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"Vlaakith"[1] in githyanki tir'su[2]
The Githyanki[3] tir'su alphabet[4]
A non-exhaustive list of Gith words and phrases that appear in the game.

Vocabulary[edit | edit source]

B

Baht t'[Name]
Sister of [5]
Chosen of[7]

C

Chk
Tsk (Interjection)[8]
Ch'k'l ghaik Vlaakith m' zath'ak!
Mind flayer - abomination to Vlaakith![9]
Ch'mar, zal'a Vlaakith.
Vlaakith's will above all.[10]
Ch'r'ai
Inquisitor.[11]
chraith
Enemy.[12]
chraith'kan zharn
"May your enemies know agony."[13]
Closest Githyanki equivalent to "thank you"

F

Fagh wo'h chox
Fuck off![14]

G

gh'ath
Ship or nautiloid.
gha'g shkath zai
For the honour of.[15][16][17]
ghaik
A mind flayer.[18]
ghustil
Healer.
gish
A military title, a warrior who mixes martial combat with arcane magic.
Gith'ka tavki krash'ht!
Gith's light guides us![16]
githzerai
Those who spurn Gith; a separate culture split from the Githyanki long ago.
g'lathk
Lowest social class, social caste responsible for farming and labour.
g'lyck
Githyanki version of a sigh (Interjection)[19]

H

hshar'lak
Traitor.[20]
htak'a
A battle cry. Attack! (imperative)[10]
hta'zith
Die, creature! (imperative)[11]

I

istark
Coward.[21]
istik
Outsider
Other
Non-gith (slur)[22][23]

J

jhe'stil
A superior (honorific)[24]
Supreme (adjective)
jhe'stil kith'rak
Supreme Knight.[25]

K

k'chakhi
Idiot[26]
kaincha
Disgusting.[27]
kainyank[28]
Cursed child[29]
Gith curse word[30]
Cursed one[14]
kith'rak (singular), kith'raki (plural) [31]
Captain - A gith commander in charge of ten sarths (100 warriors total)[32]
Knight[33]
kiir'vrahc
Betrayer[34]

M

Mha stil'na forjun inyeri
May the Comet blaze my path forward. [35]
mla'ghir
Liberator.
mlar
A Gith term for crafter or artisan.

P

pa'vrylk
Stop! (imperative)[36]

R

ra'stil
Ally.[10]

S

Sarevok'cha tsk'in'va
"Sarevok can eat shit." [37]
sarth
Githyanki general in charge of ten men[38]
Sha'vah
Hail [16]
Sha va zai
I love you[16]
she'lak
Idealist do-gooder
Benevolent burden[39]
shka'keth
Asshole (Derogatory). [24]
shkath zai
For the honour![40]
For honour[24] (Greeting)
shu'kyani
The 'egg-layers.' Githyanki who only visit the Material Plane long enough to pass their eggs.
sa'varsh
Teacher
Trainer
Drill Sergeant[41][42]

T

tas'ki
An expression of annoyance.
tavki na'zin
Show us truth![15][43]
tsk'va
Shit.[10]
tir'su
The Githyanki alphabet.[44]
Tu'narath
"The One in the Void" "The City of Death" The githyanki capital city in the Astral Plane. Built upon the giant, long-dead remains of an ancient six-armed god.

V

Varsh
Caretaker of young Githyanki within a crèche.
Vlaakith
Death.
Vlaakith'ka sivim hrath krash'ht
Only in Vlaakith may we find light.[45]
vin'iisk
Underling.[42]

Y

yank
Child, follower; plural yanki. Plural form is sometimes used as a shorthand for the Githyanki as a whole, Githyanki meaning "children of Gith".
Yisk Gith'ka tavki krash'ht!
Mother Gith, reveal your light.[16]

Z

Zai, zai, zai
Battle cry of sorts, used to hype ones self up[46][47]
zaith'isk
"Purifier," or more specifically, a device used to remove mind flayer parasites from infected Gith.
zech
Wait! (imperative)[21]
zhak vo'n'ash duj
"Source of my bruises." Term of affection.
zhak vo'n'fynh duj
"Source of my joy."

