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R'lyehian
Cthulhuvian
Unknown
(Writers of Lovecraft-style fiction)
Pronunciation/rilɑːɪəən/
Created byH. P. Lovecraft
Date1926
Setting and usageThe Call of Cthulhu
EthnicityExtraterrestrial
EraAntediluvian 
Purpose
Fictional
  • Extraterrestrial
    • R'lyehian
Naacal
SourcesA priori
Official status
Official language in
R'lyeh
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Linguaspherenone
Location of R'lyeh (approximate)
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R'lyehian or Cthuvian/Cthulhuvian is the fictional alien language constructed by H. P. Lovecraft for use in his stories. The language is intended to represent the tongue spoken by the unearthly being Cthulhu and his spawn.[1]

Form

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The language is transliterated as gutturals.

Examples

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The most famous example is ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn (said to mean "In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming").

Used in

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  • The Call of Cthulhu - Lovecraft
  • The Unspeakable Betrothal - Bloch
  • The Return of Hastur - Derleth
  • The House on Curwen Street - Derleth
  • Beneath the Tombstone - Price
  • Dead of Night - Carter

Translations

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Various fan translations for the above fragment and others are available.[2]

Script

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Two fonts are available online, titled Cthulhu Glyphs and Cthulhu Runes.[3]

The glyphs are also referred to as R'leyh Glyphs in the Call of Cthulhu supplement Shadows of Yog-Sothoth,[4] and are supposedly similar to Rongorongo glyphs.[4]: 40 

References

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  1. ^ Morales, Joseph. "R'lyehian". Cthulhu Universalis. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. ^ "R'lyehian". Yog-Sothoth.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  3. ^ Dyal, Joshua (December 15, 2010). "Cthulhu runes". Dark•Heritage. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b Herber, Keith; et al. (2000). "R'leyh Disk". In Lynn Willis (ed.). The keeper's companion : blasphemous knowledge, forbidden secrets, and handy information. Drashi Khendup (illus.) et al. (1st ed.). Oakland, Calif.: Chaosium. p. 94. ISBN 9781568821443.

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