amberworld:ancient_tongue
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Ancient Tongue
In the context of the Amberworld continuity, the Ancient Tongue was historically the native language of dragons of Avishraa. Although it remained in use among non-Chosen nearly to the exclusion of any other language, among the Chosen its dominance declined over the ages, giving way to speech derived from human languages, particularly among Davir Sria. The Hzataalar Kaea, on the other hand, glorified it as a reminder of past greatness, and the powerful and influential among them cultivated its use as a mark of superiority.
In the context of the worldbuilding project, its vocabulary may end up being recycled into imperial on a case-by-case basis.
Vocabulary
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| Ancient Tongue | English | Part of Speech |
|---|---|---|
| 'aitu | (vagueness pronoun suffix) | Particle |
| 'al | (familiarity noun/pronoun suffix) | Particle |
| 'seh | (verb/adjective indicator suffix) | Particle |
| 'u | (emphatic suffix) | Particle |
| a' | the (definite article) | Particle |
| abrat | stillness | Noun |
| ageta | picture, image | Noun |
| ahvar | when | Pronoun (inter./rel.) |
| ajaren | silverness | Noun |
| akha | which | Pronoun (inter./rel.) |
| al | heart | Noun |
| alaki | it (3rd-person neuter singular pronoun) | Pronoun |
| alhra | lacking | Noun |
| amar | wanting | Noun |
| Amvreshahd | spring (season) | Noun |
| anamu | declaration | Noun |
| anehm | chant | Noun |
| anipor | harmony | Noun |
| anur | event | Noun |
| ara' | with (prep.) | Preposition |
| asan | drink | Noun |
| asna | cup | Noun |
| avi | mother | Noun |
| awar | largeness, bigness | Noun |
| batar | calling, referring | Noun |
| bola' | between (prep.) | Preposition |
| dav | bond | Noun |
| davi | organized system | Noun |
| davir | brotherhood, order (entity) | Noun |
| daviyar | mathematics | Noun |
| ebre | or | Conjunction |
| elel | separation | Noun |
| elera | terror | Noun |
| eloom | cause | Noun |
| enem | speech, language | Noun |
| enetrat | offering | Noun |
| erai | pull | Noun |
| eraiad | magnetism | Noun |
| eren | losing | Noun |
| ereta | loneliness | Noun |
| erevnara | conciliation | Noun |
| ereyu | togetherness | Noun |
| eyada | how | Pronoun (inter./rel.) |
| ezerk | beating | Noun |
| furth | cloud | Noun |
| gath | place, location | Noun |
| giram | hug | Noun |
| harasa | reign, rule, leadership | Noun |
| harasakaeltharka | democracy (lit. “rule by everyone”) | Noun |
| hasaka | hunt | Noun |
| hatep | room, chamber | Noun |
| hazam | bone | Noun |
| hefeh | what | Pronoun (inter./rel.) |
| Hemnavreth | summer | Noun |
| henehur | engraving, carving | Noun |
| hesem | lead (as in hunt or chase) | Noun |
| hin | word | Noun |
| hir | name (of a nonperson) | Noun |
| hlan' | (command/request verb prefix) | Particle |
| hran' | (submissive/honoring verb prefix) | Particle |
| hrudra | foot | Noun |
| hsar | command | Noun |
| hshef | holy place | Noun |
| hsimar | skeleton | Noun |
| htan | agreement, acceptance | Noun |
| hvakam | other (pronoun) | Pronoun |
| hza | claw | Noun |
| hzataal | warrior, predator | Noun |
| hze | blade | Noun |
| hzekel | attack | Noun |
| i' | a, an (indefinite article) | Particle |
| ibakha | choice | Noun |
| iishar | source | Noun |
| ilkadal | murder, killing | Noun |
| ilkae | destruction | Noun |
| ilya | darkness | Noun |
| imya | fate | Noun |
| iridef | union | Noun |
| irva | unity | Noun |
| iryat | intertwinedness | Noun |
| ivara | whiteness | Noun |
