Turmic

Turmish was the language of the Turami people and the official tongue of Turmish.

Speakers
Besides in the nation of Turmish, Turmic was spoken by folk living in Chessenta, Cormyr, Impiltur, Sembia, Thesk, the Vast, the Vilhon Reach, the Western Heartlands, and along the Dragon Coast.

Script
Turmic employed the Thorass alphabet, which the Turami learned from trade with the Chondathans and Calishites.

History
Turmic was a lone branch of the Thorass language family.

Names
Common Turmic names for women included Balama, Dona, Faila, Jalana, Luisa, Marta, Quara, Selise, and Vonda. Turmic names for males included Anton, Diero, Marcon, Pieron, Rimardo, Romero, Salazar, and Umbero. Common Turmic surnames were Agosto, Astorio, Calabra, Domine, Falone, Marivaldi, Pisacar, and Ramondo.

Dictionary

 * A
 * 'and'


 * Amarast"
 * 'fare well until next we meet', a respectful goodbye used by people of Turmish and sailors of the South.


 * Coluk
 * to absorb


 * Jhalanrojir
 * 'mark of the rogue', given to the Pirateshield and corrupted as "Jolly Roger", the skull-and-crossbones symbol of pirates


 * Lammer
 * 'too much'


 * Mer
 * 'much'


 * Mer a lammer
 * 'much and too much', an idiom for excess