High Valyrian Grammar
High Valyrian is a heavily inflected, mostly head-final, language. The word order is strongly verb-final (subject–object–verb). Nouns and adjectives are inflected for number, case and gender, and verbs for person, number, tense, voice, and mood.
Nouns belong to one of four genders (lunar, solar, terrestrial and aquatic), that have no relationship to sexual gender. Most humans are either of the lunar or solar gender. For example vala "man" is of lunar gender, and ābra "woman" is too. They also can inflect for one of four grammatical numbers (singular, plural, collective and paucal). The collective number conveys the idea of totality, while the paucal conveys the idea of a small number.
As well as having gender and number, nouns, adjectives, and pronouns have forms with different endings according to their function in the sentence, for example, dārys "king" (subject), but dāri "king" (object). These different forms are called cases. Most nouns have eight cases: nominative (subject), accusative (direct object), genitive ("of"), dative (indirect object; "to" or "for"), locative ("in"), instrumental ("with" or "by"), comitative ("with" or "together with"), and vocative (used for addressing). Some noun declension classes merge two or more cases. Also, there is no definite or indefinite article in High Valyrian, so that dārys can mean "king", "a king", or "the king" according to context.
Adjectives must agree with nouns in gender, number and case, and have four degrees of comparison (positive, comparative, superlative and equative). Adjectives may precede or follow a noun, with the exception of certain determiners and demonstratives, which almost always precede. If such an adjective follows its noun, it gives it a more "official" feel. In some cases this might be done for simple emphasis. When an adjective is postpositive, that is, when it follows the noun it modifies, it has the complete set of endings. However, when it is prepositive, meaning it precedes the noun, the endings are shortened and more prone to fall together.
Verbs conjugate for seven tenses (present, aorist, future, imperfect, perfect, pluperfect and past habitual), two voices (active and passive) and three moods (indicative, subjunctive and imperative). Tenses in High Valyrian often convey information both about time and aspect. Finite verb forms agree with the subject in person and number. There are also non-finite verb forms (infinitives and participles), which do not. To show agreement, finite verbs take various endings, for example iksan means "I am", even without the independent personal pronoun nyke "I". High Valyrian usually omits these pronouns, except when emphasis on the subject is desired, i.e. is a pro-drop language. High Valyrian also employs a number of verbal prefixes called applicatives, which can change how the semantic roles of the verb (agent, patient and so on) are encoded (specifically which case is used for which role).
Vocabulary
- Main article: High Valyrian Vocabulary
- Main article: High Valyrian Dictionary
- Main article: High Valyrian Word Groups
Phonology
- Main article: High Valyrian Phonology
Consonants
Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m [m] | n [n] | ñ [ɲ] | (n [ŋ ~ ɴ]) | ||||
Plosive | voiceless | p [p] | t [t] | k [k] | q [q] | |||
voiced | b [b] | d [d] | g [ɡ] | |||||
Fricative | voiceless | (th [θ]) | s [s] | (kh [x ~ χ]) | h [h] | |||
voiced | v [v ~ w] | z [z] | j [ɟ ~ dʒ ~ ʒ ~ j] | gh [ɣ ~ ʁ] | ||||
Approximant | ||||||||
Lateral | l [l] | lj [ʎ] | ||||||
Rhotic | voiceless | rh [r̥] | ||||||
voiced | r [r ~ ɾ] |
Notes:
- In antiquity, /j/ could be pronounced [j] or [ɟ]: always [ɟ] before [i] or [y]; often before [e]; sometimes elsewhere. Modern speakers' pronunciation varies between [j], [ʒ] and [dʒ], depending largely on region, and native language.
- [ŋ] and [ɴ] are in parentheses because they are not phonemes, but allophones of /n/. The phoneme /n/ assimilates to a following velar or uvular consonant, e.g. ēngos /ˈeːngos/ "tongue" is pronounced [ˈeːŋgos], valonqar /vaˈlonqar/ "little brother" is [vaˈloɴqar].
- [θ] and [x ~ χ] are in parentheses because they occur only in words of foreign origin. As foreign sounds, they may not always be pronounced as they ideally should be. For instance, some speakers might pronounce Thoros as [ˈθoros], but others might just say [ˈtoros] or possibly even [ˈsoros]. Likewise, some might pronounce arakh [aˈɾax] or [aˈɾaχ], some [aˈɾah], some might even say [aˈɾaɣ] or [aˈɾaʁ].
- /r/ is generally a trill ([r]), but is a tap ([ɾ]) when following a vowel medially.
- In antiquity, /v/ could be pronounced [w] or [v]: always [v] before [u]; often before [o]; sometimes elsewhere. Modern speakers' pronunciation varies between [w], and [v], depending largely on region, and native language.
Vowels
High Valyrian has 6 phonetically distinct vowel qualities, each of which can be either long or short:
Short | Long | ||||||
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Front | Back | Front | Back | ||||
unrounded | rounded | unrounded | rounded | ||||
Close | i [i] | y [y]* | u [u] | ī [iː] | ȳ [yː]* | ū [uː] | |
Mid | e [e] | o [o] | ē [eː] | ō [oː] | |||
Open | a [a] | ā [aː] |
* Many modern speakers do not distinguish y from i and pronounce both as [i].
Nouns
Nouns in High Valyrian decline for case and number, and are categorized into genders.
Gender
There are four genders in High Valyrian:
- Lunar (hūrenkon qogror)
- Solar (vēzenkon qogror)
- Terrestrial (tegōñor qogror)
- Aquatic (embōñor qogror)
As a general principle, most lunar nouns end in a vowel, most solar nouns in an -s, most terrestrials in -n, most aquatics in -r. But there are a significant number of exceptions to this guideline. In particular, all paucals end in -n and all collectives in -r, no matter what their gender.
There is no exact equivalence between the genders and semantic categories, but there are some general tendencies:
- Lunar mostly words for humans vala "man," abra "woman," muña "mother,", nocturnal animals zokla "wolf", atroksia "owl," kēli "cat", military equipment gelte "helmet," korze "longsword," azandy "shortsword".
- Solar is also mostly for humans quptys "heathen," zentys "guest,", diurnal animals gryves "bear," zaldrīzes "dragon," hobres "goat," names of occupations azantys "soldier," dārys "king," voktys "priest," loktys "sailor," and body parts deks "foot," kris "leg," relgos "mouth," pungos "nose".
- Aquatic is mostly used for liquids and bodies of water iēdar "water," ānogar "blood," embar "sea," qelbar "river," they are also mostly the gender of various derivational suffixes.
- Terrestrial is mostly used for foodstuffs havon "bread," parklon "meat", plants and metals āeksion "gold," gēlion "silver," brāedion "copper," korzion "steel."
Number
High Valyrian nouns have four grammatical numbers: singular, plural, collective, and paucal. Adjectives, verbs, and pronouns only have specific forms for the singular and plural, with the collective being treated as singular, and the paucal as plural. The singular (as in "a cat") refers to a single instance or a unit of something. The plural (as in "cats") refers to several instances or a larger number of something. They function much the same way as they do in English. The collective and paucal numbers, which English does not have, are discussed in further detail in the following sections.
Collective
Collectives end in r in the nominative. They retain the same gender as their corresponding singular. In general they refer to a large group of something, or that thing as a whole. Words that refer to ordinary humans not associated with a profession usually mean "all" (e.g. valar "all men," ābrar "all women, all people"); those that do refer to a profession are more likely to refer to a group (e.g. azantyr "army.")
Collectives often acquire a special meaning (e.g. muña "mother" → muñar "parents.") Sometimes this results in them being reanalyzed into entirely new words, with their own plural (e.g. azantys pl. azantyssy "soldier" → azantyr pl. azantyri "army").
There seems to be a general tendency for the collective of a word referring to a female to refer to both genders, e.g. muña "mother" → muñar "parents;" ābra "woman" → ābrar "all people;" riña "girl," → riñar "children."
Note that while English does not have a collective number, it does have collective nouns (e.g. "humanity," "soldiery," and so on), and these can often, if not always, be used to get a better understanding of the corresponding HV word.
Paucal
Paucals end in n in the nominative. They retain the same gender as their corresponding singular. In general they refer to a small group of something, and may be translated "a few" or "some."
Paucals often acquire a special meaning (e.g. tīkos pl. tīkossa "feather" → tīkun pl. tīkuni "wing.") Sometimes this results in them being reanalyzed into entirely new words, with their own plural (e.g. tīkuni "wings").
Case
- Main article: High Valyrian Noun Cases
Nouns in High Valyrian have a series of different forms called cases, which indicate the role or function of the noun in the clause. These are generally indicated through the changing of the ending of the noun. For example, the word for "king" is in the nominative case, dārys, when it is the subject of a verb (nominative case), but when it is the object, it is rendered in the accusative case, dāri.
Nominative
The nominative case is used for the subject of an active or a passive verb:
- Āeksio yne ilīritas = The Lord has smiled upon me
It is also used for the complement of a copula verb such as issa "he is":
- Zaldrīzes buzdari iksos daor = A dragon is not a slave
- Davido zaldrīzes aōhos zaldrīzose rovyktys issa = David’s dragon is bigger than your dragon
The nominative singular is the citation form for declinable words, and thus the form one normally uses when looking a word up in the dictionary.
Accusative
The accusative case is used for the object of a sentence:
- Āeksia ossēnātās, menti ossēnātās! = Slay the masters, slay the soldiers!
The applied object of a verb containing the oblique applicatve prefix, i-, will be in the accusative. This will usually be a word one would otherwise expect to be in the dative:
- Belmurtī ivestrās kesir pōnte jiōrinna = Tell the slavers I will receive them here
(If the verb had been vestrās, without the i-, we would have expected the dative *belmurtoti instead.)
In phrases that aren't complete sentences, words may be in the accusative, as if dependent on an unstated verb. This is called the "accusative of exclamation":
- Biare Arlie Jēdari! = Happy New Year!
Genitive
The genitive case is used for possessives, and in general anything that would be expressed with "of" in English:
- Va oktio remȳti vale jikās = Send a man to the gates of the city
Note that personal pronouns generally do not use the genitive to express possession, instead they use their possessive adjective.
