Swartelfish Languages

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Transliteration 1: qatoki-qota-qupepa-qote qite-qoqita-qita qoqakokita-qoqato-qeta qotata-qupepa-qiki-qika

Transliteration 2: qadogi-qoda-qubeba-qode qide-qoqida-qida qoqagogida-qoqado-qeda qodada-qubeba-qigi-qiga

Pronunciation: // a.dŏ.kĭ / o.dă / u.pĕ.bă / o.tĕ // i.tĕ / o.i.dă / i.dă // o.a.gŏ.kĭdă / o.a.dŏ / e.dă // o.ɾă.ɾă / u.pĕ.bă / i.kĭ / i.gă //

Transcription: ádoki-óda-úpeba-óte íte-óída-ída óágokida-óádo-éda ódada-úpeba-íki-íga

Gloss: before-gerund-object-big-cause of-all-things-object evidental-past-verb-exist subject-ness-big-none

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

This change occured in the Agrarian-Montane languages and created the Sylvan-Agrarian branch of the Palaeoboreanic language family.

Sample #1

Transliteration: Atoki-ota-upepa-ote ite-oita-ita oakokita-oato-eta otta-upepa-iki-ika

Pronunciation: // a.ro.ki / o.na / u.be.ma / o.de // i.de / o.i.na / i.na // o.a.ɣo.ki.na / o.a.ro / e.na // o.la / u.be.ma / i.ki / i.ŋa //

Transcription: Árokiónaúbemaóde ídeóínaína óáyokinaóároéna ólaúbemaíkiíŋa

Gloss: Before-object-big-cause of-all-object-things evidental-past-verb-exist subject-ness-big-nothing

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Sample #2

Transliteration: Eta-ato-ety-aku Atta-Kiatoa iapota uti-uta-ita eta-ato-upe ita-itta-upu atta-ita

Pronunciation: // e.nă.a.rŏ.e.sy̆.a.ɣŭ // a.lă // kĭ.a.rŏ.a // i.a.wŏ.nă // u.tĭ.u.nă.i.nă // e.nă.a.rŏ.u.bĕ // i.nă.i.lă.u.βŭ // a.lă.i.nă //

Transcription: Énaároésyáhu-Ála-Kiároá íáwona útiúnaína énaároúbe-ínaílaúvu-álaína

Gloss: Past-sigh subject-Kara and to-him past-bring (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara sighed and to him brought she a draught.”

Sample #3

Transliteration: Etaatoetyaku-Atta-Kiatoa iapota utiataita etaatoupe-itaittaupu-uttaipa

Pronunciation: // e.nă.a.rŏ.e.sy̆.a.ɣŭ // a.lă // kĭ.a.rŏ.a // i.a.wŏ.nă // u.tĭ.a.nă.i.nă // e.nă.a.rŏ.u.bĕ // i.nă.i.lă.u.βŭ // u.lă.i.mă //

Transcription: Énaároésyáhu-Ála-Kiároá íáwona útiánaína énaároúbe-ínaílaúvu-úlaíma

Gloss: Past-sigh subject-Kara and to-him past-bring (a) draught me (male)

Translation: “Kara sighed and to her brought I a draught.”

Sample #1

Transliteration: Atokiotaupepaote iteoitaita oakokitaoatoeta ottaupepaikiika

Pronunciation: // a.ro.ki.o.na.u.be.ma.o.de // i.de.o.i.na.i.na // o.a.ɣo.ki.na.o.a.ro.e.na // o.la.u.be.ma.i.ki.i.ŋa //

Transcription: Árokiónaúbemaóde ídeóínaína óáyokinaóároéna ólaúbemaíkiíŋa

Gloss: Before-object-big-cause of-all-object-things evidental-past-verb-exist subject-ness-big-nothing

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Sample #2

Transliteration: Etaatoetyaku-Atta-Kiatoa iapota utiutaita etaatoupe-itaittaupu-attaita

Pronunciation: // e.nă.a.rŏ.e.sy̆.a.ɣŭ // a.lă // kĭ.a.rŏ.a // i.a.wŏ.nă // u.tĭ.u.nă.i.nă // e.nă.a.rŏ.u.bĕ // i.nă.i.lă.u.βŭ // a.lă.i.nă //

Transcription: Énaároésyáhu-Ála-Kiároá íáwona útiúnaína énaároúbe-ínaílaúvu-álaína

Gloss: Past-sigh subject-Kara and to-him past-bring (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara sighed and to him brought she a draught.”

Sample #3

Transliteration: Etaatoetyaku-Atta-Kiatoa iapota utiataita etaatoupe-itaittaupu-uttaipa

Pronunciation: // e.nă.a.rŏ.e.sy̆.a.ɣŭ // a.lă // kĭ.a.rŏ.a // i.a.wŏ.nă // u.tĭ.a.nă.i.nă // e.nă.a.rŏ.u.bĕ // i.nă.i.lă.u.βŭ // u.lă.i.mă //

Transcription: Énaároésyáhu-Ála-Kiároá íáwona útiánaína énaároúbe-ínaílaúvu-úlaíma

Gloss: Past-sigh subject-Kara and to-him past-bring (a) draught me (male)

Translation: “Kara sighed and to her brought I a draught.”

This change occured in the Sylvan-Agrarian languages and created the Sylvanic branch of the Palaeoboreanic language family.

