] creature token, which means their language has no pre-defined vocabulary. Instead, the language consists entirely of proper names built by hard-coded rules, which are detailed below.

Kobold-language words do not actually have a proper English translations; however, Kobold-language objects and individual kobolds will maintain the same name over time.

==Alphabet and Graphemics==
The letters of the Kobold alphabet are:
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|width=2% align="center"|17||width=2% align="center"|18
|width=2% align="center"|19||width=2% align="center"|20
|width=2% align="center"|21
|-
|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" colspan="34" | '''Majuscule forms''' (also called '''uppercase''' or '''capital letters''')
|-
|width=2% align="center"|A||width=2% align="center"|B||width=2% align="center"|C||width=2% align="center"|D||width=2% align="center"|E||width=2% align="center"|F||width=2% align="center"|G||width=2% align="center"|H||width=2% align="center"|I||width=2% align="center"|J||width=2% align="center"|K||width=2% align="center"|L||width=2% align="center"|M||width=2% align="center"|N||width=2% align="center"|O||width=2% align="center"|P||width=2% align="center"|R||width=2% align="center"|S||width=2% align="center"|T||width=2% align="center"|U||width=2% align="center"|Y
|-
|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" colspan="34" | '''Minuscule forms''' (also called '''lowercase''' or '''small letters''')
|-
|align="center"|a||align="center"|b||align="center"|c||align="center"|d||align="center"|e||align="center"|f||align="center"|g||align="center"|h||align="center"|i||align="center"|j||align="center"|k||align="center"|l||align="center"|m||align="center"|n||align="center"|o||align="center"|p||align="center"|r||align="center"|s||align="center"|t||align="center"|u||align="center"|y
|}
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Of these 21 letters, six (A, E, I, O, U, and Y) represent vowels, while the other fifteen represent consonants.

Peculiarities:
*The letter ''h'' only appears in the digraphs ''ch'' and ''sh.''
*The letter ''n'' only appears in the digraphs ''ng, nk,'' and ''sn.''
*The letter ''y'' only appears in the digraph ''ay.''

The letters Q, V, W, X, and Z of the [[wikipedia:ISO basic Latin alphabet|ISO basic Latin alphabet]] do not occur in the Kobold alphabet.

===Letter Frequency===
Based on a sample of 120 kobold names, the approximate letter frequencies can be established:

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Letter
! Frequency
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | a
| 7.8%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | b
| 4.7%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | c
| 0.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | d
| 3.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | e
| 4.2%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | f
| 2.4%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | g
| 4.3%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | h
| 3.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | i
| 8.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | j
| 1.5%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | k
| 2.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | l
| 10.8%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | m
| 1.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | n
| 2.7%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | o
| 4.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | p
| 1.3%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | r
| 8.1%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | s
| 11.4%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | t
| 3.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | u
| 9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | y
| 1.9%
|}

==Phonotactics==

The Kobold language has 16 distinguishable consonant phonemes, forming the phonological consonant inventory:
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: center;" |
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Labial
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Dental
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Alveolar
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Post-alveolar
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Velar
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Nasal
| style="text-align: center;" | ''m'' [m]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | ''n'' [n*]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Plosive
| style="text-align: center;" | ''p'' [p], ''b'' [b]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | ''t'' [t], ''d'' [d]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | ''k'' [k], ''g'' [g]
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Affricate
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | ''ch'' [t͡ʃ], ''j'' [d͡ʒ]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Fricative
| style="text-align: center;" | ''f'' [f]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''th'' [θ]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''s'' [s]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''sh'' [ʃ]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Approximant
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | ''r'' [r]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Lateral
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | ''l'' [l]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
|}
</center>

<nowiki>*</nowiki>The phoneme represented by ''n'' likely has the [[wikipedia: Allophone|allophone]] [ŋ] before ''g'' and ''k.''

