2024 UPDATE: The Language of Destiny - Eliksni, Dread, Hive... cut from the same tapestry? www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/1dco0k4/the_language_of_destiny_eliksni_dread_hive_cut/
YES! Finally, a new Eliksni language video. As a Warlock, I am fascinated by the Eliksni and their language. Thank you so much, Sarsion. Also, this is the greatest video ever.
CRAZY UPDATE: This is now OFFICIAL! With this week's catalyst quest for Revision Zero, Bungie has directly referenced and used the Fallen language translations I created, including words I made up that don't feature in this video to fill up a noun/adjective/adverb/verb chart, which is unreal. So pleased! If you wanna help us do more things like this in the future, check out The Cryptarchy discord.gg/TheCryptarchy
UPDATE: This spoken Eliksni language is considered Low Speak, but we have begun to learn Eliksni High Speak! Since Forsaken, we've seen a written language in lore. This is being translated in my Discord server: The Cryptarchy discord.gg/RMxKXxM
Even though a new form of Eliksni is being studied, I still like to speak fallen low speak sometimes. To honor you and those that helped research eliksni, and to honor the language itself.
I just found this and as a someone who is interested in language and sociology this is going to be a big help in my research. It’s amazing how you did this and keep it up. Try the Cabal next if you can, I have faith in you.
The end of the video was gold. But thank you for your hard work on this. I've always wanted to learn their language but didn't know where to start. So thank you for doing this~!
Two years ago: Variks said that Cayde was no longer of use. One year later: Cayde-6 has become... no longer of use beyond the grave, lets just say. Now: We still miss Cayde.
A bit late, but have you considered translating lines from Vosik and Aksis during the raid? They roar most of the time, but they seem to sometimes speak snippets of Eliksni. What you've done here is more than enough, though, so I understand if you don't want to do anymore for the time being.
They both say standard mob dialogue, with the Skolas/Ultra-tier intonation. The only thing I noticed of interest was Vosik's screens which do have a countdown of Fallen symbols, which I don't believe mean much, but may be designer initials. I'd have to revisit them another time.
I always enjoyed the way fallan talk, especially when a aggressive Captain is chasing you, firing his Lords of wolfs gun super quick and yelling at you with there Eliksni language 😂
Man, this is awesome! Your old vid was one of my faves, but this update blows it out of the water. You hoping Variks will make an appearance in Destiny 2? I know I am.
In one of the lore tabs for the dreaming city, titled "Misraaks" more words have been added! We now know the name of 2 fallen ranks in eliksni Drekh: dreg Kel: well...it's just Kell. There are some other words, like a type of traditional bow, a fig, an insult (?), and another type of sack of food Interestingly, kel is not capitalized. I hope you find this interesting, Sarsion. I'm still eager for any updates, even though your dictionary is old, I still look forward
I actually broke the news on the translation of much of this a month ago :D You might be interested in this interview I did recently on Planet Destiny's podcast. th-cam.com/video/hY0gEYiYMIc/w-d-xo.html
That would be a good area to research next! I only wanted to focus on the words themselves, but at first glance, it looks like they might swap between English-like, and Yoda-like depending on the context. Would be an interesting next area to look at.
Amazing work. I couldn’t help but notice that it seems like the Fallen speak some sort form of an amalgam language that clearly is Latin based or related. Most notably “Lovos” or “Lobos” meaning “Wolves”. Interesting, yeeeessss.
I'm still recovering slightly from the adventure, but no doubt I'll get the itch the moment there's chance for a revision or expansion. I know game-development results in a lot of chopping and changing as part of the nature of things, so it may be that many of the rules of Eliksni language will be completely changed in Destiny 2. We'll see!
In a D&Destiny game, I play an Eliksni Titan who was originally an old friend of Variks before her original death. I had her pick up the vocal tic of “yesss?” It is wildly fun to do her voice.
