Dwarfish phrases - Revision history

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	; ''bura'zak-ka'' : town hall		; ''bura'zak-ka'' : town hall
	; ''b'zugda-hiara'' : Lawn ornament. (A killing insult in Dwarfish; however, it is used in {{WS}} as a term of endearment for [[Hwel]]. In {{RS}} it is used as an insult for the Deep-Downers, and as a picture for what certain narrow-minded parochial people would reduce the Dwarf race to, if they were to be allowed. Dwarves ''can'' do metaphor and simile, then...)		; ''b'zugda-hiara'' : Lawn ornament. (A killing insult in Dwarfish; however, it is used in {{WS}} as a term of endearment for [[Hwel]]. In {{RS}} it is used as an insult for the Deep-Downers, and as a picture for what certain narrow-minded parochial people would reduce the Dwarf race to, if they were to be allowed. Dwarves ''can'' do metaphor and simile, then...)
	; ''Dezka-k'nik'' : king. Literally, "Senior Mine Engineer".		; ''Dezka-k'nik'' : king. Literally, "Senior Mine Engineer". ({{RS\|, p. 22}}, and others)
	; ''d'harak'' : (all peoples who are) not-dwarfs.		; ''d'harak'' : (all peoples who are) not-dwarfs.
	; ''D'kraha?'' : an expression of astonished disbelief (in context in {{T5E}})		; ''D'kraha?'' : an expression of astonished disbelief (in context in {{T5E}})

Rosiekitty at 13:40, 2 August 2018

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	; ''Ga strak ja'ada!'' : roughly, "your attitude or way of life is wrong!" ({{T!}})		; ''Ga strak ja'ada!'' : roughly, "your attitude or way of life is wrong!" ({{T!}})
	; ''Gr'duzk! aaK'zt ezem ke bur'k tze tzim?'' : Good day! What is all of this that is going on here?		; ''Gr'duzk! aaK'zt ezem ke bur'k tze tzim?'' : Good day! What is all of this that is going on here?
	; "Grr'dukk d'buz-h'drak" : Stated by Angua in "[[Feet of Clay]]," lit "small delightful mining tool of a feminine nature."		; ''Grr'dukk d'buz-h'drak'': Stated by Angua in "[[Feet of Clay]]," lit "small delightful mining tool of a feminine nature."
	; ''Grz dava'j? K'zakra'j? D'j h'ragna ra'd'j!'' : "With emphatic certainty you know me. I observe the rites of the dwarf. What/who am I? I am the Brothers united." ({{T!}})		; ''Grz dava'j? K'zakra'j? D'j h'ragna ra'd'j!'' : "With emphatic certainty you know me. I observe the rites of the dwarf. What/who am I? I am the Brothers united." ({{T!}})
	; ''Ha'ak!'' : A most coarse expletive. In context in {{T5E}}, a most disapproving and pejorative term used to denote a Dwarf female who has <del>fallen</del> <ins>risen</ins> from grace (ie, uses makeup, wears a skirt, and brazenly lets her ankles show): a word with the power to incite near-genocidal anger in certain hearers. ({{T!}})		; ''Ha'ak!'' : A most coarse expletive. In context in {{T5E}}, a most disapproving and pejorative term used to denote a Dwarf female who has <del>fallen</del> <ins>risen</ins> from grace (ie, uses makeup, wears a skirt, and brazenly lets her ankles show): a word with the power to incite near-genocidal anger in certain hearers. ({{T!}})

Rosiekitty: Added a translation from "Feet of Clay"

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Added a translation from "Feet of Clay"