===Syllables===

Kobold has three kinds of syllables, ''primary,'' ''secondary,'' and ''final.'' Every word is composed of one or two primary syllables, zero to three secondary syllables, and one final syllable. Words must begin with a primary syllable, end with a final syllable, the penultimate syllable must be a primary syllable, and all others must be secondary syllables. Therefore, the following structures are allowed:
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
! No. of syllables
! Structure
|-
| 2 syllables
| 1-F
|-
| 3 syllables
| 1-1-F
|-
| 4 syllables
| 1-2-1-F
|-
| 5 syllables
| 1-2-2-1-F
|-
| 6 syllables
| 1-2-2-2-1-F
|}
</center>

====Primary Syllables====
Every primary syllable is of the [[wikipedia: Syllable#Components|syllable structure]] C1(C2)V. C1 is mandatory, and can be one of many consonants; C2 is an optional [[wikipedia: Approximant consonant|approximant]], which can be either ''r'' or ''l;'' and V is a vowel.
*The allowed consonants for C1 are: ''b, ch, d, f, g, j, k, l, p, s, sh, st, t,'' and ''th.''
*The allowed consonants for C2 are: ''r,'' ''l,'' or nothing.
**'''Exception:''' The consonant cluster ''ll'' is forbidden.
*The allowed vowels for V are: ''a, ay, ee, i, o,'' and ''u.''
**'''Exception:''' The digraph vowels ''ay'' and ''ee'' can only be present in the penultimate syllable of a word (if this is also the initial syllable, it is still allowed).

====Secondary Syllables====
Every secondary syllable is of the simple form CV. C is one of a handful of consonants, and V is a vowel.
*The allowed consonants for C are: ''b, d, f, g, k,'' and ''l.''
*The allowed vowels for V are: ''a, i, o,'' and ''u.''

====Final Syllables====
Every final syllable is of the structure (C1)C2R. C1 is optional, and can be ''r, l, n,'' or ''m,'' though their allowed usage is limited; C2 is mandatory, and can be one of several consonants; R is a [[wikipedia: Syllable#Rime|rime]] that is limited to one of the four endings ''-er, -in, -is,'' or ''-us.''
*The allowed consonants for C1 are: ''r, l, m,'' and ''n.''
**''r'' is only allowed before ''b'' and ''sn.''
**''l'' is only allowed before ''b, d, g,'' and ''m.''
**''n'' is only allowed before ''g'' and ''k.''
**''m'' is only allowed before ''b.''
*The allowed consonants for C2 are: ''b, d, g, k, m, l, r,'' and ''sn.''
*The allowed rimes for R are: ''er, in, is,'' and ''us.''

Note that the consonant C1 is likely not meant to actually begin the final syllable, but rather to be appended to the penultimate syllable. For example, the kobold name ''Krudulugrilgus'' would be enunciated as ''Kru-du-lu-'''gril'''-gus'', not ''Kru-du-lu-gri-'''lgus.'''''

==Vocabulary==
As mentioned above, Kobold has no set vocabulary, being formed entirely of procedurally generated proper names. The shortest possible words would be 5 letters and 2 syllables, like ''jomus.'' While nothing known about the rules of the language limits the length of a word, the longest observed word so far is the personal name ''Brabalalaleeldis'' at 16 letters and 6 syllables.

{{Language}}

{{Category|Language}}

Kobold language

2016-12-04T22:29:27Z

Lhikjovan: /* Final Syllables */ had "mm" instead of just "m"

The '''Kobold language''' is one of the [[language]]s the player will come across. This language is used in-game for the names, groups, and civilizations of [[kobold]]s.

Kobold is governed by different rules than the four main languages. Kobolds have the [[DF2014:Creature_token#UTTERANCES|UTTERANCES]] creature token, which means their language has no pre-defined vocabulary. Instead, the language consists entirely of proper names built by hard-coded rules, which are detailed below.

Kobold-language words do not actually have a proper English translations; however, Kobold-language objects and individual kobolds will maintain the same name over time.

