Scellan/Phrasebook
< Scellan
- Sett llys! (to one person) / Sett llyd! (to >1 person) = Hello!
- Iant ciwm's nav! = Good night!
- A møli ren (said by one person) = Thank you.
- Tiar a fel rys? = What is your name?
- $NAME a fel ren. = My name is $NAME.
- A sgwil llen. = I'm sorry.
- Jw! = Bye! (informal)
- Ðelláws = Please (from *i ðewn llaws, lit. if I may request)
- Sawv llen ... = I like ...
- Twm sawv llen ... = I don't like ...
- Yv ticer þeer fiar? = How old are you?
- Yv N þeer naw. = I'm N years old.
- A sŋøørree bør! = Happy birthday!
- Ticer a tyttr rys? = How many children do you have?
- Þlawd að arm rys? = Where do you live?
- Nøøvr að arm ren. = I live in Nøøvr.
- Clofabolocin ... = ... Clofabolocin.
- Taw a morel mi? = What day is it today?
- (Morel) Atti a morel mi. = Today is Sunday.
- Ton coll a tlov iar matt? = What brings you here? (lit. What breeze blows you here?)
- Dyrriŋ a bun armi dy ynaŋ = The living fish swims in water.
Romantic
- Dy eell naw'r. = I love you.
- S'dewm a tsoh iar? = Can I kiss you?
- Feesd Eenar ren iar. = You're my reason for living. (lit. You are my Second Mover)
Dates and time
Weekdays (morelr)
- Saturday: Morel Sfiþ
- Sunday: Morel Atti
- Monday: Morel Aloð
- Tuesday: Morel Fricoð
- Wednesday: Morel Sderciþ
- Thursday: Morel Taroð
- Friday: Morel Llifr
The words ytt (morning), rrwi (daytime) and vin (night) can also be used with these words: vin Sbiþ = Saturday night
Months (søømir)
- January: Nnoomon < Nón, a Talmic god + -on 'adjectivizer'
- February: Acotí < Netagin ʔaqâṭ 'incense' + -iyø "feminine adjectivizer"
- March: Lorí < Proto-Clofabic loři 'middle/half'
- April: Slysion < OEevo sleasaí, 'aroma' + -on 'adjectivizer'
- May: Þatsŋúd < Netagin tacŋut "time of gardening"
- June: Pleebar < Proto-Clofabic pδeg bwar 'most light'
- July: Beesí < from bésaí, a Talmic "festival of horns"
- August: Þobúh < Netagin tobúh 'time of storms'
- September: Crifatt < Proto-Clofabic kriβ akti 'thank-day'
- October: Glawm < older go lán '(the month) with seed'
- November: Xadfí < Netagin śadăf "remembrance [of the dead]" + iyø "feminine adjectivizer"
- December: Llavw < Proto-Clofabic laga-wul "long night, winter solstice"
Dates
mm/dd/yyyy = "rree dd mm yyyy", "dd mm yyyy" or "dd-ar mm yyyy" e.g. 4th of July = a dee Beesí, a deevar Beesí or a rree dee Beesí
- Taw a smið rreem? = What is today's date?
- ... a rreem. = Today is... [date]
Directions
Compass directions
Seasons
- sarð = spring
- llott = summer
- rrevð = autumn
- bwriad = winter
Description
Colors (yxþar)
- lloos = red
- rraih = yellow
- bys = green
- fosd = blue
- ew = white
- flwv = black
- ŋiwl = brown
- tseev = grey