Valonqar

High Valyrian

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Etymology

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Source

Coined by George R. R. Martin in the book A Feast for Crows.

Source Spelling

valonqar

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /vaˈloɴqar/

Noun

valonqar (first declension aquatic, nominative plural valonqri)

1. younger brother, brother

   Se kejo syt ñuho valonqro drōmon laodigon aō bēviltas?

   And this required you to steal my brother’s egg?

   -Rhaenyra (House of the Dragon, Episode 102)

2. younger male cousin by father's brother or mother's sister, younger male parallel cousin, 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. -David J. Peterson 16:00, 15 January 2020 (PST)