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{{infobox language

| name = Elvarri

| nativename = elvariu ~~/ elvarriu~~

| nativename = elvariu

| pronunciation = elˈvarju

| creator = User:Jukethatbox

| created = 2026

| familycolor = luxelvic

| fam1 = Luxelvic

| fam2 = North Luxelvic

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| state = Elvod

}}

'''Elvarri''' (''elvariu~~'' or ''elvarriu~~'' [[Help:IPA|[elˈvarju]]]), also called '''Levarian''', is a [[w:Classical language|classical language]] of the Luxelvic family. Elvarri was originally spoken by the Elvars, a tribe of Fairelves native to Elvod, a region at the mouth of the Separ river on the island of Haparod. It then became a dominant language of Haparod through the short-lived empire of Nagripon, who also oversaw the invention of Nagri script. After the death of Nagripon, his empire fractured into the Nagripu city-states, which then spread Elvarri as a dominant [[w:Trade language|trade language]] across the Inner Waters as these city-states developed into seafaring trade empires. It was the most spoken language in Hamanna in the Age of Stone, and has a large influence on most modern languages, especially the various elf languages. It also still has considerable use as a [[w:Sacred language|liturgical language]] of the Sun Temple (''Vasnadom'') and the Great Bay Nation (''Duvargamiod'').

'''Elvarri''' (''elvariu'' [[Help:IPA|[elˈvarju]]]), also called '''Levarian''', is a [[w:Classical language|classical language]] of the Luxelvic family. Elvarri was originally spoken by the Elvars, a tribe of Fairelves native to Elvod, a region at the mouth of the Separ river on the island of Haparod. It then became a dominant language of Haparod through the short-lived empire of Nagripon, who also oversaw the invention of Nagri script. After the death of Nagripon, his empire fractured into the Nagripu city-states, which then spread Elvarri as a dominant [[w:Trade language|trade language]] across the Inner Waters as these city-states developed into seafaring trade empires. It was the most spoken language in Hamanna in the Age of Stone, and has a large influence on most modern languages, especially the various elf languages. It also still has considerable use as a [[w:Sacred language|liturgical language]] of the Sun Temple (''Vasnadom'') and the Great Bay Nation (''Duvargamiod'').

Similarly to [[w:Latin|Latin]] in the real world, Elvarri did not undergo [[w:Language death|language death]], but rather evolved into regional dialects and then distinct languages, including [[Hoklevar]], [[Hespadrin]], [[Whitereed]], [[Tasparin]], [[Macatranese]], [[Amtarese]], [[Moonhind]] and various isolated Inner Water island languages collectively called [[Insular Levarian]]. However, it remained a significantly used common language long after it was no longer spoken as a native language, due to its large influence on scientific, economic, military, horological and naval vocabulary; this dominance remained till the 12th century, when modern languages largely supplanted its traditional use.

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| colspan=2 | || f || v || s || z || ʂ || colspan=2 | || x || (ɣ) || (h)

|-

! ~~Rhotic~~

! Trill

| colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | r || ɽ || colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | ||

| colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | r || || colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | ||

|-

! Liquid

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| colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | || || colspan=2 | j || colspan=2 | w ||

|}

The retroflex consonants ({{ipa|/ɳ ʂ ɽ ɭ/}}) were originally marked with an [[w:Dot (diacritic)|underdot]] as ⟨ṇ ṣ ṛ ḷ⟩. However, these were rarely used, and by the Age of Stone most inscriptions did not mark the retroflexes at all, ~~save for {{ipa|/ɽ/}}, which was often written ⟨r⟩ while [[w:Voiced alveolar trill|trill]] {{ipa|/r/}} was written ⟨rr⟩~~.

The retroflex consonants ({{ipa|/ɳ ʂ ɭ/}}) were originally marked with an [[w:Dot (diacritic)|underdot]] as ⟨ṇ ṣ ḷ⟩. However, these were rarely used, and by the Age of Stone most inscriptions did not mark the retroflexes at all; on the rare occasion that they were, they were usually marked by a doubled ⟨nn ss ll⟩.

