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Mongrel was the pidgin language of mongrelfolk,[1][2] derived from the Common tongue.[3][4][5][6][note 1]

Phonology[]

In addition to elements of Common, Mongrel speech was interspersed with animalistic noises and cries,[3][5][6][7] as well as gestures. These included growls, whistles,[5][6] grunts,[5][6][4] and howls.[4]

Names[]

Mongrelfolk given names often mimicked animal noises,[5][6][7] derived from their uncanny ability to mimic nearly any bestial sound.[1][3][8]

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Notes[]

  1. ↑ The Monstrous Manual, The Complete Book of Humanoids, and Curse of Strahd describe mongrelfolk as not having their own "distinct tongue", but merely speaking a "debased Common" or "fragmented Common". However, Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark denotes them as having their own language.

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matthew Sernett, Chris Thomasson, and James Wyatt (April 2003). Fiend Folio. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 125. ISBN 0-7869-2780-1.
  2. ↑ David Noonan et al. (December 2004). Races of Destiny. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 99. ISBN 0-7869-3653-3.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Christopher Perkins, Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman (March 2016). Curse of Strahd. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 234. ISBN 978-0-7869-6598-4.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Eric L. Boyd (November 1999). Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark. Edited by Jeff Quick. (TSR, Inc.), p. 31. ISBN 0-7869-1509-9.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 257. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Bill Slavicsek (1993). The Complete Book of Humanoids. (TSR, Inc), p. 44. ISBN 1-5607-6611-5.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Johnathan M. Richards (December 1997). “The Ecology of the Mongrelman”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon #242 (TSR, Inc.), p. 86.
  8. ↑ Bill Slavicsek (1993). The Complete Book of Humanoids. (TSR, Inc), p. 45. ISBN 1-5607-6611-5.

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