Remember when I said I was making an Andromedan language? (ghod, that was a year ago)
Well, here it is. The file's HOOJ, due to working on this bad boy for an entire year, so it's behind a cut. There will be more, I'm still not done, but I thought I'd post what I had so y'all didn't think I'd forgotten it.
Lexicon Thus Far: (Guide: English translation | Shuin’dra word or phrase)
I | hi
me | hin
my | hi’sen
you-singular | shan
you-plural | shun
your-singular | shaan
your-plural | shuun
yours-singular | shaan’sen
yours-plural | shuun’sen
they | shurn
they-plural | shur
them | sharn
them-plural | shar
their | shurn’sen
theirs | shur’sen
we-small-group-inclusive | tha
we-small-group-exclusive | thi
we-medium-group-inclusive | thaa
we-medium-group-exclusive | thii
we-large-group-inclusive | thaan
we-large-group-exclusive | thiin
us-small-group-inclusive | thas
us-small-group-exclusive | this
us-medium-group-inclusive | thaas
us-medium-group-exclusive | thiis
us-large-group-inclusive | thaans
us-large-group-exclusive | thiins
these | che
those | cha
this | chen
that | chan
doesn’t/no | nei
yes | shu
is | ki’e
was | ki’la
will be | ki’le
are | ki’o
am | ki’on
who | cho’ran
who-plural | cho’ra
what-object | cho’san
what-creature | cho’nera
what-species | cho’shura
where | cho’run
when | cho’lis
how | cho’ki
why | cho’te
be | ki
do | te
and | un
of | a’
the | ma
if | arai
then | mira
naming prefix | ha’
question indicator | cho
Hello (lit: Have you had peace?) | shuin’la cho
Responding hello (lit: Peace) | shuin
Goodbye (lit: Have peace) | shuin’le
How are you? (lit: Do you have peace?) | shuin’lis cho
I am well. (lit: I have peace) | shuin’lis
Good morning (lit: Rested?) | ayu’la cho
Responding good morning (lit: Rested) | ayu’la
Good night (lit: good rest) | shu’suin ayu
What is your name? (lit: You are called?) | shan ki’o thiri cho
My name is (name) (lit: (name) called I am) | (name) thiri hi ki’on
Please | atesh
Thank you | hann’le
You’re welcome | hanni
I’m sorry | alioile
Pardon me? (lit: Repeat?)| dou’riu
liked/loved person/people | ku’
person/people the speaker is neutral towards | ka’
disliked/hated person/people | ke’
Together | talara
Idiot (lit: empty-head) | rin’tane
Evil person (lit: despised-curse-person) | ke’leshey’ran
Particularly awful person (lit: ‘disease’) | kai’tanu’tai
Past-tense suffix | la
Present-tense suffix | le
Future-tense suffix | li
Many | chasal
Very | fu
Few | chasan
Time | lilis
Space | lilim
Wait | mana
Rest | ayu
Vacation | lis’ayu
Go to sleep | susuun
Wake up | alete
Cold | suya
Hot | saya
Winter | su’lis’ya
Summer | sa’lis’ya
Began | saarsa
Ended | saarse
To | nana
From | naasa
Called | thiri
Call | thir
People/group-signifier | ra
Possessive suffix | sen
Negating prefix | ne
Ruined, destroyed | nen
Individual (literally: ‘unnatural’) | nesuin
Right, normal, natural | suin
Tradition, harmony, conformity, The Way | shuin
Trouble, strife, war | neshuin
Person | ran
People | ra
Place | run
Places | ru
Thing | chaman
Things | chama
Animal | neiran
Animals | neira
Plant | taran
Plants | tara
Andromedans (literally, People of the Way) | shuin’ra
Andromedan (literally, Belonging to the People of the Way) | shuin’ra’sen
Andromedan language, spoken and written (literally, Voice of the Way) | shuin’dra
He | kadan
Male/man | kada
His | kadan'sen
She | sadan
Female/woman | sada
Her/hers | sadan'sen
Shi | kasadan
Intersexed/herm | kasada
Hir/hirs | kasadan'sen
It | farai
Its | farai'sen
The priesthood | eren
Priest | eren’sen
The ‘high’ writing system | eren’dra
