LIZARD LANGUAGE: Parts 3/3

Xerake · Post by **Xerake** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 12:38 am

Lizard Langauge

In Illarion, many races have longed to have their own learnable language. After many hours of extensive studying in the major library, a lizard simply known as “X”, with the help of a few scholars, made a language for all of lizardkind to use. The name for this language is called Haslus.

I – Meaning and Structure

Haslus is an SOV (subject, object, verb) language that uses the subject, object, then verb in order. For example:

English: I eat fish.
Haslus: I fish eat.

This may seem odd to some, but it isn’t very difficult. Just remember: SOV. This must go IN ORDER.

As most know, many lizards drag their ‘s’ sounds. The idea from “X” is to use these ‘s’ sounds to advantage, creating meaning based on how long it’s dragged. ‘S’ is said first to indicate the subject, ‘s’ is said to indicate the object, and ‘s’ is said to indicate the verb. To separate the subject, object, and verb, one must use the following to do so:

Subject Object Verb
s s s

For example: ss[fish]s[eats]

For some of you thinking ‘I probably shouldn’t speak this because it’s difficult to say,’ you must remember; practice must always come with something new. Rome wasn’t built in a day, after all.

Xerake · Post by **Xerake** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 12:39 am

II – Advanced Structure and Conjunctions

Like other languages, longer elaborations on structure and conjunction is a necessity for understanding. One of these conjunctions include ‘and.’ In Haslus, the letter ‘t’ means ‘and.’ In English, you would say “I think garbage is bad, stinky, and smelly.” You would say in Haslus “I garbage bad and stinky and smelly think.” Therefore:

Ex: ss[garbage]s[bad]t[stinky]t[smelly]s[think]

IMPORTANT: On a later note, descriptions come after the object like in English.

And the letter ‘y’ means ‘or.’

Ex: ss[garbage]s[bad]y[stinky]t[smelly]s[think]
In English, this is translated as: I think garbage is bad or stinky and smelly.

Now let’s try a tough example:

Bob and Jill are always thinking how happy or content the idiot really is.

Ex: s[Bob]t[Jill]s[idiot]s[happy]y[content]s[think]t[always]

or:

I ran far into the field.

Ex: ss[field]s[far+into]s[ran]

To ask a question, you simply add a ‘q’ at the end of each sentence to show that it’s a question.

If you haven’t noticed already, lizards NEVER use punctuation while they talk. However, spaces are optional between SOV separations (s s[field]) although I personally don’t. This means no periods, question marks, capitalization, etc.

Xerake · Post by **Xerake** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 12:41 am

III – Vocabulary

NOUNS/ADJECTIVES

CONCEPT
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Mind = klormin
Strength = klormahl
Wisdom = klornephus

RELIGION
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Altar = zelor
Priest = zelpirh
Temple = zelkalir
Tanora = Zelphia (exception of rule; always capitalized first)

PROFESSION/OCCUPATION
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Warrior = ryula
Mage = ryulor
Druid = ryupilar
Fisherperson = ryuxwl
Gaurd = ryuzelphia

FOOD
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Fruit = xil
Meat = xul
Pastries/sweets = xel
Grains = xal
Fish = xwl

CLOTHING
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Shirt (or any upper clothes) = xoi
Pants(or any lower clothes) = xei
Shoes = xwi

VALUABLES
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Valuables = minik
Gem = muh
Ring = mrh

PEOPLE/REFERENCE
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I/to do with self = mehaphui
Him = mehafoi
Her = mehafui
It = mehaloi
You = mehau
We = mehoril
They = mehorah

EMOTION
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Love/like/positive feelings = netyui
Hate/anger/negative feelings = netli

QUESTIONING/SUBJECT
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What = cevali
When = cevuli
How = cevgai
Where = cevi
Who = cevooi
Why = cevrei

COMBAT
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Weapon = ulomin
Sword/Slashing weapon = ulij
Hammer/Bashing weapon = ular
Distance weaponry = ulir
Monster = ulonua

INSULTS/APOLOGY
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Sorry/Apology = kein
Stupid/Idiot/Moron etc. = kioln

CONDITION
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Poor/Not great/lesser/bad = kiolna
Intelligent = kiolm
Great/Awesome/better/good = kiolma
Cold = calir
Hot = caliu

LANDSCAPE
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Grass = hila
River/Water = hilu
Mountain = hilr

COMMUNICATION
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Greeting or farewell = hirnij
! = (eee at the end of the sentence)
Yes = hai
No = nik

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VERBS
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Kill/harm = kerj
Help/cure = merj
Name/being = verna
Buy = hiruk
Sell = hirek
Trade =hirlink
Pray = kjamir
Worship = kjaman
Use = ralkin
Drop = raccein
Give = varlah
Take = varloh
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This is a very, VERY limited number of vocabulary words. This list will be updated at various times by “X.”