I once learned dragon tounge (skyrim) and I was so proud of my self I showed off my new language to all my friends and they called me a nerd :(... I stoped useing it over the years and forgot most of it but I might take up fallen and discard the insults! Wish me luck!
Obviously this language is far from complete but how much room would you say there is in interpretation. For example if I want to say "we" the options I see are; Nevos (I with plural suffix), Dras ne (Each me), Bo/Na go ne (Banner/house of me). Or is it possible to use any one of these terms depending on context? Also, Skolas saying O Dres, going on the idea that anatonyms could be inferred, with E referring to oneself it's possible O could mean "you", in which case Skolas is saying "You nothing (You are nothing)".
wait so is this actual translation ot just a shits a giggles thing cause im about ready to wright a dictionary of fallen words on my wall so when im playing D2 i can yell fuck you back at the fallen
It's an actual translation. But I don't think that the Fallen, or Eliksni in their language, even know what the phrase "F*ck You" even is. If they do, I imagine anything that got killed said that before they died.
As a Titan who’s had quite a history with the Fallen, so much so that I might praise them for their sense of style and attitude, I am proud that I am not the only one who spends time researching and collecting information on this fascinating species.
With Destiny 2 dropping small hints here and there that we might set our diffrences aside and find Fallen allies (as in proper allies) this video seems very fitting so long after it was made.
This video is by far my favorite thing that has come from the Destiny community. You really put 110% into this, and it shows! Fantastic :) I got a challenge for you tho, if you're up for more. There's an adventure in Destiny 2 on Titan in which you have the choice to make a short-lived alliance with a Fallen captain. In the end you come upon a face off between this captain and a Hive knight. If you kill the knight and don't attack the captain, he says something in Eliksni and leaves you be. I can't help but wonder...what does he say?
Thank you so much! It was a blast to work on. So, Mithrax. When you first encounter him, he says 3:40 and when you spare him he says 1:12. A line directly from Taniks and a generic mob line any Fallen can say. Still a super cool moment. I also spared him (naturally).
Sarsion Sarsion Aw hey thanks for the reply! A little disappointing his lines were just generic fallen ones, but I haven't given up hope that adventure hints at something more going on with the fallen...it's one of the adventures that really stood out to me ^_^
I’m yet to make a video about that but I have a Discord server set up with all the translations of the canonical Eliksni we know so far. discord.gg/RMxKXxM
A few people were asking for a Bungie Creations page link, so here it is! www.bungie.net/en/Community/Detail?itemId=229115077 Thanks again everyone for the support!
Thanks for the response! I'll have another listen. Kind of a shame they didn't add more lines, I was hoping he had something unique to say when he gives you the reactor.
Glad to hear someone else opted not to kill him. All of my friends took them both out with a super :( At first, I was disappointed not to hear anything new, but with mentions of spoken Eliksni in the main storyline, as well as enemies like Mithrax, it paints a hopeful future for more dialogue. If the response to this video says anything, there's clearly an audience for it!
I don't know whether or not this is wicked cool or just plain crazy!! My God, who has the time and/ or the inclination to think this stuff up?? I'm PISSED that my Mother didn't teach me to speak Greek! She and my Grandmother and a bunch of Aunts and Uncles, spoke it all the time! She said she just wanted me to master English. WTF was she thinkin' ?? Knowing Greek is the greatest way to master English !! Oh well. My Mother died a few years ago, so I guess I'll try to learn Eliksni.
Thank you! Can I just say, it's an absolute honour to have one of my all-time favourite foods finally approve of me! All this time I've been eating you, thinking "Am I truly worthy of this divinity?" and now I can say for certain, yes. Thank you, Ham Omelette, you legend among legends.
2024 UPDATE:
The Language of Destiny - Eliksni, Dread, Hive... cut from the same tapestry?
www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/1dco0k4/the_language_of_destiny_eliksni_dread_hive_cut/
didn't expect to see an update, awesome!
Awesome
I won't learn the native language of my country, but I WILL learn a fictional alien language who's translation to English isn't even complete.
TheNukedNacho Yeah.
