Definitely Ancient Egyptian.... It can't be Greek or Latin, so there is no other option. I have no idea what it means though.... I only understand ancient Greek and some Latin.Originally Posted by THEGOREMASTER Go to original post
Again, this is Old Egyptian. Not Greek, not Latin. Someone who knows ancient Egyptian should chime in....Originally Posted by ProdiGurl Go to original post
At last, someone who knows (probably?) some Old Egyptian!Originally Posted by No1 CrazyHorse Go to original post
Di pratem? Ti pratin is Greek but Di Pratem sounds Latin to me.Originally Posted by SixKeys Go to original post
That phrase is 100% Egyptian, so I can't help!Originally Posted by sushiglutton Go to original post
You may find those phrases in Greek areas but this is Old Egyptian. It doesn't sound like Latin and it is definitely not Greek. So, it has to be Old Egyptian.Originally Posted by ParisNoble Go to original post
I hear that a lot and it is definitely Old Egyptian....Originally Posted by Stick2It Go to original post
It must be Old Egyptian. Too bad most of us understand only Greek and Latin....Originally Posted by sushiglutton Go to original post
Garret means brave warrior in Old Egyptian?Originally Posted by ChasUGC1 Go to original post
This might be a super OLD thread but I know *some*Ancient Egyptian.
There are people who say “em hotep nefer weret” which means “In very great peace.”
Seni or Sen would be brother, I’ve heard this said a few times. (Senet is sister.)
A general hello would be em hotep, which means come in peace or yeh! I don’t know what the Ahara heru means. I hear Heru which is Horus in Egyptian.
Iiwey is welcome. And I’ve heard merchants say Ii (ee-eh) which means Come!
That’s all I can hear. I’m not versed too well with the sentences and can’t make out the exact words. Though, my favourite by far are the little children running around saying “ARE YOU HIGH YET?!” Or it’s what it sounds like lol!! 🤣🤣
Hopefully that helps a bit. Nefer sedjmek, May you hear beautiful things.
The language they're speaking is definitely Demotic. For the phrase that sounds like "fine/right decision garein" I don't have a full translation, since I haven't found a translation for the first word. I suspect it might be "either" because of the rest of the translation, though. The words "djed," "sedjem," and "ger" mean "speak," "hear/listen," and "be quiet/shut up," respectively. If the suffix on the end of "ger" is the imperative, as I suspect, then the whole phrase might mean: "Either, speak, listen, or shut up!"Originally Posted by No1 CrazyHorse Go to original post
The phrase that sounds like "we're innocent" could be "wi ini heset," which is Demotic for "I bring (a) favor (as in an offering)."
Nek means "sh*t," as in "neket iadet," which translates to "piece/s of sh*t" (technically it really means "piece of misery," but is just as insulting and used in a similar manner). Neb means "lord" or "master." The language is Demotic.Originally Posted by Olympus2018 Go to original post
Originally Posted by DoctorLore Go to original post
By convention, the word "Demotic" is capitalized in order to distinguish it from "demotic Greek". "Demotic Greek" is the modern Greek language that I speak (my mother tongue). Demotic Egyptian is a form of Late Egyptian, that was spoken in the first century BC. Time period of Demotic Egyptian is circa 7th century BC–5th century AD. In other words, Demotic Egyptian was spoken during the Persian, Greek and Roman periods of Egypt. It disappeared when it was replaced by Arabic.
Also, simply calling that language "Demotic" is a bad habit that some linguists imposed on the rest of us. You can't just say "Demotic'", when there is also "Demotic Greek", as well. "Demotic" itself is a Greek word, which means popular, of the people... Coptic Egyptian is the final form of the Egyptian language. Moreover, the Egyptians never called their language "Demotic".
Originally Posted by Perseas09 Go to original post
I really love the phrase: Το θεριό με μελλισε.; To therio me mellise. I think it means the monster molested me or bit me or stung me. Do you know for sure?
It winds me up that the pronounciation is modern Greek.
Like the greeting “ch-ereh” (rejoice!). Starts with a “ch” in this game.
Whereas in Koine it should have been (English phonetic: key reh (key as in English “hey”) evolved from the ancient Greek K-ai-reh (kai as in English “kite”)
This guy actually mapped all Greek phoneme pronounciations across the millenia:
https://youtu.be/yCv5dK1DOgw
It makes sense, something like Attic Denokrahtehs pronounced fast becomes thinochrathis in modern Greek. It makes sense that that name in 500 years from now will be something like SINOASIS in the Greek of the year 2500AD. Faster, simpler and more sloppy, same as what happened in the past.
Originally Posted by Achilleus- Go to original post
Ancient Greek pronunciation is hypothetical, based on assumptions by Erasmus and others.
I only started to play Origins in December and now I have moved on to Odyssey, where I was surprised to find the phrase in the name of a bow.Originally Posted by olfr44 Go to original post
So just posting this for others who may play Origins before Odyssey
https://assassinscreed.fandom.com/wi...esh_en_Gerrehh