Scellan/Phrasebook

Basic phrases

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

• Nwtxáh lles! (to one person) / Nwtxáh lled! (to >1 person) = Hello!
• Gail! /kã/ = Hi!
• Tiar a cri iar? = How are you doing? (i.e. how are you going)
• Loŋan! /ˈʟɔŋən/ = Welcome!/Greetings!
• Iant ciwm's nav! /iənt kʰiums nav/ = Good night!
• A møli ryn (said by one person)/A møli = Thank you.
  • Twm deljað. = You're welcome.
• Tiar a fel res? = What is your name?
  • $NAME a fel ryn. = My name is $NAME.
• A snwih llyn. /ə snuih χɛn/ = I'm sorry.
• Cesri! = (archaic) Farewell! (Maybe Clofabic)
• Jw! /ju/ = Bye! (informal)
• Ðelláws ___ = Please ___ (from *i ðewn llaws, lit. if I may request)
• Slawb gyl naw ... = I like ...
  • Twm slawb gyl naw ... = I don't like ...
• Yv ticer þeer fiar? = How old are you?
  • Yv N þeer naw. = I'm N years old.
• A sŋøørree ploh! /ə ˈsŋœyr̥ɛi ˈparɔ̃/ (lit. Bright birthday) = Happy birthday!
• A Bwrjadreeg ploh! /ə ˈpurjətrɛik ˈparɔ̃/ = Happy winter solstice!
• A Crismas ploh! = Merry Christmas!
• Að Isdyr ploh! = Happy Easter!
• A fawl serŋ slawb = 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.
• a Rree Sfas Slysion = April Fool's Day (lit. April Prank Day)
• Mazjeera! = (Barcan) Good job!

Numbers

See the Wordlist.

Directions

Compass directions

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

Description

Describing people

• swm = beautiful
• hinahd = pretty
• sŋeh = cute
• eellon = cute

Romance

• Dy ell 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)
• Hnwat raw ba hond sgyhrws de jew a føþor að ell 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

Continents

• América Sim = North America
• América Wig = South America
• Africa = Africa
• Antárctica = Antarctica
• Awstrálja = Australia
• Asja = Asia
• Ewrópa = Europe

Countries, people and languages

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

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

• Africa Wig = South Africa
• Alaba /ˈãʟəpə/ = Scotland/Scottish
• América /aˈmɛrikʰə/ = USA/American
• Osdréelja /ɔsˈtrẽ(ʟ)jə/ = Australia(n)
• Bosnja as Hertsegovína = Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bylgárja = Bulgaria
• Capw Verdzji = Capo Verde
• Cimi /ˈkʰimi/ = Egypt(ian)
• Cymru /ˈkʰəmry/ = Wales/Welsh
• Damyzj /ˈtaməʒ/ = Tamil
• Denmac /ˈtɛnmak/ = Denmark/Danish
• Dwitxnand /ˈtuitʃnant/ = Germany/German
• Eere /ˈɛirɛ/ = Ireland/Irish (from the Bhlaoighne reading of Éire)
  • Sim Eere = Northern Ireland
• Henás = Greece/Greek (all historical periods)
  • Enáða = Greece/Greek (modern)
• Esbánja /ɛsˈpanjə/ = Spain/Spanish
• Esdi /ˈɛsti/ = Estonia(n)
• Finasdín = Palestine/Palestinian
• Frals /frãs/ = France/French
• Gambwtxía /kampuˈtʃiə/ = Cambodia(n)
  • Cmai or Cmair = Khmer
• Hangwg /'hankuk/ = Korea(n)
  • Sim Hangwg = North Korea(n)
  • Wig Hangwg = South Korea(n)
• Hajerén = Armenia(n)
• Hałáii = Hawaii(an)
• Hmol = Hmong
• Indonesja = Indonesia(n)
• Inwíd = Inuit
• Iŋgland = England
• Iŋglix = English (language)
• Irán = Iran(ian)
  • Farsí = Farsi
• Isnand = Iceland(ic)
• Itálja = Italy/Italian
• Itióbja = Ethiopia(n)
• Jidix = Yiddish
• Jisraén = Israel(i)
• Larabi = Arab(ic)
• Latvja = Latvia(n)
• Naws = Laos
• Lerág = Iraq(i)
• Niatwvá = Lithuania(n)
• Livríþ = Hebrew
  • Livríþ Tanáh = Biblical Hebrew
  • Livríþ Roocsé = Modern Hebrew
• Madagasgjár = Madagascar
• Mogjor = Hungary/Hungarian
• Mexíhgo = Mexico/Mexican
• Mjymá = Myanmar/Burmese
• Mozambíc = Mozambique
• Nedyrnand = Netherlands/Dutch
• Nihól = Japan(ese)
• Øsdyraiç = Austria(n)
• Paryd = India(n)
• Ponsga = Poland/Polish
• Prydain /ˈpʰrətain/ = Britain/British
  • A Fiwrsewl Payncém = United Kingdom
• Rasíja = Russia(n)
• Romib = Roman
  • Latína = Latin
• Romyníä = Romania(n)
• Sacartveno = Georgia(n)
• Swrja = Syria(n)
• Sverije = Sweden/Swedish
• Swami = Finland/Finnish
• Syrbja = Serbia(n)
• Tai = Thailand/Thai
• Taiłán = 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)
• Caþolicih = Catholicism
  • Caþolic = Catholic (adj or person)
• Jahaðẃþ = Judaism (from the Hebrew word יהדות, read in Tiberian vocalization)
  • Jyhwðí = Jew/Jewish (from the Hebrew word יהודי, read in Tiberian vocalization)
• Isnám = Islam
  • Mwsnim = Muslim
• Bwdhivih = Buddhism
  • Bwdhivwŋ = Buddhist
• Hindwvih = Hinduism
  • Hindw = Hindu
• Dawvih = Taoism
• Zjwvih = Confucianism (from 儒, Mandarin rú)
• Sicvih = Sikhism
  • Sic = Sikh

Conworlds/Universes

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