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User:Jerimee/mod words

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A list of words I might want to add into a mod based on Solitarian dwarven language

Notes

Graphemics

Bold items I've verified, italics I am unsure of.

  • Digraphs sh, th, and ng.
  • h only occurs in the digraphs sh and th.
  • Common consonant cluster st.
  • Dwarven has no diphthongs (double vowel).
  • c, f, and v are always followed by a vowel.
  • Possible syllable structure either (C)2V(C)2 or (C)V(C).
  • ??? The letters J, P, Q, W, X, and Y of the ISO basic Latin alphabet do not occur in the Dwarven alphabet.

Toady on Lang

How did you create the languages for all the civilizations? Did you base them off of something in real life or did they all come from your imagination? Also, how long did the process take?
We created all the languages.
we had a generator that just had certain rules about how consonants could be combined and what frequencies there were for the vowels
http://www.bay12games.com/media/df_talk_17_transcript.html#17.7

Notes on Solitarian

Dwarven is agglutinative; it has many compound words.

Adjectives precede nouns, and the noun being modified is placed at the end of the compound word.

Dwarven does not have articles (“the” and “a” and “an”) or prepositions (words that express direction, position, etc.: of, between, beyond, beside, on, under, over, and so on). The “the” before “ancient” is not in the Dwarven name, just as the “of” isn’t. Articles and prepositions are often implied by context and syntax.

Dwarven’s word order is this: subject, verb-tense, direct object, indirect object, extra information. Subjects come first.


Compound Names

Gim is twist

shis is fang

raz is tooth

nog is foot

Okol is noise

  • Ilirokol (joyful noise)
  • Numgovos (leaf in the wind, or windy leaf)
  • Fershis (beastfang)
  • Okolfer (noisy beast)
  • Lanlarbal
  • Erfath
  • Erkun
  • Ernóton
  • Nogvod
  • Gimanir
  • Gimdur
  • Gimkal (twisted smile)
  • Gimraz
  • Gimnum (twisted wind)
  • Gimkesh
  • Gimrazes
  • Gimnóton
  • Gimengig
  • Gimenol
  • Gimshomad
  • Gimshedim
  • Gimlemis
  • Nilgim
  • Razkal
  • Kobkal (spoonsmile)
  • Adkal (sunsmile)
  • Kunkes
  • Nednóton
  • Anannóton
  • Shisraz (fangtooth)
  • Îmgim
  • Kunnol
  • Kenkast
  • Obnog (tarfoot)
  • Kàsnog (quiet foot)
  • Buldeb (lard eater)
  • Kobmat(spoon bender)
  • Kobeb (spoon sucker)
  • Lamnam (stone destiny)
  • Adlam (sunstone)
  • Lamdur (stone fist)
  • Lamnóton (stoneborn or stone birth)
  • Adnóton (sunborn or dayborn)
  • Thollam (deep stone)
  • Vúshul (hot pants)
  • Virnóton (humbleborn)
  • Numron (windrager)
  • Ibrèt (pebble pocket)
  • Muzmer (Fungal uncle)
  • Ralnol (silver tongue)
  • Nolgim (tongue twister)
  • Shashmat-geth (hellbent)
  • Sodellam (shieldstone)
  • Solonlam (flagstone)

List

Joyful Words

related words
Glee Àlil
Face Lînem
smile kal
joy Ilir

happy

Lilm


laugh

Lildor

ety, related words

Laugh - howl(Idor), Glee (alil) -

Words like Clerk

English

  • analyst
  • clerk
  • examiner
  • appraiser
  • inspector
  • authority officer
  • comptroller
  • editor
  • administrator
  • accountant
  • record Keeper

Solitarian dialect of Dwarven

  • thîkutnitem is to read so, Thîkutnitem is "reader"
  • Orsharkôn - webmaster

Dwarven

Seer
Abras
Scribe
Tathur
Master
Kôn
Controller
Tesum

Sound Words

alarm

  • Oridor for alarm
  • Ùoridor for Announcer (ie "alarmer")

ety

chirp
howl

blurt

Nebdor

Blurt - Lamb Nebïn, howl(Idor) -

chime

  • Orith for chime
  • Ùorith for chimer
  • mikorith for chiming

chime - chirp oril, bell rith


crash

Does it already exist?

mimic

Lekmen

mimic - to Lure Lektad, lumen to jest-

shout

Dorseng

Shout - Idor, to Ring (to make sound) Seng -

knock

Avétun

door tun, to Clobber Avéd -

noise

Omseng

Noise - to Ring (to make sound) Seng, Clutter Om -

Place Words

store

Nishzod

Store - "tradehouse" -

Time Words

month

zez-nob is twelve (12 months right?)

calendar

slow

does not already exist?

Shape Words

angle

conic

conical

wedge

curve

Body Part Words

hand otad

torso

wrist

Comestible Words

offal

Ingral

Offal etymology - Meat (Igril) Organ (Inash) -

noaccent?

Wearable Words

apron

Nabrel

Symbols
Protection
domestic
food
artifice
etymology
shield (Sodel)
Skirt (Nabreth)

Words about Optics (Light, Color, Shadow, Vision)

  • Seer Abras
  • Search Absam
  • Finder Atol
  • Watch Azin
  • eye ker
  • appearance Asrer
  • bright shin
  • Radiance Atêsh

glare

Kertir

Glare ety - Dung tir, eye ker

vivid

D: Têshinasrer

ety
appearance Asrer
bright shin
Radiance Atêsh

Loot Words

cargo

hoard

prize

Kirstot

ety - akir reward, stot surprise -

half

Survival Words

adapt

Geshcozt

etymology, related
adaptation
threat
proliferation

allow

etymology, related words

alone

etymology, related words

crude

Ûbom (pronounced "ew baam"?) is a clear vanilla synonym for this adjective. We could either use that, or make a similar solitarian word like Ûmb (pronounced "ewm" or "oomb" like "tomb" without the t) or Ûbgash combining mean and vulgar.

ety, related words
[S_WORD:BRUTE] Tîrdug
Dung Tig
[S_WORD:MEAN LOW] Ûbom
Vulgar Detgash

prove

doubt

Other

atone

boost

bough

tree dak, stick sholil wooden lolum, root odur

chute

cheat

Vatirg

ety, related
Trick Vafig
Dung tir -
[S_WORD:MEAN LOW] Ûbom

clamp

Ligdur

etymology - clasp, grasp, craft, tool, tightness -

crime

crust

related
[S_WORD:EARTH]

delve

thoduk'ok

delve - "dive within" Dive, Deep, Within -

girth

havoc

etymology, related words
Passionate Ishen
Malignant Kùgneb
Chaos Rërith
Stormy Togal
Destruction Terstum

leave

Legon'em

leave - wander Legon, -em away -

ought

paste

etymology, related words

pluck

Kiksol

Pluck etymology- Seize (Asol) Speck(Kik) -

proxy

shall

story

tryst

usurp

(tion)

See Also