Dunmorri
1. How It Differs from Aldmeri
An Aldmeri speaker understands a Dunmorri one after a day and imitates one never. The five shifts:
- Th at the start of a word becomes d.
- Hw becomes gw (question words).
- W at the start of a word becomes v.
- O becomes u.
- A final single consonant after a short vowel is doubled.
| English | Aldmeri | Dunmorri |
|---|---|---|
| a, an | oam | uam |
| that | wuth | vuth |
| these | thekow | dekuw |
| those | wuthow | vuthuw |
| all | wun | vunn |
| many | twol | twull |
| more | walf | valf |
| most | frin | frinn |
| few | slod | slud |
| none | nork | nurk |
| me | eshum | eshumm |
| you (to the king) | yothmerlilf | yuthmerlilf |
| him | hoskum | huskumm |
| she | shom | shumm |
The grammar is Aldmeri's: subject, verb, object; plural -ow, which the holds say -uw; object -um; owner -ey; past -ud; future with yeld. The Dunmorrow add one thing of their own: they never say a number of anything in the deep aloud, only in the cant, because the Underkings taught that the mountain listens.
2. The Smiths' Cant
Taught only to apprentices who have sworn at a forge, and used in front of buyers so that the price can be discussed while the buyer stands there. Tesk Deepsong's Restorers have started teaching it to the young in every hold, which the old smiths call treason and the young call the point.
| Cant | Meaning |
|---|---|
| daldist | forge |
| grurn | anvil |
| veknum | hammer |
| tark | bellows |
| kikbuld | tongs |
| kurud | ore |
| korirk | slag |
| tirn | quench (plunge hot metal in water) |
| holrik | temper (harden steel) |
| grurg | starsteel |
| bikleb | seam (of ore) |
| murkad | shaft (of a mine) |
| vorug | tunnel |
| korgab | lamp |
| burmog | the deep (below the holds) |
| harkeb | hold (a mountain-home) |
| rorg | Underking (the old kings of the deep) |
| kusund | maker's mark |
| tesk | spark |
| durn | crucible |
| bumrag | charcoal |
| gikvond | ingot |
| virkag | rivet |
| balig | mail (armor) |
| sabag | plate (armor) |
| gimnak | pick |
| kukern | cave-in |
| kareb | bad air |
| taksok | outsider (anyone not of a hold) |
| krorn | buyer |
| gug | price (in the cant) |
| nold | secret (of the craft) |
| sannark | apprentice |
| vunrest | master smith |
| gamob | song (sung at the forge) |
| grarg | stone-face |
| tunand | deep-born |
| skend | ring (of iron, worn in the beard) |
| dosik | restore, set right |
| tellak | gold (in the cant) |
| rogad | fire (in the cant) |
| brub | yes (in the cant) |
| skag | no (in the cant) |
| dradest | danger (in the cant) |
| nild | go (in the cant) |
Names. Hold-folk take a cant word as a given name and their hold or their craft as a by-name, in English for readers: Thane Grurn Harrowdeep (anvil), Tesk Deepsong (spark).
3. The Core 500: Aldmeri and Dunmorri
| English | Aldmeri | Dunmorri | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| the | uth | uth | same as Aldmeri |
| a, an | oam | uam | |
| this | thek | thek | same as Aldmeri |
| that | wuth | vuth | |
| these | thekow | dekuw | |
| those | wuthow | vuthuw | |
| all | wun | vunn | |
| some | dath | dath | same as Aldmeri |
| any | gock | gock | same as Aldmeri |
| every | lail | lail | same as Aldmeri |
| each | vaid | vaid | same as Aldmeri |
| many | twol | twull | |
| much | nulk | nulk | same as Aldmeri |
| more | walf | valf | |
| most | frin | frinn | |
| few | slod | slud | |
| other | wung | wung | same as Aldmeri |
| none | nork | nurk | |
| I | esh | esh | same as Aldmeri |
| me | eshum | eshumm | |
| my | eshey | eshey | same as Aldmeri |
| you (friend, child) | thav | thav | same as Aldmeri |
| you (stranger, elder) | yoth | yoth | same as Aldmeri |
| you (to the king) | yothmerlilf | yuthmerlilf | |
| your | thavey | thavey | same as Aldmeri |
| he | hosk | hosk | same as Aldmeri |
| him | hoskum | huskumm | |
| his | hoskey | hoskey | same as Aldmeri |
| she | shom | shumm | |
| her | shomum | shumumm | |
| it | ith | ith | same as Aldmeri |
| we | wost | wost | same as Aldmeri |
| us | wostum | vustumm | |
| our | wostey | vustey | |
| they | thel | thel | same as Aldmeri |
| them | thelum | delumm | |
| their | theley | deley | |
| someone | dathduvick | dathduvick | same as Aldmeri |
| something | daththitor | daththiturr | |
| nothing | nuththitor | nuththiturr | |
| everyone | lailduvick | lailduvick | same as Aldmeri |
| everything | lailthitor | lailthiturr | |
| what | hwod | gwudd | |
| who | hwim | gwimm | |
| which | hwil | gwill | |
| where | hwar | gwarr | |
| when | hwon | gwunn | |
| why | hwai | gwai | |
| how | hwu | gwu | |
| how much, how many | hwu nulk | gwu nulk | |
| of | -ey | -ey | same as Aldmeri |
| to | tulk | tulk | same as Aldmeri |
| in | irm | irm | same as Aldmeri |
| on | olk | ulk | |
| at | yad | yadd | |
| from | vood | vood | same as Aldmeri |
| with | yith | yith | same as Aldmeri |
| without | pothed | puthedd | |
| for | fesk | fesk | same as Aldmeri |
| by | bilk | bilk | same as Aldmeri |
| about | goont | goont | same as Aldmeri |
| into | irmtulk | irmtulk | same as Aldmeri |
| out, out of | urth | urth | same as Aldmeri |
| up | ilf | ilf | same as Aldmeri |
| down | dilf | dilf | same as Aldmeri |
