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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Old Gnomish''' is the language spoken by the [[gnome]] race before they adopted the common tongue as a standard language. The language has some references and similarities to [[wikipedia:Latin|Latin]]. Only a small proportion of the language is known as it has been translated by [[Anita]] the gnome, [[Glough]]'s girlfriend. Gnomish is no longer a widely spoken language and gnomes have mostly forgotten it, though [[Gnome Air]] and the [[Gnome Glider]] service write their locations in Gnomish. Players can learn a small proportion of the language by reading the translation book given by Anita.<br />
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== Gnomish words ==<br />
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====A====<br />
* arpos - rocks<br />
* ando - gate<br />
* andra - city<br />
* ataris - cow<br />
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====C====<br />
* cef - threat<br />
* cheray - lazy<br />
* Cinqo - King<br />
* cretor - bucket<br />
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====E====<br />
* eis - me<br />
* es - a<br />
* et - and<br />
* eto - will<br />
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====G====<br />
* gandius - jungle<br />
* gal - all<br />
* gentis - leaf<br />
* gutus - banana<br />
* gomondo - branch<br />
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====H====<br />
* har - old<br />
* harij - harpoon<br />
* hewo - grass<br />
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====I====<br />
* ip - you<br />
* imindus - quest<br />
* irno - translate<br />
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====K====<br />
* kar - no<br />
* kai - boat<br />
* ko - sail<br />
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====L====<br />
* lauf - eye<br />
* laquinay - common sense<br />
* lemanto - man<br />
* lemantolly - stupid man<br />
* lovos - gave<br />
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====M====<br />
* meso - came<br />
* meriz - kill<br />
* mina - time(s)<br />
* mos - coin<br />
* mi - I<br />
* mond - seal<br />
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====O====<br />
* o - for<br />
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====P====<br />
* por - long<br />
* prit - with<br />
* priw - tree<br />
* pro - to<br />
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====Q====<br />
* qui - guard<br />
* quir - guardian<br />
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====R====<br />
* rentos - agility<br />
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====S====<br />
* sarko - begone<br />
* sind - big<br />
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====T====<br />
* ta - the<br />
* tuzo - open<br />
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====U====<br />
* undri - lands<br />
* umesco - Soul<br />
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==Notes==<br />
The suffix ''-lly / -olly'' means stupid. For example, ''lemantolly'' is stupid man and ''laufolly'' is stupid eye.<br />
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==Untranslated words==<br />
These words are on the book and have no confirmed translation. They appear on the page 13 of [[My notes]] (1) and in [[The Eyes of Glouphrie]] quest cutscene, where [[Glouphrie]] created the illusory army of tortoises (2).<br />
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egramentos (2)<br />
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em (2)<br />
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emeto (2)<br />
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gan (2)<br />
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hamo (1)<br />
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is (1)<br />
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lamiten (2)<br />
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laufata (1): possibly from lauf (eye) + ta (the)<br />
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ki (1)<br />
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qua (1): possibly from qui (guard)<br />
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rei (2)<br />
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undo (1)<br />
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==Translations of Gnome texts==<br />
From the [[Gnome Glider]] menu:<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
!English Name<br />
!Gnome Name<br />
!Translation<br />
|-<br />
|The Grand Tree<br />
|Ta quir Priw<br />
|'''THE GUARDIAN TREE'''<br />
|-<br />
|White Wolf Mountain<br />
|Sindarpos<br />
|'''BIG ROCKS'''<br />
|-<br />
|Digsite<br />
|Lemanto Andra<br />
|'''MAN CITY'''<br />
|-<br />
|Al-Kharid<br />
|Kar-Hewo<br />
|'''NO GRASS'''<br />
|-<br />
|Karamja<br />
|Gandius<br />
|'''JUNGLE'''<br />
|-<br />
|Feldip Hills<br />
|Lemantolly Undri<br />
|'''STUPID MAN LANDS'''<br />
|}<br />
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This implies that the word for "stupid man" can also mean "[[Ogre]]" as the majority of Ogres live in the [[Feldip Hills]] area.<br />
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The fabled Gnomish city of [[Arposandra]] translates as '''ROCKS CITY'''.<br />
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Page 13 of [[My notes]] has a Gnomish entry that has only [[Arposandra#The_Ancient_page|partially been translated]].<br />
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==Gnome Stronghold agility course Signpost==<br />
The [[Gnome Stronghold agility course]] has a signpost with: 3 food images with ''Batta Bom Krachis'' then, ''Gal prit equa! Aluft doogle sen smai!''<br />
*Refers to [[Gnome cooking]] - Batta (Battas), Bom (Gnomebowls), and Krachis ([[Crunchies]])<br />
*Equa refers to [[Equa leaves]]<br />
*Using the Translation book, ''Gal prit equa!'' translates to "All with Equa!" as all Gnome cooking includes [[Equa leaves]] as an ingredient.<br />
* ''Aluft doogle sen smai!'' remains untranslated.<br />
**''Aluft'' may refer to [[Aluft Gianne Sr]] or [[Aluft Gianne Jr]]<br />
**''Doogle'' might refer to [[Doogle leaves]] since Aluft Gianne Jr uses doogle leaves for maps, however it is not included in any Gnome cooking recipes.<br />
**''doogle'' or ''sen'' may be a verb<br />
**''smai'' may be an adjective of ''Aluft'' or ''Aluft doogle''<br />
[[File:Gnome Stronghold agility course advertisment.png|thumb|The sign on the signpost.]]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
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*To learn the language your adventurer must get the [[Translation book]] from [[King Narnode Shareen]], which is a limited guide.<br />
*The only person in [[Gielinor]] to only speak the language today is [[Hazelmere]], an elderly gnome, though it is implied that he can in-fact speak common Gielinorian, though he usually chooses not to.<br />
*In the quest "[[The Grand Tree]]", the player must translate a letter from Old Gnomish.<br />
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