Sample #1

Transliteration: Ark-on-ubm-od id-oin-in oaykn-or-en ol-ubm-ik-iŋ

Pronunciation: // ark / on / ubm / od // id / o.in / in // o.aɣkn / a.or / en // ol / ubm / ik / iŋ //

Transcription: Arkonubmod idoinin oayknoaren olubmikiŋ

Gloss: Before-object-big-cause of-all-object-things evidental-past-verb-exist subject-ness-big-nothing

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Sample #2

Transliteration: En-ar-es-ah Al-Ka-ra iawn ut-un-in en-ar-ub in-il-uv al-in

Pronunciation: // en / ar / es / aɣ // al / kar.a // i.awn // ut / un / in // en / ar / ub // in / il / uβ // al / in //

Transcription: Énaároésyáhu-Ála-Kiároá íáwona útiúnaína énaároúbe-ínaílaúvu-álaína

Gloss: Past-sigh subject-Kara and to-him past-bring (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara sighed and to him brought she a draught.”

Sample #3

Transliteration: Etaatoetyaku-Atta-Kiatoa iapota utiataita etaatoupe-itaittaupu-uttaipa

Pronunciation: // e.nă.a.rŏ.e.sy̆.a.ɣŭ // a.lă // kĭ.a.rŏ.a // i.a.wŏ.nă // u.tĭ.a.nă.i.nă // e.nă.a.rŏ.u.bĕ // i.nă.i.lă.u.βŭ // u.lă.i.mă //

Transcription: Énaároésyáhu-Ála-Kiároá íáwona útiánaína énaároúbe-ínaílaúvu-úlaíma

Gloss: Past-sigh subject-Kara and to-him past-bring (a) draught me (male)

Translation: “Kara sighed and to her brought I a draught.”

This dialect of Proto-Swartelfish was spoken among those who lived and worked most closely with Dwarves.

Sample #1

Transliteration: Arkonubmod idoinin oayknoren olubmikiŋ

Pronunciation: // ark.on.ubm.od // id.o.in.in // o.aɣkn.a.or.en // ol.ubm.ik.iŋ //

Transcription: Arkonubmod idoinin oayknoaren olubmikiŋ

Gloss: Before-object-big-cause of-all-object-things evidental-past-verb-exist subject-ness-big-nothing

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Sample #2

Transliteration: Enaresah-Al-Kara iawn utunin enarub-iniluv-alin

Pronunciation: // en.ar.es.aɣ // al // kar.a // i.awn // ut.un.in // en.ar.ub // in.il.uβu // al.in //

Transcription: Énaároésyáhu-Ála-Kiároá íáwona útiúnaína énaároúbe-ínaílaúvu-álaína

Gloss: Past-sigh subject-Kara and to-him past-bring (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara sighed and to him brought she a draught.”

Sample #3

Transliteration: Etaatoetyaku-Atta-Kiatoa iapota utiataita etaatoupe-itaittaupu-uttaipa

Pronunciation: // e.nă.a.rŏ.e.sy̆.a.ɣŭ // a.lă // kĭ.a.rŏ.a // i.a.wŏ.nă // u.tĭ.a.nă.i.nă // e.nă.a.rŏ.u.bĕ // i.nă.i.lă.u.βŭ // u.lă.i.mă //

Transcription: Énaároésyáhu-Ála-Kiároá íáwona útiánaína énaároúbe-ínaílaúvu-úlaíma

Gloss: Past-sigh subject-Kara and to-him past-bring (a) draught me (male)

Translation: “Kara sighed and to her brought I a draught.”

This dialect of Proto-Swartelfish was spoken among the aristocracy and those who spent the most time associating with other Elves..

Sample #1

Transliteration: Arkonubmod idoinin oayknoren olubmikiŋ

Pronunciation: // ar.ko.nub.mod // i.do.i.nin // o.aɣk.na.o.ren // o.lub.mi.kiŋ //

Transcription: Arkonubmod idoinin oayknoaren olubmikiŋ

Gloss: Before-object-big-cause of-all-object-things evidental-past-verb-exist subject-ness-big-nothing

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Sample #2

Transliteration: Enaresah-Al-Kara iawn utunin enarub-iniluv-alin

Pronunciation: // e.na.re.saɣ // al // ka.ra // i.awn // u.tu.nin // e.na.rub // i.ni.luβ // a.lin //

Transcription: Énaároésyáhu-Ála-Kiároá íáwona útiúnaína énaároúbe-ínaílaúvu-álaína

Gloss: Past-sigh subject-Kara and to-him past-bring (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara sighed and to him brought she a draught.”

Sample #3

Transliteration: Etaatoetyaku-Atta-Kiatoa iapota utiataita etaatoupe-itaittaupu-uttaipa

Pronunciation: // e.nă.a.rŏ.e.sy̆.a.ɣŭ // a.lă // kĭ.a.rŏ.a // i.a.wŏ.nă // u.tĭ.a.nă.i.nă // e.nă.a.rŏ.u.bĕ // i.nă.i.lă.u.βŭ // u.lă.i.mă //

Transcription: Énaároésyáhu-Ála-Kiároá íáwona útiánaína énaároúbe-ínaílaúvu-úlaíma

Gloss: Past-sigh subject-Kara and to-him past-bring (a) draught me (male)

Translation: “Kara sighed and to her brought I a draught.”

Transliteration 1: iŋikumborr enoaroankj inoinid enodumbonakr

Pronunciation: // iŋ.ik.um.bol // en.o.aɹ.o.an.kʎ // in.o.in.id // od.um.bon.akṛ //

Transcription: ingikumbol enoaroaykn inoinid odumbonakr

Gloss: nothing-big-ness-subject exist-verb-past-evidental things-object-all-of cause-big-object-gerund-before

Translation: A great nothingness it seems existed in the days before the great cause of all things.