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User:Jerimee/mod words
A list of words I might want to add into a mod based on Solitarian dwarven language
Notes
Graphemics
Bold items I've verified, italics I am unsure of.
- Digraphs sh, th, and ng.
- h only occurs in the digraphs sh and th.
- Common consonant cluster st.
- Dwarven has no diphthongs (double vowel).
- c, f, and v are always followed by a vowel.
- Possible syllable structure either (C)2V(C)2 or (C)V(C).
- ??? The letters J, P, Q, W, X, and Y of the ISO basic Latin alphabet do not occur in the Dwarven alphabet.
Toady on Lang
- How did you create the languages for all the civilizations? Did you base them off of something in real life or did they all come from your imagination? Also, how long did the process take?
- We created all the languages.
- we had a generator that just had certain rules about how consonants could be combined and what frequencies there were for the vowels
- http://www.bay12games.com/media/df_talk_17_transcript.html#17.7
Notes on Solitarian
Dwarven is agglutinative; it has many compound words.
Adjectives precede nouns, and the noun being modified is placed at the end of the compound word.
Dwarven does not have articles (“the” and “a” and “an”) or prepositions (words that express direction, position, etc.: of, between, beyond, beside, on, under, over, and so on). The “the” before “ancient” is not in the Dwarven name, just as the “of” isn’t. Articles and prepositions are often implied by context and syntax.
Dwarven’s word order is this: subject, verb-tense, direct object, indirect object, extra information. Subjects come first.
Compound Names
Gim is twist
shis is fang
raz is tooth
nog is foot
Okol is noise
- Ilirokol (joyful noise)
- Ïlonlist (moongazer)
- Numgovos (leaf in the wind, or windy leaf)
- Fershis (beastfang)
- Okolfer (noisy beast)
- Lanlarbal
- Erfath
- Erkun
- Ernóton
- Nogvod
- Gimanir
- Gimdur
- Gimkal (twisted smile)
- Gimraz
- Gimnum (twisted wind)
- Gimkesh
- Gimrazes
- Gimnóton
- Gimengig
- Gimenol
- Gimshomad
- Gimshedim
- Gimlemis
- Nilgim
- Razkal
- Kobkal (spoonsmile)
- Adkal (sunsmile)
- Kunkes
- Nednóton
- Anannóton
- Shisraz (fangtooth)
- Îmgim
- Kunnol
- Kenkast
- Obnog (tarfoot)
- Kàsnog (quiet foot)
- Buldeb (lard eater)
- Kobmat(spoon bender)
- Kobeb (spoon sucker)
- Lamnam (stone destiny)
- Adlam (sunstone)
- Lamdur (stone fist)
- Lamnóton (stoneborn or stone birth)
- Adnóton (sunborn or dayborn)
- Thollam (deep stone)
- Vúshul (hot pants)
- Virnóton (humbleborn)
- Numron (windrager)
- Ibrèt (pebble pocket)
- Muzmer (Fungal uncle)
- Ralnol (silver tongue)
- Nolgim (tongue twister)
- Shashmat-geth (hellbent)
- Sodellam (shieldstone)
- Solonlam (flagstone)
List
Joyful Words
- related words
- Glee Àlil
- Face Lînem
- smile kal
- joy Ilir
happy
Lilm
laugh
Lildor
- ety, related words
Laugh - howl(Idor), Glee (alil) -
Words like Clerk
English
- analyst
- clerk
- examiner
- appraiser
- inspector
- authority officer
- comptroller
- editor
- administrator
- accountant
- record Keeper
Solitarian dialect of Dwarven
- thîkutnitem is to read so, Thîkutnitem is "reader"
- Orsharkôn - webmaster
Dwarven
- Seer
- Abras
- Scribe
- Tathur
- Master
- Kôn
- Controller
- Tesum
Sound Words
alarm
- Oridor for alarm
- Ùoridor for Announcer (ie "alarmer")
ety
- chirp
- howl
blurt
Nebdor
Blurt - Lamb Nebïn, howl(Idor) -
chime
- Orith for chime
- Ùorith for chimer
- mikorith for chiming
chime - chirp oril, bell rith
crash
Does it already exist?
mimic
Lekmen
mimic - to Lure Lektad, lumen to jest-
shout
Dorseng
Shout - Idor, to Ring (to make sound) Seng -
knock
Avétun
door tun, to Clobber Avéd -
noise
Omseng
Noise - to Ring (to make sound) Seng, Clutter Om -
Place Words
store
Nishzod
Store - "tradehouse" -
Time Words
month
zez-nob is twelve (12 months right?)
calendar
slow
does not already exist?
Shape Words
angle
conic
conical
wedge
curve
Body Part Words
hand otad
torso
wrist
Comestible Words
offal
Ingral
Offal etymology - Meat (Igril) Organ (Inash) -
noaccent?
Wearable Words
apron
Nabrel
- Symbols
- Protection
- domestic
- food
- artifice
- etymology
- shield (Sodel)
- Skirt (Nabreth)
Words about Optics (Light, Color, Shadow, Vision)
- Seer Abras
- Search Absam
- Finder Atol
- Watch Azin
- eye ker
- appearance Asrer
- bright shin
- Radiance Atêsh
glare
Kertir
Glare ety - Dung tir, eye ker
vivid
D: Têshinasrer
- ety
- appearance Asrer
- bright shin
- Radiance Atêsh
Loot Words
cargo
hoard
prize
Kirstot
ety - akir reward, stot surprise -
half
Survival Words
adapt
Geshcozt
- etymology, related
- adaptation
- threat
- proliferation
allow
- etymology, related words
alone
- etymology, related words
crude
Ûbom (pronounced "ew baam"?) is a clear vanilla synonym for this adjective. We could either use that, or make a similar solitarian word like Ûmb (pronounced "ewm" or "oomb" like "tomb" without the t) or Ûbgash combining mean and vulgar.
- ety, related words
- [S_WORD:BRUTE] Tîrdug
- Dung Tig
- [S_WORD:MEAN LOW] Ûbom
- Vulgar Detgash
prove
doubt
Other
atone
boost
bough
tree dak, stick sholil wooden lolum, root odur
chute
cheat
Vatirg
- ety, related
- Trick Vafig
- Dung tir -
- [S_WORD:MEAN LOW] Ûbom
clamp
Ligdur
etymology - clasp, grasp, craft, tool, tightness -
crime
crust
- related
- [S_WORD:EARTH]
delve
thoduk'ok
delve - "dive within" Dive, Deep, Within -
girth
havoc
- etymology, related words
- Passionate Ishen
- Malignant Kùgneb
- Chaos Rërith
- Stormy Togal
- Destruction Terstum
leave
Legon'em
leave - wander Legon, -em away -
ought
paste
- etymology, related words
pluck
Kiksol
Pluck etymology- Seize (Asol) Speck(Kik) -
proxy
shall
story
tryst
usurp
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