| iya | number | Noun |
| iyedek | land, domain | Noun |
| ja | year | Noun |
| jaa | home, habitation | Noun |
| jek | existence | Noun |
| jetuk | seeming | Noun |
| ka | leaf | Noun |
| kaea | chaos | Noun |
| kael | all, everything | Noun |
| kaen | hardness | Noun |
| kahra | adoption | Noun |
| kai | brother | Noun |
| kajen' | because (prep.) | Preposition |
| kalem | borrowing | Noun |
| kalir | beauty | Noun |
| kanam | sibling | Noun |
| karad' | like, just as, in the same manner as | Preposition |
| karat | head | Noun |
| ke | parent | Noun |
| keh | mind | Noun |
| kelaala | kindness | Noun |
| kelur | bringing | Noun |
| kered | witness | Noun |
| khasram | finding | Noun |
| khe' | (past tense verb prefix) | Particle |
| khe'e | (past perfect tense verb prefix) | Particle |
| khelu | animal | Noun |
| khren | name (of a person) | Noun |
| khulrai | receiving | Noun |
| kin' | beyond, past, on opposite side of (prep.) | Preposition |
| klere | success | Noun |
| klirab | abounding | Noun/Adjective |
| kradath | flight | Noun |
| ku | and (conjunction) | Conjunction |
| kuluru | trouble | Noun |
| kya | sister | Noun |
| kyun | change | Noun |
| lalath | possession | Noun |
| laramnur | truth | Noun |
| lilir | continuance | Noun |
| luri | frost | Noun |
| maghran | mist | Noun |
| maht | remaining, remainder | Noun |
| marzhat | rejoicing | Noun |
| mayara | brightness | Noun |
| maynal | glimmer | Noun |
| mehya | ending | Noun |
| meta | lastness | Noun |
| mek' | in (prep.) | Preposition |
| melek | containment, holding | Noun |
| merka' | through (prep.) | Preposition |
| mikur | jewel, finished gem | Noun |
| miya | light | Noun |
| miyasri | creation | Noun |
| miyesh | making | Noun |
| mra' | along (prep.) | Preposition |
| na' | (future tense verb prefix) | Particle |
| nah | that | Pronoun (dem./rel.) |
| nahar | those | Pronoun (dem.) |
| nairi | caressing | Noun |
| namak | deserving | Noun |
| naram | hugging | Noun |
| natha | dome | Noun |
| neh | this | Pronoun (dem.) |
| nehar | these | Pronoun (dem.) |
| nehema | setting | Noun |
| nel | hall | Noun |
| nere | touching | Noun/Adjective |
| neyaa | death | Noun |
| nii | you (2nd-person singular pronoun) | Pronoun |
| niiar | you (2nd-person plural pronoun) | Pronoun |
| nrat | age | Noun |
| nrelelu | perception | Noun |
| ntar' | (thoughtful/rhetorical verb prefix) | Particle |
| nur | piece, part, section | Noun |
| nyat | night | Noun |
| nyath | wish | Noun |
| nyeha | door, gate, entrance | Noun |
| olaeta | hearing | Noun |
| olo | antenna, ear, hearing-organ | Noun |
| omor | length | Noun |
| oram | having | Noun/Adjective |
| orat | each | Adjective |
| oruta | permission, allowance | Noun |
| pahn | nation, race, ethnic group | Noun |
| pala | tower | Noun |
| pralar | why | Pronoun (inter./rel.) |
| pramat | smell, scent | Noun |
| pramatenem | pheromone | Noun |
| pramatenem ve | mating pheromone | Noun |
| raa | ceremony | Noun |
| radal | leaving, leavetaking | Noun |
| radekh | where | Pronoun (inter./rel.) |
| ralur | understanding, comprehension | Noun |
| ratalu | asking | Noun |
| rayan | establishment, founding | Noun |
| rehala | river | Noun |
| rehna | supremacy | Noun |
| repama | gathering | Noun |
| ret' | (questioning verb prefix) | Particle |
| rethet | ability | Noun |
| rhelu | water | Noun |
| rhilse | lake | Noun |
| ria | settlement, colony | Noun |
| rii | wisdom | Noun |
| rin | greatness | Noun |
| rina | home | Noun |
| rudu | path, street, road | Noun |
| saa | (negation prefix) | Particle |