==Alphabet and Graphemics==
The letters of the Kobold alphabet are:
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|width=2% align="center"|1||width=2% align="center"|2
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|width=2% align="center"|5||width=2% align="center"|6
|width=2% align="center"|7||width=2% align="center"|8
|width=2% align="center"|9||width=2% align="center"|10
|width=2% align="center"|11||width=2% align="center"|12
|width=2% align="center"|13||width=2% align="center"|14
|width=2% align="center"|15||width=2% align="center"|16
|width=2% align="center"|17||width=2% align="center"|18
|width=2% align="center"|19||width=2% align="center"|20
|width=2% align="center"|21
|-
|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" colspan="34" | '''Majuscule forms''' (also called '''uppercase''' or '''capital letters''')
|-
|width=2% align="center"|A||width=2% align="center"|B||width=2% align="center"|C||width=2% align="center"|D||width=2% align="center"|E||width=2% align="center"|F||width=2% align="center"|G||width=2% align="center"|H||width=2% align="center"|I||width=2% align="center"|J||width=2% align="center"|K||width=2% align="center"|L||width=2% align="center"|M||width=2% align="center"|N||width=2% align="center"|O||width=2% align="center"|P||width=2% align="center"|R||width=2% align="center"|S||width=2% align="center"|T||width=2% align="center"|U||width=2% align="center"|Y
|-
|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" colspan="34" | '''Minuscule forms''' (also called '''lowercase''' or '''small letters''')
|-
|align="center"|a||align="center"|b||align="center"|c||align="center"|d||align="center"|e||align="center"|f||align="center"|g||align="center"|h||align="center"|i||align="center"|j||align="center"|k||align="center"|l||align="center"|m||align="center"|n||align="center"|o||align="center"|p||align="center"|r||align="center"|s||align="center"|t||align="center"|u||align="center"|y
|}
</center>

Of these 21 letters, six (A, E, I, O, U, and Y) represent vowels, while the other fifteen represent consonants.

Peculiarities:
*The letter ''h'' only appears in the digraphs ''ch'' and ''sh.''
*The letter ''n'' only appears in the digraphs ''ng, nk,'' and ''sn.''
*The letter ''y'' only appears in the digraph ''ay.''

The letters Q, V, W, X, and Z of the [[wikipedia:ISO basic Latin alphabet|ISO basic Latin alphabet]] do not occur in the Kobold alphabet.

===Letter Frequency===
Based on a sample of 120 kobold names, the approximate letter frequencies can be established:

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Letter
! Frequency
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | a
| 7.8%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | b
| 4.7%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | c
| 0.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | d
| 3.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | e
| 4.2%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | f
| 2.4%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | g
| 4.3%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | h
| 3.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | i
| 8.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | j
| 1.5%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | k
| 2.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | l
| 10.8%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | m
| 1.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | n
| 2.7%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | o
| 4.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | p
| 1.3%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | r
| 8.1%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | s
| 11.4%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | t
| 3.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | u
| 9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | y
| 1.9%
|}

==Phonotactics==

The Kobold language has 16 distinguishable consonant phonemes, forming the phonological inventory:
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: center;" |
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Unvoiced
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Voiced
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Other
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Labial Plosive
| style="text-align: center;" | ''p'' [p]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''b'' [b]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Alveo-dental Plosive
| style="text-align: center;" | ''t'' [t]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''d'' [d]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Postalveolar Affricate
| style="text-align: center;" | ''ch'' [t͡ʃ]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''j'' [d͡ʒ]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Velar Plosive
| style="text-align: center;" | ''k'' [k]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''g'' [g]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Labial Fricative
| style="text-align: center;" | ''f'' [f]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Dental Fricative
| style="text-align: center;" | ''s'' [s], ''th'' [θ]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Postalveolar Fricative
| style="text-align: center;" | ''sh'' [ʃ]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Approximant
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | ''r'' [r], ''l'' [l]
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Nasal
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | ''n'' [n*], ''m'' [m]
|}
</center>

<nowiki>*</nowiki>The phoneme represented by ''n'' likely has the [[wikipedia: Allophone|allophone]] [ŋ] before ''g'' and ''k.''

