Nekesse Valyrio

Nekesse Valyrio is the written form of the High Valyrian language.
==Glyphs==
Nekesse Valyrio combines iconic, paradigmatic, and alphabetic elements, which are often used simultaneously.
*Iconic glyphs usually represent whole words, but can be augmented to form different words or inflections of the same word.
*Paradigmatic glyphs generally have other functions, but are used in specific verbal and nominal paradigms to indicate inflections.
*Alphabetic glyphs are used purely for their phonetic value. They can indicate single consonants, long vowels, or sequences of sounds.
To write the phrase valar morghūlis (all men must die) in the Valyrian script, the iconic glyphs for vala (man) and morghon (death) must be used. These are and . For vala to become valar (all men), the iconic glyph for kāro (pile), that is , can be appended as a paradigmatic glyph to indicate the collective number. For morghon to become morghūlis (must die), the iconic glyph for ūly (hook) can be used as an alphabetic glyph to simulate the sequence -ūli, the iconic glyph for jagon (to go) can be used as a paradigmatic glyph to indicate the aorist tense, and finally the alphabetic glyph for z can be used for third person agreement. This is the end result: 
==Punctuation==
Double dots () are always used to separate sentences, whether they are statements, questions, or exclamations. Single dots () separate words rather than sentences. Strikes ( and ) can be used in place of quotation marks, parentheses, or italics.Shrubbery, Being a History on the Flora of the Valyrian Freehold
==Behind the scenes==
Nekesse Valyrio was created by linguist David J. Peterson for House of the Dragon. Although he wished to create a Valyrian script for House of the Dragon's predecessor Game of Thrones, he was never allowed to do so, and as such all written Valyrian in that series are in the Latin script. As of 2023, there are over 400 glyphs in the High Valyrian writing system.
==In the books==
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, there are mentions of the Valyrian languages being written in a hieroglyphic script, though George R.R. Martin never actually created one.
There are Valyrian glyphs inscribed on Dragonbinder, a dragon horn from Valyria. When the horn is sounded, the glyphs shimmer with white fire. There are also glyphs on Euron Greyjoy's Valyrian steel armor.
==References==
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Category:Languages
Category:Valyrian culture