Before the arrival of the First Men, the forests of Westeros were populated by beings known as the Children of the Forest. They spoke a language humans called the True Tongue. Though their numbers have dwindled, the Children of the Forest exist to this day beyond the Wall, and still speak their language.
- Challenge Level: Moderate
- Wiki of Ice and Fire Entry for the Children of the Forest
- Characters Associated with Asshai: Leaf, Ash, Black Knife
Proto-Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Postalveolar/Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stops | p/b | t/d | tʃ/dʒ | k/ɡ | ʔ |
| Fricatives | f | s | ʃ | h | |
| Nasals | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Approximants | ɾ, l | j | w |
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-Mid | e | o | |
| Open-Mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Open | a |
Note: For the sake of simplicity, the following changes have been made to the usual phonetic descriptions of various IPA characters:
- “Labial” is used as a cover term for bilabial and labio-dental.
- [ǝ] has been placed in the Open Mid row.
- To shorten the tables, “Approximant” is used as a cover term for approximants, glides, taps, and trills.
- Where a consonant or pair of consonants appears in two columns, it means that place distinction is unimportant for the phoneme(s) in question.