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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2651613 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Common Tongue (Westeros) Context triple: [Karl Tanner, language, Common Tongue (Westeros)]
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A.
Westron
Westron is the common tongue of Middle-earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, serving as the primary language of most peoples in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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B.
Black Speech
Black Speech is a harsh, artificial language devised by Sauron in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, chiefly associated with Mordor and the inscription on the One Ring.
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C.
Damara language
The Damara language is a Khoe (Central Khoisan) language spoken primarily by the Damara people of Namibia.
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D.
Vestinian language
The Vestinian language was an ancient, poorly attested Italic tongue once spoken by the Vestini people in central Italy and classified within the Sabellic branch.
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E.
Tobian language
The Tobian language is a Micronesian language spoken primarily on Tobi Island in Palau, known for its small speaker population and close relation to other Carolinean languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Common Tongue (Westeros) Target entity description: 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."
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A.
Westron
Westron is the common tongue of Middle-earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, serving as the primary language of most peoples in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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B.
Black Speech
Black Speech is a harsh, artificial language devised by Sauron in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, chiefly associated with Mordor and the inscription on the One Ring.
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C.
Damara language
The Damara language is a Khoe (Central Khoisan) language spoken primarily by the Damara people of Namibia.
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D.
Vestinian language
The Vestinian language was an ancient, poorly attested Italic tongue once spoken by the Vestini people in central Italy and classified within the Sabellic branch.
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E.
Tobian language
The Tobian language is a Micronesian language spoken primarily on Tobi Island in Palau, known for its small speaker population and close relation to other Carolinean languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constructed language (in-universe)
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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
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Game of Thrones ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Common Tongue (Westeros) Description of subject: 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."
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Karl Tanner
subject surface form:
Westeros
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Common Tongue
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Common Tongue
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Common Tongue of Westeros
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Common Tongue
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Common Tongue
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Common Tongue
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Common Tongue
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Common Tongue of Westeros and Essos
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Common Tongue
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Common Tongue of Westeros
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Common Tongue of Westeros
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Common Tongue
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Common Tongue of Westeros
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Common Tongue of Westeros
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Common Tongue of Westeros
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Common Tongue of Westeros
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Common Tongue of Westeros
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Common Tongue of Westeros
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Common Tongue
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Common Tongue
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Common Tongue
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Common Tongue
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Common Tongue of Westeros
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Common Tongue of Westeros
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