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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 section | visual editor]

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"
chyrki
Come to me.[14]

F

Fagh wo'h chox
Fuck off![15]

G

gh'ath
Ship or nautiloid.
gha'g shkath zai
For the honour of.[16][17][18]
ghaik
A mind flayer.[19]
ghustil
Healer.
gish
A military title, a warrior who mixes martial combat with arcane magic. Literally translates to "skilled".[20]
Gith'ka tavki krash'ht!
Gith's light guides us![17]
Gith'ka tavkim har'ak
Gith's blessing upon you.[21]
githzerai
Those who spurn Gith; a separate culture split from the Githyanki long ago due to philosophical differences.
g'lathk
Lowest social class, social caste responsible for farming and labour, tasked with channeling their psionic abilities to induce growth on the Astral Plane.
g'lyck
Githyanki version of a sigh (Interjection)[6]

H

hshar'lak
Traitor.[22]
htak'a
A battle cry. Attack! (imperative)[10]
hta'zith
Die, creature! (imperative)[11]

I

istark
Coward.[23]
istik
Outsider
Other
Non-gith (slur)[24][25]

J

jhe'quith dvenzir
The systematic removal of the weak.
The termination of the frail.[6]
jhe'stil
A superior (honorific)[26]
Supreme (adjective)
jhe'stil kith'rak
Supreme Knight.[27]

K

k'chakhi
Idiot[28]
kaincha
Disgusting.[29]
kainyank[30]
Cursed child[31]
Gith curse word[32]
Cursed one[15]
kith'rak (singular), kith'raki (plural) [33]
Captain - A gith commander in charge of ten sarths (100 warriors total)[34]
Knight[35]
kiir'vrahc
Betrayer[36]

L

Lash'a'kla!
Make me pure! [37]
Lash'a'rach.
Make them pure.[38]

M

Mha stil'na forjun inyeri
May the Comet blaze my path forward. [39]
mla'ghir
Liberator.
mlar
A Gith term for crafter or artisan. They're able to use their psionics to replicate the effects of some spells, including Wall of Stone Wall of Stone .

O

or'mlar
An alliance of mlar.[40]

P

pa'vrylk
Stop! (imperative)[41]

R

ra'stil
Ally.[10]

S

Sarevok'cha tsk'in'va
"Sarevok can eat shit." [42]
sarth
Githyanki general in charge of ten men.[43] Literally translates to "sergeant".[20]
sa'varsh
Teacher
Trainer
Drill Sergeant[44][45]
senja'si
A Gith term for a seer.[46]
Sha'vah
Hail [17]
Sha va zai
I love you[17]
she'lak
Idealist do-gooder
Benevolent burden[47]
shka'keth
Asshole (Derogatory). [26]
shkath zai
For the honour![48]
For honour[26] (Greeting)
shu'kyani
The 'egg-layers.' Githyanki who only visit the Material Plane long enough to pass their eggs.
Ska'kek kir Gith shabell'eth
Mother Gith compels you to listen. [49]

T

tas'ki
An expression of annoyance.
tavki na'zin
Show us truth![16][50]
tchak'i
Come.[51]
tir'su
The Githyanki alphabet.[52]
tl'a'ikith
Spirit[53] or sword spirit.[20]
tl'a'Vlaakith
Vlaakith's spirit.[54]
tsk'va
Shit.[10]
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.
var'ith'n
Githyanki psionic builder,[55] capable of collecting astral energies in order to aid the mlar in constructing their creations.[20]
vin'iisk
Underling.[45]
Vlaakith
Death.
Vlaakith gha'g shkath zai!
For the honour of Vlaakith![56]
Vlaakith, ba na'zin. Vlaakith, ik sa'ith! Vlaakith, tri na'sa'zhi!
Vlaakith, I seek truth. Vlaakith, grant me entry![57] Vlaakith, ascend me![58]
Vlaakith'ka sivim hrath krash'ht
Only in Vlaakith may we find light.[59]

X

xan
Freedom.[46]

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.[17]

Z

Zai, zai, zai
Battle cry of sorts, used to hype ones self up[60][61]
zaith'isk
"Purifier," or more specifically, a device used to remove mind flayer parasites from infected Gith.
zech
Wait! (imperative)[23]
zhak vo'n'ash duj
"Source of my bruises." Term of affection.
zhak vo'n'fynh duj
"Source of my joy."