===Syllables===

Kobold has three kinds of syllables, ''valence,'' ''medial,'' and ''final.'' Every word is composed of one or two valence syllables, zero to four(?) medial syllables, and one final syllable. Words must begin with a valence syllable and end with a final syllable, and the penultimate syllable must be a valence syllable. Therefore, the following structures are allowed:
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
! No. of syllables
! Structure
|-
| 2 syllables
| V-F
|-
| 3 syllables
| V-V-F
|-
| 4 syllables
| V-M-V-F
|-
| 5 syllables
| V-M-M-V-F
|-
| 6 syllables
| V-M-M-M-V-F
|}
</center>

====Valence Syllables====
Every valence syllable is of the [[wikipedia: Syllable#Components|syllable structure]] C1(C2)V. C1 is mandatory, and can be one of many consonants; C2 is an optional [[wikipedia: Approximant consonant|approximant]], which can be either ''r'' or ''l;'' and V is a vowel.
*The allowed consonants for C1 are: ''b, ch, d, f, g, j, k, l, p, s, sh, st, t,'' and ''th.''
*The allowed consonants for C2 are: ''r,'' ''l,'' or nothing.
**'''Exception:''' The consonant cluster ''ll'' is forbidden.
*The allowed vowels for V are: ''a, ay, ee, i, o,'' and ''u.''
**'''Exception:''' The digraph vowels ''ay'' and ''ee'' can only be present in the penultimate syllable of a word (if this is also the initial syllable, it is still allowed).

====Medial Syllables====
Every medial syllable is of the simple form CV. C is one of a handful of consonants, and V is a vowel.
*The allowed consonants for C are: ''b, d, f, g, k,'' and ''l.''
*The allowed vowels for V are: ''a, i, o,'' and ''u.''

====Final Syllables====
Every final syllable is of the structure (C1)C2R. C1 is optional, and can be ''r, l, n,'' or ''m,'' though their allowed usage is limited; C2 is mandatory, and can be one of several consonants; R is a [[wikipedia: Syllable#Rime|rime]] that is limited to one of the four endings ''-er, -in, -is,'' or ''-us.''
*The allowed consonants for C1 are: ''r, l, m,'' and ''n.''
**''r'' is only allowed before ''b'' and ''sn.''
**''l'' is only allowed before ''b, d, g,'' and ''m.''
**''n'' is only allowed before ''g'' and ''k.''
**''m'' is only allowed before ''b.''
*The allowed consonants for C2 are: ''b, d, g, k, m, l, r,'' and ''sn.''
*The allowed rimes for R are: ''er, in, is,'' and ''us.''

The allowed consonants for C1, being exclusively [[wikipedia: Sonorant|sonorants]], are likely not meant to actually begin the final syllable, but rather to be appended to the penultimate syllable. For example, the kobold name ''Krudulugrilgus'' would be enunciated as ''Kru-du-lu-'''gril'''-gus'', not ''Kru-du-lu-gri-'''lgus.'''''

==Vocabulary==
As mentioned above, Kobold has no set vocabulary, being formed entirely of procedurally generated proper names. The shortest possible words would be 5 letters and 2 syllables, like ''jomus.'' While nothing known about the rules of the language limits the length of a word, the longest observed word so far is the personal name ''Brabalalaleeldis'' at 16 letters and 6 syllables.

{{Language}}

{{Category|Language}}

Kobold language

2016-12-01T23:35:39Z

Lhikjovan: /* Medial Syllables */ spotted an error

The '''Kobold language''' is one of the [[language]]s the player will come across. This language is used in-game for the names, groups, and civilizations of [[kobold]]s.

Kobold is governed by different rules than the four main languages. Kobolds have the [[DF2014:Creature_token#UTTERANCES|UTTERANCES]] creature token, which means their language having no pre-defined vocabulary. Instead, the language consists entirely of proper names built by hard-coded rules, which are detailed below.

Kobold-language words do not actually have a proper English translations; however, Kobold-language objects and individual kobolds will maintain the same name over time.