| over, above | wabef | vabeff | |
| under, below | blern | blern | same as Aldmeri |
| before | gasest | gasest | same as Aldmeri |
| after | seleck | seleck | same as Aldmeri |
| between | shelath | shelath | same as Aldmeri |
| through | gomrirn | gumrirn | |
| near | tath | tath | same as Aldmeri |
| behind | trild | trild | same as Aldmeri |
| against | manvet | manvett | |
| and | uld | uld | same as Aldmeri |
| or | orm | urm | |
| but | boch | boch | same as Aldmeri |
| if | yef | yeff | |
| because | lold | luld | |
| so, therefore | gund | gund | same as Aldmeri |
| than | teft | teft | same as Aldmeri |
| not | nuth | nuth | same as Aldmeri |
| yes | yeth | yeth | same as Aldmeri |
| no | neeth | neeth | same as Aldmeri |
| here | yent | yent | same as Aldmeri |
| there | plosot | plusutt | |
| now | drenwil | drenwill | |
| then | thradid | dradidd | |
| always | hoork | hoork | same as Aldmeri |
| never | miloth | miluth | |
| often | kirvol | kirvull | |
| sometimes | dilun | dilunn | |
| soon | broterm | bruterm | |
| today | raimuth | raimuth | same as Aldmeri |
| tomorrow | gork | gurk | |
| yesterday | singeck | singeck | same as Aldmeri |
| again | dolang | dolang | same as Aldmeri |
| still, yet | feldurn | feldurn | same as Aldmeri |
| already | dooten | dootenn | |
| just, only | winal | vinall | |
| also | poteld | puteld | |
| too | tumlist | tumlist | same as Aldmeri |
| very | conen | cunenn | |
| maybe | sperlol | sperlull | |
| enough | stulor | stulurr | |
| together | stast | stast | same as Aldmeri |
| away | conift | cunift | |
| back | bodack | budack | |
| well | alil | alill | |
| really, truly | cruvosh | cruvush | |
| be | urm | urm | same as Aldmeri |
| have | plal | plall | |
| do | baft | baft | same as Aldmeri |
| will, shall (future) | yeld | yeld | same as Aldmeri |
| can, be able | mosk | mosk | same as Aldmeri |
| must | moch | moch | same as Aldmeri |
| should | vaim | vaim | same as Aldmeri |
| may, might | rird | rird | same as Aldmeri |
| let | trul | trul | same as Aldmeri |
| hello | tothsal tulront | tuthsall tulrunt | |
| goodbye | larnerd tulront | larnerd tulrunt | |
| please | elsosk | elsusk | |
| thank you | wodid | vudidd | |
| sorry | mamsis | mamsiss | |
| welcome | rithmil | rithmill | |
| agreed, all right | sleld | sleld | same as Aldmeri |
| one | oam | uam | |
| two | dwe | dwe | same as Aldmeri |
| three | sael | sael | same as Aldmeri |
| four | harn | harn | same as Aldmeri |
| five | pilk | pilk | same as Aldmeri |
| six | sesk | sesk | same as Aldmeri |
| seven | vurn | vurn | same as Aldmeri |
| eight | lorth | lurth | |
| nine | nirn | nirn | same as Aldmeri |
| ten | dask | dask | same as Aldmeri |
| twenty | dwedask | dwedask | same as Aldmeri |
| hundred | murd | murd | same as Aldmeri |
| thousand | shas | shass | |
| first | prur | prurr | |
| second | drel | drel | same as Aldmeri |
| half | nust | nust | same as Aldmeri |
| north | thared | thared | same as Aldmeri |
| south | airguth | airguth | same as Aldmeri |
| east | lulf | lulf | same as Aldmeri |
| west | moabad | muabadd | |
| left | garlal | garlall | |
| right (side) | wamalf | vamalf | |
| go | gimlald | gimlald | same as Aldmeri |
| come | yonnern | yunnern | |
| get | ranilf | ranilf | same as Aldmeri |
| give | cund | cund | same as Aldmeri |
| take | mavorm | mavurm | |
| make | thuf | thuf | same as Aldmeri |
| know | yinsesk | yinsesk | same as Aldmeri |
| think | pleng | pleng | same as Aldmeri |
| see | plund | plund | same as Aldmeri |
| look | taith | taith | same as Aldmeri |
| want | blomeng | blumeng | |
| need | atald | atald | same as Aldmeri |
| like | canlen | canlenn | |
| love | ammel | ammell | |
| hate | sasvon | sasvunn | |
| say | keedil | keedill | |
| tell | sanen | sanenn | |
| ask | rirth | rirth | same as Aldmeri |
| answer | rarack | rarack | same as Aldmeri |
| speak, talk | monol | munull | |
| call | neethit | neethitt | |
| hear | dowf | duwf | |
| listen | thibick | dibick | |
| feel | sarmur | sarmurr | |
| find | nargid | nargidd | |
| keep | nolosk | nulusk | |
| hold | drunin | druninn | |
| put | muswin | muswinn | |
| leave | lirir | lirirr | |
| stay | wrenost | vrenust | |
| live | brinmor | brinmurr | |
| die | bovick | buvick | |
| kill | lormer | lurmerr | |
| eat | bethen | bethenn | |
| drink | loold | loold | same as Aldmeri |
| sleep | frirlos | frirluss | |
| wake | frolorn | frulurn | |
| sit | rethdel | rethdell | |
| stand | aildelf | aildelf | same as Aldmeri |
| walk | poleft | puleft | |
| run | oonraf | oonraff | |
| ride | slont | slunt | |
| fall | scototh | scututh | |
| carry | breft | breft | same as Aldmeri |
| bring | sowlol | suwlull | |
| send | drold | druld | |
| buy | himlest | himlest | same as Aldmeri |
| sell | dermoth | dermuth | |
| pay | manthad | manthadd | |
| owe | trelilk | trelilk | same as Aldmeri |
| work | gerk | gerk | same as Aldmeri |
| help | veng | veng | same as Aldmeri |
| try | dund | dund | same as Aldmeri |
| use | clesant | clesant | same as Aldmeri |
| begin | scath | scath | same as Aldmeri |
| stop | stemmel | stemmell | |
| finish | ulmift | ulmift | same as Aldmeri |
| wait | loandil | luandill | |
