R'lyehian
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R'lyehian is the fictional, otherworldly language associated with the Great Old One Cthulhu in H. P. Lovecraft’s mythos.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constructed language in fiction
ⓘ
fictional language ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Call of Cthulhu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various Cthulhu Mythos stories ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cthulhu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Old Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFictionalUniverse | Lovecraftian horror universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | American weird fiction ⓘ |
| developedFurtherBy | later Mythos authors ⓘ |
| fandomUsage | used in fan rituals and role-playing games ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| firstAppearedInWork | The Call of Cthulhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | cosmic horror ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
harsh phonology
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limited attested vocabulary ⓘ non-human articulatory assumptions ⓘ primarily liturgical usage ⓘ |
| hasGrammarStatus | no fully defined grammar ⓘ |
| hasLexiconStatus | fragmentary lexicon ⓘ |
| hasOrthographyStatus | no standardized orthography ⓘ |
| hasPerception | difficult for humans to pronounce ⓘ |
| hasStatus | incomplete constructed language ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienness
ⓘ
cosmic insignificance of humanity ⓘ |
| influenced | later fictional occult languages ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | occult grimoires (fictional) ⓘ |
| languageFamilyInFiction | Great Old Ones languages ⓘ |
| languageTypeInFiction | otherworldly language ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| namedAfter | R'lyeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePhrase | Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn ⓘ |
| notablePhraseMeaning | In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming ⓘ |
| partOf | Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunctionInFiction |
language of incantations
ⓘ
ritual language ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Necronomicon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | sunken city of R'lyeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Cthulhu
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ⓘ
Cthulhu cultists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
summoning Cthulhu
ⓘ
worship of Cthulhu ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Lovecraftian music and art
ⓘ
fan fiction ⓘ tabletop role-playing games inspired by Cthulhu Mythos ⓘ |
| writtenInScript | Latin alphabet (approximate transcription) ⓘ |
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