NaNoWriMo 2003
The Zion elven tongue
I have too little time and yet I do these kind of things... I blame Aldebaran.
As they have been living separately from the other elven races their langauge is different from the common elven tongue.
Endings:
Male: e
Female: i
Singular (rare): ee
Plural: y
Singular and plural are neutral genderwise. One cannot say 'several female warriors' without using at least two words: 'misheei' is incorrect even though you would be understood. It's an error on the level of 'several dog'.
C is always pronounced as K, except in the word for slave where it is pronounced as s. This is the only exception to this rule.
Titles are always said before someone's name, such as Foytse Aldebaran Muliphein. However it is not done in conversation, at that point first name is often used. The only difference being if you are speaking to someone of a rank who may be adressed with rank only and you are not a close friend. Such ranks are:
Slaves, royalty, nobles, the highest ranking warriors, high priests, priests and children.

Children have no real title and are instead called 'child'.
Titles of warriors, 'mish-', are neutral in gender.
Titles of the clergy, foy-, are gender specific.

The word for slave (chee, chy, che, chi) may never be written with a capital c. All ranks who are allowed to hold slaves have their titles written with a capital letter at all times. These ranks are:
Royalty, nobles, the highest ranking warriors, high priests and priests.
Ranks:
Slave (singular) - chee
Slave (male) - che
Slave (female) - chi
Slaves - chy
A slave's name also includes � (of) and the last name of their owner, such as:
chi Zita � Muliphein
che Donatien � Thabit

Military (in order)
Mishlaurz
Mishtsi (nongender specific despite ending)
Mishniz
Mishxan
Mishfava
Mishna
Mishfirn
Mishanz
Mishmetz
Mishzen

Clergy (in order)
High Priestess - Foylaurzi
High Priest - Foylaurze
Priestess - Foytsi
Priest - Foytse
Cleric (female) - Foynizi
Cleric (male) - Foynize
Cleric in training (female) - Foyxani
Cleric in training (male) - Foyxane
Apprentice (female) - Foyfavai
Apprentice (male) - Foyfavae
Counting:
1 - laurz
2 - tsi
3 - niz
4 - xan
5 - fava
6 - na
7 - firn
8 - anz
9 - metz
10 - zen

Plus - man
Minus - ak
Basic stuff:
Yes - hia
No - nad
Maybe - hinad

I - sa
She - si
He - se
You - ba
We - sy
They - by
Who - qua
My, mine - sas
Hers - sis
His - ses
Our - sys
Your, yours - bas
Their - bys
Whose - quas
-in, is like -ing as in walking, talking, etc.
Wander - gamak
Meet - tsirats
Have - act
Dream - ashal
Love - ryu
Wandering - gamakin
Meeting - tsiratsin
Having - actin
Dreaming - ashalin
Loving - ryuin
-ho, is added like 'the'
First - laurz
Horse - pobu
Dark - sed
Light - pala
Mountain - maktz
Star - sor
General - Mishlaurz
The first - laurzho
The horse - pobuho
The dark - sedho
The light - palaho
The mountain - maktzho
The star - sorho
The General - Mishlaurzho		 The first (plural) - laurzyho
The horses - pobuyho
The dark (plural) - sedyho
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The mountains - maktzyho
The stars - soryho
The Generals - Mishlaruzyho
en-, is added like un- or non-
Believer - foyna
Religious person - foytsa
Zion - Zion
Fertile - tsegnesh
Beast - zurt
Dangerous - katkse
Deep - maurn
Nonbeliever - enfoyna
Unreligious person - enfoytsa
Unzion - enzion
Unfertile - entsegnesh
Nonbeast - enzurt
Nondangerous - enkaktse
Not deep - enmaurn		 Nonbelievers - enfoynay
Unreligious people - enfoytsay
Unzion - enziony
Unfertile - entsegneshy
Nonbeasts - enzurty
Nondangerous - enkaktsey
Not deep - enmaurny
And then there are endings to determine time.
-yn is added to determine past
Present is written as it is.
-ym is added to determine perfect.
Wandered - gamakyn
Met - tsiratsyn
Had - actyn
Dreamed - ashalyn
Loved - ryuyn
Left, abandoned - govanyn
Gave birth to - omaanafazyn
Wander - gamak
Meet - tsirats
Have - act
Dream - ashal
Love - ryu
Leave, abandon - govan
Give birth to - omaanafaz		 Wander - gamakym
Meet - tsiratsym
Have - actym
Dream - ashalym
Love - ryuym
Leave, abandon - govanym
Give birth to - omaanafazym
Then there are those lovely things...
Good, bad, fast, etc. are written like they are
-ia is added for better, worse, faster, etc.
-ino is added for best, worst, fastest, etc.
Good - hinath
Beautiful - zaranth
Fast - zath
Great - mir
Deep - maurn
Long - mantz
Bright - palad
Better - hinathia
More beautiful - zaranthia
Faster - zathia
Greater - miria
Deeper - maurnia
Longer - mantzia
Brighter - paladia		 Best - hinathino
Most beautiful - zaranthino
Fastest - zathino
Greatest - mirino
Deepest - maurnino
Longest - mantzino
Brightest - paladino
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