Pōnta

High Valyrian

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Etymology

From an invisible proto-language.
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Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpoːnta/

Pronoun

pōnta (third person plural, solar/lunar nominative singular ziry, terrestrial/aquatic nominative singular ūja)

1. they; third person plural personal pronoun, nominative case

   Belmurtī ivestrās kesīr pōnte jiōrinna.

   Tell the slavers I will receive them here.

   -Daenerys (Game of Thrones, Episode 307)

   Sepār tolkydoso urnegon gūrēñagon pōnto bēvulza.

   Then they will have to learn to see things differently.

   -Daenerys (Game of Thrones, Episode 501)

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: pon

Translations

Sense: third-person plural pronoun (they) ^[‌edit‌]

• Astapori Valyrian: pon
• Azrán: ezh
• Bodzvokhan: khu
• Chakobsa: kaah
• Dothraki: mori
• Engála: sas
• Gandal: homa
• G'Vunna: limmǝ
• Hen Linge: lan
• High Valyrian: pōnta
• Inha: zhei (fire), zhenen (stone), zhea (water), she (wind)
• Kinuk'aaz: ts'orik (animate), barik (inanimate)
• Lishepus: suun
• Meereenese Valyrian: pong
• Méníshè: ákhá (magic), ìnór (human), wàáz (air), t'ányà (earth), jàáz (fire), sibáz (water), a (generic)
• Munja'kin: li'ka
• Noalath: theak
• Ravkan: za
• Sangheili: muuri (animate), tkhaari (inanimate)
• Shiväisith: vään
• Sondiv: emo
• Trigedasleng: emo, du (pejorative)
• Væyne Zaanics: last (dark), ræst (light)
• Veda: lin (proximal), sen (medial), khon (distal)
• Yulish: rem
• Zemeni: iso

Creation and Usage Notes

This word felt so much like a third person plural pronoun I had no idea how I even referred to third person plural entities before creating it. It was so spot on. -David J. Peterson 15:57, 24 April 2019 (PDT)