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Shalassian

Not to be confused with Shalassi.
Astromancer's Rise writing

Shalassian is the language of the nightborne. It is an offshoot of Darnassian, similar to Thalassian.[1] Ancient nightborne language is so archaic only the oldest elves might be able to read it.[2]

Shalassian primer (official translations)

  • Erana-dora isil = A thousand thanks upon you.[3]
  • Quel'vala thonos = Nobility through tradition.[4]
  • Ru shanna shal'dorei[5] or Ru-shanna shal'dorei[6] = The nightborne will survive.[6]
  • Shal'dorei = Nightborne.[7]
  • Tal'ashar = An honor duel.[8]

Untranslated Shalassian phrases

  • An'ah - Said by First Arcanist Thalyssra to cast a time stop spell.[9]
  • An'anora - Said by Ly'leth Lunastre when casting a frost trap on Anarys Lunastre.[10]
  • An'ratha... an'tal-thandros! - Said by Warpcaster Thwen when casting a spell.[11]
  • Anath'ashar - Said by nightborne mobs when attacking.
  • Aran'arcana[12] = Said as a greeting by First Arcanist Thalyssra and Silgryn, and as a farewell by Valtrois.
  • Arash-falas - Said by nightborne mobs upon death.
  • Ash'thoras denil - Greeting used by nightborne NPCs.
  • E'rath omnas - Said by First Arcanist Thalyssra while casting an arcane shield bubble.[13]
  • Ishnal toreth - Greeting used by nightborne NPCs.
  • Ith'el kanesh - Said by First Arcanist Thalyssra to start her magical recordings.[7]
  • Ith'nala kanesh - Said by First Arcanist Thalyssra to end her magical recordings.[7][9]
  • Kal'theros maldin - Farewell phrase used by nightborne NPCs.[14]
  • N'eth ana - Said by Chief Telemancer Oculeth to end his arcane stasis spells.[15][16]
  • Nar'thalas vas manari and Thala nar'valas - Said by Thalyssra during a spell to weave her arcane essence together with Theryn and project his memories as visions.[17]
  • Nor'bethos Suramar - Farewell phrase used by nightborne NPCs.
  • Rath and Rath-domaas - Said by First Arcanist Thalyssra to fire arcane missiles at enemies.[9]
  • Rath-anu'tanos - Said by First Arcanist Thalyssra to cause an arcane shield to explode with force.[13]
  • Shal'asan torah - Said by Arcanist Valtrois as a greeting.
  • Shanar daloras - Exclamation said by First Arcanist Thalyssra upon seeing the Chronomatic Anomaly.[18]
  • Tanu'balah - Greeting used by nightborne NPCs.
  • Tor'theras falar - Said by nightborne mobs upon death.

Other

  • Something originating from Suramar is called "Suramari"[19] or "Suramarian".[20]
  • Though the Shalassian word is unknown, nightborne do use the term "honored teacher" like the night elves.[11]

Notes

References

 
  1. ^ Don Adams on Twitter (2016-09-22).​ “Correct. It's an offshoot, similar to Thalassian.” (Reply to a player tweet that read, "So it's not Darnassian?")
  2. ^  [Ancient Nightborne Tome]
  3. ^ N [45] One Day at a Time
  4. ^ N [45WQ] Honoring the Past
  5. ^ N [45] Feed Valtrois
  6. ^ a b N [45WQ] Aggressive Reconnaisance
  7. ^ a b c N [45] Magic Message
  8. ^ N [45] Ly'leth's Champion
  9. ^ a b c N [45] Trail of Echoes
  10. ^ N [45] Blood of My Blood
  11. ^ a b N [45] Network Security
  12. ^ World of Warcraft on Twitter (2018-02-02).​ “Aran'arcana!”
  13. ^ a b N [45] The Only Way Out is Through
  14. ^ "VO_703_NightBorne_Female_Citizen_25" Voicefile (Wowhead).
  15. ^ N [45] Oculeth's Workshop
  16. ^ H [50] Descent
  17. ^ N [45] Scenes from a Memory
  18. ^ Chronomatic Anomaly#Quotes
  19. ^ N Tailoring [45] The Thread of Souls
  20. ^  [Suramarian Sapphire]
  21. ^ Don Adams on Twitter (2016-09-22).​ “it's a unique dialect of ancient elvish - we haven't actually given a name for it”
  22. ^ Don Adams on Twitter (2017-03-07).​ “that's what i've called it internally, but it's not canon” (Reply to a tweet by the Red Shirt Guy that read, "How about Shalassian?")

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