The Fae Language

[Gaby]

Fae -
[To be added!]

this is a travesty.

we have like 100 caparii characters, and we still don't know anything about Fae.

so what I'm going to do here is try my best to create the fae language, by making up as many words for things as I can, and jotting down whatever notes I can think of about things like grammar structure and the fae accent. Im doing this based on my caparii names post: http://hollowworld.co.uk/threads/caparii-names.29113/

and @Somnastra 's Lexicon Primer: http://hollowworld.co.uk/threads/language-lexicon-primer.27793/

this is entirely unofficial, so don't take this to heart! if there's some resource on Fae (like. one confirmed official fae word) (think there's one in the Lore forum) that I haven't seen, send it over, I will be grateful!

 

[Gaby]

Fae Words

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Animals
dog- Heira
cat
fish
bird (not one word, many different kinds of birds):
bird of prey -
hawk- Keiri
songbird -
parrot-
‘animal’ (dog/cat/fish/bird = animal) -
snake
cow
pig
mouse
horse
tail
wing- Para
deer
wolf

Transport
boat
wagon

City/Countryside
city
house
street
bridge
farm
a crowd
court

Clothes
hat
dress
skirt
shirt
pants
shoes/boots
pocket

Colors
red
green
blue (light/dark)
yellow
green
brown
pink
orange
black
white
gray

People-related
son
daughter
mother
father
man
woman
brother
sister
family
grandfather
grandmother
husband (may not have a word, closest translation meaning "mate")
wife (ditto)
king (may not have a word)
queen (may not have a word)
neighbor
boy
girl
religion
death
money

Beverages
coffee
tea
wine
beer
juice
water
milk

Food/Food Related
eggs
cheese
bread
soup
cake
chicken
pork
beef
venison
apple
oil
seed
knife
breakfast
lunch
dinner
sugar

Home
table
chair
bed
lamp/candle/light (word might be a mashup of two other words)
window
door
bedroom
kitchen
bathroom
soap
book
key
paint

Body
head
face
hair
eye
mouth
nose
ear
tongue
back
finger
toe
leg
foot
heart
blood
brain
tooth
knee
sweat
disease
bone
beard
tear (drop)
hoof

Nature
sea
river- Sal
mountain
rain
snow
tree
sun
moon
forest
plant
wind
soil/earth
flower
valley
root
lake
star
grass
leaf
air
sand
beach
ocean
wave
morning
evening
night: different names depending on the phase of the moon
Niace- new moon
Nyari- full moon
Nalki- waning moon
Niyare- waxing moon

Jobs
teacher
doctor
priest
hunter
elder

Materials
glass
metal
wood
stone
clay
silver
gold
diamond
copper

Measurements
length
width
half
weight

Geometry
circle
square
arch

Misc
price
dream
left
right
straight
bag
box
barrel
map
poison
needle
light
yes
no

Seasons
Summer
Spring
Winter
Fall

***Numbers

Months
1-12 (use a calendar and/or numbers)

Days
1-7 (use a calendar and/or numbers)
today
yesterday
tomorrow

Times
year
month
day
hour
minute
second/moment

Cardinal Numbers
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

Verbs
to work
to play
to go
to walk
to run
to follow
to think
to speak/say
to eat
to drink
to kill
to die
to smile
to laugh
to cry
to buy
to shoot (a bow)
to jump
to smell
to see
to taste
to touch
to hear
to kiss
to burn
to melt
to dig
to sit
to stand
to love
to cut
to fight
to lie down
to dance
to sleep
to wake up
to sing
to count
to marry
to pray
to win
to lose
to mix/stir
to brew
to bend
to wash
to cook
to open
to close

Adjectives/Adverbs
long/short
tall/short
wide/narrow
big/small
slow/fast
hot/cold
new/old
good/bad
wet/dry
sick/healthy
loud/quiet
happy/sad
beautiful/ugly
nice/mean
rich/poor
noble/common
thick/thin
expensive/cheap
flat/curved
male/female
tight/loose

 

[Gaby]

[Fae Grammar]

 

[Gaby]

[reservedpostthankssom]

 

[Gaby]

[reservedpost thanks som]

 

[Rygan]

God, I forgot about that. School distracted me from it.

