Pōntāla

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High Valyrian

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
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Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /poːnˈtaːla/

Rhymes: -aːla

Pronoun

pōntāla (first declension lunar, nominative solar/lunar singular zirȳla, nominative terrestrial/aquatic singular jāla)

  1. (reflexive) themselves; third person plural reflexive personal pronoun, nominative case[1]
  2. (reciprocal) each other, one another; third person plural reciprocal personal pronoun, nominative case
    Quptyssy pōntāle johegzi se jomōzū.
    The heathen continue to slaughter each other and you continue to get drunk.
    -Melisandre (Game of Thrones, Episode 306)
  3. (emphatic) they, them, they themselves; third person plural emphatic personal pronoun, nominative case
Inflection
Plural
Nominative pōntāla
Accusative pōntāle
Genitive pōntālo
Dative pōntālot
Locative pōntālā
Instrumental pōntālosa
Comitative pōntāloma
Vocative pōntālus
Related Terms
Notes
  1. To force the reflexive meaning and distinguish it from the reciprocal, add hēnka before the pronoun (so Hēnke pōntāle ūndis can only mean "They saw themselves").