Apostate | takiren
The Great Unity (the Andromedan afterlife) | Kara Arayon
Funeral pyre (literally: Final Fire) | Naya Ura
Spiral | Vanima
Life | shei
Death | neshei
Language/writing/voice | dra
Say/talk | drann
Words | drenna
Word | drennan
Knowledge | liliu
Working out an intellectual problem | liriu
Science | lilu
Astronomy | merali
Biology | harali
Chemistry | tyenli
Geology | parali
Ecology | taneli
Physics | shirali
Anthropology | rasenli
Education | liliutala
History | lilisliu
Linguistics | draliu
Psychology | tareli
Sociology | ratheli
Art | karra
Architecture | sarrata
Music | shunna
Dance | kaita
Theater | kairana
Literature | Kara Drenna
Poetry | drennata
Painting | loreata
Sculpture | chamata
Film | seneta
Philosophy | haratare
'A deftly applied tap with the clue-by-four' | harakassa (the concept, along with wordplay, riddling, and subtle puns, around which Andromedan humor revolves)
Home | dorye
Andromeda Galaxy (literally, People’s Home) | ra’dorye
Journey | manya
The Great Migration (literally, People’s Journey) | ra’manya
Traveler(s) | manya’ra
Good | shu’suin
Bad | nei’suin
Foul | shari
Love | ssu
Loves | ssun
Loves very much | ssun’ye
Beloved | ssu’ku
Kiss | tatan
Like | ssa
Likes | ssan
Likes very much | ssan’ye
Friend | ssa’ku
Leaving | menya
Arriving | nenya
Curse, misfortune | leshey
Cursed | lesheyna
Cursed Brood (the brood used by the Spung as leverage) | lesheyna’do
Many-Cursed Brood (the eggs ‘altered’ by the Spung) | chasal’lesheyna’do
Spung | ke’leshey’ra
Strike, hit | setu
War Chant (lit: Voice of Fury) | ten’rin’dra
Mind-link (lit: group-mind) | tare’ra
Direction-sense | manari
Unity (also the name of their god | yon
Food | chem
Drink | piril
‘Andromedan coffee’ | tsaari
Egg | nenen
Eggs | nene
Hatchery | nene’dorye
Ark-ships | manyan’dorye
One ark-ship | manyan’doryen
Fighters | dilis
One fighter | dilisen
Support cruisers | renel
One support cruiser | renelen
Hyperdrive | ch’pai
Brood | do
Brood-mates | do’nene
Brood-mate | do’nenen
Hatchling | menen
Hatchlings | mene
Young adult | naren
Young adults | nare
Adult | neran
Adults | nera
Elder | suran
Elders | sura
Water | rii
Fire | ura
Air | saa
Stone | para
Snow | fari
Wind | shu
Rain | rira
Cloud(s) | channa
Fog, mist | fau
Sun | urapau
Moon | sarian
Moons | saria
Star | meran
Stars | mera
Cold | fai
Cool | faa
Warm | rua
Hot | runa
Dawn | rian
Dawns | ria
Day | paun
Days | pau
Evening | kannan
Evenings | kanna
Night | sarin
Nights | sari
0 | ner
1 | min
2 | len
3 | dane
4 | chori
5 | ya
6 | sane
7 | neled
8 | dori
9 | kane
10 | ri
100 | siri
1000 | chasal
si’neled = 700
neled’si = 107
Naming-numbers and counting-numbers are used differently. Example:
905 of something | si’kane’ri’ner’ya
Chemeru 905 | Chemeru kane’ner’ya
Age-denoting suffix | siy
Examples:
Five years old | ya’siy
Eighteen years old | dori’ri’siy
Two hundred years old | len’neled’siy
First | minya
Last, final | naya
Color(s) | lorea
Black | wira
White | sushma
Grey | kamanda
Red | sorun
Blue | mesh
Yellow | chise
Purple | mer
Green | shuka
Orange | dan
Brown | yara
Pink | pali
Red-violet | mer
Blue-violet | mer
Blue-green | meshka
Yellow-green | chishuka
Yellow-orange | chidan
Red-orange | sordan
Dark color | wi’(color name)
Light color | su’(color name)
Grayish or silvery color | ka’(color-name)
Examples:
Ash-blond | ka’chise
Light green | su’shuka
Dark brown | wi’yara
Head | tane
Body | kai
Hair | pel
Eye(s) | sene(n)
Eyebrow(s) | nereda(n)
Ear(s) | sh’te(n)
Nose | ti’so
Mouth | tan’wi
Tongue | ta’me
