The Shadowclan Dark Moot

[Khasha'an]

This is the expansion that I worked on meant to be added to the Irekei Language from Gradishar and SC scholars (Rak, K'dah, Gabriel, Azh, and others). The basic language can be found further down the post.

Irekei Praklakar


Before learning Irekei, keep in mind that they are a direct people and would consider long drawn out sentences to be a waste of breath. There are very few complex sentences in spoken Irekei, however some do appear in writing. So, when trying to translate Irekei into English you will find that many sentences will translate to things such as:

"I going to city"

"We fought well"

"There many enemies"

The Irekei alphabet includes all English letters except the letter C, which only appears in the consonant cluster CH.

Phonetics:
Because there are many tribes of Irekei there is no one right way to pronounce a letter. There are some simple rules though.

The Phonetics of Irekei. This list pertains only to the sound system used by the Nhar So'Uthet (my tribe), since there are many tribes there are also many pronunciations of Irekei words.

The alphabet of Nhar So'Uthet:

a = pronounced as in 'father'
b = pronounced as in 'boy'
ch = pronounced as in 'church'
d = pronounced as in 'dog'
e = pronounced as in 'egg'
f = pronounced as in 'fire'
g = pronounced as in 'gone'

gh = this sound is produced by 'gargling' the air in your throat.

h = pronounced as in 'heavy'. H is never silent, though when it follows certain consonants is indicates a strong sharper-than-normal exhalation for the following syllable (most commonly follows the letters b, d, p)

i = pronounced as 'ee' in 'meet'.
j = pronounced sharply as in 'jungle', it is never drawn out as in can be in French.

k = pronounced as in 'kite'
kh = pronounced like a German 'ch' as in 'Bach'.

l = pronounced as in 'lake'
m = pronounced as in 'man'
n = pronounced as in 'never'
o = pronounced as in 'go'
p = pronounced as in 'park'
q = pronounced similar to 'k', but the tongue is drawn as far back into the throat as possible to produce this sound. It is slightly different from "k".
qh = pronounced as the "kh", but with the tongue drawn as far back into the throat as possilbe.
r = trilled as in the Romance languages such as the Italian 'avere'
s = pronounced as in 'house' and never as in 'lose'.
sh = pronounced as in 'share'
t = pronounced as in 'tree'
th = pronounced as in 'thing' and never 'there'
u = pronounced as an English "oo", as in 'june'
v = pronounced as in 'vendor'
w = a letter rarely used in Irekei, pronounced as in 'water'. Used in the words "Worhi", "Krishwari", "Shawar", "Vorwib", "Dawib".
x = pronounced as 'sh' in 'should'
y = pronounced as 'i' in 'in'
z = pronounced as 'z' in 'zebra'

' = glottal stop. Most dialects allow only one apostrophe per word-string, but others allow many glottal stops. In many cases apostrophes can be used to separate the varied parts of speech, including verb tenses. If a sharp exhalation is required an apostrophe may also end a word.
- = same as apostrophe (see above).

Two vowels directly together (without an apostrophe) flow into each other. They glide.

An apostrophe or hyphen denotes a sharp pause in pronunciation. Apostrophes are usually used to make the last link in the augmentation of words. However certain augmentative suffixes do not use an apostrophe (unless rules for double vowels dictate such use), they are:

-in
-akar
-ular
-alar
-ulan
-alan
-im (only in the words that contain an apostrophe, such as Fir’khanim or Da’abnehim. However, it does require an apostrophe with compound words such as Firk’Khalulan; the plural would be FirkKhalulan’im).
-ogh
-argh
-et

In cases where the root word itself already contains an apostrophe, the suffix will never be attached using one.

Single syllable words are highly stressed and said harshly and quickly (especially words with the consonant+h form; such as, pha. In two syllable words the stress falls on the second syllable, words with more than two syllables are stressed on the next to last syllable.
The stress in a word is placed on the syllables following the apostrophe (if there is an apostrophe). Rules for apostrophes always trump other stress rules.

Stress always falls on the last syllable of a word.

capitals = stress syllables for this example

ghaKA
Ghaka'JI

NU gho'KA ghaKA DEK!
NU DEK jalla'JI AHT DEK ghoko'JI!

Articles of Speech:

The = qhe, The definite article is implied and rarely used unless needed for emphasis or clarification.


A / An = on (The indefinite article stems from onkh, meaning one). This must always be used when appropriate.

Number system:

There is an abbreviated way to use the number system and it is often employed for quick communication. The "-kh" at the end of the number is dropped for all but the last number in a word chain.

In the old system the word for 11 = onkh'onkh
In the new system the word for 11 = on'onkh

In the old system the word for 936 = Nikh'hukh trkh'sikh
In the new system the word for 936 = Ni'hukh tr'sikh

Verbs:

To stay simple there are four conjugations of verbs, the present tense (same as infitive), past tense, future tense, and gerund (-ing) ending.
Present tense verbs are the same as the infinitive and the imperative that is listed on the verb list. The word 'ata' (meaning 'to') may be used for emphasis, but is not required.
Ex: Ghaka = to kill, kills, kill.
ata ghaka = to kill.