| open | pemid | pemidd | |
| close | bitish | bitish | same as Aldmeri |
| show | danosh | danosh | same as Aldmeri |
| read | marwos | marwuss | |
| write | semun | semunn | |
| learn | shomarm | shumarm | |
| teach | paind | paind | same as Aldmeri |
| remember | stath | stath | same as Aldmeri |
| forget | flern | flern | same as Aldmeri |
| believe | kerwol | kerwull | |
| understand | ulvel | ulvell | |
| mean | mern | mern | same as Aldmeri |
| change | theeser | deeserr | |
| move | naron | narunn | |
| turn | pemmord | pemmurd | |
| follow | fengid | fengidd | |
| lead | flulk | flulk | same as Aldmeri |
| meet | meelbin | meelbinn | |
| win | dend | dend | same as Aldmeri |
| lose | arvol | arvull | |
| fight | blinet | blinett | |
| play | manurn | manurn | same as Aldmeri |
| sing | hend | hend | same as Aldmeri |
| laugh | gladalf | gladalf | same as Aldmeri |
| cry, weep | scoft | scuft | |
| smile | thaswen | daswenn | |
| build | laimen | laimenn | |
| break | yalelf | yalelf | same as Aldmeri |
| cut | stamung | stamung | same as Aldmeri |
| burn | bletin | bletinn | |
| grow | sarem | saremm | |
| hit, strike | kelthen | kelthenn | |
| happen | wamlalf | vamlalf | |
| become | tald | tald | same as Aldmeri |
| wish | glatelk | glatelk | same as Aldmeri |
| hope | wenith | venith | |
| fear | gedir | gedirr | |
| pray | wuft | vuft | |
| marry | geedir | geedirr | |
| lie (deceive) | isnar | isnarr | |
| wear | frerm | frerm | same as Aldmeri |
| rest | loonel | loonell | |
| travel | blanrim | blanrimm | |
| return | serm | serm | same as Aldmeri |
| hurt | saldont | saldunt | |
| cost | soof | soof | same as Aldmeri |
| agree | henal | henall | |
| promise | pleen | pleen | same as Aldmeri |
| touch | cunon | cununn | |
| good | tothsal | tuthsall | |
| bad | enirk | enirk | same as Aldmeri |
| big | powlal | puwlall | |
| small | thrator | draturr | |
| long | lird | lird | same as Aldmeri |
| short | ganlist | ganlist | same as Aldmeri |
| high | sholint | shulint | |
| old | yorn | yurn | |
| young | lesvorm | lesvurm | |
| new | sosick | susick | |
| hot | sweck | sweck | same as Aldmeri |
| cold | vowth | vuwth | |
| warm | webif | vebiff | |
| wet | drild | drild | same as Aldmeri |
| dry | thosit | dusitt | |
| hard | chenlam | chenlamm | |
| heavy | girk | girk | same as Aldmeri |
| light (not heavy) | eeloth | eeluth | |
| strong | minther | mintherr | |
| fast | wairif | vairiff | |
| full | coserd | cuserd | |
| rich | noanast | nuanast | |
| poor | skinor | skinurr | |
| happy | kireld | kireld | same as Aldmeri |
| sad | milraf | milraff | |
| angry | themend | demend | |
| afraid | drern | drern | same as Aldmeri |
| hungry | shelit | shelitt | |
| sick | sernild | sernild | same as Aldmeri |
| dead | swirgim | swirgimm | |
| beautiful | narsand | narsand | same as Aldmeri |
| true | wonnock | vunnuck | |
| right, correct | toorock | tooruck | |
| wrong | rinmot | rinmutt | |
| difficult | harsk | harsk | same as Aldmeri |
| important | hevel | hevell | |
| free | birnoth | birnuth | |
| ready | looweft | looweft | same as Aldmeri |
| sure | canlol | canlull | |
| late | slesh | slesh | same as Aldmeri |
| early | seemald | seemald | same as Aldmeri |
| dark | thust | thust | same as Aldmeri |
| bright | seernol | seernull | |
| quiet | tunnath | tunnath | same as Aldmeri |
| far | iros | iruss | |
| same | lulen | lulenn | |
| different | thend | dend | |
| next | taisat | taisatt | |
| last | doosod | doosudd | |
| own | thalk | dalk | |
| dear | prish | prish | same as Aldmeri |
| kind | lasmod | lasmudd | |
| wise | plelk | plelk | same as Aldmeri |
| safe | sparuf | sparuff | |
| strange | twesang | twesang | same as Aldmeri |
| honest | gunras | gunrass | |
| alone | tharbar | darbarr | |
| white | sownind | suwnind | |
| black | sleswen | sleswenn | |
| red | spost | spost | same as Aldmeri |
| green | bilret | bilrett | |
| blue | soamles | suamless | |
| yellow | slis | sliss | |
| gray | drerang | drerang | same as Aldmeri |
| brown | medor | medurr | |
| person | duvick | duvick | same as Aldmeri |
| man | honnem | hunnemm | |
| woman | birdin | birdinn | |
| child | lothat | luthatt | |
| boy | hongath | hungath | |
| girl | tedack | tedack | same as Aldmeri |
| father | wromer | vrumerr | |
| mother | blermat | blermatt | |
| son | slenef | sleneff | |
| daughter | bannid | bannidd | |
| brother | wonurth | vunurth | |
| sister | voong | voong | same as Aldmeri |
| husband | voost | voost | same as Aldmeri |
| wife | thoded | dudedd | |
| family | goonosk | goonusk | |
| friend | windad | vindadd | |
| enemy | fileck | fileck | same as Aldmeri |
| stranger | clond | clund | |
| king | hethrin | hethrinn | |
| queen | malleng | malleng | same as Aldmeri |
| lord | heldor | heldurr | |
| lady | seerk | seerk | same as Aldmeri |
| priest | yoash | yuash | |
| soldier | doorbil | doorbill | |
| farmer | shulrit | shulritt | |
| merchant | reerrol | reerrull | |
| servant | thelork | delurk | |
| people | dronon | drununn | |
| name | dorril | durrill | |
| body | hedot | hedutt | |
| head | thod | thod | same as Aldmeri |
| face | kentend | kentend | same as Aldmeri |
