Nerubian (language)
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Nerubian[1] is the main language of the nerubian race. It is an ancient, harsh,[2] and guttural language.[3] Nerubian script is described as "skittering".[4] Upon encountering the crypt lord Anub'arak for the first time, Kel'Thuzad noted that although the nerubian spoke perfectly understandable Common, strange buzzing and clicking underlaid his words.[5] In combat, nerubians give off eerie shrieks and chittering noises.[3][6]
Nerubian primer
Official translations
Only one nerubian phrase has been known to be translated:
- Shabtir bakh sokhen = "The servant bows to the master's authority" - Code words to enter Naxxanar.[2]
Untranslated words or phrases
- Acherus - Former Scourge necropolis, now controlled by Knights of the Ebon Blade.
- Auum na-l ak-k-k-k, isshhh. - Spoken by Anub'arak when submerging and summoning nerubians to defend him in Azjol-Nerub and the Trial of the Crusader.
- Ahn'kahet - The nerubian name for the Old Kingdom.
- Azj-Kahet - Nerubian kingdom in Khaz Algar.
- Azjol-Nerub - Nerubian kingdom in Northrend.
- En'kilah - Temple city in the northern Borean Tundra.
- F-lakkh shir! - Spoken by Anub'arak upon killing a player in the Trial of the Crusader and in Heroes of the Storm.
- Hush-tak Hee-tah! - Spoken by Krik'thir the Gatewatcher upon killing a player.
- Kolramas - Crashed Scourge necropolis in Zul'Drak.
- Narjun - Sinkhole in the Dragonblight serving as an entrance to Azjol-Nerub.
- Nasam - Name of a plain and a sandy beach in the Borean Tundra.
- Naxxanar - Scourge necropolis hovering over En'kilah in Borean Tundra.
- Naxxramas - Scourge necropolis, fortress of Kel'Thuzad.
- Naz'anak - "The Forgotten Depths", a nerubian cave beneath Icecrown Citadel.
- Shhhad ak kereeesshh chak-k-k! - Spoken by Elder Nadox upon summoning nerubians to defend him.
- Talramas - Crashed Scourge necropolis in Borean Tundra.
- Unhhh-tikk-a-shisss. Kka shir. Na-l bkah a-shisss. Kreesh kik ik ta. Sohk-a tik hiss a-k-k-k. - Writing on the
[Vizier's Scrawled Streamer]. - Uunak-hissss tik-k-k-k-k! - Spoken by Anub'arak when using Locust Swarm in Azjol-Nerub.
- Voltarus - Scourge necropolis in Zul'Drak.
- Zeramas - Scourge necropolis in Zul'Drak.
Language speculation
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- Ahn = Possibly "kingdom", as it also appears in the Qiraji word Ahn'Qiraj (possibly "kingdom of the qiraji")
- Anak = "Depths"
- Azjol = "Kingdom"/"City"
- Kahet = "Old"
- Naz = "Forgotten"
- Nerub = "Spider"
- Shabtir = "Servant"
- Sokhen = "Master"
In the RPG
Nerubian[7] is the clicking, rasping language of the nerubians.[8] It is both a spoken and sign language.[7]
References
- ^ [Vizier's Scrawled Streamer]
- ^ a b
[10-30] Words of Power
- ^ a b Arthas: Rise of the Lich King, chapter 24, pg. 356 (paperback)
- ^
[Gruesome Heart Box]
- ^ Road to Damnation
- ^ Heart of War
- ^ a b Manual of Monsters, pg. 69
- ^ Lands of Mystery, pg. 144
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