Teeth | tan’yo
Face | surya
Neck | sarya
Shoulder(s) | ki’e(n)
Upper arm(s) | tsuu(n)
Elbow(s) | por’ya(n)
Lower arm(s) | tsaa(n)
Hand(s) | sen’wi(n)
Chest | masa
Back | asam
Side(s) | sam’sa(n)
Waist | naanu
Hip(s) | chui(n)
Groin (for either sex) | pahan
Male genitalia | kapahan
Female genitalia | sapahan
Backside | m’hon
Upper leg(s) | ori(n)
Knee(s) | imi(n)
Lower leg(s) | iri(n)
Foot(feet) | atu(n)
Skin | fal
Internal atmosphere | sil
Releasing internal pressure/’blowing steam’ | isil
‘Blowing snow’ (a sign of illness) | ha’sil
Breath | nia’shu
Dark skin | wi’fal
Medium skin | faal
Light skin | su’fal
Fur | pal
Feathers | nel
Scales | tal
See, sight | sen’na
Hear, hearing | ten’na
Smell, smelling | ti’na
Taste, tasting | tan’na
Touch, touching | sun’na
Thought, the ‘sixth sense’ | tare’dra
Precognition | le’sen’na
Spirit | run’ya
Heart | rathen
Mind | tare
Full | ren’mi
Empty | rin’mi
Loud, bold | reshta
Quiet, shy | vatha
Strong | kai’ya
Weak | roitanu
Brave | kai’rathen
Cowardly | roi’rathen
Kind | kai’runya
Cruel | roi’runya
Smart | kai’tare
Stupid | roi’tare
Healthy | kakai
Ill | kai’tanu
Attractive | torwa
Ugly | nei’wa
Big, large | sharre
Little, small | shurri
Lecher | cherret
(untranslatable, all-purpose 'cuss word') | sian'la
Compassion | tennara
Patience | sa’resh
Fury | ten’rin
Gratitude | hann
Truth | edrani
Faith | shenari
Hope | nanena
Trust | sosen
Joy | ranya
Courage | shareth
Justice | narani
Honor | eshana
Victory | enaresh
Freedom | raduni
Loyalty | arayon
Wisdom | robiri
Reckless | chame
Wish | suri
Dream | vari
Grief, grieving | ta’tanu
Sad, sadness | rathen’set
We are One | aramin
Insulted | ran’set’na
Stunned | tare’set’na
Insult | ran’set
Stun | tare’set
Hold | sse
Believe | run’sse
Remember, know | tare’sse
Value, hold dear | rathen’sse
Disbelieve | runess’nei
Forget, don’t know | taress’nei
Devalue, dislike | rathess’nei
Disloyalty | takiyon
Traitor | ke’leshey’takiyon
Duty | shotel
Work | shatel
Give | atala
Given | atan
Language rules:
Sentence order is rather odd by Human viewpoints. Subject-Object-Verb unless it’s a request, an order, or otherwise urgent, in which case it’s Subject-Verb-Object.
Suffixes denote singular, not plural. The basic form of each noun, aside from proper nouns and ‘conceptual nouns’ like ‘honor’ or ‘duty’ or ‘grief’, is plural, and it’s generally assumed you’re talking about more than one of said noun unless you specify otherwise.
There are no words for family or family members, because the Shuin’ra’sen raise their children communally, no one being cared for more than any other.
For the most part they refer to other sapient species as what that species calls themselves (with the notable exception of the Spung, the race that held them enslaved for some time, and who they have every reason to curse), but they make new names for animals, sometimes even having two names for a particular animal… one which they’ve made, and one which they can at least assume the animal uses to refer to itself (only for the more intelligent animals).
Pronunciation:
(going by American English pronunciation, 'newscaster accent'.)
a is pronounced as in 'father', e as in 'pet', i as in 'peer', o as in 'toe', and u as in 'food'.
The 'sh' sound is always said as if shushing someone. It's a very soft language.
If you're actually going to be speaking it out loud, a soft, whispery tone really helps. If it doesn't sound good, either I fucked up or you didn't say it right. Pronunciation-tweaking until it sounds good is not only allowed but encouraged.
