Old Devīshc Conlang Guide

Words Level 1

This will be sort of tutorial-esque. It will group words together, and give definitions as well as context. Level 1 consists of basic words. This means you will learn "tree," but not "oak," "elm," or "alder." You will also learn basic verbs and pronouns.

For a pure lexicon of all words in alphabetical order, go to the chapter called Lexicon.

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          ~Greetings and Goodbyes:

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           ~Nouns:

Nwir - [nʷiɾ̠] - Life

Kra - [kɾ̠ɐ] - Death

Hakka - [hɐ.kːɐ] - Dream

Dzumi - [d͡zɯ.mi] - House

Rekki - [ɾ̠e̞.kːi] - Dog

Ante - [ɐn.te̞] - Cat

Lokem - [lo̞.ke̞m] - Land, realm

Devokem - [de̞.vo̞.ke̞m] - The land of the Devi People. (derived from Devi+lokem)

Devi - [de̞.vi] - The people that speak Devīśc.

Devīshc - [de̞.viːɕt͡ɕ] - Language of the Devi people of [[Region Name]] on [[Planet Name]].

Nazhke - [nɐʑ.ke̞] - Fire

Aíre - [ɐɪ̯.ɾ̠e̞] - Light

Dzeru - [d͡ze̞.ɾ̠ɯ] - Dark

Eíraí - [eɪ̯.ɾ̠ɐɪ̯] - Sun

Onehve - [o̞.ne̞x.ve̞] - Greater Moon

Enohve - [e̞.no̞x.ve̞] - Lesser Moon

Imdaíe - [im.dɐɪ̯.e̞] - The planet of the Devi (Eàkyn)

Vaílo - [vɐɪ̯.lo̞] - Soul

Kuomi - [kɯ.o̞.mi] - Heart

Min - [min] - Day (as in a day)

Eíkor - [eɪ̯.ko̞ɾ̠] - God

Aídzov - [ɐɪ̯.d͡zo̞v] - Magic

Eívālo - [eɪ̯.vɐː.lo̞] - Holy Magic

Dzaíruk - [d͡zɐɪ̯.ɾ̠ɯk] - Dark Magic

- [] - Daytime

- [] - Nighttime

- [] - Leaf

- [] - Tree

- [] - Plant

- [] - Animal

- [] - Rock

- [] - Water

- [] - Earth (dirt)

- [] - Copper

- [] - Iron

- [] - Silver

- [] - Gold

- [] - Lava

Dzir - [d͡ziɾ̠] - Art (as in "the art of __," not the fine arts)

Etu - [e̞.tɯ] - Center

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          ~Weather:

Koritsu - [ko̞.ɾ̠i.t͡sɯ] - Rain

Aíshu - [ɐɪ̯.ɕɯ] - Snow

Erūko - [e̞.ɾ̠ɯː.ko̞] - Cloud

Vātseí - [vɐː.t͡seɪ̯] - Sunny weather, though there are some clouds still in the sky. The land of Devokem has a lot of clouds, and almost never days without a cloud in the sky.

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          ~Pronouns:

Koraí - [ko̞.ɾ̠ɐɪ̯] - Me, Myself, I, etc.

Oka - [o̞.kɐ] - Inclusive "we"

Okalu - [o̞.kɐ.lɯ] - Exclusive we "we"

Ukka - [ɯ.kːɐ] - You

Ukkalu -  [ɯ.kːɐ.lɯ] - Them

Idaí - [i.dɐɪ̯] - It

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          ~Verbs:

Tse -  [t͡se̞] - Copular Verb (To be, I am, it is, you are, etc.)

Ari - [ɐ.ɾ̠i] - To like/enjoy

Eíto - [eɪ̯.to̞] - To dislike

- [] - To possess (many agglutinative languages don't have this, but Devīshc does happen to have it.)

Kōtsu - [ko̞ː.t͡sɯ] - To  shine

- [] - To look

Neggui - [ne̞.gːɯ.i] - To see

- [] - To taste

- [] - To smell

- [] - To hear

- [] - To feel

Kimi - [ki.mi] - To love

- [] - To hate

- [] - To walk

- [] - To run

- [] - To move

Gotso - [go̞.t͡so̞] - To say

- [] - To yell

- [] - To whisper

- [] - To think

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          ~Modifiers (adjectives and adverbs):

Bold translations mean that the word has no meaning in day to day speak, but is sometimes acceptable to use in some poetry.

Miģ - [miɣ] - quick/quickly

Kaģ - [kɐɣ] - large/large-ily

Luh - [lɯx] - small/small-ily

Aíreh - [ɐɪ̯.ɾ̠e̞x] - bright/brightly

Dzeruģ - [d͡ze̞.ɾ̠ɯģ] - dark/darkly

Nwih - [nʷix] - alive/alive-ily

Kraģ - [kɾ̠ɐɣ] - dead/dead-ily

Ih -[ix] - good/well

Aģ - [ɐɣ] - bad/badly

Iruh - [i.ɾ̠ɯx] - amazing/amazingly (very intense)

Aruģ - [ɐ.ɾ̠ɯɣ] - awful/awfully (very intense)

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          ~ Interjections

Kimaíru! - [ki.mɐɪ̯.ɾɯ] - I love you! "Why say 'Ukka koraí kimi!' when one word can suffice? Now with Ōkimaíru for extra* effect!"

*Extra is defined here as seeming overbearing and absurd. If you wish not to frighten your loved one, don't use the "Ō."