Conjugate suffixes are separated from the verb stem by apostrophes. In the event that the suffix is added to a negative verb, the conjugate suffix is directly attached to the verb stem and -'ov is added at the end with the apostrophe. Special rules apply for the use of a conjugate and -'ov and the rule is marked by an asterisk in this section.

The past tense is created by adding the suffix 'aq for words ending in consonants. -q for words ending in vowels. (Shadowclan work)
Ex: Ghakaq = killed
Jovak'aq = revealed
Ghakaq'ov = not killed
SPECIAL NOTE: This verb tense may also be used to describe a noun. See the ‘adjectives’ section below.

The future tense is created by adding the suffix –ji. The use of the word uill (meaning will) is optional and by no means required. (This is the work of Gradishar).
Ex: Ghaka'ji = will kill Jovak'ji = will reveal

The gerund ending verb takes the form of a –ing in the Common Tongue, and in Irekei takes the form of the suffix –ka. The suffix directly follows verbs ending in consonants. *If the verb ends in k then the only the suffix –a is added.
Ex: Ghaka'ka = killing
Jovaka = revealing
Ghakaka'ov = not killing
*Jovaka'ov = not revealing

to begin/start = nakukh
to be able to (can)= kan
to bring = ista (when taken in context: Nu'at dek ista! "To me him bring" "bring him to me!")
to call (give a name to) = kai (IRREGULAR PAST: Kai'aq).
to carry = ista
to close = korvek
to come = vaka
to count = ontu
to cross = krusa
to enter = truvek
to feel = giksa
to find = kora
to give = bho
to hear = gasaka
to learn = lirna
to leave = tirvek
to like = pachka
to look/watch/see = visko
to loot = ghiri (same as ‘to take’)
to need = krano
to open = krivek
to pay = paiga
to recieve/get = bhovo
to shut = shusu
to stop = chikala
to transport = ista
to lay siege = jaltra
to use = sota
to wait = pha
to want = uant

would = uida
could = kand
should = kragod

Conjunctions:

so = koss
to = ata , this is rarely used. It is the word that makes a verb infinitive and cannot be used elsewhere. In all other cases the suffix “-at” must be used.
with = uiqh , this is rare since in most cases this is replaced with '-'iq'.
since = ika
in = ruus
on = suta
across = tikrus
into = ruusta
onto = sutat
of = sa
or = uht
at = isa
up = tah
down = tahv

Pronouns:
I have added plural pronouns to make speech clearer (These are also the most common ones I have seen in use in the game already).
Lakha = you all
Dekha = they, them

Possessives:
Add the suffix –gh/–ogh to the singular pronouns and –argh to the plurals
Nugh
Lakogh
Lakhargh
Nhagh
Dekogh
Dekhargh
Suvekogh = (Suvek’s)
Ruztagh OR Ruzta'ogh = (Ruzta's)

This suffix literally means “of X”, but because adjectives precede nouns we say Suvekogh Kirakh “Suvek’s Armor” or “of Suvek Armor” (literally Armor of Suvek).

Because this suffix means "of X" or "of the X" you can use it many ways to replace the word "sa" (or of).
Lak sa dekha kragha zihn'cho?
Lak dekhargh kragha zihn'cho?
Both phrases mean the same thing. "How many of them do you have?"

An older dialect from times long forgotten maintains that the possessive is created by adding the suffix -z to a word.
Nuz = mine
Lakz = yours (s.)
Dekhaz = theirs

Indefinite Pronouns:
anyone = shan'onkh
everyone = ekri'onkh
something = ueka'nagh
everything = ekri'nagh


Superlatives and comparisons:
Most = chot
To make an adjective superlative positive add the suffix -t
Strongest = Trot

To make an adjective superior add the suffix -tk
Stonger = Trotk

To make an adjective inferior add the suffix -ss
Less strong = Tross

To make an adjective superlative negative add the suffix -zh
The least strong = Trozh

Quantifiers:
any = shan
every = ekri
some = ueka
all = lasa
more = itk
most = chot
least = izh
less = iss

Numerical order:
To state the location of a thing in numerical order attach the suffix –n.
First = onkh’n
Third = trkh’n

last (can mean both 'last overall' and 'previous') = oxat
next = ekat

Adjectives and Adeverbs:
These two parts of speech take the same form for instance, good, iri, can also mean well, iri. Adjectives come before the words they modify and adverbs come after. They are attached to the word they modified by apostrophes. Also, Adjective may be directly connected to the main word; adj. may also precede the noun as a separate word. These rules are loose and various tribes have taken to favorite usages. It should all be clear regardless as long as an Irekei knows the vocab. Word strings may only have ONE apostrophe. This apostrophe is usually that last link between two words (unless the main word already contains an apostrophe).

Ex: TriFir’khan = weak rain bleeder.

Adverbs are always attached with a hyphen to end of the verb, or follow the verb as separate word.

Ex: Chikala-oro = stop fast.

Adj, and Adv can be the same word.

Ex:Nu kham on IriJallakular = I am a good fighter.
Nu jalla-iri = I fight well.

As mentioned in the ‘verbs’ section, some past tense verbs may be used as descriptors. In such cases verbs ending with a consonant always take the –aq suffix without an apostrophe, and verbs ending with a vowel always take the –q suffix without an apostrophe.

