Guide to lizard men language

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The language of the lizard men is, while not very complicated, difficult to learn due to the different speech organs. In Ultima Underworld, it is needed however, to free the prisoner Murgo by talking to Sseetharee, who does understand but not speak standard Britannian. While normally it is slowly learned from the mute Murgo, this can be very tedious, thus a guide to lizard men language which has a complete overview of the vocabulary. Translation has to go in both directions.

This guide was originally developed on Sir Cabirus Ultima Page.

Lizard Man Language	Britannian	Murgo's presentation
'click	no	He shakes his head no.
'click-iriass	Sir Cabirus	He puffs up his chest and pretends to be leading a crowd, then mimes removing his hat and shedding a tear.
bica	goodbye	He pantomimes a greeting.
bica	hello	He pantomimes a greeting.
eppa	visit	He mimes going away and then returning.
isili	me	He points to himself, then takes your hand and makes you point to yourself.
kri'kla	lurker	Murgo doesn't know tihs one but according to Ishtass: "a great many-armed water beast known to Thepa as kri'kla"
ossli	enough	He acts out someone taking many things from a sack and giving them to another, then shakes his head.
sel'a	give	He pretends to give you a gift.
sor'click	stranger	He eyes you suspiciously.
sorr	enemy	He scowls and acts aggressive toward you.
sorra	steal	He mimes picking your pocket.
sseth	yes	He nods his head yes.
sstresh	help	He mimes giving assistance.
thepa	lizardmen	He imitates a Lizardman.
thes'click	hate	He mimes hitting someone.
thesh	like	He smiles and acts friendly toward you.
thit	need	He holds his arms out and looks imploringly at you.
tosa	you	He points to you, and takes your hand and makes you point to him.
Urgo	Murgo	He points to himself.
yeshor'click	friend	He smiles and acts friendly toward you.
yethe	kill	He mimes strangling someone to death.
zekka	food	He points to his mouth, chews, and rubs his belly.

External Links

• The original language guide by Sir Cabirus

References

• Murgo's presentations can be found in UU1 string block 3608, beginning at #44
• Ishtass's line can be found in UU1 string 3600-33