The Old Tongue (capitalized), or simply the Tongue, is a fictional language used throughout Metal Shadow. The first time it was used was in Metal Shadow Prelude. It is an old spoken and written language created for common use by and among the proto-humans. It is the only surviving language from the Aegis era. The language is largely unused in modern Gilta Nnea, but there are regions where it is the primary language, namely the Tenth Sky.
Translations[]
Below is a list of all Old Tongue words and terms used so far in the series. Use Ctrl+F to search for the English word.
Old Tongue | Pronunciation | Modern Tongue |
---|---|---|
Ava | AH-vah | Good |
Ava diel | AH-vah DEE-el | "Good day" |
Baba | BAH-bah | Baby, child |
Bun | BOON | Three |
Chal | CHAL | Expression meaning "oh, no" |
Chusse | CHOOSS | Wow, amazing, unbelievable |
Dan | DAHN | Thing |
Dannae | dah-NAY | Weapon (lit. "kill thing") |
Deepe | DEEP | Dwelling, house |
Diel | DEE-el | Day, sun |
Din | DEEN | Four |
Duo | DOO-oh | You |
En | EN | One |
Garde | GYARRD | Lord |
Gilta | GIL-tah | Land |
Hisorie | hi-SOHRR-ya | Portal, doorway |
Iema | EE-mah | Magic |
Kentai | KEN-tai | Barrier, wall, shield |
Kiden | KEE-den | Number |
Koi | KOY | Six |
Kuddai | KOO-dai | Fuck you |
Mahae | MAH-hay | Fool, idiot |
Man | MAN | Seven |
Muevo | MWE-voh | Move |
Net | NAYT | Cry |
Nnae | NAY | Dead, kill |
Nnea | NAY-ah | Human |
On | ON | Zero, nothing, empty |
Ra | RAH | To need |
Sasa | SAH-sah | Adult male, man |
Se | SAY | Side, wayside |
Van | VAN | Two |
Yal | YAL | There |
Zan | ZAN | Five |
-do | DOH | Adds a pronoun (eg: he, she, it, they, you); only used on words ending with the letter "t" |
-to (suffix) | TOH | Adds a pronoun (eg: he, she, it, they, you) |