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Mermish was the native language of the Merpeople.[1]
Description[]
Mermish was a curious language that was specifically adapted for use underwater. When underwater, it sounded much like English, or perhaps even like any other language;[2] however, out of water, the language changed to a screeching, harsh and raspy sound.[3]
Mermish also had a written form, as it was one of the seventy-two languages that Miranda Goshawk's Book of Spells was published in.[4]
History[]
It is unknown whether non-Merpeople who could speak Mermish that would sound the same as Merpeople underwater i.e. whether or not they retained an accent (though they probably do), though it is known that non-Merpeople could speak it. Dylan Marwood[5] and Albus Dumbledore[2] were known non-Merperson speakers, and Percy Weasley claimed that Bartemius Crouch Senior could also speak it.[6]
In the 1990–1991 school year, Jacob's sibling could not understand a merwoman even while underwater in the Great Lake.[7] The Merpeople of the Great Lake also communicated to them and their friends in Mermish when presented with tribute items underwater, voicing their strong approval for their gifts.[8]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Only heard from golden egg)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) (Only heard from golden egg)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Only heard from golden egg)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Wizarding World (Mentioned only)}
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Mentioned only)
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: The Creature Vault (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Hogwarts Legacy (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 26 (The Second Task)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 25 (The Egg and the Eye)
- ↑ Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Wand Woods" at Wizarding World
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 7 (Bagman and Crouch)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 37 (Entering the Black Lake!)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 42 (The Final Vault)