The lexicon is rather disorganized, since I added things on more or less as I thought of them.
Lexicon Thus Far: (Guide: English translation | Shuin’dra word or phrase)
I | hi
me | hin
my | hi’sen
you-singular | shan
you-plural | shun
your-singular | shaan
your-plural | shuun
yours-singular | shaan’sen
yours-plural | shuun’sen
they | shurn
they-plural | shur
them | sharn
them-plural | shar
their | shurn’sen
theirs | shur’sen
we-small-group-inclusive | tha
we-small-group-exclusive | thi
we-medium-group-inclusive | thaa
we-medium-group-exclusive | thii
we-large-group-inclusive | thaan
we-large-group-exclusive | thiin
us-small-group-inclusive | thas
us-small-group-exclusive | this
us-medium-group-inclusive | thaas
us-medium-group-exclusive | thiis
us-large-group-inclusive | thaans
us-large-group-exclusive | thiins
these | che
those | cha
this | chen
that | chan
doesn’t/no | nei
yes | shu
is | ki’e
was | ki’la
will be | ki’le
are | ki’o
am | ki’on
who | cho’ran
who-plural | cho’ra
what-object | cho’san
what-creature | cho’nera
what-species | cho’shura
where | cho’run
when | cho’lis
how | cho’ki
why | cho’te
be | ki
do | te
and | un
of | a’
the | ma
if | arai
then | mira
naming prefix | ha’
question indicator | cho
Hello (lit: Have you had peace?) | shuin’la cho
Responding hello (lit: Peace) | shuin
Goodbye (lit: Have peace) | shuin’le
How are you? (lit: Do you have peace?) | shuin’lis cho
I am well. (lit: I have peace) | shuin’lis
Good morning (lit: Rested?) | ayu’la cho
Responding good morning (lit: Rested) | ayu’la
Good night (lit: good rest) | shu’suin ayu
What is your name? (lit: You are called?) | shan ki’o thiri cho
My name is (name) (lit: (name) called I am) | (name) thiri hi ki’on
Please | atesh
Thank you | hann’le
You’re welcome | hanni
I’m sorry | alioile
Pardon me? (lit: Repeat?)| dou’riu
liked/loved person/people | ku’
person/people the speaker is neutral towards | ka’
disliked/hated person/people | ke’
Together | talara
Idiot (lit: empty-head) | rin’tane
Evil person (lit: despised-curse-person) | ke’leshey’ran
Particularly awful person (lit: ‘disease’) | kai’tanu’tai
Past-tense suffix | la
Present-tense suffix | le
Future-tense suffix | li
Many | chasal
Very | fu
Few | chasan
Time | lilis
Space | lilim
Wait | mana
Rest | ayu
Vacation | lis’ayu
Go to sleep | susuun
Wake up | alete
Cold | suya
Hot | saya
Winter | su’lis’ya
Summer | sa’lis’ya
Began | saarsa
Ended | saarse
To | nana
From | naasa
Called | thiri
Call | thir
People/group-signifier | ra
Possessive suffix | sen
Negating prefix | ne
Ruined, destroyed | nen
Individual (literally: ‘unnatural’) | nesuin
Right, normal, natural | suin
Tradition, harmony, conformity, The Way | shuin
Trouble, strife, war | neshuin
Person | ran
People | ra
Place | run
Places | ru
Thing | chaman
Things | chama
Animal | neiran
Animals | neira
Plant | taran
Plants | tara
Andromedans (literally, People of the Way) | shuin’ra
Andromedan (literally, Belonging to the People of the Way) | shuin’ra’sen
Andromedan language, spoken and written (literally, Voice of the Way) | shuin’dra
He | kadan
Male/man | kada
His | kadan'sen
She | sadan
Female/woman | sada
Her/hers | sadan'sen
Shi | kasadan
Intersexed/herm | kasada
Hir/hirs | kasadan'sen
It | farai
Its | farai'sen
The priesthood | eren
Priest | eren’sen
The ‘high’ writing system | eren’dra
Apostate | takiren
The Great Unity (the Andromedan afterlife) | Kara Arayon
Funeral pyre (literally: Final Fire) | Naya Ura
Spiral | Vanima
Life | shei
Death | neshei
