Lowspeak

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Example sentences

Sentence Literal translation Meaning
"Pabatspal bahobo yi tolmat!" Command not speak, dammit to hell or I vengefully kill! Shut up or by the devil I'll slit your throat!
"Vind mi dabakya bevakya ure." Equal we studs war reproduction you. We are the studly fellows you need for your war reproduction efforts.
"Be gaba akyayaee!" You will be my whore! I'm gonna make you my bitch!
  • "Haja clyvre trap." = put your sword where your mouth is.
  • "...waft ghaund puss." = ...smells like a cat.
  • "Es vind boalla brenpug ob trotfaf preen." = It's just a dog and pony show.
  • "Ob pazhee uyi vind ghaundmert." = And now we have become death.

Common phrases

Sentence Literal translation Meaning Subtext
"Mi baxi." We feast. Glory is ours. / We're in fat city. Generally, luck has been found, or hard work has paid off.
"Patleer trelliea." Command-search pine forest on hilly land with some clearings, magical trees, and magical inhabitants that will be ours in a little while, maybe. Dream on. You're crazy. / Bullshit. Used similarly to "Hey, and I've got a bridge to sell you."
"Yi yahoo." I woman yours. I am your woman. Depends on context, usually either implies "I'm yours to ravage" or, "You're mistreating me"; sometimes both.
"Yi spamube." I told you again and again . I told you so (yet you didn't listen). "Next time, pay attention" or, "Admit it, I was right, you were wrong."
"Yi beie jengya." I one who will be joining us whiny, difficult woman. Soon you will be my problem. / I'm doomed to be married. I will take care of you, but you're not worth my time.
"Be vind urlakyaya." You are a tall tree prostitute. You are a tree whore. A somewhat-common general insult.
  • "Nope bemert!" = Don't you die!
  • "Tsab bekes." = May the spirits guard you.

Word segments

bev- 
war, battle, combat
bevta- 
war conducted for punishment
bevto- 
war conducted for vengeance
duo-
partners, pair, clone, exact copy
gnar- 
tooth
grep-
explore, search, hunt
gul- 
death through battle
haj- 
trade
kes- 
watch, guard, protect
liz- 
knowledge
loz- 
magic
mat- 
kill
rock- 
stone, rock, hardness, solid, firm
spal- 
tell, say, advise, recommend
spam- 
tell again and again; overtalkative; too verbose
tol- 
revenge, vengence
url- 
tall tree
vi- 
main part, core, heat of battle, most important piece
vop- 
green, vegetation
zo- 
victim, prey, something to be hunted
a- 
pre-, before, ante-
ado- 
again, re-
bo- 
non-
e- 
extra-, super-, especially
o- 
post-, after
ra- 
un-, de-, undo, reverse
alla-
all, every
garg 
creature of the night; gargoyle
nash- 
missing, lost
tar- 
to gather, summon, bring together
og- 
brute; dimwitted but powerful
lib- 
collection, assembly
nog- 
head, top, mind
feng- 
stupid
vic- 
morally impure; depraved; taboo
tux- 
patriotism, honor
kip- 
swipe, steal, pluck out, take away, remove
lok- 
done, complete, finished
zun- 
appears, looks
zug- 
good, well, better

Powerful phrases (beginning with k, t, ts, b, d, p, x, and qu)

bax- 
food (food consumption)
dab- 
assist, help
kat- 
foot or paw; limb in general
nok- 
hand, talons, claws, or hook; manipulator
khar-
ash, cinder, sometimes dust; utterly destroyed thing
pa- 
overly, especially, strongly, enhanced, more
pat- 
command, demand, instruct
pix- 
split, break, tear, slash, cut
pod- 
living, healthy, well.
quer-
enemy, foe, danger, challenge
tsa- 
wise, old
tsab- 
ancestral spirit, non-corporeal undead, ghost
hoap- 
loop, knot, circle
bah- 
damn to hell
mert-
death
bat- 
stop, cease, end, quit

Weak phrases (beginning with y, w, f, or j, and sounds like ng, sh, and th)

faf- 
young, new, befitting a child
spaw-
ask, plead, beg
shew-
unworthy loser, one not worth fighting
thresh- 
sleep, unconciousness, lack of control
vash-
weak, poor, sick, infirm
wath-
weep, cry
fiolf- 
field grass
soly-
meandering river
fff- 
quietly, silent

