Tyroshi language
Tyroshi is a language spoken in the Free City of Tyrosh. Like the languages of all Free Cities, the tongue of Tyrosh is a form of bastard Valyrian.[1][2][3] The Tyroshi language is similar to that of Lys and Myr.[4]
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History
The daughter of the Archon of Tyrosh during the early reign of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen was considered to have a delightful accent when she attended the Golden Wedding.[5]
Larra Rogare, the wife of Viserys Targaryen, was fluent in High Valyrian and the tongues of Tyrosh, Myr, Volantis, and her native Lys.[6]
Daenerys Targaryen learned to speak Free Cities Valyrian with a Tyroshi accent from her time living in Tyrosh as a child.[7]
Tyrion Lannister learned a few Tyroshi phrases from a sellsword he knew at Casterly Rock.[8]
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Chett considers Tyroshi to be a wet girly tongue.[9]
Symon Silver Tongue believes that Collio Quaynis's Tyroshi accent is absurd in the Common Tongue,[10] and Tyrion Lannister finds Collio's singing to be ludicrous.[11]
A Feast for Crows
Near Oldtown, the captain of the Huntress tells Samwell Tarly that ironborn captured a Tyroshi merchantman in the Redwyne Straits. They killed the ship's crew and disguised themselves as Tyroshi sailors intending to sneak into Oldtown. Their plot was foiled when the oarsmaster of Lady of the Tower hailed the ironmen in the Tyroshi language and they failed to reply to his greeting.[12]
A Dance with Dragons
Maester Kedry is fluent in the tongues of all of the Free Cities.[13]
Young Griff is fluent in High Valyrian, the dialects of Tyrosh, Pentos, Myr, and Lys, as well as the trade talk of sailors.[14]
Quotes
Wineseller: My lady, you are ... Tyroshi? Can it be so?
Daenerys: My speech may be Tyroshi, and my garb Dothraki, but I am of Westeros, of the Sunset Kingdoms.[7]
In Tyrosh he should be able to curse the gods, call a man a cheat, and order up an ale, thanks to a sellsword he had once known at the Rock.[8]
—thoughts of Tyrion Lannister
References
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 11, Daenerys II.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: Valyria's Children.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 54, Daenerys VI.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 1, Tyrion I.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Prologue.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 32, Tyrion IV.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 60, Tyrion VIII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 45, Samwell V.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 6, The Merchant's Man.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 14, Tyrion IV.