Remember, that this is a world above water. This means that vocabulary terms that are not currently listed are simply what they are in English. If introducing a name, you may capitalize the first letter. But that is the only exception.

For example: The bucket is mine, and has no water.

Ex: smetaphuisbucketyhilunik

Basically, any word that isn’t currently listed, you can use it as English/German.

Example: I am Bob.
Ex: svernasBob.

(Yes, objects also = nouns)

((If you wish to ask for help or further elaboration, e-mail DarkMould@aol.com))

Xerake · Post by **Xerake** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 12:43 am

To make something plural, you add a 'z' by the way.

Salathe · Post by **Salathe** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 1:04 am

thats confusing

Xerake · Post by **Xerake** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 1:14 am

Indeed, but if you're having too much trouble trying to figure it out, you can see me personally on Illarion.

Halal Rrusus · Post by **Halal Rrusus** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 10:09 am

The problem is the voabulary, i learn german, englisch, hunagrian, latin and so by and by japanese vocs. and maybe i have to learn spanish....
I have enough of of vocs....

Gnarr · Post by **Gnarr** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:29 pm

My lizard will try to speak the language in game!

Nerevar Schattenaxt · Post by **Nerevar Schattenaxt** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 4:30 pm

Well, my Lizard teached Haslus to Gnarr

Galim · Post by **Galim** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 6:00 pm

ar,please, not, i met such a haslusspeaking lizard in game, and just my and others patient have prevent this lizard to get cut in many pieces

Gnarr · Post by **Gnarr** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:29 pm

It's ur Rp, Galim, you can't do anything against i and I think it's good Rp

Galim · Post by **Galim** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:30 pm

yes,it is, and it is anoying

. but keep it, it is nice.

yataghan · Post by **yataghan** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 2:20 am

Why not just say

#me says in the lizard tounge "do not buy from him, I dislike him"

Cuderon · Post by **Cuderon** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 3:22 am

Actually this would be boring. Or are you always doing: #me says in human language: This pancake is too hot!

It is nice to have an efford to understand at least some phrases of the language spoken by an other race, as long as it is described.

Quel kaima.

http://www.grey-company.org/Circle/lang ... e.htm#list

The Returner · Post by **The Returner** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 3:35 am

I like these languages.....so mysterious and hard to understand in game (even if you read the whole thing out of it over and over

)

Val De Gausse · Post by **Val De Gausse** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 8:48 pm

Just print out a sheet of grammer rules and vocab. Keep it handy to refer to.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 9:41 pm

Deies wrote:Just print out a sheet of grammer rules and vocab. Keep it handy to refer to.

This is bad rp in my eyes,
How can your Character understand what the lizard say? Maybe you, the player can understand it, but if you are an elf or another race than lizard, how can you speak and understand lizard language?

Val De Gausse · Post by **Val De Gausse** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 10:32 pm

Umm, I sort of mean for your races langauge. I just printed out the elf hand out.

Klath · Post by **Klath** » Sat Nov 22, 2003 3:19 am

Galim wrote:ar,please, not, i met such a haslusspeaking lizard in game, and just my and others patient have prevent this lizard to get cut in many pieces

You are aware, X made this post almost a year ago and maybe doesn't feel the same way?

Regardless, I think it would be okay to implement this language. Dwarven language might sound annoying to another race, Galim. It's IG, not OOC.

Val De Gausse · Post by **Val De Gausse** » Sat Nov 22, 2003 4:03 am

Cuderon, I have an idea. To make a verb infinitve just an en' to it. So the werb would have to infront of it. like en'uma is to do. I f I am correct.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Sun Nov 23, 2003 12:05 pm

Try to make the words more lizard-sounding. Hissing Sounds should be often used, like "sh", "ss", "sk", "sr" and the like. Prefer "o" and "a" as nouns.

