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| {{Infobox|name=Parseltongue-inspired|pronounce=''n.a.''|tu=''Harry Potter'' world|species=Ophidic<br/>(snakes and snake-likes)|in=All over the HP world|no=''unknown''|script=''n.a.''|tree=Isolate|morph=Inflecting|ms=Accusative|wo=SOV|creator=[[User:Denihilonihil|Eugene Oh]]|date=July 2005}}
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| '''Parseltongue''' is a fictional language spoken by snakes in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels (author: J. K. Rowling), whose known human speakers include the Lord Voldemort and Harry Potter. This language has, however, not been publicly described by Rowling and has no known form. | | '''Parseltongue''' is a fictional language spoken by snakes in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels (author: J. K. Rowling), whose known human speakers include the Lord Voldemort and Harry Potter. This language has, however, not been publicly described by Rowling and has no known form. |
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| The '''Parseltongue''' referred to below in this article refers to '''Parseltongue-inspired''', a hypothetical form of the abovementioned snake-speak. Because the tongue has no written form, the text samples appearing hereafter are in romanised form.
| | Indeed, it is unlikely that a dictionary or a grammar of Parseltongue was ever written even in the ''Harry Potter'' wizarding world itself. The reason for this is that Parseltongue is not as much a learnable language as an innate magical ability. Either you are born a ''Parselmouth'', in which case you can speak and understand Parseltongue without ever learning it, or you are not, in which case you will never ever be able to speak or understand Parseltongue. |
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| ==Phonology==
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| Being a language spoken by snakes (and the like), Parseltongue is rich in sibilants and other fricatives.
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| | What a Parselmouth hears when he listens to a snake (or another Parselmouth) are the natural hissing sounds of the snake (or, respectively, their imitation by the Parselmouth), and at the same moment, he magically knows what the snake (or the Parselmouth) wants to tell him. When he speaks Parseltongue, the Parselmouth subconsciously 'translates' his thoughts into snake-sounds. The knowledge of the grammar and the lexicon of Parseltongue is subconscious and cannot be told to someone else or written down. |
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| | ===Related or descended conlangs=== |
| |- style="vertical-align: center; font-size: x-small; height: 2em"
| | * [[Parseltongue-inspired]], aka ''Fispa'' |
| | style="font-size: 90%;" | [[Place of articulation]] →
| | * [[Stilio]], a.k.a ''Parseltongue-inspired 2'' |
| ! colspan=2 | [[Labial consonant|Labial]]
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| ! colspan=4 | [[Coronal consonant|Coronal]]
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| ! colspan=4 | [[Dorsal consonant|Dorsal]]
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| ! colspan=4 | [[Radical consonant|Radical]]
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| ! colspan=2 | [[Glottal consonant|(none)]]
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| |- style="vertical-align: center; font-size: x-small; height: 3em"
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| | style="font-size: 90%;" | [[Manner of articulation]] ↓
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| ! style="width: 4em;" | [[Bilabial consonant|Bi­la­bial]]
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| ! style="width: 4em;" | [[Labiodental consonant|La­bio‐<br/>den­tal]]
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| ! style="width: 4em;" | [[Dental consonant|Den­tal]]
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| ! style="width: 4em;" | [[Alveolar consonant|Al­veo­lar]]
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| ! style="width: 4em;" | [[Postalveolar consonant|Post‐<br/>al­veo­lar]]
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| ! style="width: 4em;" | [[Retroflex consonant|Re­tro‐<br/>flex]]
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| ! style="width: 4em;" | [[Palatal consonant|Pa­la­tal]]
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| ! style="width: 4em;" | [[Velar consonant|Ve­lar]]
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| ! colspan="2" style="width: 4em;" | [[Uvular consonant|Uvu­lar]]
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| ! colspan="2" style="width: 4em;" | [[Pharyngeal consonant|Pha­ryn‐<br/>geal]]
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| ! colspan="2" style="width: 4em;" | [[Epiglottal consonant|Epi‐<br/>glot­tal]]
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| ! colspan="2" style="width: 4em;" | [[Glottal consonant|Glot­tal]]
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| |- style="font-size: 120%;"
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| ! style="font-size: x-small; text-align:left" | [[Nasal consonant|Nasal]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[bilabial nasal|{{IPA|m}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[labiodental nasal|{{IPA|ɱ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="3" | [[alveolar nasal|{{IPA|n}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[retroflex nasal|{{IPA|ɳ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[palatal nasal|{{IPA|ɲ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[velar nasal|{{IPA|ŋ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" | [[uvular nasal|{{IPA|ɴ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="6" style="background:#ccc" |
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| |- style="font-size: 120%;"
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| ! style="font-size: x-small; text-align:left" | [[Plosive consonant|Plosive]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless bilabial plosive|{{IPA|p}}]] [[voiced bilabial plosive|{{IPA|b}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless labiodental plosive|*]] [[voiced labiodental plosive|*]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="3" |[[voiceless alveolar plosive|{{IPA|t}}]] [[voiced alveolar plosive|{{IPA|d}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless retroflex plosive|{{IPA|ʈ}}]] [[voiced retroflex plosive|{{IPA|ɖ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless palatal plosive|{{IPA|c}}]] [[voiced palatal plosive|{{IPA|ɟ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless velar plosive|{{IPA|k}}]] [[voiced velar plosive|{{IPA|ɡ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" | [[voiceless uvular plosive|{{IPA|q}}]] [[voiced uvular plosive|{{IPA|ɢ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" style="background:#ccc" |
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" | [[epiglottal plosive|{{IPA|ʡ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" style="width: 1em;" | [[glottal stop|{{IPA|ʔ}}]]
