Dessra Netu
It is not clear until
now where the Book of Fire came from, or why it is written in the Shanla's
language, which also seems to be the language mostly used by such beings
as Aecteri. It is assumed that the latter cannot, and never could see its
words. The Halle seem to be the only ones with that ability, even though
the Shanla claim that the Book belongs to them by heritage. Not even the
writer of the Book is know. All that is know with a certain degree of certainty
is that it came into the possession of Cassandra, the first Halle to read
from its pages, sometime before 1000 bC. After refusing to read it for Aecteri,
he set a curse on her line. The first child of every generation would die
once they reached their eighteenth year of life. In her anger, Cassandra
said words she would later regret, and condemned every other Halle, including
her own descendants, to live in the darkness of not knowing what was written
in the Book of Fire. Only after a thousand years would one be born able
to see the symbols that were drawn in its pages. And when Helena died on
her eighteenth year, the knowledge was thought to be lost... But that is
another story.
What is below was initially
from Hagia Sophia's notes on the translation of the Book of Fire. Where
she obtained the information is unknown. The one she protected believed
that it had been placed into her mind by Aecteri somehow. For the more she
understood of the Book, the more he would have of it. After Hagia's death,
Helena continued her work in the translation, but only with what the old
woman had left her, a copied dictionary of most pronouns, some verbs and
nouns, and a few expressions that could not be translated literally.
The unquestionable
dictionary is shown below, but is still far from completion... Maybe
someday, the secrets of the dessra netu will be revealed to all who are
worthy of its power... Until then, we await with what we have...
PRONOUNS
SEL - I
KEL - YOU
MEL - SHE
MAL - HE
LEN - WE
JEN - YOU
MAEL - THEY
* The L in the end of each word above is pronounced
elle.
SEL - ME
KEL - YOU
MEL - HER
MAL - HIM
LEM - US
JEM - YOU
MAEL - THEM
SELA - MY/MINE
KELA - YOUR /YOURS
MELA - HER/HERS
MALE - HIS
LENA - OUR/OURS
JENA - YOUR/YOURS
MAELA - THEIR/THEIRS
* Variations may occur. The accent is usually in the
last syllabl
* * * RI - YOU IN YOUR (e.g. Shai ri ter) I greet you in your glory
IN - WHEN
ANA - WHERE
TRON - WHAT
SOL - WHO
FIHR - WHY
KONS - HOW
NARA - YES (pronounced naará)
NEL - NO
NUMBERS
1. VER
2. KAR
3. MIN
4. SHA
5. RA
6. SHE (pron. shê)
7. LIE
8. LIS
9. LEMAR
10. SEN
11. SENVER
12. SENKAR
20. KARSEN
22. KARSENKAR
100. TVER
200. TKAR
325. TMINKARSENRA
1000. DSEN
2001. DKARVER
4683. DSHATSHELISSENMIN
VERB
Present
Past
Future
ANSHA (to remember)
Anshai
Anshta
Anstha
Anshei
Anshte
Ansthe
Anshi
Anshti
Ansthi
Anshal
Anshtal
Ansthal
Anshel
Anshtel
Ansthel
Anshil
Anshtil
Ansthil
DEMERA (to return)
Demer
Sidemer
Demersi
Demeri
Sidemeri
Demeris
Demerai
Sidemerai
Demeras
Mered
Simered
Meredsa
Meredi
Simeredi
Meredis
Mereda
Simereda
Meredas
ENLI (to be)
Enlai
Enlei
Enlis
Lifir
Lifa
Lien
* To form the past, add SE to the beginning of each conjugation
* To form the future, add SE to the end of each conjugation
*Past and future conjugations of the verb to be were added later in time
FATREN (to awaken)
Fatre
Afatre
Farem
Fate
Afate
Faten
Fatri
Afati
Fati
Renfa
Arenfa
Renfas
Rentra
Arentra
Rentrai
Renti
Arenti
Rentis
GALL (to see)
Gallai
Angal
Gali
Gallo
Agalo
Galio
Galt
Agalt
Galti
Lafir
Afir
Lafiro
Lama
Ama
Lamari
Lagi
Agi
Lagio
GINELE (to walk)
Gin
HAYEN (to dream)
HERON (to come)
Herone
Hera
IZRA (to die)
LEGARVE (ta take)
Legar
Legin
Legars
Legis
Legare
Legam
Verage
Veralis
Veral
Vegar
RIE (to fear)
Ries
Eries
Riesh
Riel
Eriel
Riela
Ria
Eria
Riah
Ris
Eris
Rish
Rai
Erai
Raih
Rah
Erah
Rah
THARI (to know)
Tharih
Thara
Tharel
Ritha
Rital
Tharin
ZURE (to sleep)
SOLVI - I WAITED or I HAVE WAITED
RADOUR - HE /SHE CONTROLS
ADOR - HE/SHE COMMANDS
NES THA - SUMMONED BE
ITHEA - THERE IS
If - mar
And - nen
Or - rel
Air - nash
Blood - sars
Book - netu
Choice, decision - exect
Clan, covin - vimte
Death - zira
Dream - ayen
Dreams - ayem
Dreamwalker - ayen rasem
Earth - maenos
Essence - niteh
Evil - ridna
Fire - dessra
Flesh - rune
Future - liran
Gem, Stone - letesh
Guardian - misen
In - tulin
Inside - tulim
Liar - sier
Lie - siers
Life - esthla
Love - auren
Now - mith
One - demo (meaning the one, complete, whole)
Outcast - sienne
Past - serlo
Person - deoma
Power - shar
Powerful - share
Present - mithe
Rose - laru
Secret - areis
Shell - cadshe
Space - varr
Tear - enthe
Time - mierstal
Traitor - senna
Truth - aril
Water - iddar
Wind - lina
Whole - coman
World - oren (r as in word)
Zira hera tulin kel ayem
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