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THIS IS STILL VERY MUCH A WIP
Also, this is not canon - merely a personal interpretation
Also, this is not canon - merely a personal interpretation
Hey all, forgive me if this isn't the correct section for this but it seemed the most fitting of all.
Considering there is no official canon detailing the language of Elvish or any major details, I’ve taken it upon myself to develop a rough interpretation of what I believe the language to sound of/look like. My character is a Silver Elf scholar, who naturally writes most of his notes in said language. It would be nice to form some basis of what I believe he would have written in his books. Please take note that this is not canon at all, this is merely what I believe it would be like. Whilst I note that a couple words have been posted officially, I hope to base my interpretation so it will not clash with any preconceived notions. Yet I am to post it publicly for others to criticise and help amend, which is very much welcomed.
Considering Irish (Gaeilge) is my own personal native tongue, and the fact I always perceive Elves as slightly Celtic, I feel it respectable to use the language as a springboard, something to base off of. I have done my best to avoid taking directly from the language (Scottish Gaelic is incredibly similar to Irish Gaeilge so if there are crossovers, they are entirely unintentional), but it will follow similar pronunciations/sentence structure - please note that these very much deviate from Romantic language pronunciation/structure such as Latin, Italian, English, Spanish, French etc.
I’ve also borrowed the format for many basic words and such from Bartooliinii , who graciously guided me on approaching this topic with caution so the big bad lore team don’t eat me. Feel free to make any comments and suggestions. Also yes, this is still very much a WIP and nowhere near as complete or pretty looking like the Mok'yra or Horghaan lexicon - it is still an ongoing personal project.
As a sidenote in regards to the Mok'yra Lexicon, I understand that Mok'yra is considered a warped or distorted version of Elvish, but this is how I personally believe Elvish to sound.
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Pronunciations
Many letters are pronounced similarly in common, however, in specific letter combinations, a new pronunciation is formed. These often tend to overlap also.
Elvish -> Common
‘Bh’ - As a ‘w’ as in “water”.
‘Ch’ - As a ‘ck’ as in “lock”.
‘Dh’ - As a “y’ as in “yuh”.
‘Fh’ - Silent
‘Gh’ - As a ‘g’ as in “egg”.
‘Mh’ - As a “w” as in “water”.
‘Ph’ - As a ‘f’ as in “fire”
‘Sh’ - As a ‘h’ as in ‘hello’.
‘Th’ - As a ‘h’ as in ‘hello’.
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Articles
‘A’ (Indefinite) - “E”
‘The’ (Definite singular) - ‘An’
‘The’ (Definite plural) - ‘Na’
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Pronouns
‘Me’ - Mé
‘My’ - Má
‘You’ - Dhé
‘Your’ - Dhá
‘He’ - Dheir
‘His’ - Dheirá
‘Her’ - Dheirfúr
‘Her’ (posessive) - Dheirfúrá
‘We’ - Shinne
‘Our’ - Shinneá
‘You’ (plural) - Shibhe
‘You’ (plural possessive) - Shibheá
‘Them’ - Siade
‘Their’ - Siadeá
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Verbs
To be - Bíghe
To think - Ceapaigh
To have - Cuig
To do - Déanaigh
To say - Daírte
To go - Rochaim
To get - Mothaigh
To make - Bearla
To know - Sheasadh
To take - Neartaigh
To see - Súila
To come - Táinigh
To want - Fearr
To look - Amharca
To use - Rinneagha
To find - Ath
To give - Tug
To tell - Reth
To work - Obrainteagh
To call - Glaighead
To try - Údánta
To ask - Iarrna
To need - Naganntar
To feel - Airdeagh
To become - Cleachtainn
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Nouns (This is perhaps the broadest area so I'm leaving this blank for now until I have a fair amount prepped)
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Prepositions
Of - Díom
With - Faram
At - Agat
From - Uaim
Into - Ionam
To - Chugat
In - Iontu
For - Dó
On - Ort
By - Tharat
About - Fúinn
Like - Cosúil le
Through - Tríd
Over - Thairis
Before - Romham
Between - Eadraibh
After - Tár éis
Since - Ó
But - Seachas
Up - Suasaigh
Out - Ast
Around - Thart
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Conjunctions
And - Iat
That - Leata
Or - Óna
As - Marna
If - Murag
When - Céardta
Than - Nánó
Because - Óire
While - Fadata
Where - Áiteannaigh
So - Sinntena
Though - Áfachtanach
Until - Goseá
Whether - Acunáit
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Numerals
One - Aon
First - Aontaigh
Two - Dhán
Second - Dhánaigh
Three - Threis
Third - Threiseagh
Four - Ceathra
Fourth - Ceathraigh
Five - Cigean
Fifth - Cigeanaigh
Six - Séisear
Sixth - Séisearaigh
Seven - Seachtana
Seventh - Seachtanacht
Eight - Ochtana
Eighth - Octhanaigh
Nine - Naoinear
Ninth - Naoinearaigh
Ten - Deichean
Tenth - Deicheanaigh
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I very much appreciate any criticism or feedback! Thank ya for reading.