| eye | wedirth | vedirth | |
| ear | veerd | veerd | same as Aldmeri |
| nose | wodel | vudell | |
| mouth | slesack | slesack | same as Aldmeri |
| tooth | boruck | buruck | |
| hair | thunad | dunadd | |
| arm | sedurm | sedurm | same as Aldmeri |
| hand | bented | bentedd | |
| leg | flaltam | flaltamm | |
| foot | boft | buft | |
| heart | bremel | bremell | |
| blood | glilbal | glilball | |
| back (body) | chersad | chersadd | |
| world | medrin | medrinn | |
| sun | gleor | gleur | |
| moon | silden | sildenn | |
| star | glailal | glailall | |
| sky | sarleck | sarleck | same as Aldmeri |
| rain | bired | biredd | |
| snow | bonsirm | bunsirm | |
| wind | diswoth | diswuth | |
| fire | baeld | baeld | same as Aldmeri |
| water | idren | idrenn | |
| earth, soil | thritin | dritinn | |
| stone | manrid | manridd | |
| river | rindle | rindle | same as Aldmeri |
| lake | thalm | thalm | same as Aldmeri |
| sea | seft | seft | same as Aldmeri |
| mountain | wulnel | vulnell | |
| hill | kemed | kemedd | |
| forest | wrod | vrudd | |
| tree | wethel | vethel | |
| wood (material) | seemirn | seemirn | same as Aldmeri |
| flower | bredild | bredild | same as Aldmeri |
| field | broal | brual | |
| road | totid | tutidd | |
| bridge | slalend | slalend | same as Aldmeri |
| city | vuwod | vuwudd | |
| town | dunsalf | dunsalf | same as Aldmeri |
| village | clawor | clawurr | |
| land, country | doolir | doolirr | |
| light (brightness) | flal | flall | |
| house | dovind | duvind | |
| home | somald | sumald | |
| door | trulith | trulith | same as Aldmeri |
| wall | taborth | taburth | |
| room | thund | dund | |
| bed | panmos | panmuss | |
| table | halrild | halrild | same as Aldmeri |
| hearth | tulront | tulrunt | |
| day | nalat | nalatt | |
| night | dolnin | dulninn | |
| morning | cobash | cubash | |
| evening | ulleld | ulleld | same as Aldmeri |
| month | flitis | flitiss | |
| year | furock | furuck | |
| spring | doorbor | doorburr | |
| summer | horteld | hurteld | |
| autumn | sorvim | survimm | |
| winter | rowrick | ruwrick | |
| time | prunt | prunt | same as Aldmeri |
| food | dathrat | dathratt | |
| bread | tharl | darl | |
| meat | sadang | sadang | same as Aldmeri |
| fish | thalam | dalamm | |
| egg | lonif | luniff | |
| milk | feslol | feslull | |
| salt | nortath | nurtath | |
| wine | sadim | sadimm | |
| ale | hodd | hodd | same as Aldmeri |
| meal | wavol | vavull | |
| grain | laillen | laillenn | |
| animal | oantend | uantend | |
| horse | thadern | dadern | |
| dog | rabarth | rabarth | same as Aldmeri |
| cat | yolf | yulf | |
| cow | dowsh | duwsh | |
| ox | caithel | caithel | same as Aldmeri |
| sheep | pinend | pinend | same as Aldmeri |
| pig | wrensel | vrensell | |
| bird | thalift | dalift | |
| wolf | worsirm | vursirm | |
| thing | thitor | diturr | |
| sword | pladis | pladiss | |
| bow | kewith | kewith | same as Aldmeri |
| arrow | flain | flain | same as Aldmeri |
| shield | palnad | palnadd | |
| knife | sneth | sneth | same as Aldmeri |
| boat | fowd | fuwd | |
| ship | stunald | stunald | same as Aldmeri |
| cart | sardam | sardamm | |
| coin | albed | albedd | |
| money | fiwung | fiwung | same as Aldmeri |
| gold | hoowith | hoowith | same as Aldmeri |
| silver | wrorer | vrurerr | |
| iron | kelod | keludd | |
| clothes | seerdas | seerdass | |
| shoe | ludant | ludant | same as Aldmeri |
| cup | sparn | sparn | same as Aldmeri |
| book | geesin | geesinn | |
| letter | dirat | diratt | |
| paper | lerther | lertherr | |
| key | gloobad | gloobadd | |
| tool | arbal | arball | |
| gift | dritin | dritinn | |
| ring | metef | meteff | |
| bell | loadeft | luadeft | |
| war | plarint | plarint | same as Aldmeri |
| peace | larnerd | larnerd | same as Aldmeri |
| law | tuvad | tuvadd | |
| truth | shalel | shalell | |
| luck | solvil | sulvill | |
| trade | beelot | beelutt | |
| price | reenem | reenemm | |
| debt | olshil | ulshill | |
| tax | yeenid | yeenidd | |
| word | dilned | dilnedd | |
| story | sishang | sishang | same as Aldmeri |
| song | desack | desack | same as Aldmeri |
| question | dilad | diladd | |
| news | soost | soost | same as Aldmeri |
| way | alshen | alshenn | |
| place | aloth | aluth | |
| part | lowsoth | luwsuth | |
| end | burth | burth | same as Aldmeri |
| side | thunmin | dunminn | |
| kind (type) | wrulten | vrultenn | |
| trouble | nulwat | nulwatt | |
| reason | horlith | hurlith | |
| idea | torth | turth | |
| life | tinthor | tinthurr | |
| death | darlath | darlath | same as Aldmeri |
| game | powlesk | puwlesk | |
| danger | spunend | spunend | same as Aldmeri |
| power | nolges | nulgess | |
| dream | thunsed | dunsedd | |
| soul | powin | puwinn | |
| voice | chanlef | chanleff | |
| number | kisvel | kisvell | |
| oath | lulit | lulitt | |
| honor | gruldid | gruldidd | |
| shame | henlarm | henlarm | same as Aldmeri |
| faith | wurick | vurick | |
| god | ethrom | ethrumm | |
| secret | lathend | lathend | same as Aldmeri |
| plan | rorarth | rurarth | |
| market | tirtird | tirtird | same as Aldmeri |
| wedding | wooslen | vooslenn | |
| moot | privem | privemm | |
| reeve | taweld | taweld | same as Aldmeri |