The "genitive of material" to indicate what something is made out of:
- Āeksio ondos = Hand of gold
The genitive is used to indicate what a container that is more or less closed, e.g. a jug or a bottle, but sometimes a bowl too, is filled with (the comitative is used in other cases):
- Jūlro māvos = A jug of milk
All postpositions take a genitive object:
- Dāeri vali pōntālo syt gaomoti iderēbzi = Free men make choices for themselves
The applied object of a verb containing the locative applicatve prefix, u-, will be in the genitive if the verb in question begins with a consonant.
- Jemēlo syt ziry mazemagon jemo bēvilza = It is incumbent on you to take it for yourselves
Dative
The dative case means "to" or "for". It is frequently used with verbs of saying or giving as an indirect object:
- Voktys Eglie aōt gaomilaksir teptas = The High Priest gave you a mission
The applied object of a verb containing the locative applicatve prefix, u-, will be in the dative if the verb in question begins with a vowel. In addition, certain verbs may take a dative object for other reasons.
- Keso glaesot iderēptōt daor = You did not choose this life
Two out of the three prepositions may take a dative case, depending on the meaning.
However, the dative is less common in High Valyrian than one might think since the oblique applicative turns many datives into accusatives.
Locative
The locative is basically used to indicate location:
- Olvī voktī Rulloro Qelbriā ūndessun daor = I don’t see many priestesses of R’hllor in the Riverlands
This also includes time:
- Kesȳ tubī jemot dāervī tepan = On this day I give you freedom
Additionally all three prepositions may take a locative object:
- Va oktio remȳti vale jikās = Send a man to the city gates
Instrumental
The instrumental indicates the instrument or means (may be translated "by" or "with," but critically "with" in the sense of "by means of."):
- Quptenkos Ēngoso ȳdrassia? = Do you speak the Common tongue? (i.e. literally "by means of the Common Tongue")
The instrumental is also used to form adverbs:
- Mentyri idañe jevi ivestrilātās keskydoso gaomagon = You shall tell your fellow soldiers to do likewise
- Aōhoso ziry rijībiā, se ñuhoso ziry rijībin = You worship Him your way, and I’ll worship Him mine
Certain verbs require this case, e.g. mijegon (probably an "instrumental of separation"):
- Dōrior dārion udrirzi mijessis = No kingdom lacks a language
It is also used with comparative adjectives, to mean "than":
- Davido zaldrīzes aōhos zaldrīzose rovyktys issa = David’s dragon is bigger than your dragon
Comitative
The comitative case mainly indicates accompaniment. May be translated "with" in the sense of "along with". It's worth noting that in some declension types the comitative merges with the instrumental.
- Morghor zijomy amāzis = The dead come with it
- Zaldrīzesse Daeneromy ēdrusi = The dragons are sleeping with Daenerys.
The comitative is also used to indicate what an object that is more or less open, e.g. a plate, but sometimes a bowl too, has on (or in) it (the genitive is used in other cases):
- Havormo tēgriapos = A plate of food
Vocative
The vocative is mainly used when addressing someone directly:
- Dovaogēdys! Naejot memēbātās! = Unsullied! Forward march!
- Muñus jorrāeliarzus = Dearest mother
It may also occur in adjectives being used predicatively to a vocative noun:
- Jaehossas sȳris sātās = Gods be good!
Another particular use of the vocative in High Valyrian is with the infinitive to form a "third person command."
- Dohaerirus māzigon! = May a slave come!
Noun Declension
- Main article: High Valyrian Noun Declensions
Nouns are divided into different groups according to the patterns of their case endings. These different groups are known as declensions. High Valyrian has six declensions, beginning with the first declension: vala.
First declension
First declension nouns have the stem-vowel a. There are at least two types of first declension nouns, and at least one subtype:
- Those that end in -a (e.g. vala "man"), mostly lunar.
- A subtype that ends in -ia (e.g. dāria "queen.")
- Those that end in -ar (e.g. embar "water"), mostly aquatic.
The first declension paradigm merges the genitive, dative, and locative plural (as do nearly all nouns), but distinguishes all other forms.
Lunar and -ia Subtype
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | ||
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Nominative | vala | vali | valun | valar | dāria | dārī | dārȳn | dāriar | |
Accusative | vale | valī | valuni | valari | dārie | dārȳni | dāriari | ||
Genitive | valo | valoti | valuno | valaro | dārio | dārȳti | dārȳno | dāriaro | |
Dative | valot | valunta | valarta | dāriot | dārȳnta | dāriarta | |||
Locative | valā | valunna | valarra | dāriā | dārȳnna | dāriarra | |||
Instrumental | valosa | valossi | valussa | valarza | dārȳsa | dārȳssi | dārȳssa | dāriarza | |
Comitative | valoma | valommi | valumma | valarma | dārȳma | dārȳmmi | dārȳmma | dāriarma | |
Vocative | valus | valis | valussa | valarza | dārȳs | dārīs | dārȳssa | dāriarza |
Aquatic
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
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Nominative | embar | embri | embrun | embrar |
Accusative | embri | embrī | embruni | embrari |
Genitive | embro | embroti | embruno | embraro |
Dative | embrot | embrunta | embrarta | |
Locative | embār | embrunna | embrarra | |
Instrumental | embrosa | embrossi | embrussa | embrarza |
Comitative | embroma | embrommi | embrumma | embrarma |
Vocative | embus | embis | embrussa | embrarza |
Second Declension
Second declension nouns have the stem-vowel y. There are two types of second declension nouns:
- Those that end in -y (e.g. egry "knife"), mostly lunar.
- Those that end in -ys (e.g. dārys "king"), mostly solar.
There are not terrestrial- or aquatic-types, so any word whose citation form ends in -yn or -yr can safely assumed to be reanalyzed paucals and collectives respectively.
The second declension merges the locative and instrumental singular; locative and instrumental plural; and the genitive and dative plural. Critically it distinguishes the locative plural from the genitive/dative, and is the only noun class in the language to do so.
Lunar
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
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Nominative | egry | egri | egryn | egryr |
Accusative | egri | egrī | egryni | egryri |
Genitive | egro | egroti | egryno | egryro |
Dative | egrot | egrynty | egryrty | |
Locative | egrȳ | egrī | egrynny | egryrry |
Instrumental | egromy | egrommi | egryssy | egryrzy |
Comitative | egrymmy | egryrmy | ||
Vocative | egrys | egrys | egryssy | egryrzy |
Solar
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | dārys | dāryssy | dāryn | dāryr |
Accusative | dāri | dārī | dāryni | dāryri |
Genitive | dāro | dāroti | dāryno | dāryro |
Dative | dārot | dārynty | dāryrty | |
Locative | dārȳ | dārī | dārynny | dāryrry |
Instrumental | dāromy | dārommi | dāryssy | dāryrzy |
Comitative | dārymmy | dāryrmy | ||
Vocative | dārys | dāryssys | dāryssy | dāryrzy |
Third Declension
Third declension nouns have the stem-vowel o. The third declension is very diverse: all four gender-types occur in the third declension, and several subtypes:
- Those that end in -o (e.g. avero "grape"), mostly lunar.
- A subtype that ends in -io (e.g. āeksio "master.")
- Those that end in -os (e.g. ēngos "tongue"), mostly solar.
- At least three subtypes, to accommodate such words as rūs "baby," deks "foot," and ȳs "art."
- Those that end in -on (e.g. belmon "chain"), mostly terrestrial.
- A subtype that ends in -ion (e.g. gēlion "silver.")
- Those that end in -or (e.g. bēgor "trout"), mostly aquatic.
- A subtype to accommodate Mȳr (and any other words that might be like it).
The third declension merges the nominative and accusative singular, dative and locative singular; the instrumental and comitative singular; the nominative and accusative plural, and the genitive, dative, and locative plural.
Lunar and -io Subtype
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | avero | avera | averun | averor | āeksio | āeksia | āeksȳn | āeksior | |
Accusative | averuni | averori | āeksȳni | āeksȳri | |||||
Genitive | averō | averoti | averuno | averoro | āeksiō | āeksȳti | āeksȳno | āeksȳro | |
Dative | averot | averunto | averorto | āeksiot | āeksȳnto | āeksȳrto | |||
Locative | averunno | averorro | āeksȳnno | āeksȳrro | |||||
Instrumental | averoso | averossi | averusso | averorzo | āeksȳso | āeksȳssi | āeksȳsso | āeksȳrzo | |
Comitative | averummo | averormo | āeksȳmmo | āeksȳrmo | |||||
Vocative | averos | averas | averusso | averorzo | āeksios | āeksīs | āeksȳsso | āeksȳrzo |
Solar and Contracting Subtype
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | ēngos | ēngossa | ēngun | ēngor | jaos | jaohossa | jaohun | jaohor | deks | dekossa | dekun | dekor | ||
Accusative | ēnguni | ēngori | jaohuni | jaohori | dekuni | dekori | ||||||||
Genitive | ēngo | ēngoti | ēnguno | ēngoro | jaoho | jaohoti | jaohuno | jaohoro | deko | dekoti | dekuno | dekoro | ||
Dative | ēngot | ēngunto | ēngorto | jaohot | jaohunto | jaohorto | dekot | dekunto | dekorto | |||||
Locative | ēngunno | ēngorro | jaohunno | jaohorro | dekunno | dekorro | ||||||||
Instrumental | ēngoso | ēngossi | ēngusso | ēngorzo | jaoso | jaohossi | jaohusso | jaohorzo | dekso | dekossi | dekusso | dekorzo | ||
Comitative | ēngummo | ēngormo | jaohummo | jaohormo | dekummo | dekormo | ||||||||
Vocative | ēngos | ēngossas | ēngusso | ēngorzo | jaos | jaohossas | jaohusso | jaohorzo | deks | dekossas | dekusso | dekorzo |
Terrestrial
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | belmon | belma | belmun | belmor |
Accusative | belmuni | belmondi | ||
Genitive | belmo | belmoti | belmuno | belmondo |
Dative | belmot | belmunto | ||
Locative | belmunno | belmorro | ||
Instrumental | belmoso | belmossi | belmusso | belmorzo |
Comitative | belmummo | belmormo | ||
Vocative | belmos | belmas | belmusso | belmorzo |
-ion Subtype
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | gēlion | gēlia | gēlȳn | gēlior |
Accusative | gēlȳni | gēlȳndi | ||
Genitive | gēlio | gēlȳti | gēlȳno | gēlȳndo |
Dative | gēliot | gēlȳnto | ||
Locative | gēlȳnno | gēlȳrro | ||
Instrumental | gēlȳso | gēlȳssi | gēlȳsso | gēlȳrzo |
Comitative | gēlȳmmo | gēlȳrmo | ||
Vocative | gēlios | gēlīs | gēlȳsso | gēlȳrzo |
Aquatic and Mȳr Subtype
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | bēgor | bēgra | bēgrun | bēgror | Mȳr | Mȳra | Mȳryn | Mȳror | |
Accusative | bēgruni | bēgrori | Mȳryni | Mȳrori | |||||
Genitive | bēgro | bēgroti | bēgruno | bēgroro | Mȳro | Mȳroti | Mȳryno | Mȳroro | |
Dative | bēgrot | bēgrunto | bēgrorto | Mȳrot | Mȳrynto | Mȳrorto | |||
Locative | bēgrunno | bēgrorro | Mȳrynno | Mȳrorro | |||||
Instrumental | bēgroso | bēgrossi | bēgrusso | bēgrorzo | Mȳroso | Mȳrossi | Mȳrysso | Mȳrorzo | |
Comitative | bēgrummo | bēgrormo | Mȳrymmo | Mȳrormo | |||||
Vocative | bēgos | bēgas | bēgrusso | bēgrorzo | Mȳs | Mȳras | Mȳrysso | Mȳrorzo |
Fourth Declension
Fourth declension nouns have the stem-vowel e. There are at least three types of fourth declension nouns:
- Those that end in -e (e.g. gelte "helmet"), mostly lunar.
