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===Creation and Usage Notes===
====Creation and Usage Notes====
{{djpnotes|quote=Initially this was onomatopoeic (imagining moving from the surface to the depths). I later added the proto-form with the velar fricative.|date=April 24, 2019}}
{{djpnotes|quote=Initially this was onomatopoeic (imagining moving from the surface to the depths). I later added the proto-form with the velar fricative.|date=April 24, 2019}}


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====Descendants====
=====Descendants=====
{{Columns|1|
{{Columns|1|
* [[Astapori Valyrian language|Astapori Valyrian]]: [[o]]
* [[Astapori Valyrian language|Astapori Valyrian]]: [[o]]
* [[Meereenese Valyrian language|Meereenese Valyrian]]: [[a]]}}
* [[Meereenese Valyrian language|Meereenese Valyrian]]: [[a]]}}


===Creation and Usage Notes===
====Creation and Usage Notes====
{{djpnotes|quote=The similarity to [[Dothraki language|Dothraki]] ''ao'' was intentional. First, I really liked the sound, and I liked it as a pronoun—and specifically a second person pronoun. It sounded good to me to refer to someone using ''ao''. Second, I thought it was a nice way to demonstrate that Dothraki and [[High Valyrian language|High Valyrian]] were different languages. There was no way to tie the etymologies together and suggest the two words came from a common source.|date=April 24, 2019}}
{{djpnotes|quote=The similarity to [[Dothraki language|Dothraki]] ''ao'' was intentional. First, I really liked the sound, and I liked it as a pronoun—and specifically a second person pronoun. It sounded good to me to refer to someone using ''ao''. Second, I thought it was a nice way to demonstrate that Dothraki and [[High Valyrian language|High Valyrian]] were different languages. There was no way to tie the etymologies together and suggest the two words came from a common source.|date=April 24, 2019}}

Revision as of 22:49, 5 January 2020

Dothraki

Etymology

From Proto-Plains aɣo (deep, depth).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈao/

Adjective

Template:Doth-adj

  1. deep
  2. dark (of color)

Creation and Usage Notes

Initially this was onomatopoeic (imagining moving from the surface to the depths). I later added the proto-form with the velar fricative.

High Valyrian

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈao/

Pronoun

ao (nominative second person singular, plural jeme)

  1. you; second person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
    Ao ynoma dīnilūks?
    Will you marry me?
Descendants

Creation and Usage Notes

The similarity to Dothraki ao was intentional. First, I really liked the sound, and I liked it as a pronoun—and specifically a second person pronoun. It sounded good to me to refer to someone using ao. Second, I thought it was a nice way to demonstrate that Dothraki and High Valyrian were different languages. There was no way to tie the etymologies together and suggest the two words came from a common source.