Ex: Khalaq Archular = [The] Burned Prophet

In times when other verb tenses are used as descriptors the proper pronouns must be used.
Ex: Jallakular uho ghoko = The dragon who dies.
OR Jallakular uho ghoko’ka = The dragon who is dying.

Either of these phrases is correct.



These grammar rules are solely for High Irekei, by no means required.

Also/too = ahi
Brave = ira
difficult = kush
Easy = kush’ov
fast = oro
fierce = nhar
long = lho
hidden = jakn
timid/cowardly = ura
impatient = pak’ov
patient = pak
slow = ero
smart = ort
stupid = ert
true = bhali
false = bhalo
elemental = ivo
basic = iva
original = ivu

red = kha
black = rhu
green = vor
orange = kho
white = ivi
blue = ulb
gold/yellow = bhon

possibilities for adjectives, adverbs are endless.

Time:
Always/Forever = Lasa’tikm
Time = tikm OR tikal
now = nou
then = qhen
soon = litik
early = eskri
late = tarkh
later/after = tarkhit
before = eskrit
Morning = khalinon (first sun)
Midday = khalint (most sun)
Evening = khalinzh (least sun)
Night = Khalino (no sun) or Khalinov

Location:
right = esa
left = ues
in front = orsk
behind = tersk
North = Norqh
South = Souqh OR So'Uth
East = est
West = Uest

Nouns:
body/corpse = ghokist
creature/monster = nav
enemy = mekh’ov
eye = vik
friend/ally = mekh
impatience = pakiv
name/title = ka
patience = paki
thing = nagh
tribute/payment/toll = bhon
truth = bhal
element = ivor
base, basic = ivano
origin = ivukh


Hateful One = Nhal'onkh
Hateful Ones = Nhal'onkhim
Elf = Nhalet (meaning ‘person of hate’)
People/person of/from (place) = attach suffix -et
Ex:
People/Person of the Desert = Viret
Shut up! = Shusu tah!

~~~~~UPDATES (12/11)~~~~~

clear, empty = xo (means the same as nothing. Use context to decide whether it says 'nothing' or 'clear'.)
as, like (for comparisons...this is LIKE ...) = pash
- alone = onnu (onkh + nu = one plus I(self))
- just / only = lano
- wish = uish (this is already in lexicon)
- perhaps = kandam OR kand kham (kand (could) + kham (be) = could be) Took out the H, it looks better -Kiros
- sure, certain = bhanu (bhal (truth) + nu (me) = i'm true, i'm sure) This could be mixed up with ...nu kragha bhal (i am right, i have truth)...but I don't see why they couldnt be interchangable with Bhanu.
- to pardon = sheha
to excite = obekha
- exciting = obekhaka (from Obena (boil) + Khan (blood) = blood boiling, exciting).
- boring = obekhov
- inventory, pack = Izun
- "same here" = pashnu (like me).
- full = juba

~~~~UPDATES (1/09)~~~~

Kiriv = Shadow

Origin: Kiri - to light (ellided with) -'ov - negative = not-light.

Thanks to Kiros for this one.

'to shade' = Kirivi


~~~~~UPDATES (2/19)~~~~~~

Innocent = o'cha (OR ocha, apostrophe used to denote pronunciation here)

Guilty = I'cha OR Icha

to allow / to let = Aliki
allowance = alik

Aliki'gho ('allow to go'...'let it pass'...'let it go'...an apology for the Irekei). The 'it' or 'dek' here is implied and does not need to be used as this is a common phrase.

Aliki'kham ('allow to be' "let it be" is another one).
both are acceptable as an Irekei apology.

To test = vichei (coming from 'visko' and 'kei'...To see/observe to endure. 'observing endurance'. Thus, we come up with the word viskei, 'to test'....The origins of the word are thought to be 'viskei', but over time the rapid pronunciation the 'sk' has mutated into a 'ch' in this particular word). This word has also come to mean "to tempt".

to ask = Ghrenta (coming from 'uant' and 'gruk'...the origins of this word are 'to want knowledge'.)


~~~~~UPDATES (4/08 )~~~~~

Here = cha'dikh
There = kush'nakh
Near = lik'cha (li + ik + cha'dikh = lik'cha (little from here))
Far = lok'cha (lo + ik + cha'dikh = lok'cha (long from here))

Grammatical Structure and the poetic style

The S-O-V structure, common to the language of Latin can be used in proper Irekei. This structure appears mainly in writing and in ancient texts or rituals. Most modern Irekei speak using the S-V-O structure of the common tongue. Sentence structure is as follows, Subject - object - verb.

Nha dekha ghakaq. Literally 'We them killed', but the translation is 'We killed them.'

S-O-V and Indirect Objects:

In the S-O-V structure indirect objects ALWAYS precede direct objects (see example below)
Nha dekha'at kirakh'al bho'aq. (we to them armor gave. We gave armor to them.).


Identifying Indirect Objects
In both SOV and SVO the Ind. Obj. Pronouns are objects that the verb is being either done to/for, or by/with. These rules also can be applied to nouns. Should two or more apostrophes appear, the one in the inderect object suffix takes precedent, except when an apostrophe appears in a proper name.