| harvest | tengant | tengant | same as Aldmeri |
| crown (of a king; also the gold coin) | merlilf | merlilf | same as Aldmeri |
| mark (silver coin) | bulvim | bulvimm | |
| duke | kiseng | kiseng | same as Aldmeri |
| earl | noolk | noolk | same as Aldmeri |
| baron | thavind | davind | |
| knight | malrith | malrith | same as Aldmeri |
| shire | kelsick | kelsick | same as Aldmeri |
| march (frontier province) | glotem | glutemm | |
| levy | wellend | vellend | |
| chancellor | loaleck | lualeck | |
| keeper | noloskard | nuluskard | |
| warden | statilard | statilard | same as Aldmeri |
| forge | mawel | mawell | |
| healing | prilen | prilenn | |
| ford | tholk | dulk | |
| hold, keep (a fort) | tisir | tisirr | |
| watch, watchtower | statil | statill | |
| moor | somel | sumell | |
| downs | bruth | bruth | same as Aldmeri |
| stead, farmstead | vosot | vusutt | |
| haven | darthir | darthirr | |
| harrow | chomark | chumark | |
| bracken | codorn | cudurn | |
| mill | halshul | halshull | |
| fallow (resting field) | wrunim | vrunimm | |
| ash (tree) | ownirn | uwnirn | |
| thorn | durift | durift | same as Aldmeri |
| raven | brirlil | brirlill | |
| hollow | tolor | tulurr | |
| bend (of a river) | wromern | vrumern | |
| stair | geeges | geegess | |
| gate | noath | nuath | |
| throat, narrow pass | oweld | uweld | |
| choir | wadun | vadunn | |
| ember | monmit | munmitt | |
| hare | spirmar | spirmarr | |
| longbow | lirdkewith | lirdkewith | same as Aldmeri |
| archer | kewithard | kewithard | same as Aldmeri |
| steady | holtack | hultack | |
| golden | wenvorm | venvurm | |
| wool | serleck | serleck | same as Aldmeri |
| oak | homost | humust | |
| swan | gerlad | gerladd | |
| lark | larrel | larrell | |
| owl | hilald | hilald | same as Aldmeri |
| prayer | olarth | ularth |
The Second 500
Five hundred more everyday words, the same for every language, bring the shared core list to 1,000.
| English | Aldmeri | Dunmorri | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| both | wraf | vraff | |
| several | fruf | fruff | |
| anyone | gockduvick | guckduvick | |
| anything | gockthitor | guckthiturr | |
| no one, nobody | nuthduvick | nuthduvick | same as Aldmeri |
| across | thaidot | daidutt | |
| along | shawof | shawuff | |
| around | trelk | trelk | same as Aldmeri |
| beside | calnit | calnitt | |
| beyond | ostheck | ustheck | |
| inside | hoteck | huteck | |
| outside | woosk | voosk | |
| toward | rarth | rarth | same as Aldmeri |
| until | fosh | fush | |
| among | wethick | vethick | |
| although | nof | nuf | |
| while | blet | blet | same as Aldmeri |
| unless | helk | helk | same as Aldmeri |
| almost | nanwesk | nanwesk | same as Aldmeri |
| later | pethdin | pethdinn | |
| tonight | hemuck | hemuck | same as Aldmeri |
| forward | winerk | vinerk | |
| instead | warlith | varlith | |
| even | keneng | keneng | same as Aldmeri |
| ago | siwirm | siwirm | same as Aldmeri |
| quickly | wairifan | vairifann | |
| slowly | punraran | punrarann | |
| somewhere | dathaloth | dathaluth | |
| everywhere | lailaloth | lailaluth | |
| nowhere | nuthaloth | nuthaluth | |
| thirty | saeldask | saeldask | same as Aldmeri |
| forty | harndask | harndask | same as Aldmeri |
| fifty | pilkdask | pilkdask | same as Aldmeri |
| sixty | seskdask | seskdask | same as Aldmeri |
| seventy | vurndask | vurndask | same as Aldmeri |
| eighty | lorthdask | lurthdask | |
| ninety | nirndask | nirndask | same as Aldmeri |
| zero | glul | glull | |
| third | tist | tist | same as Aldmeri |
| fourth | geed | geed | same as Aldmeri |
| fifth | swos | swuss | |
| pair | clel | clel | same as Aldmeri |
| once | pril | pril | same as Aldmeri |
| twice | sluf | sluff | |
| dozen | wris | vriss | |
| wash | hunlin | hunlinn | |
| cook | larler | larlerr | |
| bake | ledarm | ledarm | same as Aldmeri |
| boil | hinbon | hinbunn | |
| brew | reetuth | reetuth | same as Aldmeri |
| fill | pelrurn | pelrurn | same as Aldmeri |
| sew | frugong | frugung | |
| weave | thonun | dununn | |
| spin | illalk | illalk | same as Aldmeri |
| dig | vumal | vumall | |
| plant (put in the ground) | domith | dumith | |
| hunt | drirock | driruck | |
| catch | naind | naind | same as Aldmeri |
| throw | flist | flist | same as Aldmeri |
| climb | sarild | sarild | same as Aldmeri |
| jump | larand | larand | same as Aldmeri |
| swim | gaish | gaish | same as Aldmeri |
| fly | haish | haish | same as Aldmeri |
| push | slirmem | slirmemm | |
| pull | esor | esurr | |
| drop | hituld | hituld | same as Aldmeri |
| hang | trind | trind | same as Aldmeri |
| tie | boreld | bureld | |
| count | greng | greng | same as Aldmeri |
| steal | wultad | vultadd | |
| hide | yenar | yenarr | |
| seek | throler | drulerr | |
| defend | camong | camung | |
| attack | shelref | shelreff | |
| escape | wotem | vutemm | |
| chase | neerdor | neerdurr | |
| shoot | nelnint | nelnint | same as Aldmeri |
| command | sanler | sanlerr | |
| obey | vumtond | vumtund | |
| serve | rasthel | rasthel | same as Aldmeri |
| forgive | lulras | lulrass | |
| punish | lanthen | lanthenn | |
| bless | senmilf | senmilf | same as Aldmeri |
| worship | dorres | dorres | same as Aldmeri |
