Felisney and Felisedtka

## Felisney

Felisney (meaning "Cat-tongue") is the language spoken all across Scaramoon.

Although presented in the comics as speaking English, cats speak Felisney. The cats have speaking mannerisms and slang similar to that of Australian English, and take on an accent almost a mixture of Australian, Arabic and German, but the strength of the cats accent depends on their region, where the dialect alters slightly. The cats have a very sharp, hissy voice, and Felisney was created for the intention to sound like real cat noises, such as purring, hissing, meowing and chirping.

## Felisedtka

For the cats unable to speak Felisney, a sign language called Felisedtka (meaning “Cat-sign”) was created so they too can communicate with others. Unlike human sign language, Felisedtka involves all parts of a cat's body, such as their ears, tail, paws and facial expressions in order to convey different signs. This is not only because of the limited movement in a cat's paw, but also because the emotions of a cat are much harder to determine than human emotions. Elder cats may choose a different path of communication and draw letters or hieroglyphics in the dirt to speak, however this tradition of language has died out due to its inconvenience. Not only does it take longer to speak, but cats who sign this way are unable to communicate in areas without a dirt floor.

## Felisney Language Rules & Grammar

There are a few major rules that must be understood in order to speak Felisney properly:

1. When indicating ownership, an apostrophe is placed between the words. The word that indicates the ownership of something, such as me, my, myself, etc is always before the subject of ownership. For example as seen in the sentence "[name] ra'prekh sih”, "Ra" is Felisney for “My” and “Prekh” is “name”. You would put Ra first, add an apostrophe, and put name afterwards. It's essentially the opposite to how ownership particles in English works. Sometimes though, to be incredibly informal, some cats put the ‘ra after a word. This would technically be the cat-equivalent to calling someone ‘bro’ and it can be seen as impolite.
2. To make a word plural, you simply add “-in”. For words that end in a vowel, you take off the vowel and add “-in”. For example, the term “Feloprasin” is used to describe cats who are loners, wanderers or have no home territory, and is used as a generalization like the word “people”. To refer to a single loner, it would just be “Felopras”.
3. Some words in Felisney are shortened when combined to make speaking the words more convenient and easy. An example of this would be the word ‘spill’ which is ‘Mtak’. In the word ‘Hsvaintak’, which translates to “The spilling of blood” (literally "The-blood-spill"), the word ‘The’ is ‘Hs’, ‘Vain’ is ‘Blood’ and ‘Tak’ is a shortened version of ‘Mtak’. Originally, the word was Hsvainmtak, but over time cats started leaving out the m as a silent letter, and soon it was left out of the word completely. This has happened to a few other words.
4. For words that ‘join’ together such as therefore and beforehand, a comma is placed in between the two words. But again, most cats tend to leave out the commas if they are lazy enough.
5. When referring to someone or calling them over, you would say ‘E!’ This is similar to saying ‘Dear [name]’ in a letter, or simply beckoning them over by saying ‘Hey, [name!]’. Putting ‘E’ before a cat's name is an indication of referring to or talking with respect towards them, and is considered polite. This word is typically used amongst leaders or cats with a higher status, family, Elders or cats you haven’t met yet. However it's recommended that you refer to a cat that way no matter their relationship with you.
6. The language structure of Felisney is very simple when you understand basic particles. Normally, the typical structure of a sentence would be the same or similar as English, but some parts of a sentence may be back-to-front, but otherwise still easy to understand. Think of the way Yoda talks.

## Felisney Dictionary

Below shows a full dictionary of all the Felisney words used throughout the comic.

### Greetings & Manners

"Mlauroo" - Hello

"Olorangroo" - Goodbye (Pronounced with a silent r: "O-lo-rang-oo")

"Srifleln" - Please

"Elaoun'ra" - Thank you

"E'ktol'ra?" - How are you?

"[name] ra'prehk sih" - My name is [name]

"Armiltagaroo" - Good morning/Good day (G'day would be a shortened version of this; "Rmil'garoo")

"Aroondafol" - Goodnight/Good evening

### Other

"Vain" - Blood

"Verah" - Big

"Mit" - Small

"Ra'Eriar!" - My god!

"Hsvaintak" - "The spilling of blood", used to describe horrible destruction or murder. Can be also seen in the term "The day of Hsvaintak"

"Eriar" - Literally: the Lord, also known as “Death”. Figuratively: The Moon

"Hefs'ouv" - Summer (literally "Sun-time")

"Ifch'ouv" - Autumn/Fall (literally "Leaf-time")

"Illiou'ouv" - Winter (literally "Cold-time")

"Freul'ouv" - Spring (literally "Flower-time')

"Freul" - A flower

"Ifchinder" - A tree. Instead of the plural (Ifchinderin) meaning "more than one tree" it means a forest biome.

"Ballawrang" - Predators or enemies

"Ktition" - Prey

"O'ktition" - Prey that was unsuccessfully hunted or escaped a hunt.

"Osseinulla" - 'Evil One' Used to describe a cat who is murderous, unloyal or disrespectful.

"Pelkflay" - To eat or drink

Nokoong - Molly/She-cat, also can be used for the word 'mother'

Jerldang - Tom, also can be used for the word 'father'

"Feloprasin" - A rogue cat with no home territory; a loner

"Pelfein" - Traditionally means a sibling you are related to by blood, however the meaning has evolved to sometimes mean 'close friend', like how someone would refer to another person as 'bro' or 'sis' in English.

### Particles & Pronouns

"Hs" - The

"Un" - And

"Hu" - It

"Sih" - Is

"Ra" - My, me, myself; anything indicating your ownership or somebody elses ownership

"Lril" - He/She (Like some other languages, he and she are the same word.) For a gender-neutral alternative, cats tend to use "Lril'in"

"Hsan" - This/That (Similar to the pronouns, both words mean the same thing, and the meaning differs depending on the context)