Turmish was the language of the Turami people and the official tongue of Turmish.[1][2][3]
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.[4][5]
Script
Turmic employed the Thorass alphabet,[2][3] which the Turami learned from trade with the Chondathans and Calishites.[3]
History
Turmic was a lone branch of the Thorass language family.[6]
Examples
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.[7]
Dictionary
- Amarast - the word that meant a respectful goodbye.[8]
Appendix
Reference
- ↑ Thomas M. Costa (1999). “Speaking in Tongues”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon Annual #4 (TSR, Inc) (4)., p. 26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 85. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Reynolds, Forbeck, Jacobs, Boyd (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 109. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 30–32. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Richard Baker, James Wyatt (March 2004). Player's Guide to Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 11–16. ISBN 0-7869-3134-5.
- ↑ Thomas M. Costa (1999). “Speaking in Tongues”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon Annual #4 (TSR, Inc) (4)., p. 28.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 12. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Kate Novak (October 1988). Azure Bonds. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 8, p. 89. ISBN 0-88038-612-6.