Language

2017-08-18T14:08:38Z

Maxspin: I was just doing this a while ago in Ineth Zafal, it's actually pretty straightforward.

There are six '''languages''' in ''Dwarf Fortress'':
* [[Divine language]]
* [[Dwarven language]]
* [[Elvish language]]
* [[Goblin language]]
* [[Human language]]
* [[Kobold language]]

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==Dictionaries==
===Nouns===
{{Noun dictionary}}
===Verbs===
{{Verb dictionary}}
===Adjectives===
{{Adjective dictionary}}
===Prefixes===
{{Prefix dictionary}}

==Alphabet comparison==

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![[Human language|Human]]
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==Vocabulary comparison==
Hilarious misunderstandings occur because many words overlap between languages.

===Dwarven and Goblin===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
!Word !!Dwarven!! Goblin
|-
|ad ||SUN ||HEARTH
|-
|ag ||DAUB ||POT
|-
|al ||PINNACLE ||STOP
|-
|am ||OPEN ||SMITH
|-
|an ||MEDITATION ||CAD
|-
|ar ||FLESH ||SKIRT (clothing)
|-
|ast ||SABRE ||BUCKLE
|-
|äs ||CAVE ||FRAY
|-
|bem ||FLUTE ||WERE
|-
|ber ||EARTH ||BARBARITY
|-
|bor ||CHUNK ||BALD
|-
|bul ||LARD ||SLOP
|-
|dum ||MOUTH ||OLIVE
|-
|eb ||SUCK ||PASTIME
|-
|ed ||EARLY ||STUNTED
|-
|em ||EAST ||JACKAL
|-
|er ||FAT ||CLOSE
|-
|es ||CLEAR ||REWARD
|-
|et ||LATE ||TRIFLE
|-
|gan ||DISH ||CLUB
|-
|gor ||PIT ||SLY
|-
|guz ||SIMPLE ||COMEDY
|-
|kast ||GENIUS ||GARNISH
|-
|keng ||STEAM ||PLAIN
|-
|kob ||SPOON ||FRIGID
|-
|kod ||BLOT ||KNIGHT
|-
|kun ||CAT ||DRUM
|-
|lam ||STONE ||MONKEY
|-
|laz ||SCALE (verb) ||DEARTH
|-
|lod ||ONE ||SOAK
|-
|mot ||STRANGE ||FUR
|-
|ner ||LAKE ||MULE
|-
|nog ||FOOT ||PRIDE
|-
|nol ||TONGUE ||AURA
|-
|nug ||CAD ||GULF (pit)
|-
|num ||WIND (storm) ||IMPUNITY
|-
|ob ||TAR ||FRAME
|-
|od ||LIMB ||INCONSIDERATE
|-
|odom ||BASIN ||SLAP
|-
|og ||CLUB ||PLAIN (adj.)
|-
|ol ||MUD ||KEEPER
|-
|om ||CLUTTER ||BURST
|-
|ong ||RANK ||GLIMMER
|-
|or ||LARGE ||EVERLASTING
|-
|os ||LIE ||DEATH
|-
|ost ||FOLD ||ARROW
|-
|ôm ||CRUSH ||RAUNCH
|-
|ron ||RAGE ||BEAR
|-
|rul ||MUTE ||POKE
|-
|rur ||RUN ||IDOL
|-
|sat ||STROKE ||SABRE
|-
|ser ||HEAD ||LURE
|-
|sog ||CONQUEROR ||DIRECT
|-
|stot ||SURPRISE ||SINGE
|-
|stul ||MAW ||FAIL
|-
|tad ||MATCH (equal) ||TOOTH
|-
|tat ||TOUCH ||GRAPE
|-
|tok ||PLANTER ||MEMORY
|-
|tun ||DOOR ||MEANDER
|-
|ub ||DINE ||CHIP (verb)
|-
|ud ||WILL ||CLEARING
|-
|ul ||PANTS ||GLAZE
|-
|um ||NAIL ||BREW
|-
|ur ||HEARTH ||BRIGHT
|-
|ûd ||HARVEST (verb) ||CHAOS
|-
|ûz ||GROWL ||FEAST
|-
|zolak ||BLIZZARD ||SIN
|-
|zon ||HELM ||COLOR
|}

