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Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul"''|''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'': Inscription on the One Ring, with inflection <ref> "One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them."</ref>}}

 

* ''[[The Redemption of Althalus]]'', by [[David Eddings]]: the Book of Daeva is effectively ''written'' in this.

* In the ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' novel ''[[Ravenor]] Returned'', there are words (or rather, "unwords") which, when read, can disorientate and, when spoken, tend to damage the lips and teeth of the speaker. The effect of a single word on the targeted listener is worse. A lesser word, or fragment of one:

But it did a lot more to Suldon. He instantly, explosively vomited, then fell onto his knees, clutching at his belly, violently retching up his stomach contents. }}

* In Rob Thurman's ''[[Cal Leandros]]'' novels, the language of the Auphe is impossible for humans to speak and almost impossible for supernatural beings to speak. Hearing it "feels like someone shoving ground glass in your ear." It is described as damaging the air and the universe itself whenever it is spoken.