Scellan/Phrasebook

Basic phrases

All 2nd-person pronouns are fiar for convenience. There are additional politeness distinctions in Eevo.

• Sehd lles! /sɛht χɛs/ (to one person) / Sehd lled! /sɛht χɛt/ (to >1 person) = Hello!
• Gail! /kã/ = Hi!
• Loŋan! /ˈʟɔŋən/ = Welcome!/Greetings!
• Iant ciwm's nav! /iənt kʰiums nav/ = Good night!
• A møli ryn (said by one person)/A møli = Thank you.
• Tiar a fel res? = What is your name?
  • $NAME a fel ryn. = My name is $NAME.
• A swih llyn. /ə suih χɛn/ = I'm sorry.
• Jw! /ju/ = Bye! (informal)
• Ðelláws ___ = Please ___ (from *i ðewn llaws, lit. if I may request)
• Slawv go naw ... = I like ...
  • Twm slawv go naw ... = I don't like ...
• Yv ticer þeer fiar? = How old are you?
  • Yv N þeer naw. = I'm N years old.
• A sŋøørree barol! /ə ˈsŋœyr̥ɛi ˈparɔ̃/ (lit. Bright birthday) = Happy birthday!
• A Bwrjadreeg barol! /ə ˈpurjətrɛik ˈparɔ̃/ = Happy winter solstice!
• A Crismas barol! = Merry Christmas!
• A fawl serŋ slawv = Happy New Year!
• Tic na tehd rys? /tʰik ə ˈtʰɛhtə rəs/ = How many children do you have?
• Þlawd að arm rys? /θʟaut əð ar(ə)m rəs/ = Where do you live?
  • Anøvr að arm ren. /ˈanœvər əð ar(ə)m rɛn/ = I live in Anøvr.
  • Çlorofab ... /ˈçʟɔrɔfəp .../ = ... Clofabolocin.
  • América ... /aˈmɛrikʰə əð ar(ə)m rɛn/ = ... America.
  • Fyldélfja ... /fɔ̃ˈtɛ̃fjə .../ = ... Philadelphia.
• Sec som fiar a brits Iŋglix? = Do you speak English?
• Taw a morel mi? = What day is it today?
  • (Morel) Ahdi a morel mi. = Today is Sunday.
• Tis coll a tlov iar enahd? = What brings you here? (lit. What breeze blows you here?)
• Dyrriŋ a bum armi dy ynaŋ = The living fish swims in water.
• Ec. = Yes. (to positive questions); No. (to negative questions)
• Ter. = No. (to positive questions); Yes. (to negative questions)
• Trovihwŋ naw. = I'm vegetarian.

Family members

• atnwr = father
• iav = mother
• sarv = brother
• heðl = sister
• coo = son
• juh = daughter
• sos = husband
• chamn = wife

Body

jomn = finger

Numbers

• 0 = haŋits
• 1 = cia
• 2 = teþ
• 3 = nee
• 4 = dee
• 5 = søl
• 6 = sdaw
• 7 = hrwi
• 8 = hlwað
• 9 = berv
• 10 = war
• 11 = ehi
• 12 = cnai
• 144 (12^2) = saiþ
• 1728 (12^3) = hevy
• 20736 (12^4) = wrón

Directions

Compass directions

• sim = north
• wig = south
• hrosgr = east
• gaws = west

Description

Colors (yxúð)

• hloos = red
• hraih = yellow
• bys = green
• fosd = blue
• ew = white
• flwv = black
• ŋiwl = brown
• tseev = grey

Describing people

• swmn = beautiful
• hinahd = pretty

Romance

• Dy eell naw'r. = I love you.
• S'dewm a tsoh iar? = Can I kiss you?
• Sett Arni llen iar. = You're my reason for living. (lit. You are my Second Mover)
• Tnwate raw ondyn sgyhrws de jew a føþor eehl ryg = May our love burn hotter than the brightest suns in the sky.

Asking for directions

• Tiar a haŋ ren hly... = How do I get to...

Earth countries, people and languages

Language names can be formed by brits + X: brits Iŋglix = English language, or by -iv. Earth language names are usually based on the native names of the countries.