Various consonants were also prone to mutation after {{ipa|/r/}}, a process called ''hurdaski'' ([[Help:IPA|[xr̩ˈðaski]]] "r-changing") or ''hurhassi'' ([[Help:IPA|[xr̩ˈxaʂi]]] "r-morphing"):

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==Grammar==

Grammatically, Elvarri is a [[w:Synthetic language|synthetic]], mostly [[w:Fusional language|fusional]] [[w:Nominative-accusative language|nominative-accusative]] language. [[w:Noun|Nouns]] (''malor''), [[w:Adjective|adjectives]] (''hemerei'') and [[w:Pronoun|pronouns]] (''yomalor'') are inflected on [[w:Animacy|animacy]], [[w:Grammatical number|number]] and [[w:Grammatical case|case]]. Personal pronouns are also often dropped in spoken or colloquial speech, though only if the subject could be inferred; this is discouraged in standardised literary language. [[w:Verb|Verbs]] are inflected on tense, mood, and (to an extent) [[w:Grammatical person|person]].

===Personal pronouns===

Unlike regular nouns, personal pronouns are inflected on only five of the eight [[#Case|noun cases]], with the exception of the inanimate third-person pronouns which are inflected on seven.

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"

! colspan=2 | !! Nominative !! Accusative !! Genitive !! Dative !! Locative !! Instrumental !! Perlative

|-

! rowspan=2 | Firstperson

! singular

| ''bo'' || ''ba'' || ''bu'' || ''bes'' || ''abo'' || colspan=2 rowspan=4 |

|-

! plural

| ''vo'' || ''va'' || ''vu'' || ''ves'' || ''avo''

|-

! rowspan=2 | Secondperson

! singular

| ''ne'' || ''nya'' || ''nu'' || ''nes'' || ''ans''

|-

! plural

| ''glei'' || ''gla'' || ''glau'' || ''glaves'' || ''aglei''

|-

! rowspan=2 | Inanimatethirdperson

! singular

| ''i'' || ''un'' || ''hea'' || ''ier'' || ''aier'' || ''eris'' || ''eras''

|-

! plural

| ''ovo'' || ''ova'' || ''ou'' || ''oves'' || ''auvo'' || ''averis'' || ''averas''

|-

! rowspan=2 | Animatethirdperson

! singular

| ''tad'' || ''tar'' || ''tor'' || ''ter'' || ''ater'' || ''teris'' || ''teras''

|-

! plural

| ''evo'' || ''eva'' || ''ou'' || ''eves'' || ''aivo'' || ''leris'' || ''leras''

|}

Animate third-person pronouns refer to any animate noun, so they can refer to people (as in ''Sumpit '''evo''''' "'''They''' walk"), animals (Genesis 7:2 ''...tades op '''tor''' kavin'' "...the male and '''his''' female") and other animate nouns (''Tepusint dudvarda op hegarsint '''tar''''' "[He] reached the capital city and destroyed '''it'''").

===Demonstrative pronouns===

Demonstrative pronouns are inflected on

===Nouns===

Nouns are primarily infected on case, which then differentiates based on the animacy (broadly, whether the noun is living or not living) and the grammatical number (singular, paucal or plural) of the noun.

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Ordinal numbers are derived from cardinal numbers and are generally inflected with ''-er'' if odd and ''-et'' if even. However, all multiples of 10 are inflected to be ordinal with a separate suffix, ''-oi''.

===Verbs===

~~===Personal pronouns===~~

Elvarri verbs are inflected on [[w:Gramamtical tense|tense]], [[w:Grammatical mood|mood]], [[w:Grammatical aspect|aspect]] and to an extent [[w:Grammatical person|person]]; they are inflected on person only based on whether the subject is a [[#Personal pronouns|personal pronoun]] or whether it is a noun.

