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The Lilliputian language is the language of the tiny people of the island kingdom Lilliput, the Lilliputians.

Glossary[]

  • Tolgo phonac - Shoot the arrows
  • Hekinah degul - Amazing
  • Langro dehul san - Tie him up
  • Borach mivola - Keep away!
  • Hurgo -  Great Lord
  • Peplom selan - tend to him
  • Lumos kelmin pesso desmar lon Emposo - [You are to] swear peace between yourself and the Emperor of Lilliput, and towards his Empire
  • Quinbus BlestrinQuinbus Flestrin - Great Man-Mountain
  • Ransu-lo - breeches
  • Skyresh Bolgolam - (high admiral) : 1,3
  • Galbet - admiral of the realm : 1,3
  • blustrug - (a unit of length; 5,000 blustrugs, the size of Lilliput, is 12 miles in circumference, corresponding to 19 kilometres)
  • drurr - (1/14 of an inch, or around 1.8 millimetres)
  • Tramecksan - high heels
  • glumgluff - (6 feet, or 1.8 metres)
  • nardac - (a high rank in the Lilliputian Empire's government)
  • Snilpall - "Legal" (prefix for a citizen who has obeyed Lilliput's laws for 73 moons, and is given much wealth and social benefits)
  • glumglum - (a rank lower than a nardac)

Names[]

  • Clefrin Frelock - (name of an official) : 1,2
  • Marsi Frelock - (name of an official) : 1,2
  • Flimnap - (name of a treasurer) : 1,3
  • Reldresal - (name of a principal secretary for private affairs) : 1,3
  • Lilliput - (name of a country)
  • Blefuscu - (name of a country, enemy of Lilliput)
  • Belfaborac - (a royal palace in Lilliput)
  • Mildendo - (the capital of Lilliput)
  • Golbasto Momaren Evlame Gurdilo Shefin Mully Ully Gue - (name of the contemporary Emperor of Lilliput)
  • Lustrog - (name of a prophet)
  • Tramecksan - high heels (name of a political faction)
  • Slamecksan - low heels (name of a political faction)
  • Blundecral - (sacred book of the Lustrogist Lilliputians)
  • Limtoc - (name of a general)
  • Lalcon - (name of a chamberlain)
  • Balmuff - (name of a grand judiciary official)

Trivia[]

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