Nyke

High Valyrian

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Etymology

From an invisible proto-language.
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Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnyke/

Pronoun

nyke (first person singular, nominative plural īlon)

1. I; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case

   Nyke Daenerys Jelmāzmo hen Targārio Lentrot, hen Valyrio Uēpo ānogār iksan.

   I am Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen, of the blood of Old Valyria.

   -Daenerys (Game of Thrones, Episode 304)

   Kessa, nyke avy sytinevīnna.

   Yes, I will go out with you.

Inflection

High Valyrian Personal Pronouns Singular Plural 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person Lunar/Solar Terrestrial/Aquatic Nominative nyke ao ziry ūja īlon jeme pōnta Accusative yne avy ūī īlōn jemī pōnte Genitive yno aō zijo ūō īlo jemo pōnto Dative ynot aōt zijot ūjot īlot jemot pōntot Locative nykē aō zirȳ ūjā īlō jemē pōntā Instrumental ynoma aōma zijosy josa īloma jemme pōntosa Comitative zijomy joma pōntoma Vocative nykys aōs zirys ūjus īlos jemys pōntus Reflexive/Emphatic nykēla aōla zirȳla jāla īlōnda jemēla pōntāla Possessive ñuhon aōhon zȳhon jāhon īlvon jevon pōjon

Descendants

• Astapori Valyrian: nyk

Translations

Sense: first-person singular pronoun (I) ^[‌edit‌]

• Astapori Valyrian: nyk
• Azrán: jo
• Bodzvokhan: ha
• Chakobsa: ne
• Dothraki: anha
• Engála: un
• Gandal: chun
• G'Vunna: künnǝ
• Hen Linge: a
• High Valyrian: nyke
• Inha: ii (fire), nan (stone), aa (water), he (wind)
• Irathient: ume
• Kinuk'aaz: t'ep
• Lishepus: aan
• Méníshè: éì
• Munja'kin: tun
• Noalath: hus
• Ravkan: eya
• Sangheili: jan
• Shiväisith: kir
• Sondiv: elo
• Trigedasleng: ai, a (variant)
• Væyne Zaanics: huþ, hiþ (used only by God)
• Veda: kyun
• Yulish: hö
• Zemeni: avi

Creation and Usage Notes

I didn't notice the similarity to Nike until after I created the word. I thought, "Ha. That's dumb." Then I kept it. -David J. Peterson 15:56, 24 April 2019 (PDT)