==Alphabet and Graphemics==
The letters of the Kobold alphabet are:
<center>
{|class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|-
|width=2% align="center"|1||width=2% align="center"|2
|width=2% align="center"|3||width=2% align="center"|4
|width=2% align="center"|5||width=2% align="center"|6
|width=2% align="center"|7||width=2% align="center"|8
|width=2% align="center"|9||width=2% align="center"|10
|width=2% align="center"|11||width=2% align="center"|12
|width=2% align="center"|13||width=2% align="center"|14
|width=2% align="center"|15||width=2% align="center"|16
|width=2% align="center"|17||width=2% align="center"|18
|width=2% align="center"|19||width=2% align="center"|20
|width=2% align="center"|21
|-
|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" colspan="34" | '''Majuscule forms''' (also called '''uppercase''' or '''capital letters''')
|-
|width=2% align="center"|A||width=2% align="center"|B||width=2% align="center"|C||width=2% align="center"|D||width=2% align="center"|E||width=2% align="center"|F||width=2% align="center"|G||width=2% align="center"|H||width=2% align="center"|I||width=2% align="center"|J||width=2% align="center"|K||width=2% align="center"|L||width=2% align="center"|M||width=2% align="center"|N||width=2% align="center"|O||width=2% align="center"|P||width=2% align="center"|R||width=2% align="center"|S||width=2% align="center"|T||width=2% align="center"|U||width=2% align="center"|Y
|-
|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" colspan="34" | '''Minuscule forms''' (also called '''lowercase''' or '''small letters''')
|-
|align="center"|a||align="center"|b||align="center"|c||align="center"|d||align="center"|e||align="center"|f||align="center"|g||align="center"|h||align="center"|i||align="center"|j||align="center"|k||align="center"|k||align="center"|m||align="center"|n||align="center"|o||align="center"|p||align="center"|r||align="center"|s||align="center"|t||align="center"|u||align="center"|y
|}
</center>

Of these 21 letters, six (A, E, I, O, U, and Y) represent vowels, while the other fifteen represent consonants.

Peculiarities:
*The letter ''h'' only appears in the digraphs ''ch'' and ''sh.''
*The letter ''n'' only appears in the digraphs ''ng, nk,'' and ''sn.''
*The letter ''y'' only appears in the digraph ''ay.''

The letters Q, V, W, X, and Z of the [[wikipedia:ISO basic Latin alphabet|ISO basic Latin alphabet]] do not occur in the Kobold alphabet.

===Letter Frequency===
Based on a sample of 120 kobold names, the approximate letter frequencies can be established:

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Letter
! Frequency
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | a
| 7.8%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | b
| 4.7%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | c
| 0.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | d
| 3.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | e
| 4.2%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | f
| 2.4%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | g
| 4.3%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | h
| 3.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | i
| 8.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | j
| 1.5%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | k
| 2.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | l
| 10.8%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | m
| 1.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | n
| 2.7%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | o
| 4.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | p
| 1.3%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | r
| 8.1%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | s
| 11.4%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | t
| 3.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | u
| 9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | y
| 1.9%
|}

==Phonotactics==

The Kobold language has 16 distinguishable consonant phonemes, forming the phonological inventory:
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: center;" |
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Unvoiced
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Voiced
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Other
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Labial Plosive
| style="text-align: center;" | ''p'' [p]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''b'' [b]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Alveo-dental Plosive
| style="text-align: center;" | ''t'' [t]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''d'' [d]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Postalveolar Affricate
| style="text-align: center;" | ''ch'' [t͡ʃ]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''j'' [d͡ʒ]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Velar Plosive
| style="text-align: center;" | ''k'' [k]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''g'' [g]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Labial Fricative
| style="text-align: center;" | ''f'' [f]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Dental Fricative
| style="text-align: center;" | ''s'' [s], ''th'' [θ]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Postalveolar Fricative
| style="text-align: center;" | ''sh'' [ʃ]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Approximant
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | ''r'' [r], ''l'' [l]
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Nasal
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | ''n'' [n*], ''m'' [m]
|}
</center>

<nowiki>*</nowiki>The phoneme represented by ''n'' likely has the [[wikipedia: Allophone|allophone]] [ŋ] before ''g'' and ''k.''

