Character Languages

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Every character on *The Vampire Diaries*, *The Originals,* and *Legacies* speaks some form or variant of a language.The predominant language spoken on the original broadcasts of the show is American English, though variants of this language, as well as entirely different languages are used, often with English subtitles.

## Aramaic

* The **Aramaic language** was spoken dating back to Biblical times (3rd millennium BC to 1st millennium AD), but due to the complexity of the Aramaic language, there are few people who have the knowledge of the language necessary to translate text or words, depending on the intention.
* Aramaic script was widely adopted for other languages and is ancestral to both the Arabic and modern Hebrew alphabets.
* Qetsiyah was a notable speaker of Aramaic as was shown in her spells, and the connection her name and possible origin. Klaus also spoke the language.
* Hunter's Mark & The Sword of Alexander have Aramaic writings.
* Klaus Mikaelson and Alex Gilbert are fluent in in Aramaic.

## Bulgarian

* Katherine Pierce, her parents and a sister spoke Bulgarian.
* Klaus and Alex also speak Bulgarian.

## Czech

* The Travelers use this language for their spells and rituals.
* Katherine and Nadia Petrova speak Czech.

## English

Most of the characters speak English.

Accents
Many characters have distinctive accents when speaking English, showing their countries of origin.

While most of the characters speak English with an American accent, some have distinctive accents, showing their countries of origin.

* Galen Vaughn and Alistair Duquesne are shown to have a Scottish accent.
* Lorenzo St. John, the Mikaelson Family, and now Ariana Gilbert speak with a British accent.
* Athena Mikaelson and Antheia Claire speak with a French accent.

## French

* Chris Reyes, Erika Claire, Athena Mikaelson, and Antheia Claire native language is French.
* The French Quarter witches, as well as most of the New Orleans witches, use this language for their spells and rituals.
* Isobel Flemming, Cherie, Alex, Jack Mikaelson, Hope Mikaelson, Jax Salvatore, Nina Salvatore, Lily Salvatore, and Luna Lockwood speak French.
* Rebekah Mikaelson and the casket girls spoke French in the 18th century.
* Niklaus spoke French in the 19th century.
* Elijah Mikaelson and Katherine spoke French.

## German

* Klaus and Greta Sienna spoke German in the 1930s.

## Italian

* Leonardo DaVinci, Cleo Sowande, and Alex speak Italian. Jed speaks a little Italian because he was on a vacation in Rome.
* Alexander and Rebekah lived in Italy in the 12th century and were fluent in Italian.

## Japanese

* Kurutta, Josie Saltzman, Alex, Hope, Jax, Nina, and Lily speak Japanese.

## Old Norse

*Main Article: Runes*
* Ancient Nordic witches such as Dahlia and Freya Mikaelson use this language for their spells and rituals.

## Spell Language

* It is the language used by most witches for various spells and rituals. The language is similar to **Latin**. Kat Graham calls it "the Plecan" after the show's creator Julie Plec, because "it is actually a mix of Latin and some words that look like real words".

## Yoruba

* Cleo casts her black magic spells in Yoruba and her last name is also Yarubian.