| sahn | so | Conjunction? |
| sai | son | Noun |
| salamna | power | Noun |
| sarakal | balance | Noun |
| saruta | objection | Noun |
| satra | page (of a book) | Noun |
| savul | physicality, earthliness | Noun |
| sen' | to, toward (prep.) | Preposition |
| sera' | until (prep.) | Preposition |
| seram | strength | Noun |
| sereya | correction | Noun |
| setaa | book, body of text | Noun |
| setu | reading | Noun |
| sha | eye | Noun |
| shamae | sight | Noun |
| Shekrazaa | winter | Noun |
| sherem | warmth | Noun |
| shi | star | Noun |
| shoomtleje | season | Noun |
| shraa | life | Noun |
| sima | fading | Noun/Adjective |
| siya | beginning | Noun |
| solma | flowing | Noun/Adjective |
| srheli | dryness | Noun |
| sria | order (cosmic property) | Noun |
| ssi | I (1st-person singular pronoun) | Pronoun |
| ssiar | we (1st-person plural pronoun) | Pronoun |
| staka | illness | Noun |
| sumul | ripple | Noun |
| surnu | fun | Noun |
| sya | daughter | Noun |
| taek | wellness, health | Noun |
| takha | hate | Noun |
| takma | dragon | Noun |
| tal | origin | Noun |
| talak | endurance | Noun |
| tanaa | who | Pronoun (inter./rel.) |
| tanur | difference | Noun |
| tapa | newness | Noun |
| tarae | blood | Noun |
| taratka | giving | Noun |
| taruu | family | Noun |
| taruurin | clan | Noun |
| tei | he (3rd-person singular masculine pronoun) | Pronoun |
| tel | father | Noun |
| tene | valley | Noun |
| tep | youth | Noun |
| teraam | diminishing | Noun/Adjective |
| teyr | smallness | Noun |
| than' | after (prep.) | Preposition |
| tharka | person, intelligent being | Noun |
| thira | world, planet | Noun |
| thruun | moon | Noun |
| thuur | childhood | Noun |
| tle | (ordinal number suffix) | Particle |
| to | husband, male spouse or mate | Noun |
| toonkur | fright, fear | Noun |
| tret | hand, paw | Noun |
| triis' | at (prep.) | Preposition |
| tsaroot | fire | Noun |
| tsharra | learning | Noun |
| tshirra | teaching | Noun |
| tsyeh | time | Noun |
| tun | crack, rift | Noun |
| tyai | she (3rd-person feminine singular pronoun) | Pronoun |
| tyaiar | they (3rd-person plural pronoun) | Pronoun |
| tyshar | freedom | Noun |
| udun | citadel | Noun |
| ultrol | faltering | Noun |
| umra | edge | Noun |
| vahr | sky | Noun |
| vatar' | while (prep.) | Preposition |
| vaya | sex, mating | Noun |
| ve | love, esp. romantic love | Noun |
| vedeya | greenness | Noun |
| vele | devotion | Noun |
| veri | fondness | Noun |
| vi | wife, female spouse or mate | Noun |
| virek | but | Conjunction |
| Vosraatah | autumn | Noun |
| vrela | kiss | Noun |
| waret | obedience | Noun |
| wirat | belonging | Noun |
| wurethu | reason | Noun |
| yat | circle, cycle, ring | Noun |
| yatthira | day (lit. “world-cycle”) | Noun |
| yel | knowledge | Noun |
| yilme | cheese | Noun |
| zanak | eating | Noun/Adjective |
| zarafa | egg | Noun |
| zarfra | blossoming | Noun/Adjective |
| zef | hatching | Noun |
| zeth | depth | Noun |
| zheru | sense, feeling | Noun |
| zin' | on (prep.) | Preposition |
| zith' | for (prep.) | Preposition |
| zreh | letter, symbol, glyph | Noun |
| zyaf | rising | Noun/Adjective |
| ta | zero | Number |
| ir | one | Number |
| hav | two | Number |
| sei | three | Number |
| shoom | four | Number |
| tek | five | Number |
| yep | six | Number |
| adath | seven | Number |
| hma | eight | Number |
| tsi | nine | Number |
| an | ten | Number |
| anka | hundred | Number |
| anthar | thousand | Number |
| anyii | million | Number |
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