Talk:D'ni language
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Maybe someone could make a reference to the rehevkor.
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Major Additions
Hey, this is Veovis from the DLF (Avonis on UO). I've added quite a bit to the D'ni language section, expanding on stuff like the verb suffixes and such. I might add more soon and I'd like to add a few examples of D'ni characters.
dubious
- If D'ni were pronounced d'NEE, then it would be spelt D'nee; the guide would say that ni is said ni(ce).
- few != a few; to three books does not mean a small, fair amount or number of books.
lysdexia 15:12, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- What? D'ni is pronounced "dunny", or "duh-NEE". The spelling "D'ni" is the English way of attempting to write the word. Surely there's something here I'm misunderstanding - the word "D'ni" is pronounced "dunny" in the games.
- --Spug 23:40, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)
It's not exactly pronounced like either "dunny" or "duh-NEE", but it is closest to the last one. and it's certainly not "D'ny".
- Nope, I agree with Spug. D'ni is unmistakenly pronounced "DUH-nee" by both Atrus and Catherine at several points in Myst/Riven/Exile. As an Aussie I found this pronounciation somewhat amusing :) --Jquarry 21:39, 8 May 2005 (UTC)
Orthography and Numerals
Someone should add a section about how the orthography (letters) correspond to the 24 numerals. It's one of the more interesting bits of the language, really.
Basically, all the elements from the numerals (the horizontal bar, bow, etcetera) are italicised somewhat and formed into the letters, in the order of the alphabet (so the first letter corresponds to the number one, and so forth).
hevkor picture
What happened to the hevkor picture?