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Latest revision as of 21:52, 22 September 2015
The Elven Language (known as Lan'ven in the tongue) is a language still used today; while imported from Halwes due to The Exodus, it found widespread use during the time of Jaher's Phoenix Empire and has since spread throughout Halcann. The language is generally described as soft-spoken, musical and pleasant to the ear.
Grammar & Linguistics[]
The Elven Language features common usage of portmanteau and compounds in our case the elven language uses apostrophes (') to combine words and phrases, as well as cutting words into shorter versions (often to previous half of the word, eg Dasar becomes Das).
Apostrophe combination example:
Second = Seta
Golden = Sur
Age = Galaan
Golden Age = Surgalaan
Second Golden Age = Seta'surgalaan
Shortening combination example:
Sky/High = Aesa
Paradise = Dasar
Shortened form of Dasar = Das
Sky Paradise = Aesadas
Apostrophe and shortening combination example:
Language (of) = Lanwen
Shortened form of Lanwen = Lan
Shortened form of Venaan = Ven
Language of the Elves/Elven Language = Lan'ven
Death: det
Orda: order (of the)
Lanwen: language
Iande: place/land
Hal
Cann
Sil(Person): Of(person), for example of Munas = Silmuna
sil (place): of (place)
ta (ship): of (ship)
El: son(s) of, eg: elven (son(s) of Venaan)
Toponyms[]
Many places, especially in Southern Halcann, have names steeped in elven toponymy.
| Common | Moon Elven Dialect | Bulwari/Sun Elf Dialect | Wood Elven Dialect |
|---|---|---|---|
| land/place | -iande | -eyand | -iwand |
| paradise | -dasar | -dasar | -gwasar |
| forest | -var | -bahar | -var |
| tower/fort/keep | -thil | -dhyl | -gwyl |
| city | -aire | -eheyr | -gaire |
| mountain | -lai | -laay | -laeg |
| port/by the coast | -ie | -yi | -ie |
| land | hal- | ha'al- | hael- |
| center/heart | -cann | -ksann | -ca'auwn |
| west/home | -wes | -wes | -wes |
| east/foreign/strange | -ess | -eys | -eas |
| south | -set | -seyat | -seit |
| north | -gea | -gya | -gwyan |
| sky/high | aesa- | aysa- | aegsa- |
Prefix[]
Hal: land
Suffix[]
iande: land/place (Ueniande)
das/ar: paradise (Aesadas)
var: forest (Syranvar) (Chronicler's Note: This links to the word paradise, often being used interchangeably -J)
thil: tower/fort/keep (Harathil)
aire: city (Dalaire)
lai: mountain (Affelai)
ie: port/by the coast (Tacenie)
Cann: center/heart
Wes: west/home
Ess: east/foreign/strange
Aesa: sky/high
List of words[]
| Common | Moon Elven Dialect | Bulwari/Sun Elf Dialect | Wood Elven Dialect |
|---|---|---|---|
| air | aes | aeys | aes |
| animal | |||
| answer | |||
| apple | -iande | -eyand | -iwand |
| appear | |||
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area |
-dasar | -dasar | -gwasar |