Insult System of the Yellow Trolls
Introduction
The Insult System of the Yellow Trolls is an elaborate algorithmic system of synthesizing insults in the language of the Yellow Troll developed in the Ap'str'ph' Mountains to berate other Troll species if they were too far away to kill with blunt weapons. It is fascinating to note that it can only be conversed properly in shouts.
Origins
The system was originally found in an appendix within side Book 3 that was left out when composing Book 2, which was met with negative backlash from the fans. Many fansites now feature the Insult System of the Yellow Trolls in full, reprinted from the Book 3 appendix. The backlash was so immense that later printings of Book 2 included the Insult System of the Yellow Trolls as well as other content levied in by demand via a petition with over 30,000 handwritten signatures. It was featured in a sourcebook for ELotH: TES- Pen and Paper RPG titled "Yellow Trolls" published by Black Fox Games.
Components of the System
| English |
Yellow Trollish |
| Disparaging Reference to ones' Parentage |
Mamu |
| Vague Reference to Reproductive Parts |
Efyu |
| Excretment |
Shap |
| Sucking or blowing |
Bluk |
| The act of passing away |
Godi |
| The act of causing one to pass away |
Kilu |
| Reference to negative places or going to negative places in the speakers and/or listeners dominant religion |
Dahl |
| A female dog and/or a female practioner of dark magic. Usually used in insults to women. |
Icha |
| Reference to one's sexual orientation |
sogai |
| One's rear end and other related parts there of |
ashl |
Morphology
Most insults are made up of two parts in this system. The first part is either a second person noun as the perpetrator of an action following it, or a second person noun followed by an indicator of indicative mood, or a second person noun as a possessor or a first person noun followed by a catenative verb that expresses desire for the following action to occur. Then this is followed by one of the many components above. The possible combinations are shown below.
| First part |
Second part |
| yo- (second person noun as perpetrator) |
-bluk |
| yar- (second person noun followed by an indicator of indicative mood) |
-efyu
-shap
-icha
-sogai
-ashl
|
| yor- (second person noun as a possessor) |
-mamu |
| ihoep-(first person noun followed by a catenative verb that expresses desire for the following action to occur) |
-godi
-kilu
-dahl
|
Comments (1)
Tim said
at 10:34 pm on Nov 20, 2009
best Wizbits Elemenstor Battle CCG flavor text ever: "yarashl ihoepyogodi yormamu blukshap!"
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