Imagine you’re a scientist specialising in dead languages. Your task is to recreate “Luayelinn”, which is an ergative-absolute language, with an alphabet of 30 characters that encode sounds. Nouns, adjectives and pronouns have 5 genera: masculine, feminine, dual, genderless and universal. Beings that can impregnate are in the masculine gender, with or without the endings “yen” in adjectives and “Ars”, “Ad”, “oah”. Beings that can give birth, but not impregnate, are feminine, with the endings ‘in’, ‘ish’ in adjectives and ‘ir’ or ‘ist’ in nouns. Creatures capable both of impregnating and of giving birth are of the dual gender, with the endings “ytl,” “atl,” in nouns and “they,” in adjectives. The genderless gender includes living creatures not capable of bearing and impregnating, as well as objects and phenomena of nature; words can have any endings, but “ve” and “is” are often used. The universal gender includes occupations, abstract concepts, value words and respectful references to someone whose gender is unknown. Words of the universal gender may have the ending “um” for adjectives and “arm”, “yit”, “oat” for nouns. Analyse a short dictionary of the language Luayelinn:
Nouns:
“Mother” - “khitir”; “Father” - “dagn”; “grandfather” - “athad”; “grandmother” - “ienadir”; “brother” - “sadhad”; “sister” - “lihitir”; “wife” - “ienszir”; “husband” - “athn”; Bound soul" - “saelnarm”; “lad” - “zenhad”; “girl” - “sshaelir”; “girl” - “lisiir”; “boy” - “szaanad”; “child” - “kilarm”; “friend” - “szaersen”;
“Town” - “Ranon” and “Raad”; “Large town” - “Reht”; “River town” - “Hast;” “country” - “Loadoht;” “House” - “Pathis”; “Labyrinth” - “Dzoth”; “market”-“Sanmore”; The “library” - “linnaren”; “ship” - “iokhirt”; “table” - “mektis”; “chair” - “stientis”; “door” - “varves”; “wall” - “teniris”; “mirror” - “zihszer’hen”; “book” - “linnres”; “key” - “soght”; “coin” - “lgyerenaz”; “material” - “Ayresch”; “bowl” - “hurt”; “clothing” - “ayirtis”;
“nature” - “maelliyis”; “continent” - “poarin”; “biome” - “yiasalihs”; “coral” - “phyetalirs”; “plant” - “khertalirs”; “flower” - “ayfar”; “Tree” - “Yirt”; " - “Ti’el”; “Bird” - “Osoal”; “Jellyfish” - “Tsalasak’ht”; “Creature” - “K’hoas”; “Insect” - “Sitk’hk’hoas”; “Fish” - “Tsoagh”; “Serpent”-“Reyi”; “Winged serpent”-“Erli’h”; “Butterfly”-“Filvaren”; “Giant”-“Zuim”; “Dragon”-“Anreyi”; “Scaled bull”-“Terkhalim”; “scaly cat” - “ahiliam”; “demon” - “yistri”; “spirit” - “luakht” or “luay”; “daimon” - “mayot’h” ; “uruat’h” - “angel”; “god” - “yilumoak’ht”; “goddess” - “yilumahir”; “Universe” - “K’hilasz”; “World” - “Aelen”; “Sun” - “Szil”; “Moon” - “Isim”; “Star” - “Foemal”; “Distant Star” - “Echtel”; “Nebula” - “Morszellen”; “Dawn” - “Naad”; “Sunset” - “Essin”; “Morning” - “zanadli’h”; “Evening” - “Essinli’h”; “Starry night” - “foemli’h”; “Moonless night” - “morgli’h”; “Sky” - “telim”; “Cloud” - “telimen”; “Forest” - “meir”; “river”-“sirh”; “shore”-“siren”; “mountain”-“gondtas”; “cave”-“horgas”; “volcano”-“phalkoril”; “explosion”-“narzil”; weather"-“vaelis”; “etheric clap”-“rahtzil”; “The “etheric eclipse”-“Essrakhtal”; “Rain”-“Ristvas”; “Fog”-“Morisen”; “Summer”-“Eifarinal”; “Snowfall”-“Isziht”; “Winter”-“Istaliel”; “Spring”-“Khertalin”; “Autumn”-“Ninrinal”;