- Those that end in -es (e.g. zaldrīzes "dragon"), mostly solar.
- Those that end in -en (only known example at this time is Targārien "Targaryen"), mostly terrestrial.
No aquatic-type fourth declension nouns attested so far. The fourth declension does not appear to merge any cases, other than the usual genitive, dative, and locative plural.
Lunar
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | gelte | gelti | geltin | gelter |
Accusative | geltī | geltī | geltini | gelteri |
Genitive | gelto | geltoti | geltino | geltero |
Dative | geltot | geltinte | gelterte | |
Locative | geltē | geltinne | gelterre | |
Instrumental | geltose | geltossi | geltisse | gelterze |
Comitative | geltome | geltommi | geltimme | gelterme |
Vocative | geltys | geltīs | geltisse | gelterze |
Solar
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | zaldrīzes | zaldrīzesse | zaldrīzin | zaldrīzer |
Accusative | zaldrīzī | zaldrīzī | zaldrīzini | zaldrīzeri |
Genitive | zaldrīzo | zaldrīzoti | zaldrīzino | zaldrīzero |
Dative | zaldrīzot | zaldrīzinte | zaldrīzerte | |
Locative | zaldrīzē | zaldrīzinne | zaldrīzerre | |
Instrumental | zaldrīzose | zaldrīzossi | zaldrīzisse | zaldrīzerze |
Comitative | zaldrīzome | zaldrīzommi | zaldrīzimme | zaldrīzerme |
Vocative | zaldrīzys | zaldrīzesses | zaldrīzisse | zaldrīzerze |
Terrestrial
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
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Nominative | Targārien | Targārī | Targārȳn | Targārior |
Accusative | Targārī | Targārī | Targārȳni | Targārȳndi |
Genitive | Targārio | Targārȳti | Targārȳno | Targārȳndo |
Dative | Targāriot | Targārȳnte | Targārȳnde | |
Locative | Targāriēn | Targārȳnne | Targārȳrre | |
Instrumental | Targārȳse | Targārȳssi | Targārȳsse | Targārȳrze |
Comitative | Targārȳme | Targārȳmmi | Targārȳmme | Targārȳrme |
Vocative | Targāries | Targārīs | Targārȳsse | Targārȳrze |
Fifth Declension
Fifth declension nouns have the stem-vowel i. There are at least two types of fifth declension nouns:
- Those that end in -i (e.g. brōzi "name"), mostly lunar.
- Those that end in -is (e.g. tubis "day"), mostly solar
- Those that end in -ir (e.g. rōbir "fig"), mostly aquatic.
There does not appear to be a terrestrial (*-in) type.
It is known that the fifth declension merges the nominative and accusative singular; the nominative and accusative plural; and the usual genitive, dative, and locative plural.
Lunar
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
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Nominative | brōzi | brōza | brōzin | brōzir |
Accusative | brōzini | brōziri | ||
Genitive | brōzio | brōzȳti | brōzino | brōziro |
Dative | brōziot | brōzinti | brōzirti | |
Locative | brōzī | brōzinni | brōzirri | |
Instrumental | brōzȳsi | brōzȳssi | brōzissi | brōzirzi |
Comitative | brōzȳmi | brōzȳmmi | brōzimmi | brōzirmi |
Vocative | brōzys | brōzas | brōzissi | brōzirzi |
Solar
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | tubis | tubissa | tubin | tubir |
Accusative | tubini | tubiri | ||
Genitive | tubio | tubȳti | tubino | tubiro |
Dative | tubiot | tubinti | tubirti | |
Locative | tubī | tubinni | tubirri | |
Instrumental | tubȳsi | tubȳssi | tubissi | tubirzi |
Comitative | tubȳmi | tubȳmmi | tubimmi | tubirmi |
Vocative | tubys | tubissas | tubissi | tubirzi |
Aquatic
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | rōbir | rōbra | rōbrin | rōbrir |
Accusative | rōbrini | rōbriri | ||
Genitive | rōbrio | rōbrȳti | rōbrino | rōbriro |
Dative | rōbriot | rōbrinti | rōbrirti | |
Locative | rōbīr | rōbrinni | rōbrirri | |
Instrumental | rōbrȳsi | rōbrȳssi | rōbrissi | rōbrirzi |
Comitative | rōbrȳmi | rōbrȳmmi | rōbrimmi | rōbrirmi |
Vocative | rōbys | rōbas | rōbrissi | rōbrirzi |
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
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Nominative | vestriarzir | vestriarja | vestriarjin | vestriarjir |
Accusative | vestriarjini | vestriarjiri | ||
Genitive | vestriarjio | vestriarjȳti | vestriarjino | vestriarjiro |
Dative | vestriarjiot | vestriarjinti | vestriarjirti | |
Locative | vestriarzīr | vestriarjinni | vestriarjirri | |
Instrumental | vestriarjȳsi | vestriarjȳssi | vestriarjissi | vestriarjirzi |
Comitative | vestriarjȳmi | vestriarjȳmmi | vestriarjimmi | vestriarjirmi |
Vocative | vestriarzys | vestriarzas | vestriarjissi | vestriarjirzi |
Sixth Declension
The sixth declension is used for miscellaneous nouns. It includes borrowings such as foreign words especially those that have not been fully accepted into the language (e.g. buzdari), are mostly lumped into this paradigm. In the nominative singular the final -i is optional. It is mandatory in the accusative singular and plural forms.
If a borrowed word already ends in a vowel, it can still be borrowed into this declension by keeping the final vowel in the nominative singular, in place of the optional -i, but dropping it in favor of the case-endings elsewhere, e.g. nom.s. mhysa, acc.s. mhysi, voc.s. mhysis etc. There is also the possibility of adding -h- to the stem, analogously to the third declension contracting subtype: Yunkai, dat. Yunkaihot.
The accusative singular, nominative plural, and optionally the nominative singular of this paradigm all end in -i. It has the usual genitive, dative, locative plural merger. Other than that, all forms are distinct.
Borrowing or Foreign Type
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
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Nominative | buzdari | buzdari | buzdarin | buzdarir |
Accusative | buzdarī | buzdarini | buzdariri | |
Genitive | buzdaro | buzdaroti | buzdarino | buzdariro |
Dative | buzdarot | buzdarinti | buzdarirti | |
Locative | buzdarī | buzdarinni | buzdarirri | |
Instrumental | buzdarisi | buzdarissi | buzdarissi | buzdarirzi |
Comitative | buzdarimi | buzdarimmi | buzdarimmi | buzdarirmi |
Vocative | buzdaris | buzdarissis | buzdarissi | buzdarirzi |
Rare Subtype
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | Jaqen | Jaqeni | Jaqenin | Jaqenir |
Accusative | Jaqeni | Jaqenī | Jaqenini | Jaqeniri |
Genitive | Jaqeno | Jaqenoti | Jaqenino | Jaqeniro |
Dative | Jaqenti | Jaqeninti | Jaqenirti | |
Locative | Jaqenni | Jaqeninni | Jaqenirri | |
Instrumental | Jaqessi | Jaqenissi | Jaqenirzi | |
Comitative | Jaqemmi | Jaqenimmi | Jaqenirmi | |
Vocative | Jaqessi | Jaqessis | Jaqenissi | Jaqenirzi |
Reanalyzed Collectives
Sometimes a collective acquires so specific a meaning that it begins to be thought of as a separate word (e.g. azantyr "army," originally the collective of azantys "soldier.") At this point, a way to pluralize them becomes necessary, which puts them into the sixth declension. Reanalyzed collectives retain the gender of the original word, and therefore can be any gender.
Reanalyzed collectives merge the instrumental and vocative singular (like regular collectives) as well as the genitive, dative, and locative plural. The singular keeps its usual collective declension (e.g. azantyrmy "along with an army," udrirzi "in a language.") If a reanalyzed collective were ever to be itself placed in the collective or paucal, the first declension paradigms (-ar, -un) would probably be used. However, it is uncertain if this ever happens.