But yes, it was impossible to find out any history or backstory on Fae, or how it.. worked as a language.

 

[Valonyx]

God, I forgot about that. School distracted me from it.

But yes, it was impossible to find out any history or backstory on Fae, or how it.. worked as a language.

To me, Fae always made me think of Celtic/Gothic tongues, perhaps ancient (gothic) French could suit it...

 

[Gaby]

thats entirely different from the romance languages, Val.
so different.

 

[Valonyx]

thats entirely different from the romance languages, Val.
so different.

Who talked about romance? French has come a loooong way before being the tongue of diplomacy and culture... We come from barbarians aswell...

 

[Gaby]

spanish is a romance language. as is modern french. they both have origins liked to latin, the language of the romans.

gaelic and other celtic/gothic languages are not romance languages.
im assuming ancient french isnt a romance language either.

I was like comparing it because the caparii names have similar sounds to spanish which is a romance language and idk where im going with this

 

[apollo6000]

Spanish is horrid so ya' know. Spoken quickly and with the way people tend to speak it in a casual setting it is horrible. I live not all too far from the border of Mexico and the way it is spoken around here, it isn't elegant or beautiful unless it is PURPOSEFULLY made to sound like that.

 

[Gaby]

Spanish is horrid so ya' know. Spoken quickly and with the way people tend to speak it in a casual setting it is horrible. I live not all too far from the border of Mexico and the way it is spoken around here, it isn't elegant or beautiful unless it is PURPOSEFULLY made to sound like that.

oye!
tu tienes un problemo con español?!

 

[apollo6000]

oye!
tu tienes un problema con español?!

No, no hay problema con el español además de ser raro

 

[Somnastra]

..... *put on linguist pants* "Ancient" French was SO a Romance Language.

 

[Valonyx]

In my head the fae should have a part of romance in their tongue... Faes do not only mean Caparii, it also mean all kinds of faeries, ents, shapeshifters (werewolves and whatnot). Even though they also include viler and less intelligent species, i believe Fae tongue should have a degree of wisdom to it.

But well, who am I to take decisions? I am a 100% human player, so yeah

 

[Somnastra]

In my head the fae should have a part of romance in their tongue... Faes do not only mean Caparii, it also mean all kinds of faeries, ents, shapeshifters (werewolves and whatnot). Even though they also include viler and less intelligent species, i believe Fae tongue should have a degree of wisdom to it.

But well, who am I to take decisions? I am a 100% human player, so yeah

Romance in terms of language does not equate to romance in terms of... ummm... lovelythings.

 

[Ced]

Don't forget goat mouths can make different noises and stuff.

I recommend working with Som on this, if you're really interested in the language being similar to Elven (which it would realistically be, for the Forest Elf dialect at least)

 

[Somnastra]

Oh and @gaby I gave you some more posts~

 

[Gaby]

No, no hay problema con el español además de ser raro

ok so maybe Im rusty in my spanish.
I learned it from hanging around english-speakers ok?

Salheira learned common from hanging around common-speakers, and she doesn't have a perfect grasp why should I?

*grumble might as well have asked why i forgot the other exclamation points and question marks...*

 

[Gaby]

Don't forget goat mouths can make different noises and stuff.

I recommend working with Som on this, if you're really interested in the language being similar to Elven (which it would realistically be, for the Forest Elf dialect at least)

Im not particularly interested in it being like Elven. other than the connection to Shalherana, I don't see much similarity between caparii and elven cultures. the caparii names do sometimes seem elven, but at the same time...

ehhh. Idk. why not, right?

as for the goat sounds... caparii have the upper part of a human, and while I understand that would have nothing to do with limitations on their biology...
caparii can speak other languages perfectly, and other races can speak fae perfectly. incorporating nonhuman sounds into fae would not only be difficult to translate into english letters, but also might violate rp.
eh.