| mourn | meleck | meleck | same as Aldmeri |
| bury | lideck | lideck | same as Aldmeri |
| kneel | kiwark | kiwark | same as Aldmeri |
| kiss | simal | simall | |
| shout | limim | limimm | |
| lie down | sindam | sindamm | |
| rise | isgarth | isgarth | same as Aldmeri |
| smell | blosern | blusern | |
| taste | hoderm | huderm | |
| bleed | rensen | rensenn | |
| sink | galtick | galtick | same as Aldmeri |
| arrive | spowm | spuwm | |
| enter | creck | creck | same as Aldmeri |
| choose | foath | fuath | |
| decide | frolk | frulk | |
| prepare | reeld | reeld | same as Aldmeri |
| trust | pathal | pathall | |
| share | crawath | crawath | same as Aldmeri |
| gather | hoalosh | hualush | |
| protect | mothaf | muthaff | |
| feed | prirm | prirm | same as Aldmeri |
| earn | thesh | thesh | same as Aldmeri |
| spend | sonred | sunredd | |
| slow | punrar | punrarr | |
| thick | vurgith | vurgith | same as Aldmeri |
| thin | funad | funadd | |
| wide | stoonon | stoonunn | |
| deep | reessef | reesseff | |
| flat | noal | nual | |
| round | poshend | pushend | |
| sharp | misdal | misdall | |
| soft | stild | stild | same as Aldmeri |
| smooth | madosk | madusk | |
| rough | terth | terth | same as Aldmeri |
| sweet | dasif | dasiff | |
| bitter | seten | setenn | |
| sour | ethoth | ethuth | |
| clean | hirsast | hirsast | same as Aldmeri |
| dirty | wranvet | vranvett | |
| cheap | thunild | dunild | |
| low | noang | nuang | |
| tall | firund | firund | same as Aldmeri |
| weak | stamted | stamtedd | |
| brave | sowsird | suwsird | |
| proud | troft | truft | |
| gentle | thast | thast | same as Aldmeri |
| cruel | kerlant | kerlant | same as Aldmeri |
| clever | rilned | rilnedd | |
| foolish | stilest | stilest | same as Aldmeri |
| lazy | mevod | mevudd | |
| busy | lailas | lailass | |
| tired | conmolk | cunmulk | |
| calm | dosherd | dusherd | |
| loud | bredarm | bredarm | same as Aldmeri |
| fresh | wulral | vulrall | |
| rotten | yoost | yoost | same as Aldmeri |
| ripe | seentel | seentell | |
| raw | luvod | luvudd | |
| ugly | doalmot | dualmutt | |
| fat | nilseld | nilseld | same as Aldmeri |
| blind | flaleck | flaleck | same as Aldmeri |
| deaf | pirver | pirverr | |
| thirsty | cudarn | cudarn | same as Aldmeri |
| awake | nonack | nunack | |
| alive | coonoft | coonuft | |
| healthy | lishid | lishidd | |
| broken | thandon | dandunn | |
| easy | flowmer | fluwmerr | |
| straight | yinlirn | yinlirn | same as Aldmeri |
| wild | grilad | griladd | |
| purple | cororn | cururn | |
| pale | bulirn | bulirn | same as Aldmeri |
| false | plemang | plemang | same as Aldmeri |
| baby | yolnalf | yulnalf | |
| uncle | charvad | charvadd | |
| aunt | sholen | shulenn | |
| cousin | bortoth | burtuth | |
| nephew | gasreld | gasreld | same as Aldmeri |
| niece | mangir | mangirr | |
| widow | merrild | merrild | same as Aldmeri |
| orphan | grark | grark | same as Aldmeri |
| bride | dandad | dandadd | |
| bridegroom | dinnar | dinnarr | |
| parent | gotelk | gutelk | |
| guest | bluldet | bluldett | |
| neighbor | grarten | grartenn | |
| crowd | bendird | bendird | same as Aldmeri |
| thief | wultadard | vultadard | |
| beggar | nawirm | nawirm | same as Aldmeri |
| carpenter | seemirnard | seemirnard | same as Aldmeri |
| weaver | thonunard | dununard | |
| baker | ledarmard | ledarmard | same as Aldmeri |
| fisherman | thalamard | dalamard | |
| miller | halshulard | halshulard | same as Aldmeri |
| potter | kethadard | kethadard | same as Aldmeri |
| healer | glair | glair | same as Aldmeri |
| messenger | droldard | druldard | |
| rider | slontard | sluntard | |
| scribe | semunard | semunard | same as Aldmeri |
| teacher | paindard | paindard | same as Aldmeri |
| student | shomarmard | shumarmard | |
| master (of a house or craft) | bonind | bunind | |
| hero | tilal | tilall | |
| singer | hendard | hendard | same as Aldmeri |
| neck | mothil | muthill | |
| shoulder | trock | trock | same as Aldmeri |
| chest | peeshat | peeshatt | |
| belly | naning | naning | same as Aldmeri |
| finger | brond | brund | |
| toe | garm | garm | same as Aldmeri |
| knee | swonbel | swunbell | |
| elbow | thestal | destall | |
| skin | hooleck | hooleck | same as Aldmeri |
| bone | wrund | vrund | |
| lip | sonnem | sunnemm | |
| tongue | rarurth | rarurth | same as Aldmeri |
| beard | riltof | riltuff | |
| cheek | danoth | danuth | |
| brow | tathal | tathall | |
| chin | gatash | gatash | same as Aldmeri |
| fist | livant | livant | same as Aldmeri |
| lung | crif | criff | |
| rib | hather | hatherr | |
| skull | siron | sirunn | |
| sweat | funem | funemm | |
| tear (from the eye) | enwand | enwand | same as Aldmeri |
| wound | swinat | swinatt | |
| pain | fuldim | fuldimm | |
| illness | flif | fliff | |
| flesh | brirn | brirn | same as Aldmeri |
| cloud | cuterd | cuterd | same as Aldmeri |
| thunder | spelved | spelvedd | |
| lightning | wramend | vramend | |
| hail | bowduld | buwduld | |
| rainbow | benwil | benwill | |
| weather | moneft | muneft | |
| heat | rorol | rurull | |
| flood | keedilf | keedilf | same as Aldmeri |
| drought | dirbick | dirbick | same as Aldmeri |
| plain | guvock | guvuck | |
| cave | yairwim | yairwimm | |