“Hour”-“Quels”; “Minute”-“Quelsen”; “Year”-“Aslpas”; “Time”: “Ninlauch”; “cycle”-“artelirt”; “Water”-“Szir”; “Stone”-“Enxshez”; “Fire”-“Jires”; “Space”-“Ael”; “Soul”-“Saer”; “Shadow”-“Daes”; “darkness”-“nayir”; “Earth”-“Has”; “Ice”-“Isal”; “Life”-“Asal”; “Death”-“Ninel”; “Fading”-“Ninolas”; " Order”-“T’hot’h”; " Chaos"-“Khaal”; “Energy” - “Floes”; “Power” - “Nelnas”; “Wind” - “Vist”; “Spark” - “Yirvist”; “Light” - “sziell”; “Darkness” - “Morges”; “Vision” - “Zanaat”; “Reality” - “variel”; “dream” - “vinaat”; “Abyss” - “sshiarzuh”; “fever” - “sshyayyaht”; “chance” - “niszaht”; “illusion” - “nihtal”; “Depth” - “Dhad”;
“Knowledge” - “Tilnaz” ; “Truth” - “Istel”; “Wisdom” - “Tiluh”; “Distortion” - “Niseh”; “; “Forbidden” - “Teul”; “Sickness” - “Swial”; “Oblivion”-“Sagh”; “Falling”-“Khis”; “Birth”-“Khel”;” Reflection"-“Zerkhen”; “Captivity”-“Ghal”; “Filling”-“Velpas”;
“pleasure” - “Nesshil”; “lilas” - “desire”; “weakness” - “erel”; “Power” - “Sshiavat”; “curse” - “karh”, “nightmare” - “maat”; “loss” - “saragh”; “emptiness” - “arah’t”; “Rest” - “Talal”; “Luck” - “H’yerenaz”; “Freedom” - “Niszen”; “Hope” - “Essal”; “Dream” - “Emphel”; “Hunger” - “Anxal”; “Thirst” - “Atzal”; “Colour” - “Feralis”; “Form” - “Mornas”; “edge” - “Terfovis”; “direction” - “trial”; “west” - “Eranad”; “north” - “neirot”; “south” - “taelrot”; “east” - “nit’had”; “arch” - “Pharalas”; “rectangle” - “Telkasr”; “Square” - “Tenrals”; “Petal” - “Eifreschil”; “Hypercube” - “Hartacryphus”; “Circle” - “K’yolrat”; “Circle” - “yorgarn”; “Oval” - “Dilsmorn”; “Cone” - “Ksziolnur”;
“Story” - “Quenal”; “Narrator” - “Quenoat”; “Music” - “Lirtas”; “Wanderer” - “Queloat”; “Outcast” - “Swiroat”; “Nobility, Silver” - “Llegier”; “Iron” - “H’ten” ; “People” - “Tarh”; “Mind” - “Tilumin”; “Friendship” - “ssaeres” ; “Philosophy” - “Tilrakh’t”; “Sculpture” - “Terkal”; “Creation” - “Yilen”; “Spoken language” - “Lynn”;
“Emotion”-“szyelen”; “Feeling”-“Ayileras”; “Joy”-“gefinszil” ; “Sadness”-“transzil” ; “Trughszil”-“anger”; “Happiness”-“derenszil” ; “Horror”-“maathszil”; “Desolation-“arahtzil”, “Hunger”-“anxzil”; “Pleasure” - “Nesshil”; “fatigue”- “erethil”;
“The adjectives are: shipwright’, iokhiroat; creator’, yiluh; smith’, karkhoat; sculptor’, terkoat; ruler’, loah; chief’, chardoat; lord’, beloah; lady’, belir; lady or lord’, belotkh;
Adjectives
“The adjectives are “light” - “Vealien”; “heavy” - “Bartien”; “small” - “sithien” (sith_); “large” - “Arien” (ar_); “cosmic” - “ehtelien”; “sunny” - “szilien” ; “dawn” - “nadien”; “sunset” - “Essidien”; “Beautiful” - “faranien”; “terrible” - “maatien”; “fast” - “virien”; “beautiful” - “icien”; “dark” - “Morgien”; “pale” - “moronien”; “first” - “aalien”; “last” - “terfovenien”; “flaming” - “narien”;
