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==[[High Valyrian language|High Valyrian]]==
==[[High Valyrian language|{{#vardefineecho:lang|High Valyrian}}]]==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
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====Creation and Usage Notes====
====Creation and Usage Notes====
{{djpnotes|quote=This word, of course, is one of the few words of High Valyrian created by George R. R. Martin. It figures in one of the most famous prophecies of the books which claims that the valonqar will choke the life out of Cersei Lannister. There have been a lot of theories about this word, given that Tyrion is Cersei's younger brother and Jaime is the younger twin, but one of the more interesting fan theories is that valonqar means younger brother ''or'' younger sister, and so someone like Arya might end up killing Cersei. When I built this language, I didn't imagine that George R. R. Martin had intended words such as this one to apply to more than one gender. Should it turn out to be the case, I will take it upon myself to emend the language so that it jives with Martin's work, as he is the ultimate authority on the world and characters he created.|date=January 15, 2019}}
{{djpnotes|quote=This word, of course, is one of the few words of High Valyrian created by George R. R. Martin. It figures in one of the most famous prophecies of the books which claims that the valonqar will choke the life out of Cersei Lannister. There have been a lot of theories about this word, given that Tyrion is Cersei's younger brother and Jaime is the younger twin, but one of the more interesting fan theories is that valonqar means younger brother ''or'' younger sister, and so someone like Arya might end up killing Cersei. When I built this language, I didn't imagine that George R. R. Martin had intended words such as this one to apply to more than one gender. Should it turn out to be the case, I will take it upon myself to emend the language so that it jives with Martin's work, as he is the ultimate authority on the world and characters he created.|date=January 15, 2020}}


[[Category:High Valyrian kinship terminology]]
[[Category:High Valyrian kinship terminology]]

Revision as of 00:26, 22 January 2020

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

(Classical) IPA(key): /vaˈloɴqar/

Noun

valonqar (first declension aquatic, plural valonqri)

  1. younger brother
  2. younger male parallel cousin
Inflection
Singular Plural Paucal Collective
Nominative valonqar valonqri valonqrun valonqrar
Accusative valonqri valonqrī valonqruni valonqrari
Genitive valonqro valonqroti valonqruno valonqraro
Dative valonqrot valonqrunta valonqrarta
Locative valonqār valonqrunna valonqrarra
Instrumental valonqrosa valonqrossi valonqrussa valonqrarza
Comitative valonqroma valonqrommi valonqrumma valonqrarma
Vocative valonqus valonqis valonqrussa valonqrarza

Creation and Usage Notes

This word, of course, is one of the few words of High Valyrian created by George R. R. Martin. It figures in one of the most famous prophecies of the books which claims that the valonqar will choke the life out of Cersei Lannister. There have been a lot of theories about this word, given that Tyrion is Cersei's younger brother and Jaime is the younger twin, but one of the more interesting fan theories is that valonqar means younger brother or younger sister, and so someone like Arya might end up killing Cersei. When I built this language, I didn't imagine that George R. R. Martin had intended words such as this one to apply to more than one gender. Should it turn out to be the case, I will take it upon myself to emend the language so that it jives with Martin's work, as he is the ultimate authority on the world and characters he created.