Glossary/mini dictionary |
-a = the
akh = but
datangwe (da + tangwe) = causative (da) form of "to enter and exit, dip in and
out, etc."
driyou = dew
eleni = dome (used to refer to the night sky, "dome of stars")
glendm (glend + m) = greatnesses, great deeds
golyil = heron (from goiyat "tallness" and jeighihl)
gub = sound, to make noise
i = and
jeighihl = bird
jeighihl-tzat = "birdness", the concept of being a bird, the essence of being a
bird
kheza~ = to gaze, to actively look, to see and comprehend
la' = on, about, concerning
nguhraashm = clothes
peres = (to) worship
sha' = (direct object marker)
silglil = songbird, lark
solg = song, to sing
sud = (adjective marker)
sudgub = noisy (lit. "sound-ish", see sud and gub)
ta' = in
tza' = of
-tzat = (generalizing 'concept' suffix) -ness
tzuh = one's (genderless possessive adjective)
uhzoi- = subject-tense complex of "one" (common gender) present-routine tense
vih~t = the early part of the night, about an hour after sunset, when the stars
come out (from viht, "appear")
zawa = who |
Grammar notes |
When it has "the" attached to the end or a preposition attached to the front, a
noun's adjective must come after it. A noun with a subject-tense complex
attached to the front becomes a verb.
And, since people have been talking about the difficulties in pronouncing
conlangs from their orthography, here's IPA for the Rokbeigalmki version:
/(ts) (dZ)/ = affricates
/m=/ = syllabic
/r/ = alveolar flap
/n"/ = uvular nasal
/::/ = double long vowel |