Suffixes

-ak 
male
-ap 
skillful male, clever one
-jeng
bad, wrong, evil (in humanoids' viewpoint)
-to 
feminine
-ud 
strong male, powerful one
-ux 
virile male, person acquiring wealth, prolific one
-ya 
female
-al 
brotherhood, warrior band, battlegroup
-aka 
tribe or family
-pa 
people; village or city
-i 
plural, many (proper, can also double the word)
-oo 
yours
-ee 
mine
-eo 
ours
-ae 
theirs
-ie 
something that will be ours pretty soon
-iea 
something that will be ours in a little while, maybe
-zhee
time; now; presently
-gin 
bone, deflesh, inside, core
-re 
weapon

Dictionary

adofaf 
refreshed
ak 
he
akya 
sex, intercourse, reproduction
akyabev 
rape
akyajeng 
birth defect; sexual disease or problem; infertility
akyaya 
prostitute, whore
albe 
comrade, friend
batzhee 
end of time; the finish; apocalypse
baxa 
to eat
baxi 
to feast
be 
you
beie 
one who will be joining us
bevak
victory
bevakya 
reproduction to prepare for war
bevjeng 
lost war; war that is progressing badly
bevlozak 
battle magic
bevmatak 
a warrior
bevmatap 
a skilled warrior; a battle leader
bevtoakya 
reproduction to prepare for vengeance
bevux
war
bleah
distasteful
bo 
not
bogah 
something never before seen; thought to be impossible
bozhee 
not right now; some other time
cak 
male, man
cya 
female, woman
dabak
helper, assistant
dabakya 
sexual assistant; stud
es 
it; that; this
frot 
desire; want; would like
gah 
was
gabo 
will be
ghaund 
are characterized by
gulux
man's corpse killed in battle (honorable death)
gulya 
woman's corpse killed in battle or while raped (honorable death)
haja 
to trade
hajux 
an orcish or humanoid trader or merchant
hajzoux 
a human trader or merchant
jengak 
criminal
jengakya 
unproductive or unenjoyable intercourse
jengux 
imbecile, fool
jengya 
difficult woman; one who whines incessantly.
kesap
king
leer 
look, spy, search
liza 
to meet
lizgulloz 
the study of necromancy
lizi 
to train, study
lizoo
for your information; did you know
lozjeng 
evil (bad, wrong) magic
matak
one who kills
matapi 
stylish assassin
matjeng 
murder
nope 
no
ob 
and
obo 
or
orc 
orc
orcak
male orc
orcya
female orc
ozhee 
later in time, tomorrow, in the future
patbat 
to quit immediately; desist
patzhee 
immediately, right now
razhee 
never; not while I live
sher 
pine and deciduous forest with very few hills
ro 
they
tab 
with
tabo 
without
thresha 
to rest
threshi 
to rest in style
tolmat 
to kill for revenge; payback; tit-for-tat;
trell 
pine forest on hilly land with some clearings, magical trees, and magical inhabitants
tsablozud 
honored ancestral spirits
ube 
you guys
uro 
those guys
uyi 
we, us, our family
vind 
are the same as; equal; is
ya 
she
yep 
yes
yi 
I, me
zjoakya 
someone to be raped
rockhoap 
armored
keshoap 
to set up a perimeter, to guard all about
kesre
shield
keshoapre 
guarded perimeter, encircled, covered, protected
Spaleo 
Lowspeak
ahp 
wait
tsaliz 
wisdom
shewya 
worthless woman
querya 
feisty woman, a tease
spal 
tell me what the news is
grak 
thanks
mitu 
So do I
hail 
hello; hi; greetings
troogle 
troll
toggle 
small annoying creature; gremlin
piss 
spill, bleed, leak, urinate
ptu 
spit, shoot out, eject, splash out
raka 
alone, single, one, loner, hermit, just, only
aye 
yes sir; I shall comply;
shewak 
coward
matallapa 
kill them all
bevaka 
fighting for your tribe/home
bevpa 
fighting for one's race
bevbev 
fighting for sport
bevhaj 
fighting for profit; mercenary
bevap 
fighting to prove superiority
vashzopa 
human
shewzopa 
elf
rockzopa 
dwarf
brennog 
innocent
ogpa 
ogre
bevpix 
sabotage
heftre 
heavy wooden club
rockre 
metal or stone club or mace
parockre 
maul
pixre 
axe
papixre 
battleaxe
clyvre 
sword
skewre 
spear
paskewre 
pike
papa 
neighbor
trap 
mouth
grin 
smile
nogtsak 
elder
noggin 
skull
botsaliz 
unwise
fengnog 
dummy; stupid person
leer nogee 
read my mind
gnarpa 
wolf
bonog 
unintelligent
ranog 
nevermind; forget what you're thinking
rajeng 
Not a problem
kipre 
thief; person or thing that takes
bogrin 
you seem troubled
puss 
cat
pug 
small dog
bren 
beauty, pure
cob 
foot, bottom
ped 
walk
cobre 
kicking boot
trot 
run
trotre 
warhorse
trotpa 
horses
preen 
show off; display; act; pander
preenre 
makeup
glob 
make, create, build
stazt 
quick solution;
staztux 
mad hacker; prolific person
kespiss 
mark territory, pissing around, territorial squabble
kesjeng 
Police
ull 
but; yet; though
alull 
although; however; on the other hand
waft 
smell, sniff, odor
waftre 
poison gas
mertallapa 
death to the masses
ghaundmert 
deathly
lizmert 
study of death
mertak 
dead corpse
lozmertak 
undead