===Syllables===

Kobold has three kinds of syllables, ''valence,'' ''medial,'' and ''final.'' Every word is composed of one or two valence syllables, zero to four(?) medial syllables, and one final syllable. Words must begin with a valence syllable and end with a final syllable, and the penultimate syllable must be a valence syllable. Therefore, the following structures are allowed:
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
! No. of syllables
! Structure
|-
| 2 syllables
| V-F
|-
| 3 syllables
| V-V-F
|-
| 4 syllables
| V-M-V-F
|-
| 5 syllables
| V-M-M-V-F
|-
| 6 syllables
| V-M-M-M-V-F
|}
</center>

====Valence Syllables====
Every valence syllable is of the [[wikipedia: Syllable#Components|syllable structure]] C1(C2)V. C1 is mandatory, and can be one of many consonants; C2 is an optional [[wikipedia: Approximant consonant|approximant]], which can be either ''r'' or ''l;'' and V is a vowel.
*The allowed consonants for C1 are: ''b, ch, d, f, g, j, k, l, p, s, sh, st, t,'' and ''th.''
*The allowed consonants for C2 are: ''r,'' ''l,'' or nothing.
**'''Exception:''' The consonant cluster ''ll'' is forbidden.
*The allowed vowels for V are: ''a, ay, ee, i, o,'' and ''u.''
**'''Exception:''' The digraph vowels ''ay'' and ''ee'' can only be present in the penultimate syllable of a word (if this is also the initial syllable, it is still allowed).

====Medial Syllables====
Every valence syllable is of the simple form CV. C is one of a handful of consonants, and V is a vowel.
*The allowed consonants for C are: ''b, d, f, g, k,'' and ''l.''
*The allowed vowels for V are: ''a, i, o,'' and ''u.''

====Final Syllables====
Every final syllable is of the structure (C1)C2R. C1 is optional, and can be ''r, l, n,'' or ''mm,'' though their allowed usage is limited; C2 is mandatory, and can be one of several consonants; R is a [[wikipedia: Syllable#Rime|rime]] that is limited to one of the four endings ''-er, -in, -is,'' or ''-us.''
*The allowed consonants for C1 are: ''r, l, m,'' and ''n.''
**''r'' is only allowed before ''b'' and ''sn.''
**''l'' is only allowed before ''b, d, g,'' and ''m.''
**''n'' is only allowed before ''g'' and ''k.''
**''m'' is only allowed before ''b.''
*The allowed consonants for C2 are: ''b, d, g, k, m, l, r,'' and ''sn.''
*The allowed rimes for R are: ''er, in, is,'' and ''us.''

The allowed consonants for C1, being exclusively [[wikipedia: Sonorant|sonorants]], are likely not meant to actually begin the final syllable, but rather to be appended to the penultimate syllable. For example, the kobold name ''Krudulugrilgus'' would be enunciated as ''Kru-du-lu-'''gril'''-gus'', not ''Kru-du-lu-gri-'''lgus.'''''

==Vocabulary==
As mentioned above, Kobold has no set vocabulary, being formed entirely of procedurally generated proper names. The shortest possible words would be 5 letters and 2 syllables, like ''jomus.'' While nothing known about the rules of the language limits the length of a word, the longest observed word so far is the personal name ''Brabalalaleeldis'' at 16 letters and 6 syllables.

{{Language}}

{{Category|Language}}

Kobold language

2016-12-01T21:11:41Z

Lhikjovan: the previous article version said no research had been done into the rules of the language, so I put my linguistics knowledge to good use. Please let me know on my talk page if you spot an error (or find a counterexample in-game)

The '''Kobold language''' is one of the [[language]]s the player will come across. This language is used in-game for the names, groups, and civilizations of [[kobold]]s.

Kobold is governed by different rules than the four main languages. Kobolds have the [[DF2014:Creature_token#UTTERANCES|UTTERANCES]] creature token, which means their language having no pre-defined vocabulary. Instead, the language consists entirely of proper names built by hard-coded rules, which are detailed below.