Collective | Collective Plural | |
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Nominative | ābrar | ābrari |
Accusative | ābrari | ābrarī |
Genitive | ābraro | ābraroti |
Dative | ābrarta | |
Locative | ābrarra | |
Instrumental | ābrarza | ābrarzi |
Comitative | ābrarma | ābrarmi |
Vocative | ābrarza | ābrarzis |
Reanalyzed Paucals
Sometimes a paucal acquires so specific a meaning that it begins to be thought of as a separate word (e.g. tīkun "wing," originally the paucal of tīkos "feather"). At this point, a way to pluralize them becomes necessary, which puts them into the sixth declension. Reanalyzed paucals retain the gender of the original word, and therefore can be any gender.
Reanalyzed paucals merge the instrumental and vocative singular (like regular paucals) as well as the genitive, dative, and locative plural. The singular keeps its usual paucal declension (e.g. tīkusso "by wing."). If a reanalyzed plural were ever to be itself placed in the paucal or collective, the first declension paradigms (-un, -ar) would probably be used. However, it is uncertain that this ever happens.
Paucal | Paucal Plural | |
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Nominative | tegun | teguni |
Accusative | teguni | tegunī |
Genitive | teguno | tegunoti |
Dative | tegunto | |
Locative | tegunno | |
Instrumental | tegusso | tegussi |
Comitative | tegummo | tegummi |
Vocative | tegusso | tegussis |
Noun Derivation
- Main article: High Valyrian Derivational Affixes
Derivational affixes are prefixes and suffixes used to form a new word, as opposed to inflectional affixes, which are used to inflect an existing word. In some cases it is debatable whether a particular affix is inflectional or derivational. High Valyrian shows the usage of several affixes for word formation, not unlike other flexive languages such as English, Latin or Greek.
A negative prefix takes the form do-, dor- used in a similar fashion to English un-:
- zālty "burnt", Dorzālty "Unburnt".
- vaogēdy "sullied", Dovaogēdy "Unsullied".
There's also another negative prefix nā-, which seems to be more derivational, being used to form the negative concept of the word it prefixes:
- morghūlilaros "mortal", nāmorghūlilaros "immortal".
- pāsiros "believer", nāpāsiros "nonbeliever, unbeliever".
Notice, however, that even when these seem to use the same in- or un- prefix in the translation, the meaning is "the contrary of", hence:
- kostōba "strong", nākostōba "weak".
A very well-known suffix for nouns is the suffix -āzma, an augmentative:
- brāedāzma "bronze", compare brāedion "copper".
- jelmāzma "storm", compare jelmio "wind".
The suffix -ītsos is a diminutive:
- riñītsos "little child, little girl", compare riña "child".
- zoklītsos "little wolf", compare zokla "wolf".
And another very well-known one is the suffix -tys, especially frequent in the names of professions:
- azan·tys "soldier"
- lok·tys "sailer"
- men·tys "soldier "
- vok·tys "priest"
Pronouns
- Main article: High Valyrian Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns are used to refer to referents (nouns) which have been previously mentioned or are known to the listener, for example "I" and "you" in English. Personal pronouns in High Valyrian exist for first person ("I"/"we", speaker), second person ("you"/"you all", listener) and third person ("he"/"she"/"it"/"they") which each has singular and plural forms. Third person pronouns have different forms for animate and inanimate referents. This is similar to English distinction "he/she" vs. "it". Personal pronouns inflect for all cases as follows (the table includes possessive and reflexive pronouns as well, although they are not strictly inflected forms of the personal pronouns):
High Valyrian Personal Pronouns | |||||||||||
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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 |
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns are used to refer to nouns which are possessed or belong to someone or something, like "mine" or "yours" in English. As with other adjectives in High Valyrian, possessive adjectives cannot stand on their own without a head noun. Instead, a substantive (noun) form is used. The possessive pronouns do not have the substantive forms in -y and -ir as would be expected for first class adjectives (to which possessive adjectives belong), but instead end in -on and so decline like third declension nouns. For example, ñuhon "mine":
Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
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Nominative | ñuhon | ñuha | ñuhun | ñuhor |
Accusative | ñuhuni | ñuhondi | ||
Genitive | ñuho | ñuhoti | ñuhuno | ñuhondo |
Dative | ñuhot | ñuhunto | ||
Locative | ñuhunno | ñuhorro | ||
Instrumental | ñuhoso | ñuhossi | ñuhusso | ñuhorzo |
Comitative | ñuhummo | ñuhormo | ||
Vocative | ñuhos | ñuhas | ñuhusso | ñuhorzo |
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives are adjectives used to describe nouns attributively according to who they belong to, such as "my" and "your" in English. For example, ñuha "my":
Positive declension of ñuha | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar | Solar | Terrestrial | Aquatic | |||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||
Nominative | ñuha | ñuhi | ñuhys | ñuhyz/ ñuhys |
ñuhon | ñuha | ñuhor | ñurha | |||
Accusative | ñuhe | ñuhī | ñuhi | ñuhī | |||||||
Genitive | ñuho | ñuho | ñuho | ñuho | ñuho | ñuho | ñurho | ñurho | |||
Dative | ñuho/ ñuhot |
ñuho/ ñuhot |
ñuho/ ñuhot |
ñurho/ ñurhot | |||||||
Locative | ñuhā | ñuhȳ | ñuhī | ||||||||
Instrumental | ñuhos | ñuhos | ñuhos | ñurhos | |||||||
Comitative | ñuhom | ñuhom | ñuhom | ñurhom | |||||||
Vocative | ñuhus | ñuhis | ñuhys | ñuhyz/ ñuhys |
ñuhos | ñuhas | ñuhos | ñuhas | |||
Adverbial | — | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar | Solar | Terrestrial | Aquatic | |||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||
Nominative | ñuha | ñuhi | ñuhys | ñuhyzy | ñuhon | ñuha | ñuhor | ñurha | |||
Accusative | ñuhe | ñuhī | ñuhi | ñuhī | |||||||
Genitive | ñuho | ñuhoti | ñuho | ñuhoti | ñuho | ñuhoti | ñurho | ñurhoti | |||
Dative | ñuhot | ñuhot | ñuhot | ñurhot | |||||||
Locative | ñuhā | ñuhȳ | ñuhī | ||||||||
Instrumental | ñuhosa | ñuhossi | ñuhosy | ñuhossi | ñuhoso | ñuhossi | ñurhoso | ñurhossi | |||
Comitative | ñuhoma | ñuhommi | ñuhomy | ñuhommi | ñuhomo | ñuhommi | ñurhomo | ñurhommi | |||
Vocative | ñuhus | ñuhis | ñuhys | ñuhyzys | ñuhos | ñuhas | ñuhos | ñuhas |
Synopsis
An overview of the different pronouns, or more generally pro-forms, used in High Valyrian collected in a so-called table of correlatives:
High Valyrian table of correlatives | |||||||||||
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Interrogative | Demonstrative | Relative | Indefinite/Quantifier | ||||||||
Proximal | Distal | Universal | Existential | Negative | Alternative | ||||||
Adjective | Animate | spare | bisa | bona | lua | tolvie | mirre | dōre | tolie | ||
Inanimate | skore | kesa | kona | ||||||||
Pronoun | Animate | Specific | sparos | bisy | bony | lȳ | tolvys | mirtys | daorys | tolys | |
Generic | sparion | bisir | bonir | līr | |||||||
Inanimate | Specific | skoros | kesy | kony | lȳ | tolvȳn | mirros | daorun | tolion | ||
Generic | skorion | kesir | konir | līr |
Adjectives
- Main article: High Valyrian Adjectives
Adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number and case and decline accordingly. There are no separate paucal and collective forms of adjectives; paucal nouns take plural agreement and collective nouns singular agreement. Adjectives decline according to their declension class and can also be inflected for comparison. Adjectives most commonly precede the noun they modify, and in those cases take a prepositive form, although they may follow it, and then take a postpositive form. The postpositive form is the more original, with more elaborate endings and fewer case mergers, while the prepositive has shortened endings and merges more cases compared to the postpositive forms, and also displays some phonological assimilation to the following word in certain forms.
Comparison
There are four degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, superlative and equative. For an adjective "X", the positive form is the bare (or dictionary) form, and conveys the basic meaning of the adjective. Below, the other degrees of comparison are detailed.
Comparative
The comparative form means "more X" or "X-er" and is a class I adjective formed with a suffix ending in -kta or similar. To say "more X than Y", the noun Y takes the instrumental case.
Superlative
The superlative form means "most X" or "X-est" and is a class II adjective formed with a suffix ending in -je.
Equative
The equative means "as X" or "equally X" and is a class I adjective formed with a suffix ending in -pa. To say "(as) X as Y", the noun Y takes the instrumental case:
- Sȳndroso lykāpa, myrdomy aderpa, iēdrosa gīdāpa. — "Quiet as a shadow, swift as a deer, calm as still water."
The preposition hae may also be used, with the noun or pronoun being compared to taking the dative case:
- Hae skorot vala bōsāpa issa? — "How tall is the man?" (literally "The man is as tall as what?")
To say "as X a Y as any" or "as X as any Y", one can also use hen, with the noun Y in the dative:
- Yn kesys tubis hen mirro tubiot sȳrpys issa. — "But today is as good a day as any."
The differences between and exact conditions for the constructions mentioned above are unclear at present.
Adjective Declension
Adjectives fall into one of three classes: class I (first declension class), class II (second declension class), and class III (third declension class). These should not be confused with the similarly named declension classes of nouns.