TheNukedNacho ok mood xD lol
Ishkira dura a kara
I'm failing Spanish to learn how to sound like I'm crazy.
Good
6:52 not the brightest of fallen I guess
I should learn Eliksni... kind of useful to curse when some guys in the team are continuously dying or derping around lol
All I need is "Friendship"
Well, Ba means loser so you could go with that.
as long you don't do it in public in case you offend the wrong person it should be fine. Centrevez Vectra
bel57 it would be fun to learn
Already did that for Age of Triumph.
*After 2 years of translating*
"Be sure to drink your Ovalti... Son of a bitch!"
YES! Finally, a new Eliksni language video. As a Warlock, I am fascinated by the Eliksni and their language.
Thank you so much, Sarsion.
Also, this is the greatest video ever.
Volts 42 STFU IM A HUNTER SO I HATE WARLOCKS
Nukes for Dayz Nk SHUT THE FUCK UP WE TITANS ARE BETTER THAN YOU WARLOCKS AND HUNTERS
bjorn britto it was a lore joke chill
@@thelatenightgamer2624 I didn't mean to be rude sorry if it appeard that way
@@thelatenightgamer2624 I'm a Warlock main I just like messing with people
CRAZY UPDATE:
This is now OFFICIAL!
With this week's catalyst quest for Revision Zero, Bungie has directly referenced and used the Fallen language translations I created, including words I made up that don't feature in this video to fill up a noun/adjective/adverb/verb chart, which is unreal. So pleased!
If you wanna help us do more things like this in the future, check out The Cryptarchy discord.gg/TheCryptarchy
Wait really?!?! What did it say? I never got to play it
"Cayde is no longer of use to us"...
Oh no...
oh my god it was right there in front of us all along :'(
*Screams in eliksni through titan helmet
The fanatic and uldren at the watchtower: why do I hear boss music
She, dras dres! (If I could yell at uldren, that’s what I’d say.) (I said, Fear, it’s no use!) (cuz y’know, his ass gonna be beat by tomorrow mornin’.
@@cayde-67 He was only being hypnotized under Taken Influence. Fuck you Oryx, Savathun too.
@@Anonymous-bk9xy It was the taken ahamkara, he wasn't taken himself
4:29 gimme the salt
LMAO
Sounds anout right.
Ah yes the salt
Me at thanksgiving.
"house of wolves will stand forever"
well yeah, no shit, little fuckers keep respawning no matter how many times I play
Rawr means I love you in Eliksni
Honor And Hope Oh so every time tankis shoots me and scares the shit out of me with his rawr hes saying that? 😄
...joke
*laughs in suck starting shotgun.
@@SilentBlackOp #tanikshasaguardianfetish
*cries in eliksni
*laughs in taken*
(Laughs in Cabal)
*Laughs in hive*
*Laughs in Veil*
*Laughs in scorn*
just to let you know, I saw this posted on polygon. great work man!
Woah! Thanks for the heads-up! Thought you were pulling my leg for a second there. That's amazing!
on reddit now
UPDATE:
This spoken Eliksni language is considered Low Speak, but we have begun to learn Eliksni High Speak!
Since Forsaken, we've seen a written language in lore. This is being translated in my Discord server:
The Cryptarchy discord.gg/RMxKXxM
Even though a new form of Eliksni is being studied, I still like to speak fallen low speak sometimes. To honor you and those that helped research eliksni, and to honor the language itself.
4:42 “Taniks lies dead.”
So that was a fucking lie.
I just found this and as a someone who is interested in language and sociology this is going to be a big help in my research. It’s amazing how you did this and keep it up. Try the Cabal next if you can, I have faith in you.
That would be interesting, I think the way the Cabal speak is comical to me it sounds like angry mumbling and grunts.
Learning cabal while Being a titan would be interesting
Well done. Its like your Varik's himself.
You deserve a #MOTW. Hell, you deserve a Movie of the Year. Outstanding job on the translation and video editing! Very entertaining.
