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Various forms of written '''Gallifreyan''' have appeared. By the time of [[the Doctor]], the archaic [[Old High Gallifreyan]] language spoken in the days of [[Rassilon]] had given way to a more contemporary form of the language. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'') | Various forms of written '''Gallifreyan''' have appeared. By the time of [[the Doctor]], the archaic [[Old High Gallifreyan]] language spoken in the days of [[Rassilon]] had given way to a more contemporary form of the language. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'') This later "vulgate" was presumably the Doctor's native language. | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
===Old High Gallifreyan=== | ===Old High Gallifreyan=== | ||
{{Main|High Gallifreyan}} | {{Main|High Gallifreyan}} | ||
*Two [[Time Lord]]s looked at a visual archival of information on the [[ | [[file:Home-box.jpg|thumb|The Home Box discovered by The [[Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'')]] | ||
*A vaguely Arabic-looking script, in a letter written by the [[ | *The [[Eleventh Doctor]] finds a [[Home Box]] in a museum with symbols carved into it, which he describes as Old High Gallifreyan. He states the message reads "Hello Sweetie". ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'') | ||
*The [[ | ===Modern Gallifreyan=== | ||
[[file:Written_gallifreyan1.jpg|thumb|An example of Gallifreyan script written by the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'')]] | |||
*Two [[Time Lord]]s looked at a visual archival of information on the [[Third Doctor]] which displayed both a photo and writing. ([[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'') | |||
*A vaguely Arabic-looking script, in a letter written by the [[Fourth Doctor]] to warn the [[High Council]] of an assassination. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') | |||
*The [[Seventh Doctor]] left a note for the [[Supreme Dalek]] in a script other than English. This included the Doctor's "name" [[Theta Sigma]] in Greek. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | |||
:''This implies that the [[Renegade Dalek]]s would know how to interpret Gallifreyan writing.'' | :''This implies that the [[Renegade Dalek]]s would know how to interpret Gallifreyan writing.'' | ||
===Circular Gallifreyan=== | ===Circular Gallifreyan=== | ||
*A complex system of interlocking circles was used by [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] output screens in "[[TARDIS coral|coral desktop theme]]" mode and was the one seen in the notes that the Doctor scattered around the [[console room]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' onwards) | [[file:Written_gallifreyan2.jpg|thumb|An example of the interlocking/overlapping circles. (Note the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth Doctor]]'s handwritten note in the upper right corner.) ([[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')]] | ||
*A complex system of interlocking circles was used by [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] output screens in "[[TARDIS coral|coral desktop theme]]" mode and was the one seen in the notes that the Doctor scattered around the [[console room]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' onwards) Previous to this, we had seen the TARDIS' displays, when they appeared, in English. | |||
*Simpler handwritten circles appear on The Doctor's Betamax tape used to trap [[the Wire]], and are scribbled over, presumably saying what the contents of the tape were at one time. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | *Simpler handwritten circles appear on The Doctor's Betamax tape used to trap [[the Wire]], and are scribbled over, presumably saying what the contents of the tape were at one time. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | ||
*[[The Visionary]] wrote interlocking circles, which [[Rassilon]] and the other Time Lords could understand. One of the words was "Earth" ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | *[[The Visionary]] wrote interlocking circles, which [[Rassilon]] and the other Time Lords could understand. One of the words was "Earth" ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
*Text in circular Gallifreyan was seen carved into the Doctor's cot ([[DW]]:''[[A Good Man Goes To War]]'')). | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 22:12, 6 June 2011
Various forms of written Gallifreyan have appeared. By the time of the Doctor, the archaic Old High Gallifreyan language spoken in the days of Rassilon had given way to a more contemporary form of the language. (DW: The Five Doctors) This later "vulgate" was presumably the Doctor's native language.
Examples
Old High Gallifreyan
- Main article: High Gallifreyan
- The Eleventh Doctor finds a Home Box in a museum with symbols carved into it, which he describes as Old High Gallifreyan. He states the message reads "Hello Sweetie". (DW: The Time of Angels)
Modern Gallifreyan
- Two Time Lords looked at a visual archival of information on the Third Doctor which displayed both a photo and writing. (DW: Colony in Space)
- A vaguely Arabic-looking script, in a letter written by the Fourth Doctor to warn the High Council of an assassination. (DW: The Deadly Assassin)
- The Seventh Doctor left a note for the Supreme Dalek in a script other than English. This included the Doctor's "name" Theta Sigma in Greek. (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks)
- This implies that the Renegade Daleks would know how to interpret Gallifreyan writing.
Circular Gallifreyan
An example of the interlocking/overlapping circles. (Note the Tenth Doctor's handwritten note in the upper right corner.) (DW: Utopia)
- A complex system of interlocking circles was used by the Doctor's TARDIS output screens in "coral desktop theme" mode and was the one seen in the notes that the Doctor scattered around the console room. (DW: Rose onwards) Previous to this, we had seen the TARDIS' displays, when they appeared, in English.
- Simpler handwritten circles appear on The Doctor's Betamax tape used to trap the Wire, and are scribbled over, presumably saying what the contents of the tape were at one time. (DW: The Idiot's Lantern)
- The Visionary wrote interlocking circles, which Rassilon and the other Time Lords could understand. One of the words was "Earth" (DW: The End of Time)
- Text in circular Gallifreyan was seen carved into the Doctor's cot (DW:A Good Man Goes To War)).