The way to say to/for is to add the suffix -'at.
Lak'at (to/for you)
Dekha'at (to/for them)
Qhese'at (to/for these)
dekogh uus'at (to/for his master)

The way to say by/with is to add the suffix -'iq.
Nu'iq (by/with me)
Nha'iq (by/with us)
Khasha'aniq (by/with Khasha'an)
Kiros'iq (by/with Kiros).

These suffixes are only used to form the indirect object of a verb, with the exception “-at” when used to mean “to”.
Notice the difference in the following sentences:

Nu chu' jall'at. = I am ready for battle.
Nu chu'aq iko lo'tikm. = I have been ready for a long time.

Dekha jalla bhan'iq. = They fight with honor.
Jallakular uiqh onkh yakhum tro. = The warrior with one one arm is strong.

Nu dek'at qhe kirakh bho'aq. (I to him the armor gave) = (I gave the armor to him.)

Nu dek’at qhe iri’kirakh bho’aq-oro. (I to him the good armor gave quickly) = I quickly gave him the good armor.

Dek nu’at dekogh kirakh bho’aq. (He to me his armor gave.) = He gave his armor to me.

Dekha nha’iq kham vaka'ka. (They with us are coming.) = They are coming with us.
NOTE: Keep in mind that to be efficient the gerund can be inferred based on context.
“Dekha nha’iq kham vaka'ka” can also be read as “Dekha nha’iq vaka”, or “Dekha kham vaka'ka uiqh nha”, or “Dekha vaka uiqh nha”, or finally “Dekha vaka nha’iq.” All of these mean the same thing.

There are cases where two verbs are used with one being an auxiliary. In this case the verbs stay together in the SOV or SVO structure.
Dekha nu kan'ov jalla. They me can't fight. = they cannot fight me.
Dekha kan'ov jalla nu. = They cannot fight me.

There are cases when Verbs can be considered objects. In such cases the suffix -'at or the word ata are may be used for emphasis or clarification, but are not necessary. The gerund, -'ka is not used in these cases.

Nu pachka jalla. I like to fight. I like fighting.
Nu jalla pachka. I to fight like. I fighting like.

Compound words are accomplished by attaching the two words with an apostrophe. If an apostrophe already exists in the words then the existing one takes precedent and the two words are each capitalized and then attached.
Khal’nkur = Dragonfire

~~~~UPDATE 8 / 23 / 04 ~~~~~~~~~~~
Thanks to Kivahn for his assistance with these new words.

Ivor = element (n.)
Ivo = elemental (adj.)
Ivukh = origin (n.) - this comes from Ivo (elemental) and Nakukh (beginning).
Ivu = original (adj.) - obviously coming from an abbreviated use of Ivukh.
Ivano = base (n.) - coming from Ivo + Krano (to need) = elemental needs OR as we would say "Basics".
Ivano'al = the basics (n.)
Iva = Basic (adj.) - from abbreviated use of ivano.

Ghokist can be taken to mean 'body' as in 'empty vessel' or more literally 'dead vessel'. This would come from the word Ghok'Ist or Dead'Vessel. Therefor Ist means 'vessel, ship'. So we could then say that a living body would be a Kharist (or Khar'ist), 'Soul'vessel'. Of course if an uneducated firk tried to translate they might think we meant "ghost ship" HAR! I like that little twist. Thanks again Kivahn.

ist = vessel, ship
Kharist = living body
Ghokist = dead body

imb'ist = cup or other drinking vessel
fir'ist = water jug
khal'ist = torch
ista = (v.) to carry/transport, to bring (when used correctly) Ista dek nu'at OR Nu'at dek ista (meaning "bring him/her/it to me!")

~~~~~~~~~UPDATE 8 / 26~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In English 'about' can mean "approximately" in which case the Irekei word is 'cha'dikh' literally meaning "near", but used in this fashion can mean "near" or "nearly", so instead of saying "There are about ten warriors", you would say "There are nearly ten warriors."
In English, 'about' can also mean "pertaining to" in which case the Irekei is 'sa'. Translated literally the word sa means "of" in English, but rather than saying "We were just speaking about..." you way say "We were just speaking of...".

I have always used 'tah' (up) as a synonym for "over" as well as 'tahv' (down) as a synonym for "under". The meaning should be clear in context.

Examples:
Dek nha tah.
OR
Dek tah nha.
You wouldnt say "He [is] up us," so this would be read as "He [is] over (above) us."

As for 'between':
Irekei use this term in a military sense and would use it mostly for implying they are surrounding, 'inside of many things'
pa'chat (coming from pash (like, as) + cho (many) + -'at (suffix meaning 'to' = Like to many (better translated as 'common to many', or 'same to many'). The Irekei would see being inside many things as being in a commonly good place to attack anyone of those things. Thus, in the Irekeis' logical minds, to those many things the Irekei pose an equal threat.

So pa'chat takes on the meaning of "to surround" and be used to say one is surrounded.

~~~~~~~~UPDATE 8/27~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
to send = ostu
to wander = loro
to pollute = puru
to stay / to linger / to remain = chagha
to ensure = bhara (related to honor and truth, bhan and bhal) - the noun "insurance" and the adj. "sure" would be bhar, unsure would be bharo
to be lost = krira (opposed to korvek - to find, notice the same pattern for 'to open' and 'to close' korvek, krivek) - i like used the kor --> kri pattern here, it makes good sense since we already know the word for 'to find' would fit this pattern.
to change / to transform = khasara (coming from Khal "fire" since the greatest transformation in the Irekei's history was due to Holy Fire from the Phoenix).
to surround = pa'chat

between = ra
around = che'be

legacy / history / great story = pokhra
tangle / mess = dhe
tree = qhufar (from qhi and fir meaning spawned from water).