===Dwarven and Human===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
! Word !! Dwarven!! Human
|-
|ad || SUN || HAIR
|-
|adil || WALL || FRAGRANCE
|-
|an || MEDITATION || GLORY
|-
|anir || SISTER || PAGE
|-
|anur || WONDER (noun) || PATH
|-
|ar || FLESH || STILL (unmoving)
|-
|arin || TRUSTWORTHY || BACK
|-
|astan || FLECK || INNOCENT
|-
|atem || RAT || PONDER
|-
|ág || OVER || REIGN
|-
|bal || TONE || PRINCIPLE
|-
|bel || GRAY || PRISTINE
|-
|dolil || LOCK (hair) || WANE
|-
|dur || FIST || EMPIRE
|-
|em || EAST || GLOSS
|-
|enas || DOCTRINE || SLIM
|-
|er || FAT || CALM
|-
|es || CLEAR || POINT (verb)
|-
|est || SMALL || SUPPER
|-
|fel || SEAM || HOLD
|-
|geb || DENT || CONNECT
|-
|ilid || RULER || CLEAR
|-
|ir || NEW || WIELD
|-
|irol || NORTH || GOAL
|-
|kar || DIMENSION || LORD
|-
|ked || FEED || SEASON
|-
|kel || METAL || FAITH
|-
|kes || SCRATCH || BEAK
|-
|kigok || SPRING (noun) || FLAY
|-
|kir || MERGE || GATE
|-
|kod || BLOT || STALK
|-
|kor || CAVERN || ORDER (concept)
|-
|kur || HUM || SUICIDE
|-
|lam || STONE || BREAD
|-
|lar || MEET || PERMANENCY
|-
|lek || BRISTLE || GOD-FORSAKEN
|-
|lir || CLIMAX || TILE
|-
|lod || ONE || LARGE
|-
|med || ABATE || SUBORDINATE
|-
|nir || ONEPREF || NECRO
|-
|nod || TOAD || CASKET
|-
|ob || TAR || UN
|-
|og || CLUB || PULL
|-
|okol || VOICE || FEVER
|-
|ol || MUD || SPORT
|-
|olum || DISPERSE || TEMPLE
|-
|om || CLUTTER || CROSS (noun)
|-
|ong || RANK || SULLEN
|-
|or || LARGE || LIP
|-
|ost || FOLD || TERROR
|-
|oth || KNOT || BLACK
|-
|rir || EAR || SMEAR
|-
|rith || BELL || WEAK
|-
|rodem || PELT (hide) || RACEGROUP
|-
|seng || RINGSOUND || UNHOLY
|-
|shem || PLANK || TOOL
|-
|shin || BRIGHT || CHILD
|-
|sut || BLEED || BONE
|-
|tath || DUSK || SOLDIER
|-
|thad || CROWD || AGE
|-
|thur || UNIVERSE || INFLUENCE
|-
|tilesh || TRUSS || SPASM
|-
|tob || SMASH || WASTE
|-
|tolis || TOP || SPRING (noun)
|-
|udir || BLACK || DIGNITY
|-
|ul || PANTS || LESSER
|-
|ur || HEARTH || ROCK
|-
|urir || MARBLE (ball) || TUB
|-
|vesh || DUST || BLENCH
|-
|zar || OUTRAGE || SAND
|-
|zin || DRY || GLEN
|}

