I know what you’re thinking.
“Can’t I get through one website without talking about Game of Thrones?”
No! You can’t! But fortunately for you this isn’t about Game of Thrones…yet.
No, this is the fabled language of Dovahzuhl which translates to “dragon voice.” It’s the main language of the smash hit game The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. It was a language spoken by dragons and reinforced by magic. It was often used in “shouts,” powerful spells that dragons could use upon humans. If a human could use these shouts he was considered “dragonborn.” Interestingly enough, the game already features a pretty rich tapestry of the language that has only served to be strengthened by fans and linguists alike. Which makes sense, considering the game has sold over 30 million copies and growing. Online communities are still thriving with the ability to not only modify the game, but the language within it.
Dovahzuhl is structured similar to English, but varies in some interesting ways. Prepositional phrases are used earlier in sentences as opposed to typical English. For anyone (myself included) who has studied either German or Spanish and found the tenses too tricky to learn, than Dovahzuhl is a top tier language to learn. It doesn’t have tenses! It also doesn’t have gender. Yes, you can wipe the sweat off your brow now.
Dovahzuhl has an alphabet consisting of 34 runes. There are no uppercase or lowercase, and frankly it looks cooler that way.
Words can be joined together in order to form new words. Part of the power that resides in the dragon language is the conjunction of multiple words in order to form new ones. For example: fus, ro, and dah are all separate words meaning force, balance, and push. When combined they create a word of power that translates to Unrelenting force. The language itself sounds gutteral, lending itself to the imagery of fierce dragons shouting warriors across mountain tops.
What's in a language? 