Setherioth · Post by **Setherioth** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 10:17 pm

yes but if he uses 's' in words when it would be very confusing to try and determine where s is supposed to be and or part of the word because there are no spaces.

Xerake · Post by **Xerake** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 11:22 pm

I remember that...whoever pulled it back out of the pits of the boards should be shot.

No, not really. But regardless, if we want to keep it going, I'm going to need some major help with a new format or something, if Damien's suggestion bodes well.

Gnarr · Post by **Gnarr** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 7:49 am

Xerake, there are many words we need, for example we,they, swamp, town, warrior and magican.

Xerake · Post by **Xerake** » Wed Nov 26, 2003 11:42 pm

Ortac Skullbreaker wrote:
Deies wrote:Just print out a sheet of grammer rules and vocab. Keep it handy to refer to.
This is bad rp in my eyes,
How can your Character understand what the lizard say? Maybe you, the player can understand it, but if you are an elf or another race than lizard, how can you speak and understand lizard language?

There is a simple solution for this.

If you are not playing a lizardman, don't study the language. Even if you know it, don't speak it. The Haslus speaking lizardmen will probably look at you funny because you lack the tongue necessary to speak it properly, or understand it.

The 's' that replaces spaces in the language is supposed to be used for the hissing sounds. I can add more vocabulary to make it sound like hissing, assuming it doesn't get more confusing.

Anyway...I'm in the midst of updating the language again, so it would be nice to check back often.

Shukk · Post by **Shukk** » Wed Nov 26, 2003 11:47 pm

This language is awesome!
I really love to speak it.

Gro'bul · Post by **Gro'bul** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 1:30 am

Yes but people like, mr. Giandor, the librarian obvoisly studies alot, therefore might have a rough understanding. He could "try" as in "pronounce" or spell it wrong, makinging it hard to understand to fluent speakers.

Gnarr · Post by **Gnarr** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 3:54 pm

here comes the translation for the german lizards
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hier ist das Haslus Wörterbuch in deutsch:

Gemüt = klormin
Stärke = klormahl
Weisheit = klornephus

Religion
-----
Altar = zelor
Priester = zelpirh
Tempel = zelkalir
Tanora = Zelphia (für Echsen Zshhel-pheey-arrr)

Beruf, Gestimmung, Arbeit
-----
Krieger = ryula
Magier = ryulor
Druide = ryupilar
Fischer = ryuxwl
Wache = ryuzelphia

Nahrung
-----
Früchte = xil
Fleisch = xul
Süßes = xel
Trauben = xal
Fisch = xwl

Kleidung
-----
Oberkörper Kleidungen = xoi
Unterkörperkleidung = xei
Schuhe = xwi

Wertgegenstände
-----
Wertsachen = minik
Edelstein = muh
Ring = mrh

Personalpronomen
-----
Ich = mehaphui
Er = mehafoi
Sie = mehafui
Es = mehaloi
Du = mehau
Wir = mehoril
Sie (Mehrzahl) = mehorah

Emotionen
-----
Liebe, prositive Empfindungen, Gefühle = netyui
Hass, negative Empfindungen, Gefühle = netli

Fragewörter
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Was = cevali
Wann = cevuli
Wie = cevgai
Wo= cevi
Wer cevooi
Warumevrei

Kampf
-----
Waffelomin
Schwert, (slashing weapons) = ular
Distanzwaffen (Bögen, Armbrüste) = ulir
Monster = ulonua

Beleidigungen und Versöhnunsworte
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Entschuldigung = kein
dumm = kioln

Verhältnisse
-----
schlecht, arm = kiolna
intelligent = kiolm
gut, großartig, besser = kiolma
kalt = calir
heiß = caliu

Landschaft
-----
Gras = hila
Wasser, Fluss = hilu
Berg = hilr

Kommunikation
-----
Grüße und Abschied = hirnij
! = (am Ende eines Satzes „eee“)
Ja = hai
Nein = nik

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Verben
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töten, verletzen = kerj
helfen, unterstützen = merj
sein (Name) = verna
kaufen = hiruk
verkaufen = hirek
tauschen =hirlink
beten = kjamir
verehren = kjaman
benutzen = ralkin
fallen lassen = raccein
geben = varlah
nehmen = varloh

bitte Leute, Haslus ist eine Echsensprache, es wär öde wenn jeder Mensch oder Elf sie sprechen würde

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