Draconic

Draconic is the language of dragons. Natively known as: ᚦᛰᛇᚣᛱᛋᛈᛁ dovahzul /ˈdoʊˌvæhzul/, it use its own distinct alphabet, called Iokharic. Other native speakers included members of draconic-related races, such as kobolds and dragonborn, and members of reptilian races such as lizardfolk and troglodytes. The language was also used as a primary means of arcane notation throughout Toriel.   In the realm of draconic language, there exist two distinct forms: Elder Draconic and Common Draconic. Elder Draconic holds great power and is primarily used for magical and arcane purposes. Its words possess a potent force, capable of shaping reality. On the other hand, Common Draconic, though lacking in inherent power, is widely spoken and understood by Dragonborn, Lizardfolk, and various creatures. It shares the same alphabet as Elder Draconic but is considerably simpler and easier to learn. While Common Draconic may not possess the same mystical might, it serves as a practical means of communication among the Draconic races.   Elder Draconic is one of the earliest languages, influencing or creating the language of kobolds and other races. According to dragons, their language was the oldest mortal tongue and all other mortal languages descended from it.  

Writting System

Draconic runes are simple, meant to be written using dagon claw they are easy to make symbol. the alphabet and rune appeared only later on history as the language was first only a simple dialect between proto-dragons.   All arcane incantations are based on Draconic. Even if the exact meaning of some used words and phrases has been lost over time, the root in the language is clearly noticeable. The art of creating new spells, either requires a deep understanding of Draconic and combining different words and phrases in a new way, or have an instinctive feeling for the flow of magic in the world and force it to create an effect that is not directly described within the incantation.  

Spelling

Spelling rules:  

Pronunciation	Spelling
aɪ	ᛣ
æ	ᚣ
ɔ	ᚳ
b	ᛒ
d	ᚦ
ɛ	ᛊ
f	ᚨ
g	ᛸ
h	ᛱ
i	ᛙ
ʤ	ᛳ
ks	ᛶ
k	ᚴ
l	ᛁ
m	ᚤ
n	ᚢ
oʊ	ᛰ
p	ᚹ
x	ᛩ
ʊər	ᛞ
ɪər	ᛯ
r	ᚱ
s	ᛵ
t	ᛠ
u	ᛈ
v	ᛇ
w	ᛅ
j	ᛆ
z	ᛋ
eɪ	ᚿ
ɪ	ᛑ
ɑ	ᛟ
ʊ	ᚯ

 

Phonetics

Consonant

 

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	m		n
Stop	p b		t d			k g
Affricate				ʤ
Fricative		f v	s z			x	h
Approximant					j
Trill			r
Lateral approximant			l

 

Vowel

 

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Near-high	ɪ		ʊ
Mid		ə
Low-mid	ɛ		ɔ
Near-low	æ
Low			ɑ

 

Grammar

  Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary opened the door with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before or after the noun.  

Plural suffix

 

Singular	No affix
Plural	Suffix -ɛ

 

Verbs

 

Past	No affix
Present	Particle before the verb: loʊs -
Future	Particle before the verb: fɛn -

  The ‘imperfective’ aspect refers to ongoing actions, such as I am learning and habitual actions, such as I learn (something new every day).
Draconic uses an affix for imperfective:

Imperfective

Suffix -oʊ

 

Pronouns

 

	Nominative	Accusative
1st singular	ᛋᛈ zu /zu/ I	ᚣᚱ ar /ær/ me
2nd singular	ᛵᛱᛙ shi /shi/ you	ᛵᛱᛙ shi /shi/ you
3rd singular masc	ᛰᚴ ok /ˈoʊk/ he, it (masc)	ᛰᚴ ok /ˈoʊk/ his, it (masc)
3rd singular fem	ᚱᛊᚴ rek /rɛk/ she, it (fem)	ᚱᛊᚴ rek /rɛk/ her, it (fem)
1st plural	ᚤᛈ mu /mu/ we	ᚣᚱᛙ ari /ˈæri/ us
2nd plural	ᛵᛱᛙ shi /shi/ you all	ᛵᛱᛙ shi /shi/ you all
3rd plural	ᚢᛈᛵᛠ nust /nust/ they	ᚢᛑ nii /nɪ/ them

 

Possessive determiners

 

	Possessive
1st singular	ᛊᚱ- er- /ɛr-/ my
2nd singular	ᛱᛙᚢ hin /hin/ your
3rd singular masc	ᛑ ii /ɪ/ his
3rd singular fem	ᛑ ii /ɪ/ her
1st plural	ᛊᛠᛱᛊ- ethe- /ˈɛthɛ-/ our
2nd plural	ᛱᛙᚢ hin /hin/ your (pl)
3rd plural	ᛑ ii /ɪ/ their

 

Numbers

  Draconic has a base-10 number system:   1 - ᛸᚣᛑᚢ gaiin
2 - ᚹᛰᚢ pon
3 - ᛵᛊᚦ sed
4 - ᛱᛙᚱ hir
5 - ᛱᛊᚢ hen
6 - ᛵᛰᚴ sok
7 - ᛋᛰᛵ zos
8 - ᛊᛁᚢ eln
9 - ᚢᛊᚢ nen
10 - ᚤᛊᚢ men
100 - ᛒᛊᚢ ben
1000 - ᛠᛰᚢ ton
 

Derivational morphology

  Opposite = No affix
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -iæ