Class I
- Main article: High Valyrian Adjectives § Class I
Generic type
Positive declension of kasta | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar | Solar | Terrestrial | Aquatic | |||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||
Nominative | kasta | kasti | kastys | kastyz/ kastys |
kaston | kasta | kastor | kastra | |||
Accusative | kaste | kastī | kasti | kastī | |||||||
Genitive | kasto | kasto | kasto | kasto | kasto | kasto | kastro | kastro | |||
Dative | kasto/ kastot |
kasto/ kastot |
kasto/ kastot |
kastro/ kastrot | |||||||
Locative | kastā | kastȳ | kastī | ||||||||
Instrumental | kastos | kastos | kastos | kastros | |||||||
Comitative | kastom | kastom | kastom | kastrom | |||||||
Vocative | kastus | kastis | kastys | kastyz/ kastys |
kastos | kastas | kastos | kastas | |||
Adverbial | kastirī | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar | Solar | Terrestrial | Aquatic | |||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||
Nominative | kasta | kasti | kastys | kastyzy | kaston | kasta | kastor | kastra | |||
Accusative | kaste | kastī | kasti | kastī | |||||||
Genitive | kasto | kastoti | kasto | kastoti | kasto | kastoti | kastro | kastroti | |||
Dative | kastot | kastot | kastot | kastrot | |||||||
Locative | kastā | kastȳ | kastī | ||||||||
Instrumental | kastosa | kastossi | kastosy | kastossi | kastoso | kastossi | kastroso | kastrossi | |||
Comitative | kastoma | kastommi | kastomy | kastommi | kastomo | kastommi | kastromo | kastrommi | |||
Vocative | kastus | kastis | kastys | kastyzys | kastos | kastas | kastos | kastas |
Superlative declension of kasta | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | kastāje | kastāji | kastājor | kastājar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | kastājo | kastājo | kastājȳr | kastājȳ | |||||||
Dative | kastājo/ kastājot | ||||||||||
Locative | kastājē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | kastājos | kastājȳs | |||||||||
Comitative | kastājom | kastājȳm | |||||||||
Vocative | kastājes | kastājis | kastājos | kastājīs | |||||||
Adverbial | kastājī | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | kastāje | kastāji | kastājor | kastājar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | kastājo | kastājoti | kastājȳro | kastājȳti | |||||||
Dative | kastājot | kastājȳrot | |||||||||
Locative | kastājē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | kastājose | kastājossi | kastājȳso | kastājȳssi | |||||||
Comitative | kastājome | kastājommi | kastājȳmo | kastājȳmmi | |||||||
Vocative | kastājes | kastājis | kastājos | kastājīs |
Aquatic type
Superlative declension of endīha | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | endīhāje | endīhāji | endīhājor | endīhājar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | endīhājo | endīhājo | endīhājȳr | endīhājȳ | |||||||
Dative | endīhājo/ endīhājot | ||||||||||
Locative | endīhājē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | endīhājos | endīhājȳs | |||||||||
Comitative | endīhājom | endīhājȳm | |||||||||
Vocative | endīhājes | endīhājis | endīhājos | endīhājīs | |||||||
Adverbial | endīhājī | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | endīhāje | endīhāji | endīhājor | endīhājar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | endīhājo | endīhājoti | endīhājȳro | endīhājȳti | |||||||
Dative | endīhājot | endīhājȳrot | |||||||||
Locative | endīhājē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | endīhājose | endīhājossi | endīhājȳso | endīhājȳssi | |||||||
Comitative | endīhājome | endīhājommi | endīhājȳmo | endīhājȳmmi | |||||||
Vocative | endīhājes | endīhājis | endīhājos | endīhājīs |
J-final subtype
Positive declension of dija | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar | Solar | Terrestrial | Aquatic | |||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||
Nominative | dija | diji | dijys | dijyz/ dijys |
dijon | dija | dijor | dija | |||
Accusative | dije | dijī | diji | dijī | |||||||
Genitive | dijo | dijo | dijo | dijo | dijo | dijo | dijo | dijo | |||
Dative | dijo/ dijot |
dijo/ dijot |
dijo/ dijot |
dijo/ dijot | |||||||
Locative | dijā | dijȳ | dijī | ||||||||
Instrumental | dijos | dijos | dijos | dijos | |||||||
Comitative | dijom | dijom | dijom | dijom | |||||||
Vocative | dijus | dijis | dijys | dijyz/ dijys |
dijos | dijas | dijos | dijas | |||
Adverbial | dijirī | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar | Solar | Terrestrial | Aquatic | |||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||
Nominative | dija | diji | dijys | dijyzy | dijon | dija | dijor | dija | |||
Accusative | dije | dijī | diji | dijī | |||||||
Genitive | dijo | dijoti | dijo | dijoti | dijo | dijoti | dijo | dijoti | |||
Dative | dijot | dijot | dijot | dijot | |||||||
Locative | dijā | dijȳ | dijī | ||||||||
Instrumental | dijosa | dijossi | dijosy | dijossi | dijoso | dijossi | dijoso | dijossi | |||
Comitative | dijoma | dijommi | dijomy | dijommi | dijomo | dijommi | dijomo | dijommi | |||
Vocative | dijus | dijis | dijys | dijyzys | dijos | dijas | dijos | dijas |
Superlative declension of dija | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | dijāje | dijāji | dijājor | dijājar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | dijājo | dijājo | dijājȳr | dijājȳ | |||||||
Dative | dijājo/ dijājot | ||||||||||
Locative | dijājē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | dijājos | dijājȳs | |||||||||
Comitative | dijājom | dijājȳm | |||||||||
Vocative | dijājes | dijājis | dijājos | dijājīs | |||||||
Adverbial | dijājī | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | dijāje | dijāji | dijājor | dijājar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | dijājo | dijājoti | dijājȳro | dijājȳti | |||||||
Dative | dijājot | dijājȳrot | |||||||||
Locative | dijājē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | dijājose | dijājossi | dijājȳso | dijājȳssi | |||||||
Comitative | dijājome | dijājommi | dijājȳmo | dijājȳmmi | |||||||
Vocative | dijājes | dijājis | dijājos | dijājīs |
Class II
- Main article: High Valyrian Adjectives § Class II
Generic type
Positive declension of kirine | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | kirine | kirini | kirinior | kiriniar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | kirino | kirino | kirinȳr | kirinȳ | |||||||
Dative | kirino/ kirinot | ||||||||||
Locative | kirinē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | kirinos | kirinȳs | |||||||||
Comitative | kirinom | kirinȳm | |||||||||
Vocative | kirines | kirinis | kirinios | kirinīs | |||||||
Adverbial | kirinī | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | kirine | kirini | kirinior | kiriniar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | kirino | kirinoti | kirinȳro | kirinȳti | |||||||
Dative | kirinot | kirinȳrot | |||||||||
Locative | kirinē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | kirinose | kirinossi | kirinȳso | kirinȳssi | |||||||
Comitative | kirinome | kirinommi | kirinȳmo | kirinȳmmi | |||||||
Vocative | kirines | kirinis | kirinios | kirinīs |
Superlative declension of kirine | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | kirinje | kirinji | kirinjor | kirinjar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | kirinjo | kirinjo | kirinjȳr | kirinjȳ | |||||||
Dative | kirinjo/ kirinjot | ||||||||||
Locative | kirinjē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | kirinjos | kirinjȳs | |||||||||
Comitative | kirinjom | kirinjȳm | |||||||||
Vocative | kirinjes | kirinjis | kirinjos | kirinjīs | |||||||
Adverbial | kirinjī | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | kirinje | kirinji | kirinjor | kirinjar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | kirinjo | kirinjoti | kirinjȳro | kirinjȳti | |||||||
Dative | kirinjot | kirinjȳrot | |||||||||
Locative | kirinjē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | kirinjose | kirinjossi | kirinjȳso | kirinjȳssi | |||||||
Comitative | kirinjome | kirinjommi | kirinjȳmo | kirinjȳmmi | |||||||
Vocative | kirinjes | kirinjis | kirinjos | kirinjīs |
Palatal-final type
Positive declension of drāñe | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | drāñe | drāñi | drāñor | drāñar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | drāño | drāño | drāñȳr | drāñȳ | |||||||
Dative | drāño/ drāñot | ||||||||||
Locative | drāñē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | drāños | drāñȳs | |||||||||
Comitative | drāñom | drāñȳm | |||||||||
Vocative | drāñes | drāñis | drāños | drāñīs | |||||||
Adverbial | drāñī | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | drāñe | drāñi | drāñor | drāñar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | drāño | drāñoti | drāñȳro | drāñȳti | |||||||
Dative | drāñot | drāñȳrot | |||||||||
Locative | drāñē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | drāñose | drāñossi | drāñȳso | drāñȳssi | |||||||
Comitative | drāñome | drāñommi | drāñȳmo | drāñȳmmi | |||||||
Vocative | drāñes | drāñis | drāños | drāñīs |
Superlative declension of drāñe | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | drānje | drānji | drānjor | drānjar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | drānjo | drānjo | drānjȳr | drānjȳ | |||||||
Dative | drānjo/ drānjot | ||||||||||
Locative | drānjē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | drānjos | drānjȳs | |||||||||
Comitative | drānjom | drānjȳm | |||||||||
Vocative | drānjes | drānjis | drānjos | drānjīs | |||||||
Adverbial | drānjī | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | drānje | drānji | drānjor | drānjar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | drānjo | drānjoti | drānjȳro | drānjȳti | |||||||
Dative | drānjot | drānjȳrot | |||||||||
Locative | drānjē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | drānjose | drānjossi | drānjȳso | drānjȳssi | |||||||
Comitative | drānjome | drānjommi | drānjȳmo | drānjȳmmi | |||||||
Vocative | drānjes | drānjis | drānjos | drānjīs |
Sȳz type
Positive declension of sȳz | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | sȳz | sȳri | sȳrior | sȳriar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | sȳro | sȳro | sȳrȳr | sȳrȳ | |||||||