===Dwarven, Goblin, and Human===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
! Word !! Dwarven !! Goblin !! Human
|-
|ad || SUN || HEARTH || HAIR
|-
|an || MEDITATION || CAD || GLORY
|-
|ar || FLESH || SKIRTCLOTHING || STILL (unmoving)
|-
|em || EAST || JACKAL || GLOSS
|-
|er || FAT || CLOSE || CALM
|-
|es || CLEAR || REWARD || POINT (verb)
|-
|kod || BLOT || KNIGHT || STALK
|-
|lam || STONE || MONKEY || BREAD
|-
|lod || ONE || SOAK || LARGE
|-
|ob || TAR || FRAME || UN
|-
|og || CLUB || PLAIN (adj.) || PULL
|-
|ol || MUD || KEEPER || SPORT
|-
|om || CLUTTER || BURST || CROSS (noun)
|-
|ong || RANK || GLIMMER || SULLEN
|-
|or || LARGE || EVERLASTING || LIP
|-
|ost || FOLD || ARROW || TERROR
|-
|ul || PANTS || GLAZE || LESSER
|-
|ur || HEARTH || BRIGHT || ROCK
|}

===Elvish and Goblin===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
! Word !! elvish !! goblin
|-
|aba || LAST || PEBBLE
|-
|abo || SHUT || AGE
|-
|aku || GULF (distance) || HIGH
|-
|ala || FIRST || PROPHET
|-
|ama || GOD || FENCE
|-
|ana || COUPLE || HOLE
|-
|aro || FOOT || WHISKER
|-
|aru || SYRUP || MANGE
|-
|ebe || BAND (group) || WORSHIPPER
|-
|elo || HOLY || RADIANCE
|-
|elu || RIPE || LITTLE
|-
|era || NOSE || HORN
|-
|eru || CLOSE || PAPER
|-
|eslo || CLIMATE || EQUITY
|-
|lulo || OAK || WASH
|-
|nelo || PASS (mountain) || DEFECT (fault)
|-
|nonu || CREW || CALL
|-
|obe || VENERATE || GREATEST
|-
|oda || FOG || FLOOD
|-
|ola || HOWL || STILL (unmoving)
|-
|oma || BLOAT || UNTRUSTWORTHY
|-
|omo || ROAR || CAVE
|-
|omu || MARKET || SLUG
|-
|one || BONE || SILVER
|-
|ora || CLAP || GLIDE
|-
|oro || SWEEP || TRIM
|-
|ralu || SLUG || DIGNITY
|-
|ume || HUNGER || LAVENDER
|-
|zole || CHAMBER || CHASTITY
|}

