"Gargoyle" is an English corruption of gargl, the Gargoyles' name for themselves and their language. An informal word for gargl as the name of the Gargoyle language is "Gargish".

Gargoyles have an alphabet of 30 characters, arranged in a 5x6 pattern. Similar sounds are grouped together by rows and columns. For instance, the first row, transcribed as p b m f v u, represents sounds that are produced with the lips, and the s ounds in the first column, p t ch kl k, are all voiceless stops. (The remaining rows are: t d n s z e, ch j ny sh zh i, kl gl nl hl l o, and k g ng h r a.) The letter u also serves to represent w at the beginning of a syllable when followed by a vowel. The sequence k-u is sometimes pronounced ku, as in kuante, but more frequently kw (traditionally transcribed as qu), as in quas. Three of the letters ( ny, nl, and hl) serve only to complete the chart, and are not found in contemporary spoken Gargish.

The Gargish language has long and short vowels. They are not normally distinguished in spelling, except where this would cause confusion. For example, uus means "up," but us means "diligence." In this document, long vowels are marked with an accent: us vs. úus, súm vs. summ.

Here are a few samples of Gargish sentences translated literally, then into more idiomatic English.

Ita anai de axi vidúkte trak semde bentas, ord.
thus not-there-is of principle see-guiding toward seven-of well-quality, order
Thus the absence of the principles points toward the seventh virtue, Order.