Dative | sȳro/ sȳrot | ||||||||||
Locative | sȳrē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | sȳros | sȳrȳs | |||||||||
Comitative | sȳrom | sȳrȳm | |||||||||
Vocative | sȳres | sȳris | sȳrios | sȳrīs | |||||||
Adverbial | sȳrī | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | sȳz | sȳri | sȳrior | sȳriar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | sȳro | sȳroti | sȳrȳro | sȳrȳti | |||||||
Dative | sȳrot | sȳrȳrot | |||||||||
Locative | sȳrē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | sȳrose | sȳrossi | sȳrȳso | sȳrȳssi | |||||||
Comitative | sȳrome | sȳrommi | sȳrȳmo | sȳrȳmmi | |||||||
Vocative | sȳres | sȳris | sȳrios | sȳrīs |
Equative declension of sȳz | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar | Solar | Terrestrial | Aquatic | |||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||
Nominative | sȳrpa | sȳrpi | sȳrpys | sȳrpyz/ sȳrpys |
sȳrpon | sȳrpa | sȳrpor | sȳrpra | |||
Accusative | sȳrpe | sȳrpī | sȳrpi | sȳrpī | |||||||
Genitive | sȳrpo | sȳrpo | sȳrpo | sȳrpo | sȳrpo | sȳrpo | sȳrpro | sȳrpro | |||
Dative | sȳrpo/ sȳrpot |
sȳrpo/ sȳrpot |
sȳrpo/ sȳrpot |
sȳrpro/ sȳrprot | |||||||
Locative | sȳrpā | sȳrpȳ | sȳrpī | ||||||||
Instrumental | sȳrpos | sȳrpos | sȳrpos | sȳrpros | |||||||
Comitative | sȳrpom | sȳrpom | sȳrpom | sȳrprom | |||||||
Vocative | sȳrpus | sȳrpis | sȳrpys | sȳrpyz/ sȳrpys |
sȳrpos | sȳrpas | sȳrpos | sȳrpas | |||
Adverbial | sȳrprī | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar | Solar | Terrestrial | Aquatic | |||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||
Nominative | sȳrpa | sȳrpi | sȳrpys | sȳrpyzy | sȳrpon | sȳrpa | sȳrpor | sȳrpra | |||
Accusative | sȳrpe | sȳrpī | sȳrpi | sȳrpī | |||||||
Genitive | sȳrpo | sȳrpoti | sȳrpo | sȳrpoti | sȳrpo | sȳrpoti | sȳrpro | sȳrproti | |||
Dative | sȳrpot | sȳrpot | sȳrpot | sȳrprot | |||||||
Locative | sȳrpā | sȳrpȳ | sȳrpī | ||||||||
Instrumental | sȳrposa | sȳrpossi | sȳrposy | sȳrpossi | sȳrposo | sȳrpossi | sȳrproso | sȳrprossi | |||
Comitative | sȳrpoma | sȳrpommi | sȳrpomy | sȳrpommi | sȳrpomo | sȳrpommi | sȳrpromo | sȳrprommi | |||
Vocative | sȳrpus | sȳrpis | sȳrpys | sȳrpyzys | sȳrpos | sȳrpas | sȳrpos | sȳrpas |
Superlative declension of sȳz | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | sȳrje | sȳrji | sȳrjor | sȳrjar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | sȳrjo | sȳrjo | sȳrjȳr | sȳrjȳ | |||||||
Dative | sȳrjo/ sȳrjot | ||||||||||
Locative | sȳrjē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | sȳrjos | sȳrjȳs | |||||||||
Comitative | sȳrjom | sȳrjȳm | |||||||||
Vocative | sȳrjes | sȳrjis | sȳrjos | sȳrjīs | |||||||
Adverbial | sȳrjī | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | sȳrje | sȳrji | sȳrjor | sȳrjar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | sȳrjo | sȳrjoti | sȳrjȳro | sȳrjȳti | |||||||
Dative | sȳrjot | sȳrjȳrot | |||||||||
Locative | sȳrjē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | sȳrjose | sȳrjossi | sȳrjȳso | sȳrjȳssi | |||||||
Comitative | sȳrjome | sȳrjommi | sȳrjȳmo | sȳrjȳmmi | |||||||
Vocative | sȳrjes | sȳrjis | sȳrjos | sȳrjīs |
Class III
- Main article: High Valyrian Adjectives § Class III
Positive declension of eglie | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | eglie | eglī | eglior | egliar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | eglio | eglio | eglȳr | eglȳ | |||||||
Dative | eglio/ egliot | ||||||||||
Locative | egliē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | eglios | eglȳs | |||||||||
Comitative | egliom | eglȳm | |||||||||
Vocative | eglies | eglīs | eglios | eglīs | |||||||
Adverbial | eglī | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | eglie | eglī | eglior | egliar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | eglio | eglȳti | eglȳro | eglȳti | |||||||
Dative | egliot | eglȳrot | |||||||||
Locative | egliē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | eglȳse | eglȳssi | eglȳso | eglȳssi | |||||||
Comitative | eglȳme | eglȳmmi | eglȳmo | eglȳmmi | |||||||
Vocative | eglies | eglīs | eglios | eglīs |
Superlative declension of eglie | |||||||||||
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Prepositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | eglije | egliji | eglijor | eglijar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | eglijo | eglijo | eglijȳr | eglijȳ | |||||||
Dative | eglijo/ eglijot | ||||||||||
Locative | eglijē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | eglijos | eglijȳs | |||||||||
Comitative | eglijom | eglijȳm | |||||||||
Vocative | eglijes | eglijis | eglijos | eglijīs | |||||||
Adverbial | eglijī | ||||||||||
Postpositive | Lunar/Solar | Terrestrial/Aquatic | |||||||||
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal |
Singular/ Collective |
Plural/ Paucal | ||||||||
Nominative | eglije | egliji | eglijor | eglijar | |||||||
Accusative | |||||||||||
Genitive | eglijo | eglijoti | eglijȳro | eglijȳti | |||||||
Dative | eglijot | eglijȳrot | |||||||||
Locative | eglijē | ||||||||||
Instrumental | eglijose | eglijossi | eglijȳso | eglijȳssi | |||||||
Comitative | eglijome | eglijommi | eglijȳmo | eglijȳmmi | |||||||
Vocative | eglijes | eglijis | eglijos | eglijīs |
Adverbs
Adverbs are regularly formed from adjectives with suffixes (equivalent to -ly in English): -irī/-rī for class I adjectives as well as equatives, comparatives and superlatives, and -ī for class II and class III adjectives. Dative, locative and instrumental forms of nouns are also commonly used as adverbs.
Adpositions
- Main article: High Valyrian Adpositions
Adposition is a general term to refer to both prepositions (which precede their object) and postpositions (which follow their object.) High Valyrian utilizes both kinds.
Prepositions
There are only three prepositions in the High Valyrian language. Hae only occurs with the locative, but hen and va can also take a dative.
hae (→loc.): as, like. (cf. Astapori Valyrian he)
hen (→loc.): from, of; (→dat.) out of, on account of, thanks to, because of, for. (cf. Astapori Valyrian hin)
va (→loc.): towards, at, near; (→dat.) to, all the way up to, into. (cf. Astapori Valyrian va)
Postpostions
All known postpositions take a genitive object. This makes sense, as they all seem to have evolved from nouns in the locative, dative, or instrumental case.
bē (→gen): on, on top of, upon; on (the subject of), about.
gō (→gen): under, beneath, below; before.
hēdrȳ (→gen): from amongst, from the midst of.
iemnȳ {→gen): within.
naejot (→gen): in front of. (cf. Astapori Valyrian nejo)
ondoso (→gen): by. (cf. Astapori Valyrian dos, which, however, means "with")
rȳ (→gen): between, through, across, throughout
syt (→gen): for. (cf. Astapori Valyrian zy)
toliot (→gen): over; after.
mijiot (→gen): without.
Verbs
Verbs conjugate according to tense, voice and mood. Finite verb forms agree with the subject in person and number.
Tense
- Main article: Verb Conjugation, by Tense
High Valyrian has seven tenses: present, aorist, future, imperfect, perfect, pluperfect and past habitual.
Present
The present tense is used for events that are happening at the current moment, and can often be translated into English as "is X-ing".
Aorist
The aorist tense is used for statements about general truths or facts and events that usually or always occur.
Future
The future tense is used for things that will happen or are going to occur.
Imperfect
The imperfect tense is used to indicate events that were ongoing in the past, and can generally be translated by "was X-ing" in English.
Perfect
The perfect tense is used to discuss events completed prior to the present moment. It can be translated as either "has X-ed" or "X-ed" in English, depending on context.
Pluperfect
The pluperfect tense is used to talk about prior events from the perspective of a past point in time. In general, it can be translated as "had X-ed" in English.
Past Habitual
The past habitual tense is used for things that occured generally or repeatedly over some period in the past, and can often be translated as "used to X" in English.
Voice
There are two voices of transitive verbs in High Valyrian: active and passive.
Active
In the active voice, the subject of a transitive verb is the one acting upon the object (the agent), e.g. "The woman ate the apple". This is the unmarked of the two voices.
Passive
In the passive voice, the subject of a transitive verb is the one being acted upon (the patient). The agent (the "old" subject) can be left out ("The apple was eaten"). It can also be expressed with the genitive case or a prepositional phrase.
The passive voice is almost always indicated through morphology in High Valyrian, and contains the affix -ks(-) for most finite verb forms, or -iarza in the case of some participles. There is one example of an analytically formed almost-passive in the phrase keliton issa "it is ended", with the perfect participle and the copula being used. This does not seem, however, to be a common construction. Some transitive verbs, such as henujagon and jokorigon, formed off the irregular intransitive verb jagon, lack passive forms for morphological reasons. Also, they would not form their passives through a keliton issa-type construction.
Mood
High Valyrian has three verb moods: indicative, subjunctive and imperative.
Indicative
The indicative mood is used to for statements that are considered true, certain or factual, and is the unmarked mood.
Subjunctive
- Main article: Uses of the Subjunctive
The subjunctive mood is used to speak about hypothetical, uncertain or otherwise non-real events. One of its most common uses is in negative statements using daor (“not”).
Imperative
The imperative mood is used for commands and instructions. It exists only in second-person forms, i.e. those which refer to the listener. Commands for other persons are formed through other constructions. They inflect for three tenses: present, aorist and future. The active imperatives have separate singular and plural forms, while the passive imperatives merge the two.