===Elvish and Human===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
! Word !! elvish !! human
|-
|aba || LAST || MEDITATION
|-
|abo || SHUT || MAN
|-
|aco || MAZE || COAST
|-
|ada || BERRY || TRUTHFUL
|-
|ade || CONTROL || NEST
|-
|adi || ACE || STROKE
|-
|ala || FIRST || MATCH (equal)
|-
|alu || WATER || WIND (storm)
|-
|ama || GOD || STAR
|-
|ame || GROW || COOPERATE
|-
|amo || SHOVE || NEO
|-
|ana || COUPLE || COSMOS
|-
|ani || OVER || AUNT
|-
|ano || SPIRIT || LOVER
|-
|apa || PADDLE || SKIRT (verb)
|-
|are || SEED || GOOD
|-
|ari || LIBERTY || BOOT
|-
|aro || FOOT || BLUE
|-
|aru || SYRUP || HEAD
|-
|ase || SPOT || SEED
|-
|asi || QUILL || SPEAR
|-
|aso || GRAY || LEAF
|-
|ata || PEBBLE || ZENITH
|-
|atho || ARM || SOUL
|-
|cema || BABY || CRY
|-
|coni || CREEP || ROOM
|-
|curo || BURDEN || RINGOBJECT
|-
|dana || MUSCLE || HOPE
|-
|dema || RAG || TOUCH
|-
|ebe || BAND (group) || LABOR
|-
|edi || FLECK || EGG
|-
|ele || EVER || PALE
|-
|elu || RIPE || AFFECTION
|-
|ene || BOLT || SHIMMER
|-
|eno || ULTIMATE || CITY
|-
|eri || LEAN || MAGIC
|-
|ero || PEACE || CONTINENT
|-
|eslo || CLIMATE || SHORE
|-
|ete || MONK || RUSH
|-
|eve || EVISCERATE || FLICKER
|-
|ica || PRICE || EAGLE
|-
|ika || HARVEST || SHEAR
|-
|iki || THORN || PLEAT
|-
|ile || FRUIT || RAY
|-
|ilo || PINNACLE || LAUD
|-
|ime || ONEPREF || DEAR
|-
|imi || CHILD || RUMOR
|-
|ina || HUG || BED
|-
|ini || TREAT || STRAP
|-
|ino || GUARD || FIN
|-
|isa || SHAFT || PINNACLE
|-
|isi || BAND (object) || NET
|-
|iwa || BARRICADE || APOGEE
|-
|iwo || MAW || BUSH
|-
|kara || GLORY || HEAT
|-
|lema || FULL || IVY
|-
|leru || PRIMITIVE || PEEK
|-
|lofi || WORSHIPPER || TROT
|-
|mela || SAVIOR || WHITE
|-
|momi || HAUNT || RUSTIC
|-
|mori || NEGATIVE || PLATE
|-
|muthe || LARD || CAMP
|-
|nani || TOE || COINCIDENCE
|-
|nelo || PASS (mountain) || FALSE
|-
|nonu || CREW || FLOOD
|-
|oda || FOG || WEEP
|-
|ofi || SIZZLE || TRITE
|-
|oma || BLOAT || WALK
|-
|omo || ROAR || BOY
|-
|ori || DISLOYAL || BRIDGE
|-
|othi || COOK || PLAIN (adj.)
|-
|paro || SLUDGE || SPLIT
|-
|paru || DRAWL || HUT
|-
|pima || KIN || WADDLE
|-
|radi || CASKET || KINDLE
|-
|rama || LIBERATE || FREE
|-
|rane || PASS (verb) || KNIGHT
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|rere || WHEEL || AMBIGUOUS
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|teme || TWO || LESSON
|-
|thili || ANGEL || DISTINCT
|-
|thine || DISEMBOWELMENT || DUMPLING
|-
|uce || THREAT || CALL
|-
|ula || GROWL || SENSUAL
|-
|ume || HUNGER || FUR
|}

===Elvish, Goblin, and Human===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
! Word !! Elvish !! Goblin !! Human
|-
|aba || LAST || PEBBLE || MEDITATION
|-
|abo || SHUT || AGE || MAN
|-
|ala || FIRST || PROPHET || MATCH (equal)
|-
|ama || GOD || FENCE || STAR
|-
|ana || COUPLE || HOLE || COSMOS
|-
|aro || FOOT || WHISKER || BLUE
|-
|aru || SYRUP || MANGE || HEAD
|-
|ebe || BAND (group) || WORSHIPPER || LABOR
|-
|elu || RIPE || LITTLE || AFFECTION
|-
|eslo || CLIMATE || EQUITY || SHORE
|-
|nelo || PASS (mountain) || DEFECT (fault) || FALSE
|-
|nonu || CREW || CALL || FLOOD
|-
|oda || FOG || FLOOD || WEEP
|-
|oma || BLOAT || UNTRUSTWORTHY || WALK
|-
|omo || ROAR || CAVE || BOY
|-
|ume || HUNGER || LAVENDER || FUR
|}