Language/writing/voice | dra
Say/talk | drann
Words | drenna
Word | drennan
Knowledge | liliu
Working out an intellectual problem | liriu
Science | lilu
Astronomy | merali
Biology | harali
Chemistry | tyenli
Geology | parali
Ecology | taneli
Physics | shirali
Anthropology | rasenli
Education | liliutala
History | lilisliu
Linguistics | draliu
Psychology | tareli
Sociology | ratheli
Art | karra
Architecture | sarrata
Music | shunna
Dance | kaita
Theater | kairana
Literature | Kara Drenna
Poetry | drennata
Painting | loreata
Sculpture | chamata
Film | seneta
Philosophy | haratare
'A deftly applied tap with the clue-by-four' | harakassa (the concept, along with wordplay, riddling, and subtle puns, around which Andromedan humor revolves)
Home | dorye
Andromeda Galaxy (literally, People’s Home) | ra’dorye
Journey | manya
The Great Migration (literally, People’s Journey) | ra’manya
Traveler(s) | manya’ra
Good | shu’suin
Bad | nei’suin
Foul | shari
Love | ssu
Loves | ssun
Loves very much | ssun’ye
Beloved | ssu’ku
Kiss | tatan
Like | ssa
Likes | ssan
Likes very much | ssan’ye
Friend | ssa’ku
Leaving | menya
Arriving | nenya
Curse, misfortune | leshey
Cursed | lesheyna
Cursed Brood (the brood used by the Spung as leverage) | lesheyna’do
Many-Cursed Brood (the eggs ‘altered’ by the Spung) | chasal’lesheyna’do
Spung | ke’leshey’ra
Strike, hit | setu
War Chant (lit: Voice of Fury) | ten’rin’dra
Mind-link (lit: group-mind) | tare’ra
Direction-sense | manari
Unity (also the name of their god | yon
Food | chem
Drink | piril
‘Andromedan coffee’ | tsaari
Egg | nenen
Eggs | nene
Hatchery | nene’dorye
Ark-ships | manyan’dorye
One ark-ship | manyan’doryen
Fighters | dilis
One fighter | dilisen
Support cruisers | renel
One support cruiser | renelen
Hyperdrive | ch’pai
Brood | do
Brood-mates | do’nene
Brood-mate | do’nenen
Hatchling | menen
Hatchlings | mene
Young adult | naren
Young adults | nare
Adult | neran
Adults | nera
Elder | suran
Elders | sura
Water | rii
Fire | ura
Air | saa
Stone | para
Snow | fari
Wind | shu
Rain | rira
Cloud(s) | channa
Fog, mist | fau
Sun | urapau
Moon | sarian
Moons | saria
Star | meran
Stars | mera
Cold | fai
Cool | faa
Warm | rua
Hot | runa
Dawn | rian
Dawns | ria
Day | paun
Days | pau
Evening | kannan
Evenings | kanna
Night | sarin
Nights | sari
0 | ner
1 | min
2 | len
3 | dane
4 | chori
5 | ya
6 | sane
7 | neled
8 | dori
9 | kane
10 | ri
100 | siri
1000 | chasal
si’neled = 700
neled’si = 107
Naming-numbers and counting-numbers are used differently. Example:
905 of something | si’kane’ri’ner’ya
Chemeru 905 | Chemeru kane’ner’ya
Age-denoting suffix | siy
Examples:
Five years old | ya’siy
Eighteen years old | dori’ri’siy
Two hundred years old | len’neled’siy
First | minya
Last, final | naya
Color(s) | lorea
Black | wira
White | sushma
Grey | kamanda
Red | sorun
Blue | mesh
Yellow | chise
Purple | mer
Green | shuka
Orange | dan
Brown | yara
Pink | pali
Red-violet | mer
Blue-violet | mer
Blue-green | meshka
Yellow-green | chishuka
Yellow-orange | chidan
Red-orange | sordan
Dark color | wi’(color name)
Light color | su’(color name)
Grayish or silvery color | ka’(color-name)
Examples:
Ash-blond | ka’chise
Light green | su’shuka
Dark brown | wi’yara
Head | tane
Body | kai
Hair | pel
Eye(s) | sene(n)
Eyebrow(s) | nereda(n)
Ear(s) | sh’te(n)
Nose | ti’so
Mouth | tan’wi
Tongue | ta’me
Teeth | tan’yo
Face | surya
Neck | sarya
Shoulder(s) | ki’e(n)
Upper arm(s) | tsuu(n)
Elbow(s) | por’ya(n)
Lower arm(s) | tsaa(n)