I got an actual email about this.
The end of the video was gold. But thank you for your hard work on this. I've always wanted to learn their language but didn't know where to start. So thank you for doing this~!
The best joke was “Taniks lies dead” 😂😂😂
How to feel like a true warlock 101 -Hunter main
I genuinely thought this was official and I missed some content 5 years ago
Two years ago: Variks said that Cayde was no longer of use.
One year later: Cayde-6 has become... no longer of use beyond the grave, lets just say.
Now: We still miss Cayde.
A bit late, but have you considered translating lines from Vosik and Aksis during the raid? They roar most of the time, but they seem to sometimes speak snippets of Eliksni. What you've done here is more than enough, though, so I understand if you don't want to do anymore for the time being.
They both say standard mob dialogue, with the Skolas/Ultra-tier intonation. The only thing I noticed of interest was Vosik's screens which do have a countdown of Fallen symbols, which I don't believe mean much, but may be designer initials. I'd have to revisit them another time.
Achievement unlocked )
Learned eliksni to speak with other eliksni freinds
Is there a written dictionary anywhere, or am I going to have to copy all of this down by hand?
I'd certainly buy a copy.
errata.ishtar-collective.net/the-fallen-language/
I will happily buy the Eliksni Dictionary
I always enjoyed the way fallan talk, especially when a aggressive Captain is chasing you, firing his Lords of wolfs gun super quick and yelling at you with there Eliksni language 😂
Man, this is awesome! Your old vid was one of my faves, but this update blows it out of the water.
You hoping Variks will make an appearance in Destiny 2? I know I am.
"We, are friends! *low and deep chuckle* JOKE.." -Variks, House of Judgment.
So much time and effort put into this video. Well done I really enjoy this type of content. Earned yourself a sub :)
In one of the lore tabs for the dreaming city, titled "Misraaks" more words have been added! We now know the name of 2 fallen ranks in eliksni
Drekh: dreg
Kel: well...it's just Kell.
There are some other words, like a type of traditional bow, a fig, an insult (?), and another type of sack of food
Interestingly, kel is not capitalized. I hope you find this interesting, Sarsion. I'm still eager for any updates, even though your dictionary is old, I still look forward
I actually broke the news on the translation of much of this a month ago :D You might be interested in this interview I did recently on Planet Destiny's podcast. th-cam.com/video/hY0gEYiYMIc/w-d-xo.html
Truly a shame we didn't get more Eliksni in Beyond Light
You must've stood next to variks for a day...
“Tell cayde he’s no longer of use”
foreshadowing ever since
I've done it, I learned Eliksni and now when I talk to people they think I'm an alien. They have no idea what I'm saying but I do >:D
"Tell cayde hes no longer of use" that aged like a beer exposed to the sun lol
I wish Bungie put out a whole translation of Eliksni language for us...
Jeez there was a lot of work put in to this vid
4:44
Taniks:"I'm sorry when did i say I was done?"
The Ishtar Collective has featured my write-up about how I did this. Enjoy!
errata.ishtar-collective.net/the-fallen-language/
How does word order work in the Eliksni language?
That would be a good area to research next! I only wanted to focus on the words themselves, but at first glance, it looks like they might swap between English-like, and Yoda-like depending on the context. Would be an interesting next area to look at.
Sarsion
You got just Hezen Corrected.
Hue hue hue.
Amazing work. I couldn’t help but notice that it seems like the Fallen speak some sort form of an amalgam language that clearly is Latin based or related. Most notably “Lovos” or “Lobos” meaning “Wolves”. Interesting, yeeeessss.
How did you make variks say like comment subscribe
Well, holy hell. Do you plan on expanding this work come D2?
I'm still recovering slightly from the adventure, but no doubt I'll get the itch the moment there's chance for a revision or expansion.
I know game-development results in a lot of chopping and changing as part of the nature of things, so it may be that many of the rules of Eliksni language will be completely changed in Destiny 2.
We'll see!