===Goblin and Human===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
! Word !! goblin !! human
|-
|ab || TAME || FARM
|-
|aba || PEBBLE || MEDITATION
|-
|abo || AGE || MAN
|-
|ad || HEARTH || HAIR
|-
|ado || VIOLENCE || STONE
|-
|adu || STAKE || BOARD (plank)
|-
|ago || IMMORALITY || GEAR
|-
|ak || OOZE || TWIG
|-
|akul || LABOR || QUEST
|-
|ala || PROPHET || MATCH (equal)
|-
|ama || FENCE || STAR
|-
|an || CAD || GLORY
|-
|ana || HOLE || COSMOS
|-
|ar || SKIRTCLOTHING || STILL (unmoving)
|-
|arad || SUPPER || DRUM (verb)
|-
|aro || WHISKER || BLUE
|-
|aru || MANGE || HEAD
|-
|as || MYSTERY || DOOR
|-
|asa || BOTHER || METEOR
|-
|aslu || EVER || CIRCLE
|-
|asto || DRINKER || DESERT
|-
|asu || BEND || HAZE
|-
|ath || SPLASH || INFERIOR
|-
|atu || FLYANIMAL || RUST
|-
|bok || ABSOLUTE || VIGOR
|-
|dak || PADDLE || SHACK
|-
|deng || GLOVE || KING
|-
|duka || REGAL || SUGAR
|-
|ebe || WORSHIPPER || LABOR
|-
|ega || VULGAR || TAME
|-
|elu || LITTLE || AFFECTION
|-
|em || JACKAL || GLOSS
|-
|en || MITE || LEGEND
|-
|engo || LETTER || SUCK
|-
|er || CLOSE || CALM
|-
|es || REWARD || POINT (verb)
|-
|eslo || EQUITY || SHORE
|-
|esme || SULLEN || PALM
|-
|espo || GIFT || TAUT
|-
|gol || CONVENIENT || MEAN (low)
|-
|gut || STRANGE || GRUB
|-
|kas || DENOMINATION || CONTROL
|-
|kod || KNIGHT || STALK
|-
|kose || GLAD || SWIFT
|-
|kud || DESTRUCTION || CLEAVE
|-
|kuda || CLAP || SANDAL
|-
|kul || DESERT (verb) || HOLE
|-
|lam || MONKEY || BREAD
|-
|lod || SOAK || LARGE
|-
|lon || SUBORDINATE || DATE (verb)
|-
|mon || PLANE || HOLY
|-
|mong || AUTONOMY || NATION
|-
|mubo || SLIM || MIND
|-
|muk || MERCHANT || SEIZE
|-
|nelo || DEFECT (fault) || FALSE
|-
|ngab || WITHER || DEFECT (fault)
|-
|ngok || LACE || GUT
|-
|nonu || CALL || FLOOD
|-
|nor || DIMPLE || COLD
|-
|nul || DEIFY || SORROW
|-
|ob || FRAME || UN
|-
|obu || HAIL (greet) || LUNCH
|-
|oda || FLOOD || WEEP
|-
|odo || RIPE || UNTHINKABLE
|-
|odu || ARM || BLIND
|-
|og || PLAIN (adj.) || PULL
|-
|oko || SHEEN || PAD (noun)
|-
|ol || KEEPER || SPORT
|-
|olo || CRAWL || WALL
|-
|om || BURST || CROSS (noun)
|-
|oma || UNTRUSTWORTHY || WALK
|-
|omo || CAVE || BOY
|-
|on || GUTTER || PRAISE
|-
|ong || GLIMMER || SULLEN
|-
|ongu || COTTON || HAMMER
|-
|ono || HATCHET || TOWER
|-
|onu || BOG || RUB
|-
|or || EVERLASTING || LIP
|-
|oru || HAME || FOREVER
|-
|osa || SOUR || ABSOLUTE
|-
|osp || FOUNTAIN || AXE
|-
|ost || ARROW || TERROR
|-
|ostra || LACONIC || SLITHER
|-
|ot || GARLIC || EAT
|-
|otod || VERMIN || COLORLESS
|-
|otu || FISHANIMAL || VIRTUE
|-
|oxa || UNCERTAIN || TRAMPLE
|-
|ozo || STORM || FACTION
|-
|reko || FILTH || GHOUL
|-
|rom || CONSTRUCT || AGELESS
|-
|rud || AMBER || GRAVEL
|-
|sor || INFLUENCE || FUNERAL
|-
|sted || LARGE || APEX
|-
|stran || BILE || IMAGE
|-
|sur || SQUIRT || SHAME
|-
|tar || SOMBER || LAND
|-
|tet || TOUCHY || BREAK
|-
|tod || TWINKLE || BAR
|-
|tode || DISLOYAL || MEAD
|-
|tol || LAMB || YEAR
|-
|tul || TOAST || WARM
|-
|ube || NOOSE || PLUM
|-
|ubo || TRUSTWORTHY || DIRT
|-
|ul || GLAZE || LESSER
|-
|ule || JOKE || OPEN
|-
|ulo || STICK (verb) || ENTRANCE (verb)
|-
|ume || LAVENDER || FUR
|-
|umo || HUSTLE || BAD
|-
|ung || BACK || VOID
|-
|ur || BRIGHT || ROCK
|-
|ura || SCOLD || DEATH
|-
|uram || GLOSS || TUMMY
|-
|us || GOOSE || GORGE (noun)
|-
|use || TWIG || ACT
|-
|ustol || MURDER || SPY
|-
|usu || CUDGEL || HOLLOW
|-
|uta || CARRY || PIT
|-
|uzo || CONFLICT || TENACITY
|}