~~~~~~UPDATE 8/31~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Fersek = to make tracks in the sand. (Can be used to generally mean 'to make tracks')

Sifi = to waste water.

~~~~~~UPDATE 9/16~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Since temptations are considered to be a test of the will by Irekei, the word Vichei "to test" has also come to mean "to tempt".

~~~~~~UPDATE 9/18~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It is important to separate Krysa from Krya.

Krysa = to cast a spell, to cast magic (deals only with the arcane).
Krys = magic, magical
Krya = to bless (deals only with the divine).
Kry = blessing, blessed, holy
Kapra = To pray (coming from Kry ‘blessed, holy’ and Prakla ‘to speak’). Irekei do not recognize the legitimacy of fir’khan gods and so this term is used only when referring to Nkurakarin, KryKhal’Urvho (the Phoenix), or KryKhalin. When referring to fir’khan rituals or prayers, the Irekei simply consider them to be speaking to other fir’khanim and not to gods, and so they use the word ‘prakla’ instead of ‘kapra’.
Kapr = a prayer to Irekei gods only.

~~~~~~~~~UPDATE 9/21~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
pa'ruk = a heavy rug dragged behind an Irekei who is traveling the sands in an attempt to make their tracks less visible.

~~~~~~~~~UPDATE 2/23~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kous'bid = is a type of Irekei Flatbread. It is used most commonly by travellers in caravans. It is also common for poor Irekei, travellers, and soldiers.

JhalZik'al = the Dance of the Daggers. This is a ritual performed with ceremonial daggers in which the Irekei practice several fighting techniques while chanting a prayer to Nkurakarin and lightly cutting specific symbols into their flesh. The bloodied blades are then placed on a fire. This represents a pact between the Irekei and Nkurakarin, which expresses the Irekei's belief that all of the Vir'akar and the all of the Irekei belong to the Dragon and no other.


