Ēngos

High Valyrian

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Etymology

From an invisible proto-language.
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Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈeːŋɡos/

Noun

ēngos (third declension solar, nominative plural ēngossa)

1. (anatomy) tongue

   Taoba zȳhi ēngos angotas.

   The boy bit his tongue.

2. (linguistics) tongue, language, dialect

   Valyrio muño ēngos ñuhys issa.

   Valyrian is my mother tongue.

Inflection

	Singular	Plural	Paucal	Collective
Nominative	ēngos	ēngossa	ēngun	ēngor
Accusative			ēnguni	ēngori
Genitive	ēngo	ēngoti	ēnguno	ēngoro
Dative	ēngot		ēngunto	ēngorto
Locative			ēngunno	ēngorro
Instrumental	ēngoso	ēngossi	ēngusso	ēngorzo
Comitative			ēngummo	ēngormo
Vocative	ēngos	ēngossas	ēngusso	ēngorzo

Derived Terms

• ēngenka
• ēngītsos
• ēngoso