| sand | canrid | canridd | |
| mud | crarlin | crarlinn | |
| dust | mooslat | mooslatt | |
| stream | segish | segish | same as Aldmeri |
| pond | lairar | lairarr | |
| waterfall | halvorn | halvurn | |
| slope | camosh | camush | |
| ridge | talnor | talnurr | |
| wilderness | mivon | mivunn | |
| hole | tudoth | tuduth | |
| smoke | shamath | shamath | same as Aldmeri |
| air | cral | crall | |
| wave | thoonid | doonidd | |
| tide | basish | basish | same as Aldmeri |
| shell | doamlal | duamlall | |
| anchor | gowmat | guwmatt | |
| mast | stind | stind | same as Aldmeri |
| deck | swolbel | swulbell | |
| fleet | githnon | githnunn | |
| voyage | loanvat | luanvatt | |
| raft | cluthon | cluthunn | |
| crab | nodild | nudild | |
| pirate | nimrel | nimrell | |
| current (of water) | conrer | cunrerr | |
| net | goorind | goorind | same as Aldmeri |
| roof | slulash | slulash | same as Aldmeri |
| floor | skendit | skenditt | |
| window | ginrot | ginrutt | |
| chair | shanist | shanist | same as Aldmeri |
| bench | sashund | sashund | same as Aldmeri |
| box | lobilk | lubilk | |
| candle | flilend | flilend | same as Aldmeri |
| pot | kethad | kethadd | |
| jug | cherd | cherd | same as Aldmeri |
| dish | sonnild | sunnild | |
| spoon | fruck | fruck | same as Aldmeri |
| basket | gragath | gragath | same as Aldmeri |
| blanket | wurol | vurull | |
| barrel | wisem | visemm | |
| sack | bamed | bamedd | |
| kitchen | shidilf | shidilf | same as Aldmeri |
| hut | henvung | henvung | same as Aldmeri |
| ashes | ferth | ferth | same as Aldmeri |
| firewood | ralsalf | ralsalf | same as Aldmeri |
| well (for water) | hailnam | hailnamm | |
| lock | halel | halell | |
| shelf | penel | penel | same as Aldmeri |
| cradle | pegost | pegust | |
| bath | fetand | fetand | same as Aldmeri |
| comb | bloton | blutunn | |
| pillow | taltil | taltill | |
| week | tribirn | tribirn | same as Aldmeri |
| hour | drirrus | drirruss | |
| noon | goanos | goanos | same as Aldmeri |
| midnight | flennad | flennadd | |
| moment | swilnid | swilnidd | |
| age (an era) | valest | valest | same as Aldmeri |
| century | vudash | vudash | same as Aldmeri |
| season | hisdint | hisdint | same as Aldmeri |
| festival | liwath | liwath | same as Aldmeri |
| afternoon | yethash | yethash | same as Aldmeri |
| past (time gone by) | yalol | yalull | |
| future (time to come) | dirong | dirung | |
| generation | shinmit | shinmitt | |
| honey | puntul | puntull | |
| butter | bulund | bulund | same as Aldmeri |
| cheese | malnes | malness | |
| soup | disid | disidd | |
| porridge | bellid | bellidd | |
| flour | slilmon | slilmunn | |
| oil | shuden | shudenn | |
| apple | carler | carlerr | |
| pear | hedil | hedill | |
| grape | vethil | vethill | |
| berry | thanith | danith | |
| nut | simnend | simnend | same as Aldmeri |
| bean | lornen | lurnenn | |
| onion | noash | nuash | |
| garlic | thower | duwerr | |
| cabbage | farild | farild | same as Aldmeri |
| fruit | malath | malath | same as Aldmeri |
| vinegar | fudeld | fudeld | same as Aldmeri |
| sausage | stules | stuless | |
| cherry | nanosk | nanosk | same as Aldmeri |
| feast | aidom | aidumm | |
| plow | felash | felash | same as Aldmeri |
| seed | futaf | futaff | |
| wheat | nownark | nuwnark | |
| oats | semith | semith | same as Aldmeri |
| hay | kegask | kegask | same as Aldmeri |
| straw | stushin | stushinn | |
| barn | wadas | vadass | |
| stable | moshath | mushath | |
| fence | frinin | frininn | |
| pasture | flarsad | flarsadd | |
| meadow | havaft | havaft | same as Aldmeri |
| orchard | barirm | barirm | same as Aldmeri |
| scythe | traft | traft | same as Aldmeri |
| sickle | prering | prering | same as Aldmeri |
| spade | lowvol | luwvull | |
| yoke | grash | grash | same as Aldmeri |
| crop | pislosh | pislush | |
| flock | bolresh | bulresh | |
| beehive | livick | livick | same as Aldmeri |
| ditch | yathren | yathrenn | |
| hen | bulthol | bulthull | |
| rooster | wingid | vingidd | |
| duck | reeved | reevedd | |
| goose | heebis | heebiss | |
| lamb | drarn | drarn | same as Aldmeri |
| calf | bermeck | bermeck | same as Aldmeri |
| donkey | wenton | ventunn | |
| mule | carrant | carrant | same as Aldmeri |
| mouse | thulir | dulirr | |
| rat | nisord | nisurd | |
| frog | shersim | shersimm | |
| bee | preck | preck | same as Aldmeri |
| fly (insect) | ushot | ushutt | |
| ant | groosis | groosiss | |
| worm | keldet | keldett | |
| spider | lesdend | lesdend | same as Aldmeri |
| lion | pilel | pilell | |
| boar | yirnath | yirnath | same as Aldmeri |
| hawk | gumgil | gumgill | |
| dove | lolmith | lulmith | |
| tail | saithet | saithett | |
| wing | gegom | gegumm | |
| horn | pasild | pasild | same as Aldmeri |
| hoof | cowvirm | cuwvirm | |
| claw | yenlir | yenlirr | |
| beak | milthin | milthinn | |
| nest | trilon | trilunn | |
| branch | gragack | gragack | same as Aldmeri |
| bush | hanind | hanind | same as Aldmeri |
| vine | thonesh | dunesh | |
| weed | falbent | falbent | same as Aldmeri |
| herb | dantad | dantadd | |
| mushroom | prishal | prishall | |
| nettle | seevalf | seevalf | same as Aldmeri |
| ivy | firel | firell | |