Kobold-language words do not actually have a proper English translations; however, Kobold-language objects and individual kobolds will maintain the same name over time.

==Alphabet and Graphemics==
The letters of the Kobold alphabet are:
<center>
{|class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|-
|width=2% align="center"|1||width=2% align="center"|2
|width=2% align="center"|3||width=2% align="center"|4
|width=2% align="center"|5||width=2% align="center"|6
|width=2% align="center"|7||width=2% align="center"|8
|width=2% align="center"|9||width=2% align="center"|10
|width=2% align="center"|11||width=2% align="center"|12
|width=2% align="center"|13||width=2% align="center"|14
|width=2% align="center"|15||width=2% align="center"|16
|width=2% align="center"|17||width=2% align="center"|18
|width=2% align="center"|19||width=2% align="center"|20
|width=2% align="center"|21
|-
|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" colspan="34" | '''Majuscule forms''' (also called '''uppercase''' or '''capital letters''')
|-
|width=2% align="center"|A||width=2% align="center"|B||width=2% align="center"|C||width=2% align="center"|D||width=2% align="center"|E||width=2% align="center"|F||width=2% align="center"|G||width=2% align="center"|H||width=2% align="center"|I||width=2% align="center"|J||width=2% align="center"|K||width=2% align="center"|L||width=2% align="center"|M||width=2% align="center"|N||width=2% align="center"|O||width=2% align="center"|P||width=2% align="center"|R||width=2% align="center"|S||width=2% align="center"|T||width=2% align="center"|U||width=2% align="center"|Y
|-
|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" colspan="34" | '''Minuscule forms''' (also called '''lowercase''' or '''small letters''')
|-
|align="center"|a||align="center"|b||align="center"|c||align="center"|d||align="center"|e||align="center"|f||align="center"|g||align="center"|h||align="center"|i||align="center"|j||align="center"|k||align="center"|k||align="center"|m||align="center"|n||align="center"|o||align="center"|p||align="center"|r||align="center"|s||align="center"|t||align="center"|u||align="center"|y
|}
</center>

Of these 21 letters, six (A, E, I, O, U, and Y) represent vowels, while the other fifteen represent consonants.

Peculiarities:
*The letter ''h'' only appears in the digraphs ''ch'' and ''sh.''
*The letter ''n'' only appears in the digraphs ''ng, nk,'' and ''sn.''
*The letter ''y'' only appears in the digraph ''ay.''

The letters Q, V, W, X, and Z of the [[wikipedia:ISO basic Latin alphabet|ISO basic Latin alphabet]] do not occur in the Kobold alphabet.

===Letter Frequency===
Based on a sample of 120 kobold names, the approximate letter frequencies can be established:

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Letter
! Frequency
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | a
| 7.8%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | b
| 4.7%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | c
| 0.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | d
| 3.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | e
| 4.2%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | f
| 2.4%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | g
| 4.3%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | h
| 3.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | i
| 8.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | j
| 1.5%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | k
| 2.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | l
| 10.8%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | m
| 1.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | n
| 2.7%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | o
| 4.9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | p
| 1.3%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | r
| 8.1%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | s
| 11.4%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | t
| 3.6%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | u
| 9%
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | y
| 1.9%
|}

==Phonotactics==

The Kobold language has 16 distinguishable consonant phonemes, forming the phonological inventory:
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: center;" |
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Unvoiced
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Voiced
! style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Other
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Labial Plosive
| style="text-align: center;" | ''p'' [p]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''b'' [b]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Alveo-dental Plosive
| style="text-align: center;" | ''t'' [t]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''d'' [d]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Postalveolar Affricate
| style="text-align: center;" | ''ch'' [t͡ʃ]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''j'' [d͡ʒ]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Velar Plosive
| style="text-align: center;" | ''k'' [k]
| style="text-align: center;" | ''g'' [g]
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Labial Fricative
| style="text-align: center;" | ''f'' [f]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Dental Fricative
| style="text-align: center;" | ''s'' [s], ''th'' [θ]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Postalveolar Fricative
| style="text-align: center;" | ''sh'' [ʃ]
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Approximant
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | ''r'' [r], ''l'' [l]
|-
| style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" | Nasal
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" |
| style="text-align: center;" | ''n'' [n*], ''m'' [m]
|}
</center>

<nowiki>*</nowiki>The phoneme represented by ''n'' likely has the [[wikipedia: Allophone|allophone]] [ŋ] before ''g'' and ''k.''

