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The Old Tongue

The Old Tongue is the language spoken in the Age of Legends. In the current Westlands only the well-educated know more than a few words.

For a thorough discussion of the Old Tongue, its etymology and the meanings of words and phrases, one of the best sources is Aaron Bergman's The Compleat Old Tongue 2.0 and references therein.

Here is a listing of Old Tongue words and phrases by where they first appear in the books. They are linked to their definitions and etymology in The Compleat Old Tongue 2.0. Locations of definitions, if not in the same chapter, are added parenthetically.

References

• TEotW,Ch9 - First mention. Before the Trolloc Wars, many cities and places had names from the Old Tongue.
• TEotW,Ch18 - Under attack by Trollocs, Mat begins shouting in the Old Tongue. Egwene feels that she can almost understand what he says.
• TEotW,Ch52 - Loial is fluent in the Old Tongue.
• TDR,Ch18 - As Mat is Healed, he shouts fluently in the Old Tongue.
• TDR,Ch19 - Mat recalls speaking the Old Tongue.
• TDR,Ch24 - Mat now occasionally slips and speaks in the Old Tongue.
• TSR,Ch15 - The Aelfinn and Eelfinn speak the Old Tongue.
• TSR,Ch24 - Talking with the Eelfinn, Mat is not sure if he is speaking common tongue or Old Tongue.
• TSR,Ch26 - Mat is now fluent in Old Tongue.
• TFoH,Ch44 - Rand remembers Old Tongue phrases from Lews Therin's memories.
• ACoS,Ch2 - Taim gives himself an Old Tongue title.
• ACoS,Ch21 - Birgitte notes that Mat's accent and idiom in the Old Tongue varies from moment to moment.
• TPoD,Ch21 - Mimicking Taim, Gedwyn and Rochaid also take Old Tongue titles.

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