Non-finite Verb Forms
Non-finite verb forms are those that do not inflect for person or number of the subject. On their own, they lack a subject, and so cannot consititute a main clause on their own, but are instead used to complete the meaning of other clauses. However, if used together with pronouns in particular constructions, the infinitive can be used as the verb of a main clause.
Infinitive
- Main article: Uses of the Infinitive
The infinitive form (specifically the present active infinitive) is the dictionary form in High Valyrian. It can be translated into English as "(to) X" or "X-ing". The infinitive can take the role of a noun, either as a complement or as the subject to another verb. Infinitives exist for several voice and tense combinations, although not all.
Participles
Participles are verb forms which are adjectives in form, and so modify nouns as part of a participial phrase. Participles exist for several voice and tense combinations, although not all.
Verb Conjugation
- Main article: Verb Conjugation, by Tense
- Main article: Verb Tables, by Stem Type
There are two main conjugation groups in High Valyrian, based on the final phoneme of the verb stem: consonant-final and vowel-final. There are also the irregular verbs, which have unpredictable patterns of conjugation.
Consonant-Final Verbs
Liquid Stems
Nasal Stems
Voiced-Stop Stems
Voiceless-Stop Stems
Palatal-Resonant Stems
Other Stems
This conjugation includes stems that end in fricatives and consonant clusters.
Gh-Final Subtype
This conjugation subtype has an alternate third-person present active indicative in -za/-zi with fortition of the stem-final gh to g.
Vowel-Final Verbs
A-Stems
E-Stems
Perfect Stem Subtype
I-Stems
Perfect Stem Subtype
O-Stems
U-Stems
Subjunctive Stem Subtype
Conjugation of nehugon | |||||||
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Indicative | Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | |||||
First Person | Second Person | Third Person | First Person | Second Person | Third Person | ||
Active | Present | nehun | nehū | nehus | nehī | nehūt | nehusi |
Aorist | nehussin | nehussia | nehussis | nehussiti | nehussiat | nehussi | |
Future | nehīnna | nehīlā | nehīlza | nehīli | nehīlāt | nehīlzi | |
Imperfect | nehīlen | nehīlē | nehīles | nehīlin | nehīlēt | nehīlis | |
Perfect | nehutan | nehutā | nehutas | nehuti | nehutāt | nehutis | |
Pluperfect | nehuten | nehutē | nehutes | nehutin | nehutēt | ||
Past Habitual | nehutin | nehutia | nehutis | nehutiti | nehutiat | nehutisi | |
Passive | Present | ||||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | |||||||
Imperfect | |||||||
Perfect | |||||||
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | |||||||
Subjunctive | Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | |||||
First Person | Second Person | Third Person | First Person | Second Person | Third Person | ||
Active | Present | nēvon | nēvō | nēvos | nēvoty | nēvōt | nēvosy |
Aorist | nehussun | nehussua | nehussus | nehussuty | nehussuat | nehussusy | |
Future | nehīlun | nehīlū | nehīlus | nehīluty | nehīlūt | nehīlusy | |
Imperfect | nehīlon | nehīlō | nehīlos | nehīloty | nehīlōt | nehīlosy | |
Perfect | nehuton | nehutō | nehutos | nehutoty | nehutōt | nehutosy | |
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | nehutun | nehutua | nehutus | nehututy | nehutuat | nehutusy | |
Passive | Present | ||||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | |||||||
Imperfect | |||||||
Perfect | |||||||
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | |||||||
Imperative | Second Person | ||||||
Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | ||||||
Active | Present | nehūs | nehūtūs | ||||
Aorist | nehussiās | nehussiātās | |||||
Future | nehīlās | nehīlātās | |||||
Passive | Present | ||||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | |||||||
Non-finite | Participle | Infinitive | |||||
Active | Present | nehure | nehugon | ||||
Aorist | nehuje | nehussigon | |||||
Future | nehīlare | — | |||||
Perfect | nehuta | nehutagon | |||||
Past Habitual | nehutre | — | |||||
Passive | Present | — | |||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | — | ||||||
Perfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | — |
Irregular Verbs
Emagon
Conjugation of emagon | |||||||
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Indicative | Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | |||||
First Person | Second Person | Third Person | First Person | Second Person | Third Person | ||
Active | Present | eman | emā | ēza | emi | emāt | ēzi |
Aorist | emin | emia | emis | emiti | emiat | emisi | |
Future | eminna | emilā | emilza | emili | emilāt | emilzi | |
Imperfect | emilen | emilē | emiles | emilin | emilēt | emilis | |
Perfect | ēdan | ēdā | ēdas | ēdi | ēdāt | ēdis | |
Pluperfect | ēden | ēdē | ēdes | ēdin | ēdēt | ||
Past Habitual | ēdin | ēdia | ēdis | ēditi | ēdiat | ēdisi | |
Passive | Present | emaks | emāks | emaks | emaksi | emāks | emaksi |
Aorist | emiks | emiaks | emiks | emiksi | emiaks | emiksi | |
Future | emilaks | emilāks | emilaks | emiliks | emilāks | emiliks | |
Imperfect | emileks | emilēks | emileks | emilēks | |||
Perfect | ēdaks | ēdāks | ēdaks | ēdaksi | ēdāks | ēdaksi | |
Pluperfect | ēdeks | ēdēks | ēdeks | ēdiks | ēdēks | ēdiks | |
Past Habitual | ēdiks | ēdiaks | ēdiks | ēdiksi | ēdiaks | ēdiksi | |
Subjunctive | Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | |||||
First Person | Second Person | Third Person | First Person | Second Person | Third Person | ||
Active | Present | emon | emō | emos | emoty | emōt | emosy |
Aorist | emun | emua | emus | emuty | emuat | emusy | |
Future | emilun | emilū | emilus | emiluty | emilūt | emilusy | |
Imperfect | emilon | emilō | emilos | emiloty | emilōt | emilosy | |
Perfect | ēdon | ēdō | ēdos | ēdoty | ēdōt | ēdosy | |
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | ēdun | ēdua | ēdus | ēduty | ēduat | ēdusy | |
Passive | Present | emoks | emōks | emoks | emoksy | emōks | emoksy |
Aorist | emuks | emuaks | emuks | emuksy | emuaks | emuksy | |
Future | emiluks | emilūks | emiluks | emiluksy | emilūks | emiluksy | |
Imperfect | emiloks | emilōks | emiloks | emiloksy | emilōks | emiloksy | |
Perfect | ēdoks | ēdōks | ēdoks | ēdoksy | ēdōks | ēdoksy | |
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | ēduks | ēduaks | ēduks | ēduksy | ēduaks | ēduksy | |
Imperative | Second Person | ||||||
Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | ||||||
Active | Present | emās | emātās | ||||
Aorist | emiās | emiātās | |||||
Future | emilās | emilātās | |||||
Passive | Present | emāks | |||||
Aorist | emiāks | ||||||
Future | emilāks | ||||||
Non-finite | Participle | Infinitive | |||||
Active | Present | emare | emagon | ||||
Aorist | emire | emigon | |||||
Future | emilare | — | |||||
Perfect | — | ēdagon | |||||
Past Habitual | ēdre | — | |||||
Passive | Present | — | emakson | ||||
Aorist | emiarza | emiakson | |||||
Future | emilaksa | — | |||||
Perfect | ēda | ēdakson | |||||
Past Habitual | ēdiarza | — |
Gaomagon
Sagon
Conjugation of sagon | |||||||
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Indicative | Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | |||||
First Person | Second Person | Third Person | First Person | Second Person | Third Person | ||
Active | Present | iksan | iksā | issa | iksi | iksāt | issi |
Aorist | iksin | sia | iksis | siti | siat | sisi | |
Future | kesan | kesā | kessa | kesi | kesāt | kessi | |
Imperfect | īlen | īlē | īles | īlin | īlēt | īlis | |
Perfect | istan | istā | istas | isti | istāt | istis | |
Pluperfect | isten | istē | istes | istin | istēt | ||
Past Habitual | istin | istia | istis | istiti | istiat | istisi | |
Passive | Present | ||||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | |||||||
Imperfect | |||||||
Perfect | |||||||
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | |||||||
Subjunctive | Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | |||||
First Person | Second Person | Third Person | First Person | Second Person | Third Person | ||
Active | Present | ikson | iksō | iksos | soty | iksōt | sosy |
Aorist | iksun | sua | iksus | suty | suat | susy | |
Future | keson | kesō | kesos | kesoty | kesōt | kesosy | |
Imperfect | īlon | īlō | īlos | īloty | īlōt | īlosy | |
Perfect | iston | istō | istos | istoty | istōt | istosy | |
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | istun | istua | istus | istuty | istuat | istusy | |
Passive | Present | ||||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | |||||||
Imperfect | |||||||
Perfect | |||||||
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | |||||||
Imperative | Second Person | ||||||
Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | ||||||
Active | Present | sās | sātās | ||||
Aorist | siās | siātās | |||||
Future | kesās | kesātās | |||||
Passive | Present | ||||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | |||||||
Non-finite | Participle | Infinitive | |||||
Active | Present | issare | sagon | ||||
Aorist | issire | sigon | |||||
Future | kesare | — | |||||
Perfect | ista | istagon | |||||
Past Habitual | istre | — | |||||
Passive | Present | — | |||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | — | ||||||
Perfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | — |
Jagon
Conjugation of jagon | |||||||
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Indicative | Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | |||||
First Person | Second Person | Third Person | First Person | Second Person | Third Person | ||
Active | Present | jān | jā | is | jī | jāt | isi |
Aorist | jin | ja | jis | jiti | jat | jisi | |
Future | īnna | īlā | īlza | īli | īlāt | īlzi | |
Imperfect | īlen | īlē | īles | īlin | īlēt | īlis | |
Perfect | istan | istā | istas | isti | istāt | istis | |