===Syllables===

Kobold has three kinds of syllables, ''valence,'' ''medial,'' and ''final.'' Every word is composed of one or two valence syllables, zero to four(?) medial syllables, and one final syllable. Words must begin with a valence syllable and end with a final syllable, and the penultimate syllable must be a valence syllable. Therefore, the following structures are allowed:
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
! No. of syllables
! Structure
|-
| 2 syllables
| V-F
|-
| 3 syllables
| V-V-F
|-
| 4 syllables
| V-M-V-F
|-
| 5 syllables
| V-M-M-V-F
|-
| 6 syllables
| V-M-M-M-V-F
|}
</center>

====Valence Syllables====
Every valence syllable is of the [[wikipedia: Syllable#Components|syllable structure]] C1(C2)V. C1 is mandatory, and can be one of many consonants; C2 is an optional [[wikipedia: Approximant consonant|approximant]], which can be either ''r'' or ''l;'' and V is a vowel.
*The allowed consonants for C1 are: ''b, ch, d, f, g, j, k, l, p, s, sh, st, t,'' and ''th.''
*The allowed consonants for C2 are: ''r,'' ''l,'' or nothing.
**'''Exception:''' The consonant cluster ''ll'' is forbidden.
*The allowed vowels for V are: ''a, ay, ee, i, o,'' and ''u.''
**'''Exception:''' The digraph vowels ''ay'' and ''ee'' can only be present in the penultimate syllable of a word (if this is also the initial syllable, it is still allowed).

====Medial Syllables====
Every valence syllable is of the simple form CV. C is one of a handful of consonants, and V is a vowel.
*The allowed consonants for C1 are: ''b, d, f, g, k,'' and ''l.''
*The allowed consonants for C2 are: ''r,'' ''l,'' or nothing.
**'''Exception:''' The consonant cluster ''ll'' is forbidden.
*The allowed vowels for V are: ''a, i, o,'' and ''u.''

====Final Syllables====
Every final syllable is of the structure (C1)C2R. C1 is optional, and can be ''r, l, n,'' or ''mm,'' though their allowed usage is limited; C2 is mandatory, and can be one of several consonants; R is a [[wikipedia: Syllable#Rime|rime]] that is limited to one of the four endings ''-er, -in, -is,'' or ''-us.''
*The allowed consonants for C1 are: ''r, l, m,'' and ''n.''
**''r'' is only allowed before ''b'' and ''sn.''
**''l'' is only allowed before ''b, d, g,'' and ''m.''
**''n'' is only allowed before ''g'' and ''k.''
**''m'' is only allowed before ''b.''
*The allowed consonants for C2 are: ''b, d, g, k, m, l, r,'' and ''sn.''
*The allowed rimes for R are: ''er, in, is,'' and ''us.''

The allowed consonants for C1, being exclusively [[wikipedia: Sonorant|sonorants]], are likely not meant to actually begin the final syllable, but rather to be appended to the penultimate syllable. For example, the kobold name ''Krudulugrilgus'' would be enunciated as ''Kru-du-lu-'''gril'''-gus'', not ''Kru-du-lu-gri-'''lgus.'''''

==Vocabulary==
As mentioned above, Kobold has no set vocabulary, being formed entirely of procedurally generated proper names. The shortest possible words would be 5 letters and 2 syllables, like ''jomus.'' While nothing known about the rules of the language limits the length of a word, the longest observed word so far is the personal name ''Brabalalaleeldis'' at 16 letters and 6 syllables.

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