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	; ''Ga strak ja'ada!'' : roughly, "your attitude or way of life is wrong!" ({{T!}})		; ''Ga strak ja'ada!'' : roughly, "your attitude or way of life is wrong!" ({{T!}})
	; ''Gr'duzk! aaK'zt ezem ke bur'k tze tzim?'' : Good day! What is all of this that is going on here?		; ''Gr'duzk! aaK'zt ezem ke bur'k tze tzim?'' : Good day! What is all of this that is going on here?
			; "Grr'dukk d'buz-h'drak" : Stated by Angua in "[[Feet of Clay]]," lit "small delightful mining tool of a feminine nature."
	; ''Grz dava'j? K'zakra'j? D'j h'ragna ra'd'j!'' : "With emphatic certainty you know me. I observe the rites of the dwarf. What/who am I? I am the Brothers united." ({{T!}})		; ''Grz dava'j? K'zakra'j? D'j h'ragna ra'd'j!'' : "With emphatic certainty you know me. I observe the rites of the dwarf. What/who am I? I am the Brothers united." ({{T!}})
	; ''Ha'ak!'' : A most coarse expletive. In context in {{T5E}}, a most disapproving and pejorative term used to denote a Dwarf female who has <del>fallen</del> <ins>risen</ins> from grace (ie, uses makeup, wears a skirt, and brazenly lets her ankles show): a word with the power to incite near-genocidal anger in certain hearers. ({{T!}})		; ''Ha'ak!'' : A most coarse expletive. In context in {{T5E}}, a most disapproving and pejorative term used to denote a Dwarf female who has <del>fallen</del> <ins>risen</ins> from grace (ie, uses makeup, wears a skirt, and brazenly lets her ankles show): a word with the power to incite near-genocidal anger in certain hearers. ({{T!}})

XtinaS: ONE day I will use PREVIEW.

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ONE day I will use PREVIEW.

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	Some of the explanations below are necessarily incomplete, as they relate to things which [[Dwarf\|Dwarfs]] are not allowed to speak of in front of ''D'harak''.		Some of the explanations below are necessarily incomplete, as they relate to things which [[Dwarf\|Dwarfs]] are not allowed to speak of in front of ''D'harak''.

	; ''aargk'' : say ({{T!})		; ''aargk'' : say ({{T!}})
	; ''aork!'' : say (preemptive form of ''aargk'') ({{T!}})		; ''aork!'' : say (preemptive form of ''aargk'') ({{T!}})
	; ''ah Grag nun'' : My Lord		; ''ah Grag nun'' : My Lord

XtinaS: Revamp for readability. Added a couple of words.

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	''D'kraha?'' - An expression of astonished disbelief? (in context in {{T5E}}).		''D'kraha?'' - An expression of astonished disbelief? (in context in {{T5E}}).

			''[[Draht]]'' - a distinguishing tattoo used by [[Deep-Downers]] and inadvertently by [[Samuel Vimes]]

	''dhwe'' - "open" as in "open a book".		''dhwe'' - "open" as in "open a book".

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	''G'rakha'' - an essential rite which must be done with the correct degree of ''ha'lk''		''G'rakha'' - an essential rite which must be done with the correct degree of ''ha'lk''

			''Ga strak ja'ada!'' - roughly "your attitude or way of life is wrong!".

	''Gr'duzk! aaK'zt ezem ke bur'k tze tzim?'' - Good day! What is all of this that is going on here?		''Gr'duzk! aaK'zt ezem ke bur'k tze tzim?'' - Good day! What is all of this that is going on here?

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	''D'kraha?'' - An expression of astonished disbelief? (in context in {{T5E}}).		''D'kraha?'' - An expression of astonished disbelief? (in context in {{T5E}}).

			''dhwe'' - "open" as in "open a book".

	''drhg'hgin'' - an adjectival clause used for emphasis - as in ''"it is also important to know when not be too drhg'hgin clever by half."''		''drhg'hgin'' - an adjectival clause used for emphasis - as in ''"it is also important to know when not be too drhg'hgin clever by half."''

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	''Ha'lk'' - what a Dwarf does to correctly fulfil the obligation of the ''g'rakha''.		''Ha'lk'' - what a Dwarf does to correctly fulfil the obligation of the ''g'rakha''.

			''Had'ra'' - "stop".

	''H'ragna'' - secrets known only to Dwarfs.		''H'ragna'' - secrets known only to Dwarfs.

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	''[[Shatta]]'' - An unexpected treasure.		''[[Shatta]]'' - An unexpected treasure.

			''[[Cheery Littlebottom\|Sh'rt'azs]]'': Cheery's true name, expressed in Dwarfish. It is, apparently, a literal translation.

	''Ta'grdzk!?'' - an emphatic interrogative used by a Dwarf officer with a battalion of axes behind him to back up his point. Untranslated in {{T5E}}, in context it appears to convey impatience and an inability to accept idiots gladly.		''Ta'grdzk!?'' - an emphatic interrogative used by a Dwarf officer with a battalion of axes behind him to back up his point. Untranslated in {{T5E}}, in context it appears to convey impatience and an inability to accept idiots gladly.