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Maktahn is a language spoken in Makt.

Glossary[]

Words[]

  • kajt— a curse word[1]
  • kosa — yes[2]
  • køt — king[3]
  • nijk shöst — please[4]
  • vösk — leave[5]
  • vöxt — bound[6]

Phrases and sayings[]

Phrase/saying Meaning
Kösa I'm sure.[7]
Ön vejr tök... The story goes...[6]
Öt vosa rijke. For your loss.[8]
Nö kijn avost. I don't fear death.[8]
Ös-vo tach? Are you busy?[8]
Öva sö taro. He is in the city.[7]
Vös rensk torejk. Back away from her.[9]
Vos och What is it?[10]
On Vis Och Dawn to dusk. (Fresh start. Good end.)[11]


Unknown translation:

  • Övos norevjk[12]
  • Tovach ös mostevna[12]
  • Ös vosa nochten[13]
  • Ös reijkav vösk[5]

Trivia[]

  • Maktahn was partly inspired by "the more guttural influences of Scandinavia."[14]

References[]

  1. A Conjuring of Light
  2. A Gathering of Shadows
  3. A Gathering of Shadows, VI: Impostors, I
  4. A Darker Shade of Magic, IV: White Throne, V
  5. 5.0 5.1 A Darker Shade of Magic, XIII: The Waiting King, II
  6. 6.0 6.1 A Darker Shade of Magic, IV: White Throne, II
  7. 7.0 7.1 A Darker Shade of Magic, IX: Festival & Fire, IV
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 A Darker Shade of Magic, IV: White Throne, III
  9. A Darker Shade of Magic, XII: Sanctuary & Sacrifice, VI
  10. A Conjuring of Light, VIII: Uncharted Waters, II
  11. A Conjuring of Light, VI: Execution, II
  12. 12.0 12.1 A Darker Shade of Magic, XII: Sanctuary & Sacrifice, IV
  13. A Darker Shade of Magic, XIII: The Waiting King, I
  14. "The languages in ADSOM are entirely fictional, but each draws from a different linguistic set and pattern, [...] the Mahktan [sic] of White London drawn from the more guttural influences of Scandinavia"
    (V. E. Schwab on Tumblr)
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