David J. Peterson
There was quite a bit of enchantment. I'm not sure how much of it made it into the show. Here are three of the lines:
Itsi paskheni em menkaak saddas ‘amüs. Esmai kogituhhuk paskhen. Ye hun uu wesrat tahi.
"Feel me stab deep into your mind. I will feel your thoughts. You are powerless before me."
Etsi an tu gildust eni immesak. Etsi an tu trish en bianhkita immesak. Etsi an sha’am tu zendaamu ye balahee.
"This skin brings you to me. This hair brings you to life. This blood makes you live."
Nüllaan esee menyaalu uuratsni lakwe eetsa roidakh. Esee orra’aabu vimaaru.
"Now you will feel pain unlike any you have known. You will see horrors."
Sleep tight! ;)
Itsi paskheni em menkaak saddas ‘amüs. Esmai kogituhhuk paskhen. Ye hun uu wesrat tahi.
"Feel me stab deep into your mind. I will feel your thoughts. You are powerless before me."
Etsi an tu gildust eni immesak. Etsi an tu trish en bianhkita immesak. Etsi an sha’am tu zendaamu ye balahee.
"This skin brings you to me. This hair brings you to life. This blood makes you live."
Nüllaan esee menyaalu uuratsni lakwe eetsa roidakh. Esee orra’aabu vimaaru.
"Now you will feel pain unlike any you have known. You will see horrors."
Sleep tight! ;)
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Jennifer
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David J. Peterson:
First, congratulations on both your forthcoming book, The Art of Language Invention, and on landing Penny Dreadful (perhaps the best show on TV)! So the Verbis Diablo. It does sound quite a bit like Latin (as remarked upon in "Fresh Hell" ). Did you begin with Latin or create Verbis Diablo from the ground up as your other languages? (Second question coming)
Samu
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David J. Peterson:
Hey! I just stumbled across Defiance on Netflix and have been binge watching it for a few days. The languages on that show are incredible, and I was just wondering if there was anywhere one could study them a bit? How to spell it, how the grammar works, pronunciation? I'm guessing there's nothing published in paper form at the moment, but is there a possibility that there might be?
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