===Dwarven and Elvish===
None. Dwarves and Elves dislike each other so much they made sure to keep their languages completely separate.

==Observations==
===Vocabulary===
There are words for "pearl" (''kovest'') and "pumpkin" (''fongbez'') which do not even exist in-universe.

There are names for every color except "orange". They have a word for "amber", "amethyst", "aqua", "aquamarine", "auburn", "azure", "beige", "black", "blue", "brown", "cerulean", "charcoal", "chestnut", "chocolate", "cinnamon", "crimson", "ecru", "emerald", "fuchsia", "golden", "goldenrod", "gray", "green", "heliotrope", "indigo", "ivory", "jade", "lavender", "mahogany", "maroon", "mauve", "mint", "ochre", "olive", "pale", "pink", "puce", "purple", "red", "rosy", "saffron", "scarlet", "silvery", "tan", "teal", "turquoise", "umber", "vermilion", "violet", "white", and "yellow". But not "orange".

Actually there are noun forms for "lime", "orange", "lilac", "moss", "periwinkle", and "plum", but no matching adjective form.

There are no words for "dwarf", "human", "elf", or "goblin" in any of the languages.

===Morphology===
The four predefined languages (Dwarven, Elvish, Human, and Goblin) have no real morphology. So the adjective "oaken" and the noun "oak" are the same word. In another example, the verb "to dream", the adjective "dreamy", and the noun "dream" are all the same word.

==Word length and letter frequency==
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File:Wordlengthgraph.png|Word length frequencies in all languages except Kobold.
File:Letterfrequencygraph.png|Letter frequencies in all languages except Kobold.
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==Input==
Because Dwarf Fortress does not properly translate normal Unicode input into [[character table|CP437]], the game's native character set, attempting to enter many of the letters used in the various languages, like á or ô will produce a totally different symbol instead — the symbol whose CP437 code (the bold-italic numbers in the [[character table]]) corresponds to the Unicode number of the letter entered (the unstyled numbers just above the CP437 codes, but note that these are in hexadecimal). Perusing the table will show that this in fact ''only'' lines up correctly for the NUL character (useless) and the "normal" letter/punctuation range from the space (0x20) to ~ (0x7E). Anything else will produce either the corresponding character, if there is one, or unknown results possibly dependent on the host operating system. To insert a particular character outside the "matching" range, such as Ñ, you must find its CP437 code – 0xA5 for Ñ – and insert the character with that code in Unicode - in this case, ¥. DF will conveniently misinterpret your input as the intended character. Note, however, that many character codes in the CP437 set do not correspond to printing characters in unicode – 0x7F-0x9F, for example, which covers many of the accented vowels; these won't appear on keyboards, but any kind of direct unicode input will probably still work.

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