Durnic

Durnic is a monosyllabic language spoken by the dwarves of Serrona (south-eastern Eldham) known as the Durn.

## Grammar

In Durnic language there are some grammatical concepts foreign to other tongues.

### Plurals and Superplurals

Adding 'i' to the end of a word turns it into a plural (pronounced EE).

Adding two 'i's to the end of a word turns it into a superplural, meaning 'many' of the word (pronounced EYE).

For example, 'kotar' means 'friend', 'kotari' means 'friends' and 'kotarii' means 'many friends' or 'a lot of friends'.

### Tenses and Other Suffixes

Words as they are should be assumed to be in the present tense.

Adding 'en' to the end of a word makes it past tense (pronounced EN).

Adding 'et' to the end of a word makes it future tense (pronounced ETT).

Adding 'or' to the end of a noun turns it into a verb (pronounced OR).

Adding 'ig' (pronounced IGG) is used in the place of 'or' if the word already ends in 'or' or if it has a similar sound to 'or'.

Examples of this usage; 'dargor' means 'attack', 'dargoren' means 'attacked'. It is as simple as adding the appropriate suffix to the word you wish to alter.

## Vocabulary

The following is a compilation of known Durnic, presented with the Common word in bold followed by the translation then its pronunciation in brackets.

### Greetings and Basic Words

**Hello**.

      Alo. (AH-low)

**Goodbye**.

      Gadlo. (GAD-low)

**What is your name?**

      Sakar braag mi vok? (sah-KAR BRA-gh mEE VOCK)

**My name is \_\_\_\_**.

      Ma vok braag \_\_\_\_. (AHm VOCK BRA-gh \_\_\_\_\_)

**Please.**

      Yog (YOgg)

**Thank you**.

      Log. (LOgg)

**I'm sorry**.

      Midrug. (Midd-ROO-G)

**I can't speak Durnic**.

      Ahm nasdahar baart Durnic. (AH-m nass-DAH-har BAR-tt Durn-nik)

**I speak Common**.

      Ahm baart Common. (AH-m BAR-tt Co-MON)

**To**

           Na (NAH)

**And/With**

      Aaz (Az)

**The**

      Za (ZAH)

**Not**

      Nas (Nass)

**Or**

      Kof (COFF)

**But**

      Ban (Bann)

**Which**

      Gra (GRAH)

**By/Because**

      Groh (GRo)

**Is/Are/Am**

      Braag (BRA-gh)

**For**

      Diin (dh-EE-n)

**Would/Could**

           Fog (Fh-OGG)

**From/Of**

           Da (Dah)

### Pronouns

**I/Me**

      Ahm (AH-m)

**You (singular and plural)**

      Ihm (im)

**Them (singular and plural)**

      Ohm (OH-m)

**Our**

      Uhm (Umm)

**It**

           Ehm (EH-m)

### Possessives

**To me**

 Va (VAH)

**To you**

 Vi (v-EE)

**To them**

 Voh (VO)

**To it**

 Ve (v-EH)

**To us**

 Vu (v-OO)

**My/Mine**

 Ma (MAH)

**Yours**

 Mi (m-EE)

**Theirs**

 Moh (MO)

**Its**

 Me (m-EH)

**Ours**

      Mu (m-OO)

**I have…**

 Ka… (KAH)

**You have…**

 Ki… (k-EE)

**They have…**

 Koh… (KO)

**It has…**

 Ke… (K-EH)

**We have…**

 Ku… (k-OO)

### Questions

**What**?

      Sakar? (SAH-KAR)

**Where?**

      Salar? (SAH-LAR)

**When?**

      Salkar? (SALL-KAR)

**How?**

      Saval? (SAH-Val)

**Why?**

      Sadaar? (SAH-DAR)

**Who?**

      Samaar? (SAH-MARR)

**Can I… ?/May I… ?**

      Dahar ahm… ? (da-HAR AH-m)

**How much?**

      Savalur? (SAH-Val-ERR)

**Yes**.

      Yarg. (YAR-gh)

**No**.

           Narg. (NAR-gh)

### Directions and Help

**Left**

      Dor (DOR)

**Right**

      Gor (GOR)

**Up/Over**

      Lar (LAR)

**Down/Under**

      Sar (SAR)

**In**

      Gar (GAR)

**Out**

      Dar (DAR)

**Far/There**

      To (TOH)

**Close/Here**

      Ko (KOH)

**More**

      Taarlar (TAR-LAR)

**Help!**

      Rendaar! (REN-DAR)

**Can you help me?**

      Dahar ihm rendaar ahm? (DA-har im REN-DAR AH-m)

**I was attacked by the enemy.**

      Ahm braagen dargoren groh za orc. (AH-m BRAH-ghen DAR-GOR-en gro ZAH ORK)

**I was attacked by raiders!**

      Ahm braagen dargoren groh stilsan! (AH-m BRAH-ghen DAR-GOR-en gro STILL-SAN)

**I was robbed.**

      Ahm braagen stilen. (AH-m BRAH-ghen STILL-en)

**I'm injured.**

      Ahm braag hord. (AH-m BRAH-gh HORD)

**I'm lost.**

      Ahm braag staag. (AH-m BRAH-gh STAH-gh)