"Vichei'ka Nkurakar!" = "Testing the Dragon!" "Tempting the Dragon!"
Since temptations are a test of the will, the word Vichei has come to mean both 'to test' and 'to tempt', and is used when an Irekei does something dangerous or foolish.

~~~~~~~~UPDATE 3/17/05~~~~~~~~~~~
The inspiration for most of these is from Irekei and Aramaic. Vorwib and Krishwari are the two where the Irekei influence is strongest, the others more strongly influenced by Aramaic.

Vorwib = Dune (From "vir" + "dawib", meaning "Sand Hill" or "Sand Mountain").

Dawib = Hill, Mountain

Nahal = Valley, Canyon

Tah'shahadin = Sky (From "Tah" + "Shahadin" meaning "Endless Cover above").

Fi'ishad = Sea (from "Fir" + "Shahad" meaning "Rain/Water Covering", they would view the sea as a concept of land being covered with water.)

Da'abneh = stronghold, fortress

Shawar = wall

Krishwari = Gate

Shahada = to cover

Shahad = a cover, a covering, a blanket, rug, or sheet.

Tafa = Irekei Head covering. A cloth wrap which covers the head and face, leaving only the eyes exposed. This word is specific to the Irekei head cover.

Ta'ad = Helmet, Hat, Hood. This includes any headgear other than the Irekei Head Wraps. (Coming from "tah" + "shahad", meaning "Above Cover").

Khar = This word is at the root of many words referring to spirit or soul, and because the Spirit and Soul are held in such reverence by the Irekei no word may be attached before "khar". This leads to the often strange structure of Khar'ika and Khar'ist and Khar'ivor where the modifiers follow the noun, which contrary to normal Irekei language patterns.

Head = Hifa

Finger = Obur

Arm = Yakhum

Leg = Mishneh

Toe = Oshnem

Foot = Lebnem

Mouth = Dirub

***UPDATE 7/5/05***

Owud – A stringed instrument resembling a lute, which has an elongated neck, a shallow body, and is plucked or strummed.

Akembei – Drums played by hand.

Nkanta – A reed flute.

******UPDATE 7/13/05********
Again = Ishneh

*****UPDATE 7/16/05*****

Haleh = Meat

Ibshi = A particular type of meat taken from I'nahib sheep, which thrive in the short grasses near rivers and the coast and which most Irekei societies raise as a main food source.

I'nahib = A particular type of sheep raised by Irekei.

Aneh = An edible cactus common to the desert. It is first plucked and skinned, then it is eaten raw for its water component. Irekei would consider cooking this a waste of water, however, the Bhalalar, corrupt merchant Irekei, and fir'khanim consider cooked Aneh a delicacy.

Kesh = A particular seed about the size of a small pebble that comes from the Keshar trees, which grow in the desert. This seed is used in much Irekei cousine.

The names of the Days and the Months.

The Irekei use a calendar comparable to our own and so there is a direct translation for the days and months.

The word for moon is "Vikhalino". The "Eye of the Night". Approximately one full cycle of the Moon is a month (though this is not always the case).

Moon = Vikhalino (from Vik and Khalino, meaning Eye of the Night).
Month = Vikh (coming from Vikhalino).
Day = Khin (coming from Khalin).

Temperatures remain pretty constant in the Vir, but precipitation is slightly higher in the winter months.

January = Fir'vikh (The Month of Rain)
February = Uri'vikh (The Cold Month)
March = Abal'vikh (The Month of Awakening)
April = Kir'vikh (The Month of the Sand)
May = Kryurvho'vikh (The Month of the Phoenix)
June = Krykhalin'vikh (The Month of the Holy Sun)
July = Iri'vikh (The Hot Month)
August = Nkurakar'vikh (The Month of the Great Dragon)
September = Jall'vikh (The Month of War)
October = Bhal'vikh (The Month of Truth)
November = Bhan'vikh (The Month of Honor)
December = Boll'vikh (The Month of Sleeping)

Sunday = Kry'khin (The Holy Day)
Monday = Vikh'khin (The Day of the Moon)
Tuesday = Bhal'khin (The Day of Truth)
Wednesday = Khalusht'khin (The Father Day)
Thursday = Jall'khin (The Day of War)
Friday = Bhokar'khin (The Mother Day)
Saturday = Khin Tah'shahadin (The Day of the Sky)

**UPDATE August 28, 2005**

Quo’ = Source of-, Source, Mine (resource mine)

Quoru = To mine (bears stunning resemblance to firk word: Quarry).

1/31/06 UPDATE******************

Nhari = Beloved, loved

Nharo = shunned, denounced, cast-out

Nhali = hated

Nhalo = accepted, tolerated

These follow the same form as bhali, bhalo, nki, and, nko.
It would seem that the rule for creating an adjective from a verb is to use the noun root and add either an -i or -o stem to the end. The -i stem denotes an agreement with the definition of the root word, and -o stem denotes the opposite.

Bhala = To be truthful
Bhal = Truth
Bhali = True
Bhalo = False

Nkiki = to cause insanity, to cause madness
Nki = Madness, insanity, chaos
Nki = Insane
Nko = Sane

Nhara = to love
Nhar = love (can also mean "fierce")
Nhari = beloved
Nharo = shunned, denounced, cast-out

Nhala = to hate
Nhal = hate
Nhali = hated
Nhalo = accepted, tolerated (the word for beloved is "nhari" and not "nhalo").


UPDATE 2/16/06 ****************

The special case of male and female descriptions.

The example I will use is the word jhor.

Jhor literally means brother or sister of the same nation or vir'akt. It may also mean a brother or sister in the same family. However, because the Irekei are communal the importance of individual families is diminished.

When in it is necessary to make the distinction between male or a female tthen the suffix -a is attached to the end of the word.

