- Not to be confused withShalassi.
Shalassian writing.
Shalassian is thelanguage of thenightborne. It is an offshoot ofDarnassian, similar toThalassian.[1] Ancient nightborne language is so archaic only the oldest elves might be able to read it.[2]
Shalassian primer (official translations)[]
- Erana-dora isil = A thousand thanks upon you.[3]
- Quel'vala thonos = Nobility through tradition.[4]
- Ru shanna shal'dorei[5] orRu-shanna shal'dorei[6] = The nightborne will survive.[6]
- Shal'dorei = Nightborne.[7]
- Tal'ashar = An honor duel.[8]
Untranslated Shalassian phrases[]
- An'ah - Said byFirst Arcanist Thalyssra to cast a time stop spell.[9]
- An'anora - Said byLy'leth Lunastre when casting a frost trap onAnarys Lunastre.[10]
- An'ratha... an'tal-thandros! - Said byWarpcaster Thwen when casting a spell.[11]
- Anath'ashar - Said by nightborne mobs when attacking.
- Aran'arcana[12] = Said as a greeting by First Arcanist Thalyssra andSilgryn, and as a farewell byValtrois.
- Arash-falas - Said by nightborne mobs upon death.
- Ash'thoras denil - Greeting used by nightborne NPCs.
- E'rath omnas - Said by First Arcanist Thalyssra while casting an arcane shield bubble.[13]
- Ishnal toreth - Greeting used by nightborne NPCs.
- Ith'el kanesh - Said by First Arcanist Thalyssra to start her magical recordings.[7]
- Ith'nala kanesh - Said by First Arcanist Thalyssra to end her magical recordings.[7][9]
- Kal'theros maldin - Farewell phrase used by nightborne NPCs.[14]
- N'eth ana - Said byChief Telemancer Oculeth to end his arcane stasis spells.[15][16]
- Nar'thalas vas manari andThala nar'valas - Said by Thalyssra during a spell to weave her arcane essence together withTheryn and project his memories as visions.[17]
- Nor'bethos Suramar - Farewell phrase used by nightborne NPCs.
- Rath andRath-domaas - Said by First Arcanist Thalyssra to fire arcane missiles at enemies.[9]
- Rath-anu'tanos - Said by First Arcanist Thalyssra to cause an arcane shield to explode with force.[13]
- Shal'asan torah - Said byArcanist Valtrois as a greeting.
- Shanar daloras - Exclamation said by First Arcanist Thalyssra upon seeing theChronomatic Anomaly.[18]
- Tanu'balah - Greeting used by nightborne NPCs.
- Tor'theras falar - Said by nightborne mobs upon death.
Other[]
- Something originating fromSuramar is called "Suramari"[19] or "Suramarian".[20]
- Though the Shalassian word is unknown, nightborne do use the term "honored teacher" like the night elves.[11]
Notes[]
- For most ofLegion, the language of the nightborne was unnamed,[21] though it was internally referred to as "Shalassian".[22] An official name for the language was only given whenplayable nightborne were introduced as anallied race.
- Many nightborne haveFrench-sounding names, such asArcanist Valtrois,Artificer Lothaire andBrigitte.Ly'leth Lunastre is an even more interesting example, considering her name is formed from "Lune" and "Astre" which respectively mean "Moon" and "Celestial body" in French.
References[]
- ^Don Adams on Twitter (2016-09-22). “Correct. It's an offshoot, similar to Thalassian.” (Reply to a player tweet that read, "So it's not Darnassian?")
- ^
[Ancient Nightborne Tome] - ^
[45] One Day at a Time - ^ [45WQ] Honoring the Past
- ^
[45] Feed Valtrois - ^ab [45WQ] Aggressive Reconnaisance
- ^abc [45] Magic Message
- ^ [45] Ly'leth's Champion
- ^abc [45] Trail of Echoes
- ^ [45] Blood of My Blood
- ^ab [45] Network Security
- ^World of Warcraft on Twitter (2018-02-02). “Aran'arcana!”
- ^ab [45] The Only Way Out is Through
- ^"VO_703_NightBorne_Female_Citizen_25" Voicefile (Wowhead).
- ^ [45] Oculeth's Workshop
- ^ [50] Descent
- ^ [45] Scenes from a Memory
- ^Chronomatic Anomaly#Quotes
- ^ [45] The Thread of Souls
- ^ [Suramarian Sapphire]
- ^Don Adams on Twitter (2016-09-22). “it's a unique dialect of ancient elvish - we haven't actually given a name for it”
- ^Don Adams on Twitter (2017-03-07). “that's what i've called it internally, but it's not canon” (Reply to a tweet by theRed Shirt Guy that read, "How about Shalassian?")
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