Four Languages

[kent_allard_jr]

OK, I worked out a basic vocabulary for four related languages, Proto-Human, Old Jeraldic, Old Malarian and Gehrian. (See this entry for their position on my big, throbbing ConLang trees.) Below, for your sleeping pleasure, are a few terms in these languages; the English translation is given in quotation marks, both in the "Proto-Human" category and in other languages when the meaning has changed.

Proto-Human	Old Jeraldic	Old Malarian	Gehrian
leki ("blossom")	lákan	lághön	lagon (“ripen”)
ríen ("bountiful")	rén (“full”)	rén	ren
kolíar ("cage")	koler (“prison cell”)	ghólral	golraw
rónil ("cap")	rónil (“crown”)	rónled	ronlend
sórni ("charismatic")	sórgan (“chosen”)	sórgand	sorgon
néra ("chastity")	nára	náral	naraw
bénil ("copper")	fanil	fanled	fanlend
rebus ("cover")	ráfos (“mask”)	ráfos	rafost
bréa ("creator")	fre	fred	frend
naz ("death")	názd	násd	nast
tiklon ("demon")	tíklon (“god”)	dhéeghland (“demon”)	taygland (“monster)
démar ("desired")	dámor	thámral	tharraw
máron ("destroyer")	márn (“builder”)	márand	narn
dówas ("dwelling")	dówas (“camp”)	thówan	thowang
nérus ("eagle")	nárm	náros	narn
avos ("east")	ábos	ábos	afost
lólon ("eater")	lóln	hóland (“glutton”)	holn (“pig”)
dóne ("evil")	dóna	thónel	thonel
rin ("far")	rín	réen	rayn
ýpus ("fire")	épos	ébhos	ebost
sélil ("flower")	sáln	sálled	saln
síad ("fountain")	séth	séth	seth
ilva ("girl")	ílba (“maid”)	éelbal	aylfal
aréli ("god")	áraln (“demon”)	árland (“god”)	arln (“ideal”)
érnon ("herald")	úrm (“leader”)	úrgön	urn
qus ("home")	hós	hós	host
málas ("island")	málas	málan	naln
ápla ("laughing")	ápla	ábhlal (“joyous”)	ablaw
mírum ("love")	máyrm	máyrum	nayrn
qórum ("loyalty")	górm	górum	gorn
avum ("luck")	ábum (“fate”)	ábum	afun
tára ("muse")	tára (“imagination”)	dháral (“hope”)	taraw
bríum ("nature")	frem	frem	fren
díra ("neighbor")	dáyra (“servant”)	tháyral	thayraw
dórar ("noble")	dóror (“familiar”)	thórral	thorraw
lúlga ("peaceful")	lúlha	húlhal	hulal
saréron ("protector")	sárarn	sárrand	sarrn
kles ("purity")	klas (“clean”)	ghlán	glan
júrles ("sea")	júrlas (“lake”)	júrlan (“pool”)	gurlang
lódol ("shadow")	lóthol	lóthled	lothlend
enáse ("shake")	ánasa (“bind”)	ánasal	ansal (“wrestle”)
tet ("shout")	tát	dhád	tand
lídi ("silent")	láythan	láythand (“sneaking”)	laython
láhil ("silver")	láhil	láhled	lalend
kásus ("smoke")	kasos (“mist”)	ghásos	casost
nádil ("song")	náthil	náthled	nathlend
théri ("south")	thárn	thárand	tharn
nálbon ("steward")	nálfon	nálfön	nalfon
sáni ("strong")	sánan	sánand	sanom
rálud ("strong-willed")	ráluth	háluth	haluth
ántum ("sun")	ántum	ándhum	tunum
dáyum ("time")	dém	thém	then
nekon ("twin")	nákon	nághön	nagon
óndus ("up")	óndos (“peak”)	óndhos	tunost
lóne ("vengeful")	lóna	lónel	lonel
tin ("wall")	tín	dhéen	tayn
túlet ("water")	túlat	dhúlad	tuland
nárum ("wind")	náros	nárum	narost
írus ("wolf")	áyros	áyros	ayrost
érum ("wound")	úrtanon	úrum	vernom

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I'm glad to see you're still working on this setting; it's easily among the best work of yours that I've seen.

Fred H.

[kent-allard-jr.livejournal.com]

Thanks, dude. I just wish I could find a decent hook for the setting. Y'know, something that would appeal to the Munchkin in all of us. So far it's just a giant intellectual exercise...

[(Anonymous)]

See, one of the things I like about it is that it isn't particularly munchkiny. But I suppose if you needed one, the vague Boewulfian elements of the setting might inspire some ideas. Bands of seekers going off on religiously-inspired raid/quests? Though that might be a little too Glorantha. Maybe something involving the divine halls under the Earth (which I seem to remember) as some sort of reachable goal?

[(Anonymous)]

Oops, sorry, that was me. And I mistyped Beowulfian while I was at it.

Fred H.