“Purple” - “Mnumolien”; " Dark blue” - “Szyrolien”; " Blue” - “Talorien”; " Emerald” - “Zanolien”; “Blue-green” - “Florien”; “Green” - “Meiyolien”; " Yellow-green" - “Unwenien”; "Orange-yellow "- “eretolien”; “red” - “harolien”; “Scarlet” - “nessholien”; “Crimson-black” - “trugholien”; “White” - “ssolien”; “Grey” - “sshafien”; “Black” - “morgolien”;
Numerals : “Zero” - “arazoat”; “one” - “aal”; “two” - “eardat”; “three” - “aalsis”; “four” - “ersat”; “five” - “tshis”; “six” - “zelat”; “seven” - “aswel”; “eight” - “firlat”; “nine” - “svielat”; “ten” - “art”; “Twenty” - “aardliand”; “thirty” - “aalsliand” ; “seventy” - “aswynd”; “eighty” - “firluand”; “ninety” - “sziwynd”; “one hundred” - “alpas”; “one thousand” - “khtangiand” “many” - “ank”; “few” - “avih” ;
Verbs:
“to smell” - “aimoaru” ; “to dream” - “emphlu” ; “to love” - “Melu” ; “to speak” - “Linnamu” ; “to hear” - “Nemzu” ; “to see” - “Zanu” ; “to feel” - “Ailaru” ; “to greet and will greet” - “ayiaret” ; “to create” - “yilu”;“go” - “kiru”; “fly” - “ossoeru”; “swim” - “tiririru”;“to stand” - “namiru”; “to have” - “sshiavanu”;“to possess”-“yiogharet”; “to eat” - “szeekhtu”;“to think” - “tiltizu”; “to build” -“tehvirisu”;
“breathing” - “fehtaret”, “breathing” - “feahisp”; “temporarily not breathing” - “fehtadh” “glorious” - “Anu” , “glorious forever and ever”- “anaret” ; Adverbs:
“up” - “eran”; “down” - “nithas”; “forward” - “saenet”; “backward” - “nienet”; “around” - “ville”; “up” - “eranti”; to the right - “nairoan”; "left’ - ‘taelroan’; ‘up’ - ‘entreal’; ‘up-’ - ‘ningreal’; ‘upright’ - ‘flosrial’; ‘fast’ - ‘ahet’; ‘slow’ - ‘liquet’; ‘very’ - ‘Khil’;
The pronouns:
“I” - “nyo”; “my” - “niaht”; “me” - “nieh”; “me” - “nieh”; “me” - “nyo”; “you” - “lyo”; “your” - “liaht”; “you” - “lieh”; “you” - “lyo”; “about you” - “lyeh”; “you” - “lio”;
The “them” is “dalv”; “whose” is “yiar”; “that” is “nilp”; “his or her” is “narm”; “nidis” is “his (sexless)”;
"which’, ‘ilv’; ‘what’, ‘ial’; ‘what else’, ‘khidl’;
Prepositions:
“Under” - “rliet”; “among” - “ienet”; “before” - “sien”;
Conjunctions:
“And” - “yer”; “But” - “dicht”; “Or” - “eries”; “then” - “seth”; “If” - “erel”;
Particle:
“yes” - “ilp”; “no” - “sseh”.
Assume the most likely spelling of the words in Luayelinn:
maggot, cheeks, eyebrows, forehead, berry, eggshell, armadillo shell, thorn
considering that words in Luayelinn, on average, contain 3-7 letters, have up to 3 syllables and never contain the letters: ch, g, y, i, yu. Nouns in Luaelynn tend to end in a closed syllable. Keep in mind that Luayelinn does NOT belong to the Indo-European, Caucasian, Altaic, Nigerian-Congolese language groups. THERE ARE NO LOAN WORDS FROM THESE LANGUAGE FAMILIES IN LUAEILINN. The most related languages to Luayelinn are Quenya and Ugaritic. A lot of the words in the language sound similar to the words from the Lovecraftian mythos. !BE AWARE THAT YOU CAN’T CREATE WORDS BY DISTORTING ENGLISH OR RUSSIAN!