a (a) but; yet
ad (ad) upon
ade (ade) however
a{o (aglo) armor
agra (ágra) attack; hit
ágra-char: weapon
ágra-char-in-lem: weaponsmith
ágra-lem: fighter; guard; warrior
ágra-tas: struggle
ah (áh) sixty-four
ai (ai) there is; there are
ai-re: there will be
ailem (áilem) matter; thing
áilem-de: solid
ak (ak) sharp
aki (aki) hawk
alb (alb) white
aksi (axi) principle
axi-múr: the three principles
ali (ali) (an)other
alt (alt) deep
am (am) honesty; honest
amo (ámo) love
ámo-lem: friend; loved one
an (an) negate; negative; not; none; no
an-ai: absence
an-áilem: nothing
an-ámo: hate; hatred
an-ámo-lem: enemy
an-bal-sil-fer: False Prophet
an-ben: sick; ill
an-ex: slave; enslave
an-ex-por: lock; locked; closed
an-flam: cold; douse; put out
an-húr: calm
an-in: destroy
an-jux: safe; untrap; remove danger
an-kad-sa: infallible
an-kal: banish
an-kans: famine
an-kred: discredit
an-ku: without
an-lor: dark; darkness
an-lor-tim: night
an-mání: hurt; harm
an-múr: few
an-múr-de: countless
an-nax: cure poison
an-nax-áilem: antidote
an-ord: chaos
an-ort: negate magic
an-por: still; motionless; stop; lock; rest
an-quas: real; reality
an-rel: static; constant; unchanging
an-sá: cannot
an-saengkt: unprotected; curse(d)
an-ten: lack
an-tim: never
an-vol-de: wingless
an-wís: foolish; unwise; forget
an-zen: inanimate
an-zú: awake; wake up, awaken
aniw (anísh) strange
anmanivas (anmánívas) Anmanivas (name)
ansikart (ansikart) Ansikart (name)
ante (ánte) enter; in; into; within
aper (apér) open
apér-ter: door; gate
apta (ápta) proper; correct
ápta-de: properly
arb (arb) bush; vegetation
arb-flam: forest fire
arch (arch) bow
arg (arg) silver
ari (arí) berserk
ark (ark) hide; keep (away)
art (art) master
atri (átri) hall
au (au) or
aud (aud) hear; listen; ear
aud-char: song
aur (aur) gold
aurvidlem (aurvidlem) Aurvidlem (name)
auks (aux) help
avatar (ávatar) Avatar
bal (bal) evil; bad; doom
bal-lem: Evil One
bal-sil: prophecy
bal-sil-fer: prophet
bal-zen: monster
beh (beh) justice
beh-de: proper
beh-lem: just one; judge
ben (ben) well
ben-de: properly; well
ben-fin: success
ben-in: craft
ben-in-áilem: artifact
ben-in-lem: goodscrafter
ben-in-tas: precision
ben-mon-tas: administration
ben-om-mání: prosperity
ben-tas: virtue
bet (bet) small
bet-lem: child
bet-ter-mír: well
bet-tim: young; new
bet-zen: insect
betra (betra) Betra (name)
bolew (bólesh) Bolesh (name)
brak (brák) arm
can (chan) allow
chan-por: admit
chan-por-tas: admittance
car (char) part
char-zen: member
daemon (dáemón) daemon
de (de) belong; possess; of; from; than; like
delsa (delsa) soft
des (des) reduce; lower; down
des-áilem: hail; meteor storm
des-de: below
des-in-tas: foundation; underpinning
des-lem: Gargoyle worker
des-por: descend
des-ter: valley
des-ter-múr: underworld
dig (dig) finger
dis (dis) apart; asunder
don (don) give; drop; yield
draksinusom
(draxínusom) Draxinusom (name)
duk (dúk) guide
dur (dur) for (period of time)
drak (drak) dragon
ek (ek) six
ekui (equi) horse
er (er) so
ew (esh) and
est (est) be; exist; is; are
esta (esta) that; those
esta-de: thereby; therewith
esta-tim: then
eks (ex) freedom; free; release
ex-por: open; unlocked
fel (fel) wrong
fel-tas: error
fel-wís: false; falsehood; lie; fable
feluka (felúka) Felucca (the moon)
fer (fer) bring; bear
fin (fin) end
firm (fírm) close; shut
flam (flam) flame; fire; heat
flam-tim: summer
fodus (fódus) Fodus (name)
for (for) strong
foranamo (foranámo) Foranamo (name)
forbrak (forbrák) Forbrak (name)
forlem (forlem) Forlem (name)
forskis (forskis) Forskis (name)
ful (ful) brown
gar{ (gargl) Gargoyle; Gargish
{or (glór) glory
grat (grat) thank(s)
grav (grav) energy; power
gres (gres) out; exit; way (out)
gres-por: exit; leave; go out; hatch; begone
harm (harm) harmony
hiuman (hiúman) human
horffe (horffé) Horffe (name)
hori (hori) gray
hur (húr) wind; air
i (í) I, me
ide (íde) my
ilem (ílem) we, us (he/she/they and I)
in (in) make; create; cause; form; become
in-bet: shrink; focus
in-des: reduce
in-ex: free; release
in-flam: ignite; burn
in-húr: blow
in-jux: threaten; endanger
in-korp: die; kill
in-lor: illuminate
in-mání: heal
in-mání-lem: healer
in-nax: poison (v)
in-ort: enchant
in-ten: maintain
in-por: go; come
in-por-dis: avert
in-saengkt: protect
in-vas: grow; enlarge
in-wís: learn; teach; study
in-wís-lók: interpret
in-wís-lor: create an image
in-zen: born; birth
in-zú: fall asleep
inforlem (inforlem) Inforlem (name)
init (init) begin
inmanilem (inmánílem) Inmanilem (name)
int (int) join
inuisloklem
(inwíslóklem) Inwisloklem (name)
ista (ista) this
ita (ita) thus; so
jur (júr) oath
juks (jux) danger; harm; damage
jux-ark: protect (from harm)
jux-wís: alert
kad (kad) fail; collapse
kah (kah) sacrifice
kah-mání-zen-de: sacrificial
kans (kans) use; consume; eat
kans-in-lem: foodmaker
kal (kal) summon; call; greet; hello; usher in
kal-ort: cast (a spell)
kas (kas) helm
kat (kat) fall
ker (ker) sure; certain
ker-de: to be sure; certainly
kir (kír) circle
qar (klár) bright
qau (klau) chamber
qep (klep) take; get; steal
klep-lem: thief; pirate
qi (klí) three
klí-tim: thrice
kodeks (kódex) book; codex
kor (kor) courage
korp (korp) death; dead
kred (kred) believe; think; consider
kredon (kred-don): entrust
krill (krill) Krill (name)
ku (ku) with
ku-ánte: within
ku-por: combine
kul (kul) knife
lai (lai) joy
lap (lap) stone; rock
laplem (laplem) Laplem (name)
le (le) end; action completed; could
le-in: achieve
le-in-tas: achievement
leg (leg) read
lem (lem) he, she, it, they; him, her, it, them; one; those
lem-de: his, her, its, their
lem-múr: everyone; those
len (len) gentle
len-tas: gentleness
librum (líbrum) librum
liy (ling) language
lok (lók) say; speak; tell
lók-de: talking
lor (lor) light
lor-rel: lens
lor-rel-in-lem: lensmaker