**Do you know where I can find a doctor?**

      Gan ihm kraalg salar ahm dahar trov za nashordsan? (GAN KRAH-LLG SALL-AR AH-m DAH-har tr-OFF ZA nass-HORD-SAN)

**Where is the toilet?**

      Salar braag za vaarkmor? (SALL-AR BRA-gh ZA VARK-MOR)

**Forbidden/No Entry!**

      Nasgaroren! (Nass-GAR-OR-en)

**Staff Only**

           San alig! (SAN AL-IGG)

### Numbers

**Zero**

 Az (AHz)                       *Written:* **|**

**One**

 Al (AL)                *Written:* **/**

**Two**

 Ald (Ald)             *Written:* **//**

**Three**

 Ard (Ard)             *Written:* **///**

**Four**

 El (ELL)              *Written:* **\**

**Five**

 Eld (ELd)             *Written:* **\\**

**Six**

 Erd (Erd)             *Written:* **\\\**

**Seven**

 Ol (OL)                *Written:***-**

**Eight**

 Old (OLD)           *Written:* **=**

**Nine**

 Ord (Ord)             *Written:* **≡**

**Ten**

      Shar (SH-AR)      *Written:***+**

**Hundred**

 Kar (KAR)           *Written:* **^**

**Thousand**

 Mar (MAR)         *Written:* **v**

**Ten Thousand**

 Far (FAR)            *Written:***>**

**Hundred Thousand**

 Zar (ZAR)            *Written:* **<**

**Million**

 Bar (BAR)           *Written:* **#**

More specific numbers combine existing numbers, for example:

**Seven Million**

 Olbar… (OL-BAR)   *Written:***-#**

**Number**

 Ur (ERR)

### Taverns and Inns

**Do you have…?**

           Gan ki…? (GAN k-EE)

**Where is…**

           Salar braag... (SAH-LAR)

**the toilet?**

                                   za vaarkmor? (ZA VARK-MOR)

**my room?**

                                   ma hal? (MA HAL)

**the guard?**

                                   za galzkor? (ZA gal-SK-OR)

**How much does it cost?**

           Savalur? (SAH-VAL-err)

**How many rooms are there?**

           Saval halii braag to? (SAH-VAL hal-EE BRA-gh TOH)

**Please can I have a room for the night?**

           Yog dahar ka hal diin za nasfos? (YoGG DAH-har KAH HAL dh-EE-n ZA nass-FOS)

### Food and Drink

**Eat/Drink/Consume**

           Nakor (NAH-KOR)

**Cook/Bake/Fry**

           Zarn (ZAR-nh)

**Beer**

           Nak (NAH-Kh)

**Carrot**

           Kraat (KRA-T)

**Wheat**

           Fol (FOLL)

**Bread**

           Zarnenfol (ZAR-nen-FOLL)

**Meat**

           Skeg (SK-egg)

**I cannot eat wheat**

           Ahm nasdahar nakor fol (AH-m nass-DAH-har NAH-KOR FOLL)

### More Nouns

* **Day/Light** - Fos (FOS)
* **Night/Dark** - Nasfos (nass-FOS)
* **Friend** - Kotar (KOTAR)
* **Ally** - Tar (TAR)
* **Enemy** - Ork (ORK)
* **Leader/Master** - Damak (DAM-mak-EE)
* **Diplomacy** - Dardamakibaart (DAR-DAH-mak-EE-BART)
* **Politics** - Damakibaart (DAH-mak-EE-BART)
* **Fun** - Nakdarg (NAK-DARG)
* **Present** - Irvog (ERR-VOG)
* **Past** - Enir (EN-ear)
* **Future** - Etir (ETT-ear)
* **Waste/Trash** - Car (CAR)
* **Parents** - Zagi (ZAG)
* **Mother** - Zagad (ZAH-GAD)
* **Father** - Zagir (ZAH-GIR)
* **Pickaxe** - Nir (NERR)
* **Axe** - Voul (vOOL)
* **Sword** - Darg (DARG)

### More Adjectives

* **Big** - Taar (TAR)
* **Small** - Nastaar (nass-TAR)
* **New** - Vogir (VOG-ear)
* **Old** - Vogun (VOG-un)
* **Injured/Hurt** - Hord (HORD)

### More Adverbs

* **Not** - Nas (NASS)
* **Over** - Lar (LAR)
* **Under** - Sar (SAR)
* **In** - Gar (GAR)
* **Out** - Dar (DAR)
* **Close** - Ko (KOH)
* **Far** - To (TOH)
* **More** - Taarlar (TAR-LAR)

### More Verbs

* **Like** - Tarig (TAR-IGG)
* **Hate** - Orkig (ORK-IGG)
* **Help** - Rendaar (REN-DAR)
* **Cook** - Zarn (ZARN)
* **Sleep** - Tak (TAK)
* **Know** - Kraalg (KRAH-lgh)
* **Learn** - Kraalgiraar (KRAH-lgh-GIR-AH)
* **Hope** - Morg (MORG)
* **Write/Carve** - Parn (PAR-nh)
* **Transcribe** - Kratparn (KRAT-PAR-nh)
* **Dig** - Stornig (ST-orn-IGG)
* **Mine** - Nirig (NIR-IGG)
* **Steal** - Stil (STILL)
* **Talk/Trade** - Baart (BART)
* **Apply/Put** - Krat (KRAT)