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− | The '''trade | + | The '''trade talk'''{{ref|AFFC|14}}{{ref|ADWD|47}} or '''trade tongue'''{{ref|AFFC|34}} is the language of the wharves and docks and sailor's taverns. It a coarse jumble of words and phrases from a dozen languages, accompanied by hand signs and gestures, most of them insulting.{{ref|affc|34}} In [[Slaver's Bay]] it is a guttural sailor's pidgin influenced by [[Old Ghiscari]].{{ref|adwd|47}} |
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+ | [[Sothoryi]] who dwell closest to the [[Summer Sea]] are said to have learned the trade talk.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}} | ||
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==Known Speakers== | ==Known Speakers== | ||
− | *[[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]] | + | *The [[goat boy]]{{ref|ADWD|47}} |
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+ | *[[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]]{{ref|ADWD|14}} | ||
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==Notes and References== | ==Notes and References== | ||
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[[es:Lengua del comercio]] | [[es:Lengua del comercio]] |
Revision as of 16:19, 2 August 2016
The trade talk[1][2] or trade tongue[3] is the language of the wharves and docks and sailor's taverns. It a coarse jumble of words and phrases from a dozen languages, accompanied by hand signs and gestures, most of them insulting.[3] In Slaver's Bay it is a guttural sailor's pidgin influenced by Old Ghiscari.[2]
Sothoryi who dwell closest to the Summer Sea are said to have learned the trade talk.[4]
Known Speakers
Notes and References
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 14, Brienne III.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 47, Tyrion X.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 34, Cat Of The Canals.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 14, Tyrion IV.