External Links[edit | edit source]

Gith dictionary on the Forgotten Realms Wiki⁠Gith dictionary on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
Gith language on the Forgotten Realms Wiki⁠Gith language on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The final character is a ligature, hence the mismatch in letter number.
  2. ↑ Larian appears to have chosen to write in all capital letters, denoted by the extension of the letter stems into the circle.
  3. ↑ The Githzerai use a very similar alphabet, see: Githzerai Tir'su. The key distinction is that its direction and starting position are opposite that of the Githyanki form i.e. starting from the bottom, and read counterclockwise.
  4. ↑ The font used in the image is slightly different from Larian's, but the letters remain recognizable.
  5. ↑ CAMP_Laezel_VlaakithVisit_CFM_LaezelAvatar
  6. ↑ Laezel_InParty2_Nested_DefaultQuestionBank
  7. ↑ There has only ever been one Baht t'Vlaakith[6]
  8. ↑ SHA_OrthonLair_PAD_EnteredLair
  9. ↑ CAMP_Daisy1_CRD_Laezel_BeforeDream
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 CRE_Hatchery_Caretaker
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 CRE_ChainOfCommand_Templar
  12. ↑ CRE_ChainOfCommand_AD_SecondTurn
  13. ↑ LOW_Laezel_WRD_SavedFromOrin
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 END_IllithidOptions_GD_Undecided
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 phrase follows the subject
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 END_VossEncounter_VossAmbush
  17. ↑ CRE_PortraitKid
  18. ↑ TUT_Helm_AltGuide_BeforeHelm
  19. ↑ Laezel_InParty2_Nested_DefaultQuestionBank
  20. ↑ CRE_Hatchery_Caretaker
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 CRE_ChainOfCommand_AD_CultistsSceneInterrupted
  22. ↑ CRE_CrecheGuard01
  23. ↑ CRE_ChainOfCommand_AD_EscortingCultistsChatter
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 CRE_UpperGuards_MainCheckpointTrespassing
  25. ↑ CAMP_Laezel_VossCampConfrontation_SCO_LaezelAvatar
  26. ↑ CRE_General_MageHandMain
  27. ↑ CRE_Quartermistress
  28. ↑ composite of kain (likely common root with kaincha - disgusting) and yank - child
  29. ↑ CAMP_OrinAbduction_CFM_Laezel
  30. ↑ TUT_Helm_LaezelBeforeHelm
  31. ↑ END_GameFinale_AvatarLaezelFinalChoice
  32. ↑ PLA_GithChokepoint_AD_SearchingCorpses
  33. ↑ CAMP_Laezel_SD_AfterCrecheReflection
  34. ↑ Dungeon Magazine Vol. XVII, No.4 Issue 100, page 104. Published in July 2003
  35. ↑ CAMP_Laezel_WRD_AfterVlaakithVisit
  36. ↑ HAG_Hag_AD_ControlledByMask
  37. ↑ It is unclear which parts of the phrase have which functions. "Sarevok" is obvious. tsk'in'va is particularly interesting as tsk'va on its own means "shit" making 'in' an infix, presumably a verb equivalent to either "eat," the auxiliary "can," or a compound of both (in which case 'cha modifies only Sarevok as some form of declination or simple derision of the subject). The suffix 'cha bears resemblance to k'chakhi meaning idiot, lending some credence to the notion that it modifies Sarevok to convey a negative opinion of him. Unfortunately the only other example of the k' prefix is in Crèche K'liir and there are no other examples of the suffix khi, leaving little clue to what role 'cha plays in k'chakhi, or if it is even an independent morpheme in the first place.
  38. ↑ SCL_GithCreche_GithExplorer_Dead
  39. ↑ Laezel_InParty2_Nested_TopicalGreetings
  40. ↑ CRE_ChainOfCommand_Vlaakith_OM_Laezel_COM
  41. ↑ CRE_CrecheGuard05
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 CRE_UpperGuards_AD_MainCheckpointChatter
  43. ↑ UND_AdamantineGolem_PAD_Victory
  44. ↑ PLA_GithChokepoint_ReadingMap
  45. ↑ CRE_CrecheTeenager01
  46. ↑ May be related to shkath zai
  47. ↑ Laezel_InPartyEND
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