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''As the days wander on, and summer turns to winter,''
''As the days wander on, and summer turns to winter,''
''And hopes vanish, a light shines far away.''
''And hopes vanish without a trace, a light shines far away.''
''Though Fortune's wheel turns, oblivious to our struggles,''
''Though Fortune's wheel turns, oblivious to our struggles,''
''we skillful beings work hard, seeking the light of day.''
''we skillful beings work hard, seeking the light of day.''
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Revision as of 12:58, 20 July 2018

Qiala Gaivuan was a major Palkhan fantasy writer and conlanger.

Jaivon's conworld

Races

(English names are translation conventions)

  • "Elves" are oviparous and are descended from platypus-like animals. Compared to humans they are less competitive and less sexually dimorphic but are more concerned with cleanliness.
  • Humans
  • 2 or 3 other races

Languages

  • Elvish language 1: Vruxma
    • Səsnuθma Durin spəxna Moria; δünəŋ łetri hə čərθidəŋ
  • Elvish language 2: pseudo-Austronesian/Amharic
    • Ah! pärtətəlič o sgəzu kə-fteru di-sumätäk!
  • "Valarin": quasi-Sanskrit/Avestan (Should include bilabial trills?)

Axšyān praθimyasavatē zṛδayā višēnāt
Fṛvyanty' apašvazayaθō samišanti vūyāt
Prōxšēt vimanθanasahṛtsiθavē triθanyām
vyāδyam kraθē samayitam šṛšayam zaδāmi

  • Humans: quasi-Rhythoed gibberish
  • Orcs: Proto-Pulchric gibberish with suffixing morphology

qaDe:ppa bihattor kel NGi:maNa,
Taameppa bihattor kel NGi:maNa,
ReduBippa bihattor kel NGi:maNa,
qeeRupaTTeek Durri liDeppa bihattor

Quotes

As the days wander on, and summer turns to winter,
And hopes vanish without a trace, a light shines far away.
Though Fortune's wheel turns, oblivious to our struggles,
we skillful beings work hard, seeking the light of day.