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By the Doctor's time, the archaic [[High Gallifreyan]] language spoken in the days of [[Rassilon]] had given way to a more contemporary form of the language, simply referred to as '''Gallifreyan'''.  This ''vulgate'' is presumably the Doctor's native language.
Various forms of written '''Gallifreyan''' have appeared.
 
==Overview==
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 ''vulgate'' was presumably the Doctor's native language.''


[[Image:Written_gallifreyan1.jpg|thumb|An example of the first type of writing: Gallifreyan script. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'')]]
[[Image:Written_gallifreyan1.jpg|thumb|An example of the first type of writing: Gallifreyan script. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'')]]
Two forms of written Gallifreyan have been seen:
 
*A vaguely Arabic-looking script, in a letter written by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] to warn the [[High Council]] of impending danger. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'')   
===List of examples===
:''This writing system is probably more appropriate for everyday communications, such as letters.''
*Two [[Time Lord]]s looked at video screens which displayed script in their own language. ([[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'')
*A vaguely Arabic-looking script, in a letter written by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] to warn the [[High Council]] of an assassination. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'')   
[[Image:Written_gallifreyan2.jpg|thumb|An example of the second type of writing: interlocking/overlapping circles.  Note the Doctor's handwritten note in the upper right corner. ([[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')]]
[[Image:Written_gallifreyan2.jpg|thumb|An example of the second type of writing: interlocking/overlapping circles.  Note the Doctor's handwritten note in the upper right corner. ([[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')]]
*A complex system of interlocking circles.  This writing system is used by the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS']] output screens, and is the one seen in the notes that the Doctor scatters around the [[TARDIS]] console room.
*A complex system of interlocking circles was used by [[the TARDIS]] output screens in "[[coral desktop theme]]" mode and was the one seen in the notes that the Doctor scattered around the [[console room]].
:''This writing system may be a specialized system optimized for communicating time-related concepts or TARDIS settings.''
 
===Other possible examples===
*[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] left a note for [[Davros]] in a script other than English. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
 
:''However, Davros probably didn't known Gallifreyan.''


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[[Category:Gallifreyan culture]]
[[Category:Gallifreyan culture]]

Revision as of 01:27, 10 December 2008

Various forms of written Gallifreyan have appeared.

Overview

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 vulgate was presumably the Doctor's native language.
File:Written gallifreyan1.jpg
An example of the first type of writing: Gallifreyan script. (DW: The Deadly Assassin)

List of examples

An example of the second type of writing: interlocking/overlapping circles. Note the Doctor's handwritten note in the upper right corner. (DW: Utopia)

Other possible examples

However, Davros probably didn't known Gallifreyan.
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