Elven Language.pdf

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The Elven Language

12/16/01

Mellonamin,

Below you will find simple grammatical rules and word lists for use in creating elven

phrases. Much effort has been put into making the process as simple as possible. A

section on elven roleplay may also be found after the word list. The Grey Company’s

Elven is a growing language based 'loosely' on the elven found throughout JRR Tolkiens

works. As we strive to nurture its growth, all input is encouraged and appreciated.

Lissenen ar' maska'lalaith tenna' lye omentuva

Lywnis Autumleaf, Tel'Mithrim

This dictionary and accompanying phrase guide represent uncountable hours of work by the members of the

Grey Company. Permission is given to distribute this dictionary for role-playing purposes as long as the

entire dictionary, including the credits for those who did the work, is kept intact. In other words, don't

pretend you made it when you pass it out. If you add your own words and phrases, please inform a member

of the Grey Company so we can see to it that the new words are added, you'll be given credit for it.

GRAMMAR

1) PLURALS:

* Denoted r, ea, ie, or, io, and oo. Exact choice is left up to the person creating the plural.

* Use -rim to denote great numbers or respect

Examples:

nimbrethie = birches

Aredhelrim = elf lords

2) PRONOUNS:

* when used alone pronouns express subjects (amin mela lle - I love you)

* when used in possessive phrases they express possession (melamin - my love)

I (my,mine)

amin him (his)

we, us (ours)

lye

her (hers)

they

ron

she

them (their)

sen

it (its)

this

sina

you (yours)

lle

that

tanya

you(p) (yours-p) llie

who

3) POSSESSIVE PHRASES:

SIMPLE

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Subject:possessor

* Append pronoun to end of object.

* Pluralize noun first.

Examples:

irmo = desire, irmoamin = my desire or irmoieamin = my desires

atar = father, atarho = his father

COMPLEX

Subject of Subject:possessor

* Seperate secondary subject (possessed by primary subject) with en

from the simple familiar of the primary subject.

Examples:

mela en coiamin

love of the life of I

love of my life

tinu en atarahe

daughter of the mother of her

her mother's daughter

SIMPLE NONFAMILIAR OR PROPER

Subject of Possessor

* use when possessor is expressing distance/separation from object

or when possessor is proper.

* Seperate subject from possessor with en.

Examples:

mellon en amin

friend of I

my friend (expresses distance)

megil en Lywnis

sword of Lywnis

Lywnis' sword

4) ADJECTIVES:

* Append to the front of the object/action they are describing.

Examples:

corialote

purple flower

lashae

wide ocean (last 2 n’s from lann dropped)

* when expressing intensities (i.e. bright, brighter, brightest)

1) when stem ends in vowel append -n for -er and -nin for -est

Examples:

tiri = bright, brightly tirin = brighter tirinin = brightest

2)when stem ends in noun append -in for -er and -inin for -est

Examples:

calen = green calenin = greener caleninin = greenest

5) ADVERBS:

* Follows verb in unchanged form.

* Also see intensity rules listed above.

Examples:

cormamin glina tiri

my heart it gleams bright

my heart gleams brightly

i'aredhelrim quene hodo the elf lords they spoke wise

the elf lords spoke wisely

6) VERBS:

* Conjugate to past, present, future, conditional with e,a, uva, aya

past

-e

present

-a

future

-uva

conditional

-aya

Examples:

amin elee = I saw, amin elea = I see, amin eleuva = I shall see, amin eleaya = I would see

* two or more conjugated verbs may exist in one phrase as long as are not strung together.

* use unconjugated verbs when stringing more than one together

Examples:

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amin irma quen

I desire to speak

lle delotha mel amin

You hate to love me

* -ing endings are expressed by appending -ad or -ien to the stem if it ends in a noun

or - d if it ends in a vowel.

Example:

amin naa tulien a' i'til

I am coming to the point

* -ed endings are expressed using the past tense conjugation.

Example:

nardane ron kaime e' i'ranquie en' ilye n'at entwined they slept in each others arms

7) CREATION OF NEW WORDS

* keep it simple, use portions of other words, and try to remain true to the flowing nature of elven

* before using the words your new words, either post them to the GC private folder entitled Elven

Language Discussion, or get written permission from the Keeper of The Dictionary.

* rationalize your derivation, before using the words that you create. If a suitable words for

derivation do not exist than make one up keeping in mind simplicity and the nature of elven.

* when taking a noun from a verb stem:

1) conjugate to present form for direct noun (i.e. ele- to see, elea(v) sees, elea(n) sight

2) for a related term, append either o or u to the stem (i.e. eleo - eye)

3) when ascribing the verb to a person, append ar to the stem

(i.e. oht-war, ohtar - warrior)

* when creating words from two or more words, append together and drop enough letters from

the appendor to avoid cumbersome letter sequences (see below)

8) PHRASE CONSTRUCTION:

* Use subject - verb - object (add adverbs and adjectives as above)

* Phrase questions as statements followed by question maker.

* Words such as a, does, would etc. may be inferred from the context of the phrase.

* When appending pronouns or adjectives, you may drop letters from the appendor

in order to eliminate awkward sequences of letters. Examples would be avoiding

3 consonants in a row, 3 vowels in a row, or 2 of the same vowel in a row.

