Practice your Dunmeri

[manavortex]

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Dunmeri terms:

Thank you (not official)	Juohn
You're welcome (not official)	Ju'rohn
An insult, alike to "scum"	Fetcher
a vulgar exclamation akin to “damn”	nchow
outlander/foreigner/slave	n'wah
an insult	s'wit
calling someone "native", can be a compliment or an insult	f'lah
A polite, yet informal way of addressing someone	Sera
A polite and formal way of addressing someone	Muthsera
A way to address nobility or surperiors, indicates respect	Serjo
A respectful way of addressing one's teacher	Kena
Addressing someone who is rich (under Telvanni usually: rich in knowledge)	Sedura
A toast (great benefit, great fortune)	Gah'Julan

About Dunmeri ways of addressing others

On Dunmeri language - this is not from any official source, I believe it's entirely made up, but someone has put a lot of effort in that

on f'lah

The Imperial Library (all canon there)

Although the second link has a great variety of words, most of them are not official (nor is the grammar, for that matter). I'd suggest we ignore these and take only juohn and ju'rohn from these, because they are just to good not to use.

[dovahcreed]

So high elves is an insult? XD

[Nelvan Telvanni]

Of course! Altmer feel like the superior mages.. which they are obviously not.

[dovahcreed]

Lets not start that stupid argument again ;)

[SilvarBaan]

calling someone "native", can be a compliment or an insult f'lah When is it a compliment, an when an insult?