Jhora = Sister, Female Irekei of the same nation.
Irekeia = Female Irekei
Fir'khana = a female 'rain-bleeder'

This suffix comes before all other suffixes for a word.

Jhora'al = (Joh-Rah Ahl) Sisters, Female Irekei (plural)
Fir'khanaim = (Feer Khan-Ah-Yeem) Female 'rain-bleeders'

UPDATE 4/20/06**********************

Teoba = God (used as a proper noun)
Qabesh = god (used as a noun and not a proper noun)
Qabesh’al = gods (used as a noun not a proper noun)

UPDATE 8/24/06**********************

The word Qieri can be used several ways.

Qieri means "to leap" as well as "to fly".
It can also be used in conjunction with the word for "arrows" in order to mean "let them fly" or "loose the arrows". This would be the equivalent of the modern English "FIRE!" when referring to the discharging of a weapon.

Qieri rhi'al! = "Let fly the arrows!" or "Loose arrows!"

Uhen fir'khan lik'cha dek'at, Kiro qieriq dekogh rhi aht ghakaq fir'khan. = When the Rain-Bleeder was near to him, Kiro loosed his arrow and kill the Rain-Bleeder.


Chu' = To be ready.

When conjugating this verb is retains is apostrophe and the conjugation rules for verbs ending in a consonant are used.

Chu'aq = Was ready
Chu'ji = Will be ready

Chu' lakargh worhi'al! = Ready your bows! Make ready your bows!

Chu' qieri rhi'al! = Make ready to let fly the arrows.

Lak chu'? = Are you ready?

Nu chu' jall'at. = I am ready for battle.



Lasha' = To matter. This verb can also express "to care about".

Dek lasha' nu'at! = It matters to me! (I care!) (I care about it!)

Dek lasha'ov nu'at. = It does not matter to me. (I don't care).








Shadowclan Irekei Basic Language
This was developed by other Shadowclan scholars and is based on the Irekei language developed by Gradishar and other Wolfpack devs for Shadowbane.

Required Language
Urikhan should try to use the words in the required language, filling in the blanks with English spelt in an Irekei fashion.

Four words even a Jov’uus should know
Hello - Jha
Farewell - Jha'ov “ –ov“ makes things mean the opposite
Yes - Ki
No - Jov

Pronouns, four simple words to refer to yourself and others
Me - Nu Also used for… Myself, I and My
We - Nha Also… Our
You – Lak Also…Your,Yourself,You all, and Yourselves
It – Dek Also…Him, Her, He, She, Himself, Herself, Them, Their etc

Common verbs, when following orders one must know what the order is
Know - Gruk "Nu Gruk'ov" means "I do not understand"…if you know nothing else, know “know”
Am - Kham Also… Is, Be, and Are
Talk - Tahk Also… Speak and Tell
Follow - Arha
Hunt - Sekr
Attack - Jalla
Sleep/Logout - Bollo

Common exclamations, cheers and jeers
Hoorah! - Hkuul! or Hukhaa!
#$&%@*! - Skah!
It is the Dragon's will - Nkoth

Common combat terms
health – khan irekei word for "blood"
stamina - qir irekei word for "breath" or "air"
mana – krys irekei word for “magic”
lure – lura command to go act as bait for a monster or enemy
assist – asit command to assist in combat
summon – kal
heal me - khan nu
non-Irekei - firk short version of Fir'khanim, which literally means rain bleeders
experience - lirnan
rank - skar

Other terms
gold coins - bhon
good -> iri Also Big or Powerful. Irekei word for "hot"
bad – uri Also Small or Weak. Irekei word for "cold"
thanks - Bho

Common words
and - aht

wh- -> uh-
Examples
who - uho
what - uhat
where - uhere
why - uhy
when - uhen

th- -> qh-
Examples
the - qhe
then - qhen
this - qhis
that - qhat

Numbers
0 - zekh
1 - onkh
2 - tukh
3 - trkh
4 - fokh
5 - fikh
6 - sikh
7 - sekh
8 - igkh
9 - nikh
10 - onkh'zekh
11 - onkh'onkh
etc


Advanced Language
The further down the list you go, the more obscure and less used in the common tongue.

Equipment
A weapon - Jallakh
Armor - Kurakh
Light/Leather armor - Kirakh
Arrow - Rhi
Axe - Xak
Bow - Worhi
Crossbow - Xorhi
Dagger/Knife - Zik
Mace/Club - Karuuk
Polearm - Jakoba
Spear - Vorhi
Staff - Bokan
Shield - Olba
Sword - Zulk


Large Numbers
Hundred -> 'hukh
Thousand-> 'tskh
Million -> 'mikh
Billion -> 'bikh
Trillion -> 'mikh'mikh

Examples:
50,000 -> Fikh'zekh'tskh
500,000 -> Fikh'hukh'tskh


Verbs
To avenge - Dukhu
To awake - Abala
To be - Kham
To be loyal/trustworthy - Bhaka
To be truthful - Bhala
To be wise/cunning - Prek
To bleed - Khana
To boil - Obena
To burn - Khala
To cast magic - Krysa
To cause madness - Nkiki
To charm/enchant - Aneq
To create/make - Freka
To cut - Seva
To die - Ghoko
To dance - Jhala
To do - Qha
To drink - Imb
To eat - Dighi
To endure/survive - Kei
To fear - Nhoro
To fight - Jalla
To fly/leap - Qieri
To follow - Arha
To foretell - Archa
To frighten/terrorize - Nkuru
To give - Bho
To go - Gho
To guard - Kurada
To guide - Kudu
To hate - Nhala
To have/possess - Kragha
To heal - Alla
To hide - Jak
To honor - Bhana
To hunt - Sekr
To hurt - Dhaka
To kill - Ghaka
To laugh - Shakha
To lead - Kruvu
To light - Kiri
To live - Habata
To love/have affection for - Nhara
To master/learn - Uusu
To reveal - Jovak
To run - Riki
To sell - Pralla
To sing - Joro
To sleep - Bollo
To speak - Prakla
To swear/give oath - Parka
To take/steal - Ghiri
To thank - Bhoko
To think - Sraq
To track - Sykr
To work - Blava

Past Tense Verbs
Add suffix 'aq'
When suffix is after a vowel, remove vowel.

Examples:
Killed - Ghakaq
Hidden - Jakaq

Vowel rule exceptions:
Hunted - Sekaq
Tracked - Sykaq


Additional Common Words
Because of/As a result of - Ibh
But - Uhb
For - Iko
From - Ik
How - Zihn
Of - Ov
Or - Uht

Nouns
Blood - Khan
Blood War - Khan'Jallakar
Bird(Aracoix) - Urvho