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| | style="width: 1em; background:#ccc" |
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| |- style="font-size: 120%;"
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| ! style="font-size: x-small; text-align:left" | [[Fricative consonant|Fricative]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless bilabial fricative|{{IPA|ɸ}}]] [[voiced bilabial fricative|{{IPA|β}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless labiodental fricative|{{IPA|f}}]] [[voiced labiodental fricative|{{IPA|v}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless dental fricative|{{IPA|θ}}]] [[voiced dental fricative|{{IPA|ð}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless alveolar fricative|{{IPA|s}}]] [[voiced alveolar fricative|{{IPA|z}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless postalveolar fricative|{{IPA|ʃ}}]] [[voiced postalveolar fricative|{{IPA|ʒ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless retroflex fricative|{{IPA|ʂ}}]] [[voiced retroflex fricative|{{IPA|ʐ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless palatal fricative|{{IPA|ç}}]] [[voiced palatal fricative|{{IPA|ʝ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless velar fricative|{{IPA|x}}]] [[voiced velar fricative|{{IPA|ɣ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" style="width: 1em;" | [[voiceless uvular fricative|{{IPA|χ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" rowspan="2" style="width: 1em;" | [[voiced uvular fricative|{{IPA|ʁ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" style="width: 1em;" | [[voiceless pharyngeal fricative|{{IPA|ħ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" rowspan="2" style="width: 1em;" | [[voiced pharyngeal fricative|{{IPA|ʕ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" style="width: 1em;" | [[voiceless epiglottal fricative|{{IPA|ʜ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" rowspan="2" style="width: 1em;" | [[voiced epiglottal fricative|{{IPA|ʢ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | [[voiceless glottal fricative|{{IPA|h}}]] [[voiced glottal fricative|{{IPA|ɦ}}]]
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| |- style="font-size: 120%;"
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| ! style="font-size: x-small; text-align:left" | [[Approximant consonant|Approx­imant]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[bilabial approximant|{{IPA|β̞}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[labiodental approximant|{{IPA|ʋ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="3" | [[alveolar approximant|{{IPA|ɹ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[retroflex approximant|{{IPA|ɻ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[palatal approximant|{{IPA|j}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[velar approximant|{{IPA|ɰ}}]]
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| |- style="font-size: 120%;"
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| ! style="font-size: x-small; text-align:left" | [[Trill consonant|Trill]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[bilabial trill|{{IPA|ʙ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="3" | [[alveolar trill|{{IPA|r}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[retroflex trill|{{IPA|*}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" style="background:#ccc" |
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" | [[uvular trill|{{IPA|ʀ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" style="background:#ccc" |
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" | [[epiglottal trill|*]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" style="background:#ccc" |
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| |- style="font-size: 120%;"
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| ! style="font-size: x-small; text-align:left" | [[Flap consonant|Tap or Flap]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[bilabial flap|*]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[labiodental flap|<sup>†</sup>]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="3" | [[alveolar tap|{{IPA|ɾ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[retroflex flap|{{IPA|ɽ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" style="background:#ccc" |
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" |
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" style="background:#ccc" |
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" | [[epiglottal flap|*]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" style="background:#ccc" |
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| |- style="font-size: 120%;"
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| ! style="font-size: x-small; text-align:left" | [[Lateral consonant|Lateral Fricative]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" style="background:#ccc" |
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="3" | [[voiceless alveolar lateral fricative|{{IPA|ɬ}}]] [[voiced alveolar lateral fricative|{{IPA|ɮ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless retroflex lateral fricative|*]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless palatal lateral fricative|*]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[voiceless velar lateral fricative|*]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" |
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="7" style="background:#ccc" |
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| |- style="font-size: 120%;"
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| ! style="font-size: x-small; text-align:left" | [[Lateral consonant|Lateral Approx­imant]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" style="background:#ccc" |
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="3" | [[alveolar lateral approximant|{{IPA|l}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[retroflex lateral approximant|{{IPA|ɭ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[palatal lateral approximant|{{IPA|ʎ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[velar lateral approximant|{{IPA|ʟ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" |
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="7" style="background:#ccc" |
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| |- style="font-size: 120%;"
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| ! style="font-size: x-small; text-align:left" | [[Lateral consonant|Lateral Flap]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan=2 style="background:#ccc" |
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan=3 | [[alveolar lateral flap|{{IPA|ɺ}}]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[retroflex lateral flap|*]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[palatal lateral flap|*]]
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| | class="nounderlines" | [[velar lateral flap|*]]
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="2" |
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| | class="nounderlines" colspan="7" style="background:#ccc" |
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| | [[Category:Conlangs]] |