~~Unlike regular nouns, personal pronouns~~ are inflected on ~~only five of the eight~~ [[~~#Case~~|~~noun cases~~]], ~~with the exception of the inanimate third-person pronouns which are inflected on seven.~~

{| ~~class=wikitable style="text-align~~: ~~center;"~~

~~! colspan=2~~ | ~~!! Nominative !! Accusative !! Genitive !! Dative !! Locative !! Instrumental !! Perlative~~

|-

~~! rowspan=2 | First~~person

~~! singular~~

~~| ''bo'' || ''ba'' || ''bu'' || ''bes'' || ''abo'' || colspan=2 rowspan=4~~ |

|-

~~! plural~~

~~| ''vo'' || ''va'' || ''vu'' || ''ves'' || ''avo''~~

|-

~~! rowspan=2 | Second~~person

~~! singular~~

~~| ''ne'' || ''nya'' || ''nu'' || ''nes'' || ''ans''~~

|-

~~! plural~~

~~| ''glei'' || ''gla'' || ''glau'' || ''glaves'' || ''aglei''~~

|-

~~! rowspan=2 | Inanimatethird~~person

~~! singular~~

~~| ''i'' || ''un'' || ''hea'' || ''ier'' || ''aier'' || ''eris'' || ''eras''~~

|-

~~! plural~~

~~| ''ovo'' || ''ova'' || ''ou'' || ''oves'' || ''auvo'' || ''averis'' || ''averas''~~

|-

~~! rowspan=2 | Animatethirdperson~~

~~! singular~~

~~| ''tad'' || ''tar'' || ''tor'' || ''ter'' || ''ater'' || ''teris'' || ''teras''~~

|-

~~! plural~~

~~| ''evo'' || ''eva'' || ''ou'' || ''eves'' || ''aivo'' || ''leris'' || ''leras''~~

|}

~~Animate third-person pronouns refer to any animate noun, so they can refer to people (as in ''Sumpit '''evo''''' "'''They''' walk"), animals (Genesis 7:2 ''...tades op '''tor''' kavin'' "...~~the ~~male and '''his''' female") and other animate nouns (''Tepusint dudvarda op hegarsint '''tar''''' "~~[He] ~~reached the capital city and destroyed '''~~it~~'''")~~.