Sarsion learn the cabal language since they will be our enemy and that's if they even talk at all
Reading this right now makes me laugh somehow.
I made a sentence from the glossary, and my -small- *big* brain.
"DRA LOVOS, FRER!"
More Eliksni language translations, please? Greatly enjoyed this video, yes? Much respect.
Lmao from 6:46 - 6:56
"Taniks lies dead"
*Or does he?*
This will be very helpful. I've had a pretty hard time getting these guys to listen to what I'm trying to tell them.
Thank you so much for making this !
It'll help me out a lot
And now I'm trying to actually learn it so I can speak it in class or while playing D2
In a D&Destiny game, I play an Eliksni Titan who was originally an old friend of Variks before her original death. I had her pick up the vocal tic of “yesss?”
It is wildly fun to do her voice.
Perfect, I can insult back the Silent Fang
I once learned dragon tounge (skyrim) and I was so proud of my self I showed off my new language to all my friends and they called me a nerd :(... I stoped useing it over the years and forgot most of it but I might take up fallen and discard the insults! Wish me luck!
Obviously this language is far from complete but how much room would you say there is in interpretation. For example if I want to say "we" the options I see are; Nevos (I with plural suffix), Dras ne (Each me), Bo/Na go ne (Banner/house of me). Or is it possible to use any one of these terms depending on context?
Also, Skolas saying O Dres, going on the idea that anatonyms could be inferred, with E referring to oneself it's possible O could mean "you", in which case Skolas is saying "You nothing (You are nothing)".
If Nevos is I with plural suffix, then I think it's the best out we've got.
This makes me wanna take the Eliksni alphabet and adjust it for writing English phonetically.
RAWWWWWRRRRRR, thank you!! Guardian!!
wait so is this actual translation ot just a shits a giggles thing cause im about ready to wright a dictionary of fallen words on my wall so when im playing D2 i can yell fuck you back at the fallen
Highgrvity it's a actual translation
It's an actual translation. But I don't think that the Fallen, or Eliksni in their language, even know what the phrase "F*ck You" even is. If they do, I imagine anything that got killed said that before they died.
SplicedGamer12 if they had a translation it would be "go sex your own body"
SplicedGamer12 I'd come up with my own version of f*** you ☺
Learn to speak an alien language with Variks today, yes?
We are friends good joke variks
As a Titan who’s had quite a history with the Fallen, so much so that I might praise them for their sense of style and attitude, I am proud that I am not the only one who spends time researching and collecting information on this fascinating species.
I just discovered this and I’m blown away. Such great work.
4:43 that one didn't age well
I laughed my ass off. Well done. Probably the best most creative destiny vid. Keep it up
With Destiny 2 dropping small hints here and there that we might set our diffrences aside and find Fallen allies (as in proper allies) this video seems very fitting so long after it was made.
Great job!
This video is by far my favorite thing that has come from the Destiny community. You really put 110% into this, and it shows! Fantastic :)
I got a challenge for you tho, if you're up for more.
There's an adventure in Destiny 2 on Titan in which you have the choice to make a short-lived alliance with a Fallen captain. In the end you come upon a face off between this captain and a Hive knight. If you kill the knight and don't attack the captain, he says something in Eliksni and leaves you be.
I can't help but wonder...what does he say?
Thank you so much! It was a blast to work on.
So, Mithrax. When you first encounter him, he says 3:40 and when you spare him he says 1:12. A line directly from Taniks and a generic mob line any Fallen can say. Still a super cool moment. I also spared him (naturally).
Sarsion Sarsion Aw hey thanks for the reply! A little disappointing his lines were just generic fallen ones, but I haven't given up hope that adventure hints at something more going on with the fallen...it's one of the adventures that really stood out to me ^_^
@@Mkalyss
Nah I don't think anything will come of that adventure
@@pluto3194 Lul only took 4 years but hey wish granted right 💫
The first god dam youtube to make something that I love.. thank you!!!
