Common Tongue (Westeros)
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The Common Tongue of Westeros is the primary spoken and written language used across most of the Seven Kingdoms in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Common Tongue | 13 |
| Common Tongue of Westeros | 13 |
| Common Tongue (Westeros) canonical | 4 |
| Common Tongue of Westeros and Essos | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constructed language (in-universe)
ⓘ
fictional language ⓘ language of Westeros ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
the Common Speech
ⓘ
the Common Tongue ⓘ the language of the Andals ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
Dothraki
ⓘ
surface form:
Dothraki language
Ghiscari languages ⓘ Valyrian languages ⓘ
surface form:
High Valyrian
Low Valyrian dialects ⓘ Old Tongue (Westeros) ⓘ |
| creator | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Andal language ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Andal culture ⓘ |
| influences |
personal names in Westeros
ⓘ
place names in Westeros ⓘ titles and ranks in Westeros ⓘ |
| inUniverseTimeDepth | used for thousands of years in Westeros (approximate) ⓘ |
| note | represented as English in the books and TV adaptation ⓘ |
| origin | Andal invasion of Westeros ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Crownlands
ⓘ
Dorne ⓘ Seven Kingdoms ⓘ
surface form:
Seven Kingdoms of Westeros
The Iron Islands ⓘ The North ⓘ The Reach ⓘ The Riverlands ⓘ The Stormlands ⓘ The Vale of Arryn ⓘ The Westerlands ⓘ |
| primaryWritingSystem | Westerosi script ⓘ |
| scriptType | alphabetic script ⓘ |
| spokenByCharacter |
Arya Stark
ⓘ
Brienne of Tarth ⓘ Cersei Lannister ⓘ Daenerys Targaryen ⓘ Eddard Stark ⓘ Jon Snow ⓘ Petyr Baelish ⓘ Robert Baratheon ⓘ Samwell Tarly ⓘ Sansa Stark ⓘ Stannis Baratheon ⓘ Tyrion Lannister ⓘ Varys ⓘ |
| statusInWesteros |
lingua franca
ⓘ
official language of the Iron Throne ⓘ |
| usedByGroup |
merchants in Westeros
ⓘ
nobility of Westeros ⓘ Westerosi ⓘ
surface form:
smallfolk of Westeros
the Faith of the Seven clergy ⓘ Night's Watch ⓘ
surface form:
the Night's Watch
|
| usedFor |
administration of the Seven Kingdoms
ⓘ
legal documents ⓘ literature in Westeros ⓘ religious texts of the Faith of the Seven ⓘ royal decrees ⓘ |
| usedInWork |
A Song of Ice and Fire
ⓘ
Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Karl Tanner
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Westeros
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Common Tongue of Westeros
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