External Links[edit section | visual editor]

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

References[edit section | visual editor]

  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. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 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. ↑ INT_GithyankiAmbush_VossDecision_OM_Laezel_COM (The dialogue file contains pronunciation in the devnotes, but not actual translation. The latter can only be found among Lae'zel's voice lines from early access, which did not make it into the published version of the game.)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 END_IllithidOptions_GD_Undecided
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 phrase follows the subject
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 END_VossEncounter_VossAmbush
  18. ↑ CRE_PortraitKid
  19. ↑ TUT_Helm_AltGuide_BeforeHelm
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 See A Guide to the Astral Plane⁠A Guide to the Astral Plane, pages 49-51.
  21. ↑ END_BrainBattle_CombatOver
  22. ↑ CRE_Hatchery_Caretaker
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 CRE_ChainOfCommand_AD_CultistsSceneInterrupted
  24. ↑ CRE_CrecheGuard01
  25. ↑ CRE_ChainOfCommand_AD_EscortingCultistsChatter
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 CRE_UpperGuards_MainCheckpointTrespassing
  27. ↑ CAMP_Laezel_VossCampConfrontation_SCO_LaezelAvatar
  28. ↑ CRE_General_MageHandMain
  29. ↑ CRE_Quartermistress
  30. ↑ composite of kain (likely common root with kaincha - disgusting) and yank - child
  31. ↑ CAMP_OrinAbduction_CFM_Laezel
  32. ↑ TUT_Helm_LaezelBeforeHelm
  33. ↑ END_GameFinale_AvatarLaezelFinalChoice
  34. ↑ PLA_GithChokepoint_AD_SearchingCorpses
  35. ↑ CAMP_Laezel_SD_AfterCrecheReflection
  36. ↑ Dungeon Magazine Vol. XVII, No.4 Issue 100, page 104. Published in July 2003
  37. ↑ CRE_GithInfirmary_Device
  38. ↑ DEN_AdventurersQuest_LeaderAtCorpses
  39. ↑ CAMP_Laezel_WRD_AfterVlaakithVisit
  40. ↑ PB_Laezel_Astarion_MasonsGuild
  41. ↑ HAG_Hag_AD_ControlledByMask
  42. ↑ 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 declension 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.
  43. ↑ SCL_GithCreche_GithExplorer_Dead
  44. ↑ CRE_CrecheGuard05
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 CRE_UpperGuards_AD_MainCheckpointChatter
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 EPI_Epilogue_Laezel
  47. ↑ Laezel_InParty2_Nested_TopicalGreetings
  48. ↑ CRE_ChainOfCommand_Vlaakith_OM_Laezel_COM
  49. ↑ Said by Kith'rak Voss to the party at camp after laying down his sword so that they will listen and not attack.
  50. ↑ UND_AdamantineGolem_PAD_Victory
  51. ↑ INT_EmperorRevealed_AD_HonourGuard01_Combat
  52. ↑ PLA_GithChokepoint_ReadingMap
  53. ↑ EPI_Epilogue_AD_GhostReactionLaezel
  54. ↑ CAMP_Laezel_VossCampConfrontation_SCO_LaezelCom
  55. ↑ END_IllithidOptions_WRD_LaezelTadpoleChoice
  56. ↑ CRE_ChainOfCommand_Vlaakith
  57. ↑ WYR_RaphaelTango_WRD_LaezelAfterRaphaelSoloScene
  58. ↑ END_BrainBattle_CombatOver_Nested_VlaakithLaezel
  59. ↑ CRE_CrecheTeenager01
  60. ↑ May be related to shkath zai
  61. ↑ Laezel_InPartyEND
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