Bloodfire - Khar
City - khali
Claw - Arkh
Cold Blooded - Urikhan (Gruntee Rank)
Coordinates - Arh
Dance - Jhal
Drake - Qhi'nkur spawn of terror
Sand - Vir
Fight - Jall
Fire/Flame - Khal
Gold/money - Bhon
Hand - Ubar
Hand of Bloodfire - Kharubar
Hot Blooded - Irikhan (Grunt Rank)
House/Hut - Habat
Hunt - Sek
Leader - Kruvular
Light - Kir
Master - Uus
One who foretells the future - Archular
Rain/Water - Fir
Rainbleeder - Firkhan
Slave - Jov'uus
Spawn - Qhi
Spirit/Mana - Kry
Stamina/Breath - Qir
Sun - Khalin
Territory/Land - Uzk
The Desert - Virakar
The Great Terror(The Dragon) - Nkurakar
Tribe of the Sands(Irekei Clan) - Virakt
Truth - Bhal
War - Jallakar


Noun prefixes
Anti/Negation - Jov
Blessed/Holy/Magical - Kry

Noun suffixes
Eternal/infinite - in
Great/mighty - akar
One who does/uses - ular
They who do/use - alar
One who makes/creates - ulan
They who make/create - alan
One who keep or maintain - usht
They who keep or maintain - asht
Member of a clan or tribe - ukt
Tribe/clan/collective - akt
Respected Plural - al
Disrespectful plural - im

When suffix is after a vowel, remove vowel.


Professions etc
Archer - Worhular
Crossbow archer - Xorhular
Axe wielder - Xakular
Mace wielder - Karuukular
Polearm wielder - Jakobular
Spearsman - Vorhular
Staff wielder - Bokanular
Swordsman - Zulkular
Animator - Frekular
Armorer - Kurakhusht
Assassin - Ghakular
Bard - Jorular
Blood Prophet - Khanuus
Healer - Allular
Mage - Krysular
Ranger - Sekular
Scout - Kudular
Thief - Ghirular
Fighter - Jallular
Warrior - Jallakular
Wizard - Kharikryst
Channeler - Khalulan
Priest – Krybhalusht
High Priest - Krybhal'uus

For plural, change 'ular' to 'alar', 'ulan' to 'alan' and 'usht' to 'asht'.

Example:
Archers - Okhalar
Channelers - Khalalan


Familial relations
Family - Bhor
Elder - Ubhor
Father - Khalusht
Mother - Bhokhar
Brother/Sister - Jhor
Son/Daughter - Bhri


Adjectives
Angry - Vra
Beautiful - Bho
Black/Dark - Rhu
Cold - Uri
Content - Vre
Energetic - Iro
Great/Mighty - Akar
Hard - Dhro
Holy/Blessed - Kry
Hot - Iri
Insane - Nki
Large - Lo
Light - Kir
Old - Hro
Sane - Nko
Short - Lhi
Soft - Dhri
Small - Li
Still/Unmoving - Ura
Strong - Tro
Tall - Lho
Tame/Domestic - Vhe
Tired - Uro
Weak - Tri
Wild/Feral - Vha
Ugly - Bhi
Young - Hri


Quantifiers
Much - Cho
Little - Chi
Very - Hru
Nothing – Xo

[Khasha'an]

*bump*

[Bloodblak]

I don't understand the purpose of the prefixed verions of to and for when Irekei already has both of those words.

You're just trying to keep my elf from understand you when you speak so he can't mock you.

[Khasha'an]

I plan on learning elvish soon, at least the Shadowbane elvish...I will save Quenya and Sindarin for later. HAR!

Quel fara mellonamin.

[Khasha'an]

Irekei Runes and Script (used an ancient script called Dhamashkian).

Not sure how to get the script you, if anyone even wants (serves only a superficial purpose for having fun writing things, no practical application).

[Khasha'an]

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[Khasha'an]

On a related language note, I feel like such a nerd, but I'm learning Klingon. HOOWAH! er, wer da ladiez go'ed?

[Khasha'an]

I wish I wasn't the only linguophile around here. I want to teach someone else to not just read and type Irekei, but to speak it as well. Har, I devised a whole conversation outloud on the fly as I was driving to work yesterday; it sounded incredible!

[Kivahn]

From the transcript of the new Lore NPC, Semra the Blood Prophetess.
Big thanks to Archubar for posting the complete text on the ubi Lore Forum. !!!

[Khasha'an]

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[Kivahn]

That's what I was thinking too.

ivor = elemental.

do you think it could also mean base/basic/original depending on the context.

so you have:
Khal'ivor = fire elemental
Qir'ivor = air elemental
Fir'ivor = water elemental
Vir'ivor = earth elemental ??

ghok'ivor = spirit of the dead? ghost?

by the way... what is the Irekei word for food, and flesh?

[Khasha'an]

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[Kivahn]

Do we have the Irekei word(s) for the following:

about

between

over

Also, I have a question about your pronounciation guide (for your clan).

e = "e" as in "egg"

qh = "ch" as in "Bach"

sooooo...... qhe = "ch" + "e" ?

how does this sound? All I end up with is the sound of hacking up a lugie. Which would seem to be very taxing on the vocal cords, considering how often "qhe" is spoken.

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no disrespect is intendended, I assume I am probably taking that pronounciation guide too literally.
Is it more likely that the "qh" in "qhe" is spoken more like "kay" or "khay"?

[Khasha'an]

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[Kivahn]

Khasha'an,
Should we start a new thread to continue to discuss the Irekei language? Maybe there should be a locked stickied post with just the language reference, which you could update as necessary. Then we can continue to discuss here in this thread. What do you think?


Question of the moment...
The rule for gerund tense of verbs is to add "-ka", or add "-a" if the verb ends in "k".

What if the verb ends in "kh", such as NAKUKH (to begin). Should the rule be expanded to include verbs which end in "kh"? Basicaly I'm trying to sound out the conjugations of this verb; we have:
nakukh (nah-kooKH)
nakukhaq (nah-kooKH-ahk)
nakukhji (nah-kooKH-jee)
nakukhka (nah-kooKH-kah)?

what do you think?