Wak

Hen Linge

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Etymology

From an invisible proto-language.
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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wak/

Rhymes: -ak

Orthographic Form

oiakh

Pronoun

wak (subjective second person plural, singular the)

1. you, you all (second person plural subjective pronoun)

Inflection

Hen Linge Personal Pronouns Singular Plural 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person Subjective a the het nina wak lan Objective/Possessive me, 'me ath, te, 'eth it, 'et en, 'en ek, 'ek lan, 'elan Negative na nete net nein nök nil

Translations

Sense: second-person plural pronoun (you) ^[‌edit‌]

• Astapori Valyrian: jim
• Azrán: te
• Bodzvokhan: shi
• Chakobsa: kaah
• Dothraki: yeri
• Engála: sis
• Gandal: sama
• G'Vunna: saz
• Hen Linge: wak
• High Valyrian: jeme
• Inha: vei (fire), venen (stone), vea (water), fe (wind)
• Kinuk'aaz: vaal
• Lishepus: kuun
• Méníshè: ráà
• Munja'kin: si'ka
• Noalath: ron
• Ravkan: tsen
• Sangheili: k'iri
• Shiväisith: nöön
• Sondiv: eto
• Trigedasleng: yo
• Væyne Zaanics: coch (dark), cech (light)
• Veda: sa
• Yulish: fa
• Zemeni: iso

Creation and Usage Notes

There's no evidence of a second person plural pronoun in Sapkowski's work, but it would be an odd omission to retain. Having it begin with [w] evoked the Indo-European [v] (pronounced [w] in Latin), and having a [k] as the clitic form would make it distinct from the other pronouns. By having the vowel [a] I could reinforce the oia [wa] spelling in the orthographic form of the pronoun, so I went with it. -David J. Peterson 03:57, 6 August 2023 (PDT)