Koryo was a language spoken by the Koryoan people, inhabitants of the kingdom of Koryo in Kara-Tur.[1][2][4]
Relations and Education
Koryo descended from the ancient Han language, as did Kozakuran and Wa-an, and possibly others. Its vocabulary comprised many words evolved from the old Han tongue, as well as loanwords from Wa-an and Kao te Shou that had been borrowed over centuries. Koryo's vocabulary was very different to that of Kozakuran, but its grammar was very similar. Koryo sounded more like Wa-an than Kao te Shou, but it was as simple to use as Shou.[1][2]
Thus most folk of Shou Lung, Wa, and even Kozakura found the Koryo language relatively easy to pick up, and most Koryoans in turn found Kao te Shou, Wa-an, and Kozakuran easy to learn as well.[2] Thus it was easy to find Koryoan translators for many languages, though few learned Kozakuran, owing to enmity between the peoples.[1] The basics of Koryo could be taught in four to six weeks, and fluency could be acquired in three months if one was dedicated.[1]
Dictionary
- choson
- morning calm (as in Choson)[5]
- do bak
- a type of training uniform[1]
- hojyko yada
- mountain badger (nickname of So Golin-po)[6]
- lui do-pah
- dragon's teeth (as in the Dragon's Teeth)[5]
- t'u ohmna
- evening mist (as in The Evening Mist Inn)[7][8]
- vi'oontu
- evening swallow that calls death (as in the Vi'oontu)[9][10]
- wha'kai choun
- lord of high water (nickname of Crow Dz Pong)[11]
Appendix
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 120. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Curtis Smith, Rick Swan (May 1990). Ronin Challenge. Edited by Jon Pickens, Steve Winter. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 86, 87. ISBN 0-88038-749-1.
- ↑ James Wyatt (January 2004). “Kara-Tur: Ancestor Feats and Martial Arts Styles”. In Chris Thomasson ed. Dragon #315 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 61.
- ↑ Thomas M. Costa (1999). “Speaking in Tongues”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon Annual #4 (TSR, Inc) (4)., p. 26.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 117. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 122. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Maps). (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ (1989). Kara-Tur Trail Map. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-88038-783-7.
- ↑ Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 125. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ slade et al (June 1995). Encyclopedia Magica Volume III. (TSR, Inc.), p. 1129. ISBN 0-7869-0187-X.
- ↑ Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 121. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
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