Hand(s) | sen’wi(n)
Chest | masa
Back | asam
Side(s) | sam’sa(n)
Waist | naanu
Hip(s) | chui(n)
Groin (for either sex) | pahan
Male genitalia | kapahan
Female genitalia | sapahan
Backside | m’hon
Upper leg(s) | ori(n)
Knee(s) | imi(n)
Lower leg(s) | iri(n)
Foot(feet) | atu(n)
Skin | fal
Internal atmosphere | sil
Releasing internal pressure/’blowing steam’ | isil
‘Blowing snow’ (a sign of illness) | ha’sil
Breath | nia’shu
Dark skin | wi’fal
Medium skin | faal
Light skin | su’fal
Fur | pal
Feathers | nel
Scales | tal
See, sight | sen’na
Hear, hearing | ten’na
Smell, smelling | ti’na
Taste, tasting | tan’na
Touch, touching | sun’na
Thought, the ‘sixth sense’ | tare’dra
Precognition | le’sen’na
Spirit | run’ya
Heart | rathen
Mind | tare
Full | ren’mi
Empty | rin’mi
Loud, bold | reshta
Quiet, shy | vatha
Strong | kai’ya
Weak | roitanu
Brave | kai’rathen
Cowardly | roi’rathen
Kind | kai’runya
Cruel | roi’runya
Smart | kai’tare
Stupid | roi’tare
Healthy | kakai
Ill | kai’tanu
Attractive | torwa
Ugly | nei’wa
Big, large | sharre
Little, small | shurri
Lecher | cherret
(untranslatable, all-purpose 'cuss word') | sian'la
Compassion | tennara
Patience | sa’resh
Fury | ten’rin
Gratitude | hann
Truth | edrani
Faith | shenari
Hope | nanena
Trust | sosen
Joy | ranya
Courage | shareth
Justice | narani
Honor | eshana
Victory | enaresh
Freedom | raduni
Loyalty | arayon
Wisdom | robiri
Reckless | chame
Wish | suri
Dream | vari
Grief, grieving | ta’tanu
Sad, sadness | rathen’set
We are One | aramin
Insulted | ran’set’na
Stunned | tare’set’na
Insult | ran’set
Stun | tare’set
Hold | sse
Believe | run’sse
Remember, know | tare’sse
Value, hold dear | rathen’sse
Disbelieve | runess’nei
Forget, don’t know | taress’nei
Devalue, dislike | rathess’nei
Disloyalty | takiyon
Traitor | ke’leshey’takiyon
Duty | shotel
Work | shatel
Give | atala
Given | atan
Language rules:
Sentence order is rather odd by Human viewpoints. Subject-Object-Verb unless it’s a request, an order, or otherwise urgent, in which case it’s Subject-Verb-Object.
Suffixes denote singular, not plural. The basic form of each noun, aside from proper nouns and ‘conceptual nouns’ like ‘honor’ or ‘duty’ or ‘grief’, is plural, and it’s generally assumed you’re talking about more than one of said noun unless you specify otherwise.
There are no words for family or family members, because the Shuin’ra’sen raise their children communally, no one being cared for more than any other.
For the most part they refer to other sapient species as what that species calls themselves (with the notable exception of the Spung, the race that held them enslaved for some time, and who they have every reason to curse), but they make new names for animals, sometimes even having two names for a particular animal… one which they’ve made, and one which they can at least assume the animal uses to refer to itself (only for the more intelligent animals).
Pronunciation:
(going by American English pronunciation, 'newscaster accent'.)
a is pronounced as in 'father', e as in 'pet', i as in 'peer', o as in 'toe', and u as in 'food'.
The 'sh' sound is always said as if shushing someone. It's a very soft language.
If you're actually going to be speaking it out loud, a soft, whispery tone really helps. If it doesn't sound good, either I fucked up or you didn't say it right. Pronunciation-tweaking until it sounds good is not only allowed but encouraged.
The lexicon is rather disorganized, since I added things on more or less as I thought of them.