ELANU - LANGUAGE OF SYLDARRYN & CALLANNYN

Meaning and etymology of language bites in The Dwarven Prince and Other Tales

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Sounds and Pronunciation​

• obstruents: p, b, t, d, c, g

c sounds like English k​

• Fricatives: f, v, th, dh, s, z, h

dh sound like voice th in "then"​

the is always unvoiced as in "thin"

• liquids: m, n, ŋ , l, r, y

ŋ sounds like ng in "song"​

r is lightly trilled, l is soft as in English

• vowels:

a (short English o as in "pot")

e (short English e as in "get")

ae (long english a as in "make")

i (long English e as in "zero")

u (long English oo as in "boon")

o  (long English o as in "tone")

y (short English i as in "sit")

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Nouns & adjectives

m-masculine form; f-feminine form; n-gender neutral, p-plural

bare roots are adjectives and come before a noun they describe.

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• Eida - Elder or venerable

Eidath - Elder(n)​

Eidas - Elder(m)

Eidan - Elder(f)

• Ela - luminous

elath - light (n)​

• Elar - elven (light born)

Elaryth - Elf (n)​

Elarys - he-elf (m)

Elaryn - she-elf (f)

Elaryl - elves (p)

• Lal - friend

• Lan - tree(m)

• Lor - embodiment of

Elloryn - Luminous woman (f)​

Ellorys - Luminous man (m)

• Saat = lunar

Saatyn - The Moon (f)​

• Sila - meet

Silan - a meeting (f)​

Ela Silan - A Luminous Meeting this is. - phrase of greeting

• Val - noble

Valyth - Noble person (n)​

Valys - Lord (m)

Valyn - Lady (f)

Valyl - Nobles (p)

• Yaru - ardent

• Zinae - Spirit (f)

Noun cases

indicate part of speed in a sentence

• Nominative or subject case - form given in dictionary without suffix

• Accusative or direct object case - Suffix -u added to end of noun

• Dative or indirect object/destination - Suffix -a added to the end of noun

• Genitive or case of ownership, membership, origin or composition - Suffix -i added o the end of noun

• Locative or location case - Suffix -ae added to end of noun - by itself it means "at". other nuances of location are created by adding postpositions after the noun.

• Instrumental case for a tool or agent of action - Suffix -o added to noun. By itself it means "by means of" but other nuances of helping or assisting are created by postpositions.

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Verbs

• To be

I am = sim​

you are (singular or thou art = sis

he/she/it/one is = sith

we are = simyl

you are (plural) = sisyl

they are (plural) = sithyl

for past tense add -un

for future tense add -in

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