| willow | teeneck | teeneck | same as Aldmeri |
| birch | torom | turumm | |
| yew | hesat | hesatt | |
| clover | wreen | vreen | |
| acorn | ferruth | ferruth | same as Aldmeri |
| trunk (of a tree) | larnorn | larnurn | |
| rope | leerk | leerk | same as Aldmeri |
| needle | shond | shund | |
| thread | cairosk | cairusk | |
| cloth | donwos | dunwuss | |
| leather | talnel | talnell | |
| loom | ninsurn | ninsurn | same as Aldmeri |
| nail (metal spike) | poralk | puralk | |
| saw (tool) | feevet | feevett | |
| chisel | gomvolk | gumvulk | |
| knot | sannind | sannind | same as Aldmeri |
| wheel | canef | caneff | |
| ladder | ditash | ditash | same as Aldmeri |
| brick | footh | footh | same as Aldmeri |
| bronze | norer | nurerr | |
| copper | disold | disuld | |
| steel | bithalk | bithalk | same as Aldmeri |
| dye | wrimest | vrimest | |
| linen | geesock | geesuck | |
| jar | hanil | hanill | |
| chain | munath | munath | same as Aldmeri |
| beam (of wood) | yulbith | yulbith | same as Aldmeri |
| hook | twaim | twaim | same as Aldmeri |
| blade | yinock | yinuck | |
| handle | grost | grost | same as Aldmeri |
| shop | thriril | dririll | |
| stall (in a market) | taiweng | taiweng | same as Aldmeri |
| goods | thremer | thremer | same as Aldmeri |
| profit | silref | silreff | |
| wage | kerost | kerust | |
| purse | summet | summett | |
| scales (for weighing) | nenen | nenenn | |
| weight | vawen | vawenn | |
| fair (a market gathering) | bubath | bubath | same as Aldmeri |
| value | savath | savath | same as Aldmeri |
| wealth | doogas | doogass | |
| peddler | dermothard | dermuthard | |
| army | plim | plimm | |
| battle | calloth | calluth | |
| siege | sibeck | sibeck | same as Aldmeri |
| armor | sloorad | slooradd | |
| club (weapon) | mosang | mosang | same as Aldmeri |
| dagger | moaler | mualerr | |
| banner | borsid | bursidd | |
| ambush | coomam | coomamm | |
| victory | fardong | fardung | |
| defeat | dathald | dathald | same as Aldmeri |
| ally | nolmon | nulmunn | |
| plunder | charrat | charratt | |
| hostage | meluck | meluck | same as Aldmeri |
| truce | nidod | nidudd | |
| judge | rithist | rithist | same as Aldmeri |
| court (of law) | withesh | vithesh | |
| crime | folben | fulbenn | |
| punishment | sathend | sathend | same as Aldmeri |
| fine (a penalty) | tralis | traliss | |
| prison | wulril | vulrill | |
| prisoner | stiben | stibenn | |
| witness | sterurn | sterurn | same as Aldmeri |
| guilt | datheng | datheng | same as Aldmeri |
| justice | imtharm | imtharm | same as Aldmeri |
| rule (a law or custom) | medald | medald | same as Aldmeri |
| heir | dusnes | dusness | |
| inheritance | brilark | brilark | same as Aldmeri |
| tithe | tilrim | tilrimm | |
| toll | fromick | frumick | |
| traitor | sevom | sevumm | |
| exile | vernith | vernith | same as Aldmeri |
| ghost | pruwand | pruwand | same as Aldmeri |
| heaven | fensock | fensuck | |
| underworld | methen | methenn | |
| altar | brinim | brinimm | |
| blessing | welnim | velnimm | |
| curse | gardash | gardash | same as Aldmeri |
| funeral | podon | pudunn | |
| corpse | bimgot | bimgutt | |
| coffin | glirm | glirm | same as Aldmeri |
| monk | casil | casill | |
| nun | tonat | tunatt | |
| pilgrim | serwald | serwald | same as Aldmeri |
| omen | dronwid | drunwidd | |
| music | chalvil | chalvill | |
| flute | shern | shern | same as Aldmeri |
| harp | globarm | glubarm | |
| trumpet | shabith | shabith | same as Aldmeri |
| tune | heethin | heethinn | |
| verse | lammack | lammack | same as Aldmeri |
| riddle | lethas | lethass | |
| legend | swinul | swinull | |
| proverb | lirnend | lirnend | same as Aldmeri |
| joke | scadeft | scadeft | same as Aldmeri |
| dance | tinet | tinett | |
| path | sketird | sketird | same as Aldmeri |
| journey | hithind | hithind | same as Aldmeri |
| inn | scadol | scadull | |
| tavern | flirelf | flirelf | same as Aldmeri |
| traveler | blanrimard | blanrimard | same as Aldmeri |
| map | horlin | hurlinn | |
| crossroads | dubith | dubith | same as Aldmeri |
| horseshoe | chemar | chemarr | |
| mile | fivish | fivish | same as Aldmeri |
| shelter | gurvang | gurvang | same as Aldmeri |
| distance | muvin | muvinn | |
| innkeeper | scadolard | scadulard | |
| joy | freelam | freelamm | |
| sorrow | clanild | clanild | same as Aldmeri |
| grief | labock | labuck | |
| pity | wasdisk | vasdisk | |
| mercy | wigath | vigath | |
| friendship | mollon | mullunn | |
| memory | pinrit | pinritt | |
| mistake | santhon | santhunn | |
| skill | hutolf | hutulf | |
| rumor | slorten | slurtenn | |
| message | dolnend | dulnend | |
| task | shenund | shenund | same as Aldmeri |
| reward | sirram | sirramm | |
| blame | stolrid | stulridd | |
| revenge | fesilk | fesilk | same as Aldmeri |
| quarrel | pinwoth | pinwuth | |
| noise | govalf | guvalf | |
| sound | lugock | luguck | |
| color | ismit | ismitt | |
| shape | lantath | lantath | same as Aldmeri |
| size | masmil | masmill | |
| middle | thunil | dunill | |
| corner | wodest | vudest | |
| sign (a mark or signal) | haslith | haslith | same as Aldmeri |
| anger | bronilf | brunilf | |
| hunger | trarn | trarn | same as Aldmeri |