==Example texts==

===Swadesh===

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 {{infobox language
 | name = Elvarri
-| nativename = elvariu / elvarriu
+| nativename = elvariu
 | pronunciation = elˈvarju
 | creator = User:Jukethatbox
 | created = 2026
+| familycolor = luxelvic
 | fam1 = Luxelvic
 | fam2 = North Luxelvic
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 | state = Elvod
 }}
-'''Elvarri''' (''elvariu'' or ''elvarriu'' [[Help:IPA|[elˈvarju]]]), also called '''Levarian''', is a [[w:Classical language|classical language]] of the Luxelvic family. Elvarri was originally spoken by the Elvars, a tribe of Fairelves native to Elvod, a region at the mouth of the Separ river on the island of Haparod. It then became a dominant language of Haparod through the short-lived empire of Nagripon, who also oversaw the invention of Nagri script. After the death of Nagripon, his empire fractured into the Nagripu city-states, which then spread Elvarri as a dominant [[w:Trade language|trade language]] across the Inner Waters as these city-states developed into seafaring trade empires. It was the most spoken language in Hamanna in the Age of Stone, and has a large influence on most modern languages, especially the various elf languages. It also still has considerable use as a [[w:Sacred language|liturgical language]] of the Sun Temple (''Vasnadom'') and the Great Bay Nation (''Duvargamiod'').
+'''Elvarri''' (''elvariu'' [[Help:IPA|[elˈvarju]]]), also called '''Levarian''', is a [[w:Classical language|classical language]] of the Luxelvic family. Elvarri was originally spoken by the Elvars, a tribe of Fairelves native to Elvod, a region at the mouth of the Separ river on the island of Haparod. It then became a dominant language of Haparod through the short-lived empire of Nagripon, who also oversaw the invention of Nagri script. After the death of Nagripon, his empire fractured into the Nagripu city-states, which then spread Elvarri as a dominant [[w:Trade language|trade language]] across the Inner Waters as these city-states developed into seafaring trade empires. It was the most spoken language in Hamanna in the Age of Stone, and has a large influence on most modern languages, especially the various elf languages. It also still has considerable use as a [[w:Sacred language|liturgical language]] of the Sun Temple (''Vasnadom'') and the Great Bay Nation (''Duvargamiod'').
 Similarly to [[w:Latin|Latin]] in the real world, Elvarri did not undergo [[w:Language death|language death]], but rather evolved into regional dialects and then distinct languages, including [[Hoklevar]], [[Hespadrin]], [[Whitereed]], [[Tasparin]], [[Macatranese]], [[Amtarese]], [[Moonhind]] and various isolated Inner Water island languages collectively called [[Insular Levarian]]. However, it remained a significantly used common language long after it was no longer spoken as a native language, due to its large influence on scientific, economic, military, horological and naval vocabulary; this dominance remained till the 12th century, when modern languages largely supplanted its traditional use.
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 | colspan=2 | || f || v || s || z || ʂ || colspan=2 | || x || (ɣ) || (h)
 |-
-! Rhotic
+! Trill
-| colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | r || ɽ || colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | ||
+| colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | r || || colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | ||
 |-
 ! Liquid
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 | colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | || colspan=2 | || || colspan=2 | j || colspan=2 | w ||
 |}
-The retroflex consonants ({{ipa|/ɳ ʂ ɽ ɭ/}}) were originally marked with an [[w:Dot (diacritic)|underdot]] as ⟨ṇ ṣ ṛ ḷ⟩. However, these were rarely used, and by the Age of Stone most inscriptions did not mark the retroflexes at all, save for {{ipa|/ɽ/}}, which was often written ⟨r⟩ while [[w:Voiced alveolar trill|trill]] {{ipa|/r/}} was written ⟨rr⟩.
+The retroflex consonants ({{ipa|/ɳ ʂ ɭ/}}) were originally marked with an [[w:Dot (diacritic)|underdot]] as ⟨ṇ ṣ ḷ⟩. However, these were rarely used, and by the Age of Stone most inscriptions did not mark the retroflexes at all; on the rare occasion that they were, they were usually marked by a doubled ⟨nn ss ll⟩.
 Various consonants were also prone to mutation after {{ipa|/r/}}, a process called ''hurdaski'' ([[Help:IPA|[xr̩ˈðaski]]] "r-changing") or ''hurhassi'' ([[Help:IPA|[xr̩ˈxaʂi]]] "r-morphing"):
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 ==Grammar==