This is so impressive. Great work guys! I can't wait to see what you do in the future
I know this is incredibly late, but have you gone through the bit of Eliksni in some lore segments like in Truth’s
I’m yet to make a video about that but I have a Discord server set up with all the translations of the canonical Eliksni we know so far. discord.gg/RMxKXxM
I _really_ want to know what that insult was.
This is very useful because as a titan it is good to know when they insult me so I can punch them harder
I love ALL about the eliksni 😭😍
Glad I figured out Lovos meant wolves on my own years ago, mainly because it's very close wolf in spanish
This is great! Lol The fact that you put all this into figuring it out is cool, but the video sells it! I'd put this in for MOTW if I were you...
Top tier editing dude!
I may be a Titan, but I am fascinated by this
also, is it possible for an updated version of this?
I still come back from time to time.
A few people were asking for a Bungie Creations page link, so here it is!
www.bungie.net/en/Community/Detail?itemId=229115077
Thanks again everyone for the support!
[Dies in Eliksni]
4:24 How are you able to figure out that much from a simple roar?
RAWR
Friendship :)
Great video, I can only imagine the amount of work you did. I miss the original Destiny.
This is so awesome. Any idea what Mithrax the Forsaken says?
All Destiny 2 Fallen lines are recycled from Destiny 1; Bungie's focus being on the Cabal. Both of Mithrax's lines can be heard in this video.
Thanks for the response! I'll have another listen. Kind of a shame they didn't add more lines, I was hoping he had something unique to say when he gives you the reactor.
Glad to hear someone else opted not to kill him. All of my friends took them both out with a super :(
At first, I was disappointed not to hear anything new, but with mentions of spoken Eliksni in the main storyline, as well as enemies like Mithrax, it paints a hopeful future for more dialogue. If the response to this video says anything, there's clearly an audience for it!
I didnt kill the cool boy. My titan is an undercover fallen
That line about Cayde is probably going to end up in Variks's trial...
Hi. This is amazing. I'm going to sit down and recite this all one day.
Thank you I will give you a present in my next live as fallen.
As a hunter, now that I see this, I can negotiate with other Eliksni or talk diplomaticly.
Well that is actually pretty darn awesome
how much I wished the enemies in Destiny would actually speakin their native language while we fight them
Dude this video was amazing
6:50 love how he jumps down with you 😂
What?!
I’m gonna find an eliksni costume and this Halloween I’m gonna wear it and speak eliksni
Great work!!!
If I learn correctly this lenguage...
Can I put this in my curriculum?
Aldo Bruno you have to master your own language in order to master others
Pero si mi español es perfecto xD En que me equivoqué en lo que dije antes?
A teara tuskara le'dean
Good work ! This is amazing
I don't know whether or not this is wicked cool or just plain crazy!! My God, who has the time and/ or the inclination to think this stuff up?? I'm PISSED that my Mother didn't teach me to speak Greek! She and my Grandmother and a bunch of Aunts and Uncles, spoke it all the time! She said she just wanted me to master English. WTF was she thinkin' ?? Knowing Greek is the greatest way to master English !! Oh well. My Mother died a few years ago, so I guess I'll try to learn Eliksni.
This is such a good video, I enjoyed it a lot!
Thank you! Can I just say, it's an absolute honour to have one of my all-time favourite foods finally approve of me! All this time I've been eating you, thinking "Am I truly worthy of this divinity?" and now I can say for certain, yes. Thank you, Ham Omelette, you legend among legends.
I started to talk in eliksni on a roblox game, they we’re very confused.
They thought I was speaking gibberish and I said to them: “I’m speaking Eliksni you dimwits.” And they we’re more confused than before..
"Lovos" comes from "Lobos." Maybe the Fallen have been listening in on Human transmissions to the point where it effects their own language?
This is awesome!
The only thing I'm confused about now is proper sentence structure
Pretty cool mate
Wolves in Elikni (lovos) is same as spanish (lobos)
6:59 when you try to flank the enemy team but they flank you first