Inflections

Because lowspeak is used by a number of different kinds of creatures, many of whom lack the ability to show facial expressions. As well, context is usually difficult to glean from vocal inflections. Thus, lowspeak includes a number of short vocalizations that provide emotion-hints.

Commonly, these expressions are repeated multiply to indicate degree. For instance, "ah ah ah" means, "WHOA! WAITAMINUTE!" and "t't't'" means "Read my words with a huge grain of salt."

ah 
wait; hold on a sec
dah 
gotcha; I'm listening; so far so good; keep going
uff 
interesting problem; fun fight; good challenge
bah 
frustration; I give up; this is impossible
bebo 
"not you"; ack, you got me there; you bested me; "uncle!"
wew 
sorrow, disappointment; I hate that
pa 
good work has been done; praise and glory
t' 
sarcasm; the opposite was really meant
op 
Oh really?
yima 
You know? Do you understand what I say?
tsa 
Agreed; you speak wisdom
fff 
Shh, be quiet, don't say that
albe 
welcome back. "Friend!" or "Ally!"
alpatz 
I must go for now, but don't count me out, I shall be back soon
alozhee 
Goodbye friends, I shall be gone for a long time (or perhaps forever)
aka 
"Hello, family" "I've returned"
dabliz 
I would like to know more please explain
vas 
I didn't hear you, please speak louder
ull 
Hmm, I'm uncertain. I'm not sure it's true.
adoado 
Again and again, over and over, etcetera
waya 
Anyway; to make a long story short; to come to the point
raliz
I don't know; No clue.
spalzhee 
What's new? Tell me the news now
tolie
revenge will be ours
oliza
see you later
adoliza 
hope to meet you later
pagrep 
Search well! (like Good luck!)

To-do list

Lowspeak for:

  • afraid so
  • tail, end
  • you talk to one of us, you talk to all of us
  • you bastards
  • Should we take prisoners or just kill them?
  • I am surprised
  • are you ready or are you not?
  • you have your orders
  • I am counting on you
  • come to the point
  • as good as done
  • I'm okay
  • welcome
  • canon fodder
  • most impressed
  • why is this boy talking to me
  • dismissed
  • a test for the strength of one's heart
  • darkside
  • respect
  • Promise
  • I hate to see a sloppy thief win
  • I could have handled it
  • interfere
  • cultist
  • how many drinks to make you a friend for life?
  • is that a challenge?
  • too busy
  • Who do you serve?
  • Who do you trust?
  • Who are you?
  • What is your mission?
  • This is one fight I'd do best to stay out of
  • I'll just walk it off
es _ _ 
it won't last long
_ bo 
probably not
Es frot _ 
that alright with you?
Es bo-_ 
it wasn't me
bo _ _  
not my fault
_ be _  
now you make it work
es _ pa _ 
that is a good idea
_ _ naka _ 
we've got only one chance
Be _ _ piss 
You made me spill
Be _ _ _ raka 
You're on your own
liz- 
smart alek
hoap- 
surrounded
hups 
Oh no, not again.
clyv 
slice, carve, shave, cut, slash
pix 
chop, split, break, tear, hack
nogpix 
behead
nogclyv 
headwound; to scalp
vashnog 
crazy, deranged, nuts
bahnog 
wickedly evil
kipnog 
possessed; soulless
ognog 
merciless
patnog 
chieftain