To say "X person", you can say am X.

• Alba /ˈãpə/ = Scotland/Scottish
• América /aˈmɛrikʰə/ = USA/American
• Awsdrálja /ausˈtrã(ʟ)jə/ = Australia(n)
• Bosnja as Hertsegovína = Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bylgárja = Bulgaria
• Cimi /ˈkʰimi/ = Egypt(ian)
• Cymru /ˈkʰəmry/ = Wales/Welsh
• Damyzj /ˈtaməʒ/ = Tamil
• Denmak /ˈtɛnmak/ = Denmark/Danish
• Dwitxland /ˈtuitʃʟant/ = Germany/German
• Eere /ˈɛirɛ/ = Ireland/Irish (from the Bhadhagha reading of Éire)
• Helás = Greece/Greek (all historical periods)
  • Eláða = Greece/Greek (modern)
• Esbánja /ɛsˈpanjə/ = Spain/Spanish
• Esdi /ˈɛsti/ = Estonia(n)
• Filasdín = Palestine/Palestinian
• Frals /frãs/ = France/French
• Gambwtxía /kampuˈtʃiə/ = Cambodia(n)
  • Cmai or Cmair = Khmer
• Hangwg = Korea(n)
  • Hangwg Sim = North Korea(n)
  • Hangwg Wig = South Korea(n)
• Hajerén = Armenia(n)
• Haváii = Hawaii(an)
• Hmol = Hmong
• Indonesja = Indonesia(n)
• Inwíd = Inuit
• Iŋglix = English (language)
• Irán = Iran(ian)
  • Farsi = Farsi
• Island = Iceland(ic)
• Itálja = Italy/Italian
• Itióbja = Ethiopia(n)
• Jidix = Yiddish
• Jisraél = Israel(i)
• Larabi = Arab(ic)
• Latvja = Latvia(n)
• Law = Laos
• Lerág = Iraq(i)
• Liatwvá = Lithuania(n)
• Livríþ = Hebrew
• Madagasgjár = Madagascar
• Mogjor = Hungary/Hungarian
• Mexíhgo = Mexico/Mexican
• Mjymá = Myanmar/Burmese
• Nedyrland = Netherlands/Dutch
• Nihól = Japan(ese)
• Øsdyraiç = Austria(n)
• Paryd = India(n)
• Polsga = Poland/Polish
• Prydain /ˈpʰrətain/ = Britain/British
• Rasíja = Russia(n)
• Romiv = Roman
  • Latína = Latin
• Romynía = Romania(n)
• Sacartvelo = Georgia(n)
• Swrja = Syria(n)
• Sverije = Sweden/Swedish
• Swami = Finland/Finnish
• Syrbja = Serbia(n)
• Tai = Thailand/Thai
• Taiván = Taiwan(ese)
• Turcije = Turkey/Turkish
• Txesgo = Czech Republic/Czech
• Txwŋgo /ˈtʃuŋkɔ/ = China/Chinese
• Viadnám = Vietnam(ese)
• Wcrajína = Ukraine/Ukrainian
• Xgipýri = Albania(n)
• Xvaits = Switzerland/Swiss

Earth religions

TODO: agnostic, atheist

• Crisdvih = Christianity
  • Crisdvihon = Christian (adj)
  • Crisdvwŋ = Christian (person)
• Caþolicvih = Catholicism
• Jahaðẃþ = Judaism (from the Hebrew word יהדות, read in Tiberian vocalization)
  • Jyhwðí = Jew/Jewish (from the Hebrew word יהודי, read in Tiberian vocalization)
• Islám = Islam
  • Mwslim = Muslim
• Bwdhivih = Buddhism
  • Bwdhivwŋ = Buddhist
• Hindwvih = Hinduism
  • Hindw = Hindu
• Dawvih = Taoism
• Zjwvih = Confucianism (from 儒, Mandarin rú)
• Sicvih = Sikhism
  • Sic = Sikh

Other conworlds

• Yrþ = Earth
• Tricin = Tricin (as a conworld)
• Luav-Çorna = Middle-Earth
  • Gvenja = Quenya
• Aménda = Amenta