Pluperfect | isten | istē | istes | istin | istēt | ||
Past Habitual | idin | idia | idis | iditi | idiat | idisi | |
Passive | Present | ||||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | |||||||
Imperfect | |||||||
Perfect | |||||||
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | |||||||
Subjunctive | Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | |||||
First Person | Second Person | Third Person | First Person | Second Person | Third Person | ||
Active | Present | jon | jō | jos | joty | jōt | josy |
Aorist | jun | jua | jus | juty | juat | jusy | |
Future | īlun | īlū | īlus | īluty | īlūt | īlusy | |
Imperfect | īlon | īlō | īlos | īloty | īlōt | īlosy | |
Perfect | iston | istō | istos | istoty | istōt | istosy | |
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | idun | idua | idus | iduty | iduat | idusy | |
Passive | Present | ||||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | |||||||
Imperfect | |||||||
Perfect | |||||||
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | |||||||
Imperative | Second Person | ||||||
Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | ||||||
Active | Present | jās | jātās | ||||
Aorist | jās | jātās | |||||
Future | īlās | īlātās | |||||
Passive | Present | ||||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | |||||||
Non-finite | Participle | Infinitive | |||||
Active | Present | jare | jagon | ||||
Aorist | jire | jigon | |||||
Future | īlare | — | |||||
Perfect | ista | istagon | |||||
Past Habitual | idre | — | |||||
Passive | Present | — | |||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | — | ||||||
Perfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | — |
Ilagon
Conjugation of ilagon | |||||||
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Indicative | Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | |||||
First Person | Second Person | Third Person | First Person | Second Person | Third Person | ||
Active | Present | ilan | ilā | ilza | ili | ilāt | ilzi |
Aorist | ilin | ilia | ilis | iliti | iliat | ilisi | |
Future | unna | ulā | ulza | uli | ulāt | ulzi | |
Imperfect | ulen | ulē | ules | ulin | ulēt | ulis | |
Perfect | iltan | iltā | iltas | ilti | iltāt | iltis | |
Pluperfect | ilten | iltē | iltes | iltin | iltēt | ||
Past Habitual | iltin | iltia | iltis | iltiti | iltiat | iltisi | |
Passive | Present | ||||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | |||||||
Imperfect | |||||||
Perfect | |||||||
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | |||||||
Subjunctive | Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | |||||
First Person | Second Person | Third Person | First Person | Second Person | Third Person | ||
Active | Present | ilon | ilō | ilos | iloty | ilōt | ilosy |
Aorist | ilun | ilua | ilus | iluty | iluat | ilusy | |
Future | ulun | ulū | ulus | uluty | ulūt | ulusy | |
Imperfect | ulon | ulō | ulos | uloty | ulōt | ulosy | |
Perfect | ilton | iltō | iltos | iltoty | iltōt | iltosy | |
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | iltun | iltua | iltus | iltuty | iltuat | iltusy | |
Passive | Present | ||||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | |||||||
Imperfect | |||||||
Perfect | |||||||
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | |||||||
Imperative | Second Person | ||||||
Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | ||||||
Active | Present | ilās | ilātās | ||||
Aorist | iliās | iliātās | |||||
Future | ulās | ulātās | |||||
Passive | Present | ||||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | |||||||
Non-finite | Participle | Infinitive | |||||
Active | Present | ilare | ilagon | ||||
Aorist | ilire | iligon | |||||
Future | ulare | — | |||||
Perfect | ilta | iltagon | |||||
Past Habitual | iltre | — | |||||
Passive | Present | — | |||||
Aorist | |||||||
Future | — | ||||||
Perfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | — |
Sahagon
Conjugation of sahagon | |||||||
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Indicative | Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | |||||
First Person | Second Person | Third Person | First Person | Second Person | Third Person | ||
Active | Present | sān | sā | sas | sē | sāt | sēs |
Aorist | sīn | saja | sēs | sēti | sajat | sēsi | |
Future | sīnna | sīlā | sīlza | sīli | sīlāt | sīlzi | |
Imperfect | sīlen | sīlē | sīles | sīlin | sīlēt | sīlis | |
Perfect | sētan | sētā | sētas | sēti | sētāt | sētis | |
Pluperfect | sēten | sētē | sētes | sētin | sētēt | ||
Past Habitual | sētin | sētia | sētis | sētiti | sētiat | sētisi | |
Passive | Present | sāks | sāks | sāks | sāksi | sāks | sāksi |
Aorist | sēks | sajaks | sēks | sēksi | sajaks | sēksi | |
Future | sīlaks | sīlāks | sīlaks | sīliks | sīlāks | sīliks | |
Imperfect | sīleks | sīlēks | sīleks | sīlēks | |||
Perfect | sētaks | sētāks | sētaks | sētaksi | sētāks | sētaksi | |
Pluperfect | sēteks | sētēks | sēteks | sētiks | sētēks | sētiks | |
Past Habitual | sētiks | sētiaks | sētiks | sētiksi | sētiaks | sētiksi | |
Subjunctive | Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | |||||
First Person | Second Person | Third Person | First Person | Second Person | Third Person | ||
Active | Present | sahon | sahō | sahos | sahoty | sahōt | sahosy |
Aorist | sahun | sahua | sahus | sahuty | sahuat | sahusy | |
Future | sīlun | sīlū | sīlus | sīluty | sīlūt | sīlusy | |
Imperfect | sīlon | sīlō | sīlos | sīloty | sīlōt | sīlosy | |
Perfect | sēton | sētō | sētos | sētoty | sētōt | sētosy | |
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | sētun | sētua | sētus | sētuty | sētuat | sētusy | |
Passive | Present | sahoks | sahōks | sahoks | sahoksy | sahōks | sahoksy |
Aorist | sahuks | sahuaks | sahuks | sahuksy | sahuaks | sahuksy | |
Future | sīluks | sīlūks | sīluks | sīluksy | sīlūks | sīluksy | |
Imperfect | sīloks | sīlōks | sīloks | sīloksy | sīlōks | sīloksy | |
Perfect | sētoks | sētōks | sētoks | sētoksy | sētōks | sētoksy | |
Pluperfect | |||||||
Past Habitual | sētuks | sētuaks | sētuks | sētuksy | sētuaks | sētuksy | |
Imperative | Second Person | ||||||
Singular/Collective | Plural/Paucal | ||||||
Active | Present | sās | sātās | ||||
Aorist | sajās | sajātās | |||||
Future | sīlās | sīlātās | |||||
Passive | Present | sāks | |||||
Aorist | sajāks | ||||||
Future | sīlāks | ||||||
Non-finite | Participle | Infinitive | |||||
Active | Present | sāre | sahagon | ||||
Aorist | sahire | sahigon | |||||
Future | sīlare | — | |||||
Perfect | — | sētagon | |||||
Past Habitual | sētre | — | |||||
Passive | Present | — | sahakson | ||||
Aorist | sajarza | sajakson | |||||
Future | sīlaksa | — | |||||
Perfect | sēta | sētakson | |||||
Past Habitual | sētiarza | — |
Verb Derivation
- Main article: Verbal Prefixes
Instrumental Passive
The instrumental passive form of a verb describe actions directed from inanimate grammatical subjects, such as instruments and inanimate objects. The instrumental passive promotes an instrument (a noun in the instrumental case) to the subject. For some (but not all) verbs, the instrumental passive form is also mandatory if the subject is inanimate, even if it is not, strictly, an instrument. It is formed with the prefix a- (which may also take the forms h-, s- and z-, depending on the phonological structure of the word).
Oblique Applicative
The oblique applicative promotes an indirect object (a noun in the dative case) to the direct object (which takes the accusative). It is formed with the prefix i- (which may take the form j-, depending on the phonological structure of the word). The prefixed form may take additional adpositional prefixes.
Locative Applicative
The locative applicative promotes the object of an adpositional phrase to a type of indirect object, which is in the dative case, or genitive if the noun is singular and the verb, which the noun must immediately precede, begins with a vowel. It is formed with the prefix u- (which may take the form v-, depending on the phonological structure of the word). The prefixed form may take additional adpositional prefixes, which may alter the form of the applicative prefix (for example, hemb- and vao-).
Numerals
- Main article: Appendix:High Valyrian numerals
- For grammatical number, see above.
High Valyrian has both cardinal and ordinal numerals. Cardinal numerals are used for counting items (e.g. one, two, three etc.). In High Valyrian, they can be declinable adjectives of any class, indeclinable adjectives, as well as nouns, and combinations thereof. Ordinal numerals describe the position of an item in a sequence (e.g. first, second, third etc.). In High Valyrian, they are all class III adjectives. Known numerals are listed as follows:
Cardinal | Ordinal | |
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1 | mēre, -ior | ēlie, -ior |
2 | lanta, -ys, -on, -or | tȳne, -ior |
3 | hāre, -ior | saelie, -ior |
4 | izula, -ys, -on, -or | izunnie, -ior |
5 | tōma, -ys, -on, -or | tōmelie, -ior |
6 | bȳre, -ior | byllie, -ior |
7 | sīkuda, -ys, -on, -or | sīglie, -ior |
8 | jēnqa, -ys, -on, -or | jēnqelie, -ior |
9 | vōre, -ior | vollie, -ior |
10 | ampa | amplie, -ior |
11 | mēre ampā | kūrie, -ior |
12 | lanta ampā | ñallie, -ior |
13 | hāre ampā | saelie ampā |
14 | izula ampā | izunnie ampā |
15 | tōma ampā | tōmelie ampā |
16 | bȳre ampā | byllie ampā |
17 | sīkuda ampā | sīglie ampā |
18 | jēnqa ampā | jēnqelie ampā |
19 | vōre ampā | vollie ampā |
20 | lantēpsa | lantīblie, -ior |
30 | hārēpsa | hārīblie, -ior |
40 | izulēpsa | izulīblie, -ior |
50 | tōmēpsa | tōmīblie, -ior |
60 | bȳrēpsa | bȳrīblie, -ior |
70 | sīkudēpsa | sīkudīblie, -ior |
80 | jēnqēpsa | jēnqīblie, -ior |
90 | vōrēpsa | vōrīblie, -ior |
100 | gār | gallie, -ior |
200 | langār | langallie, -ior |
300 | hārgār | hārgallie, -ior |
400 | zūgār | zūgallie, -ior |
500 | tōngār | tōngallie, -ior |
600 | bȳrgār | bȳrgallie, -ior |
700 | sīgār |