Examples:

Amin mela lle.

I love you.

Lye nuquernuva sen e dagor

We will defeat them in battle

Lle anta yulna en alu?

Do you need a drink of water?

Uma, amin naa fauka.

Yes, I am thirsty

Amin sinta thaliolle e dagor

I know your strength in battle.

More Complex Examples:

Amin lastuva ten' aredhelamin quena hodo.

I will listen because my lord (elf) speaks wisely

Llie tula mellonea, vasa ni yulna en mereth en amin.

Come friends, eat and drink of my feast

Il'quen sinta mellonamin Lywnis?

Does everybody know my friend Lywnis?

Uma, lye sinta ho.

Yes, we know him.

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WORD LIST

Common To Elvish

Elvish to Common

himy-

(v) to abide by

Ah!

nwaly-

(v) to ache

tyar-

(v) to act

a’re

today

onot-

(v) to add up

aa'

may

himb-

(v) to adhere

aaye

hail (greeting)

weer-

(v) to agree

adanedhel

male elf

lav-

(v) to allow, yield, grant

Adaron

lord of trees

nias-

(v) to ally

adu

double

ruth-

(v) to anger

Adurant

Double stream

onsint-

(v) to answer

aegnor

fell fire

hant-

(v) to appreciate

Aelin-uial

meres of twilight

rakt-

(v) to arrive

Aerandir

sea wandered

utune-

(v) to ask

agar

blood

host-

(v) to assemble

agaru

crimson

cronh-

(v) to attack

agarwaen

blood-stained

anid-

(v) to avoid

aglar

brilliance

cuiv-

(v) to awaken

aglareb

glorious

mast-

(v) to bake

Aglarond

glittering cavern

meiv-

(v) to balance

aglon

defile, narrow pass

kalp-

(v) to bale out

ah-

(v) to rage

dagor-

(v) to battle

aha

rage (n)

na-

(v) to be

little

maur-

(v) to be addicted

short

nost-

(v) to be born

small

nwalk-

(v) to be cruel

ai'

any

fini-

(v) to be cunning

ai'er

anyone

amad-

(v) to be foolish

aikanaro

hell fire

seim-

(v) to be gentle

ailoki

drake

valin-

(v) to be happy

ai'loki

faerie dragon

don-

(v) to be like

ailosacath

snow leopard

nev-

(v) to be near

aimegil

sword, short

feinil-

(v) to be selfish

ai'mithe

mouse

irv-

(v) to be sick

aina'

holy

din-

(v) to be silent

ainast-

(v) to sting

lenk-

(v) to be slow

Ainulindale

music of the Ainur

tanak-

(v) to be sure

ainur

holy ones

valk-

(v) to be visible

aira

copper (color)

natul-

(v) to become

aith

mark

on-

(v) to beget

aiya

oh!

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yest-

(v) to begin

akh

duty

dur-

(v) to believe

Akh'Faer

Army of Art

lungan-

(v) to bend

akh'faern

mage, Army of Art

nak-

(v) to bite

Akh'Velahr

Army of Might

ninquit-

(v) to bleach

akh'velahrn

soldier, Army of Might

tiht-

(v) to blink

ala-

(v) to grow

tamp-

(v) to block

alak-

(v) to rush

pust-

(v) to blow

alalme

elm

kaw-

(v) to bow

alasse'

joy

yulm-

(v) to brand

alasse'

merriment

rusv-

(v) to break

alata

radiance

suul-

(v) to breathe

alda

bush

luv-

(v) to brood

aldeon

avenue of trees

tuim-

(v) to bud

Aldudenie

Lament for the two trees

samn-

(v) to build

Alduya

Thursday

naar-

(v) to burn

ale'

after

yel-

(v) to call

ale'quel

front

glak-

(v) to capture

alfirin

small golden flower

mali-

(v) to care

alkar

glory

kol-

(v) to carry

Alkarinque

a star

ist-

(v) to cast spell, ensorcele

alma

wealth

atsa-

(v) to catch

almare

bliss

tyar-

(v) to cause

alqua

swan

gal-

(v) to celebrate

Alqualond

Swan haven

lir-

(v) to chant

alta

big

quor-

(v) to choke

alu

water

dethol-

(v) to choose

Alu'Quessir

sea elves

poik-

(v) to clean, cleanse

aly-

(v) to prosper

rist-

(v) to cleave, cut

alya

prosperous

atalt-

(v) to collapse

alya

rich

tul -

(v) to come

alye'

together

tuul-

(v) to come from

am'

yet

ettul-

(v) to come out

am-

(v) to raise

nai-

(v) to command

amad-

(v) to be foolish

enyal-

(v) to commemorate

amada

fool

mauy-

(v) to compel

a'mael

beloved

nur-

(v) to complain

amalda

treetop

baug-

(v) to constrain, withhold

Aman

blessed

vas-

(v) to consume

amandil

cleric

vor-

(v) to continue

amarth

doom

tur-

(v) to control

amatikse

dot above line of writing

deas-

(v) to cook

ambal

flagstone

noot-

(v) to count

amban

hillside

tuup-

(v) to cover

ambar

bosom

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