 Grammatically, Elvarri is a [[w:Synthetic language|synthetic]], mostly [[w:Fusional language|fusional]] [[w:Nominative-accusative language|nominative-accusative]] language. [[w:Noun|Nouns]] (''malor''), [[w:Adjective|adjectives]] (''hemerei'') and [[w:Pronoun|pronouns]] (''yomalor'') are inflected on [[w:Animacy|animacy]], [[w:Grammatical number|number]] and [[w:Grammatical case|case]]. Personal pronouns are also often dropped in spoken or colloquial speech, though only if the subject could be inferred; this is discouraged in standardised literary language. [[w:Verb|Verbs]] are inflected on tense, mood, and (to an extent) [[w:Grammatical person|person]].
+===Personal pronouns===
+Unlike regular nouns, personal pronouns are inflected on only five of the eight [[#Case|noun cases]], with the exception of the inanimate third-person pronouns which are inflected on seven.
+{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
+! colspan=2 | !! Nominative !! Accusative !! Genitive !! Dative !! Locative !! Instrumental !! Perlative
+|-
+! rowspan=2 | First</br>person
+! singular
+| ''bo'' || ''ba'' || ''bu'' || ''bes'' || ''abo'' || colspan=2 rowspan=4 |
+|-
+! plural
+| ''vo'' || ''va'' || ''vu'' || ''ves'' || ''avo''
+|-
+! rowspan=2 | Second</br>person
+! singular
+| ''ne'' || ''nya'' || ''nu'' || ''nes'' || ''ans''
+|-
+! plural
+| ''glei'' || ''gla'' || ''glau'' || ''glaves'' || ''aglei''
+|-
+! rowspan=2 | Inanimate</br>third</br>person
+! singular
+| ''i'' || ''un'' || ''hea'' || ''ier'' || ''aier'' || ''eris'' || ''eras''
+|-
+! plural
+| ''ovo'' || ''ova'' || ''ou'' || ''oves'' || ''auvo'' || ''averis'' || ''averas''
+|-
+! rowspan=2 | Animate</br>third</br>person
+! singular
+| ''tad'' || ''tar'' || ''tor'' || ''ter'' || ''ater'' || ''teris'' || ''teras''
+|-
+! plural
+| ''evo'' || ''eva'' || ''ou'' || ''eves'' || ''aivo'' || ''leris'' || ''leras''
+|}
+Animate third-person pronouns refer to any animate noun, so they can refer to people (as in ''Sumpit '''evo''''' "'''They''' walk"), animals (Genesis 7:2 ''...tades op '''tor''' kavin'' "...the male and '''his''' female") and other animate nouns (''Tepusint dudvarda op hegarsint '''tar''''' "[He] reached the capital city and destroyed '''it'''").
+===Demonstrative pronouns===
+Demonstrative pronouns are inflected on
 ===Nouns===
 Nouns are primarily infected on case, which then differentiates based on the animacy (broadly, whether the noun is living or not living) and the grammatical number (singular, paucal or plural) of the noun.
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 Ordinal numbers are derived from cardinal numbers and are generally inflected with ''-er'' if odd and ''-et'' if even. However, all multiples of 10 are inflected to be ordinal with a separate suffix, ''-oi''.
 ===Verbs===
-===Personal pronouns===
+Elvarri verbs are inflected on [[w:Gramamtical tense|tense]], [[w:Grammatical mood|mood]], [[w:Grammatical aspect|aspect]] and to an extent [[w:Grammatical person|person]]; they are inflected on person only based on whether the subject is a [[#Personal pronouns|personal pronoun]] or whether it is a noun.
-Unlike regular nouns, personal pronouns are inflected on only five of the eight [[#Case|noun cases]], with the exception of the inanimate third-person pronouns which are inflected on seven.
-{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
-! colspan=2 | !! Nominative !! Accusative !! Genitive !! Dative !! Locative !! Instrumental !! Perlative
-|-
-! rowspan=2 | First</br>person
-! singular
-| ''bo'' || ''ba'' || ''bu'' || ''bes'' || ''abo'' || colspan=2 rowspan=4 |
-|-
-! plural
-| ''vo'' || ''va'' || ''vu'' || ''ves'' || ''avo''
-|-
-! rowspan=2 | Second</br>person
-! singular
-| ''ne'' || ''nya'' || ''nu'' || ''nes'' || ''ans''
-|-
-! plural
-| ''glei'' || ''gla'' || ''glau'' || ''glaves'' || ''aglei''
-|-
-! rowspan=2 | Inanimate</br>third</br>person
-! singular
-| ''i'' || ''un'' || ''hea'' || ''ier'' || ''aier'' || ''eris'' || ''eras''
-|-
-! plural
-| ''ovo'' || ''ova'' || ''ou'' || ''oves'' || ''auvo'' || ''averis'' || ''averas''
-|-
-! rowspan=2 | Animate</br>third</br>person
-! singular
-| ''tad'' || ''tar'' || ''tor'' || ''ter'' || ''ater'' || ''teris'' || ''teras''
-|-
-! plural
-| ''evo'' || ''eva'' || ''ou'' || ''eves'' || ''aivo'' || ''leris'' || ''leras''
-|}
-Animate third-person pronouns refer to any animate noun, so they can refer to people (as in ''Sumpit '''evo''''' "'''They''' walk"), animals (Genesis 7:2 ''...tades op '''tor''' kavin'' "...the male and '''his''' female") and other animate nouns (''Tepusint dudvarda op hegarsint '''tar''''' "[He] reached the capital city and destroyed '''it'''").
 ==Example texts==
 ===Swadesh===