The language of Vardin has been heavily influenced by Shuril and its cousin Vas'hehr. Other minor influences have been introduced from French and modern Rothnari.
It is a language primarily composed of triliteral consonantal roots or stems and a handful of affixes and infixes. There are four grammatical genders—householder, hunter, baseline or plain, and rogue—and four grammatical numbers—singular, plural, collective, and null. Collective is used for generic as well.
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Vardin Alphabet[edit | edit source]
Native Consonants[edit | edit source]
ã b c ch d/l f h jh k l/y m n p r s sch sh t ts v
Writing[edit | edit source]
Vardin is written however it is pronounced. It has no standard English transliteration or transcription scheme. Entries in the lexicon are usually entered under whichever letter their usual English spelling begins with.
Vardin Lexicon[edit | edit source]
A lexicon of known Vardin language words and their meanings follows. Multiple spellings # | # and/or pronunciations [ # ] or [ # ] may be indicated. One does not have an effect on the other.
Gender | Abbr. | Part of Speech | Abbr. | Number | # |
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householder | hs. | noun | n. | singular | #s. |
hunter | ht. | adj./adv./article | a. | plural | #p. |
baseline/plain | mn. | verb | v. | collective | #c. |
rogue | rg. | affix or infix | x. | null | #n. |
Ã[edit | edit source]
This letter is considered a consonant and is pronounced as a nasalized ah sound. When making a diphthong such as ai (long i), the nasalization becomes significantly less pronounced but may still be present.
ã-l/y-n (etym. Shuril)
- STEM. light
ãilyón | ailyón [ isle YOHN ] or [ ai YOHN ] from ã - l/y - n (etym. Shuril)
- hs. n. #c. light (spiritual)
- hs. n. #c. pure radiance; clomen radiance
- n. #s. brilliance (character trait)
ãllyón | allyón [ ãll YOHN ] or [ ã YOHN ] from ã - l/y - n (etym. Shuril)
- hs. n. #c. the Lighted; those who are lighted (spiritually or clomen-based)
ãllyóné | allyóné [ ãll YOH nay ] or [ ã YOH nay ] from ã - l/y - n (etym. Shuril)
- hs. n. #n. out of the Lighted
A[edit | edit source]
Standard pronunciation of this vowel is ah; however, it forms frequent diphthongs with the consonant l/y to make a long i sound.
a— [ ah ]
- x. #n. born of
aivaren [ ai VAHR ehn ] from l/y - v - n
- n. #s. son of the hunter's house
akena [ uh KEH nuh ] from k-n-ll/y
- a. #n. born of flame
aliané [ ] from d/l - l/y - n
- hs. a. #n. born out of radiance
ayav [ ai YAHV ] from l/y - v - r
- a. #n. born
ayavarai [ ] from l/y - v - r
- n. #s. one who dies to be reborn (#p. ayavrei [ ] )
ayavresh [ ] from l/y - v - r
- a. reborn
aysha [ AY shuh ] from l/y - sh - r
- a. #n. born of the deeps
B[edit | edit source]
This letter is a consonant pronounced like the b in boy. When blended with the letter r, it may acquire a slightly trilled sound.
b-r-t (etym. Old Vardin)
- STEM. gifted reading/seeking of birthright or upbringing and choice: implies study, pursuit, or reading in all the senses possible.
britak [ bree TAHK ] from b - r - t (etym. Old Vardin: the "place" of those who read...)
- ht. n. #c. those who "read" as a gift from birthright or upbringing and choice: implies study, pursuit, or reading in all senses possible.
C[edit | edit source]
With exceptions, this consonant is a fairly accurate indicator of Shuril word origin, as that source language differentiated three different k sounds. C is pronounced as a voiceless velar plosive.
c-d/l-l/y (etym. Shuril)
- STEM. walk, stand
c-l/y-m (etym. Shuril)
- STEM. clomen
c-s-l/y (etym. Old Vardin)
- STEM. sky
calai [ kuh LIE ] from c - d/l - l/y (etym. Shuril)
- n. #s. those who stand
- n. #s. those who walk
canten [ kahn TEHN ] from c - n - t
- hs. n. #c. one's circle of accepted acquaintances and associates, those who are close by relationship, birth-bond, blood, friendship, or comradery.
clomé [ kloh MEH ] from c - l - m
- hs. a. #n. out of clomen
clomei [ kloh MAY ] from c - l - m (etym. High Shuril)
- hs. n. #p. clomen strands
clomen [ kloh MEHN ] from c - l - m (etym. High Shuril)
- hs. n. #c. clomen substance
CH[edit | edit source]
This letter is pronounced like the ch in church. It is permissible to use in consonant blends but is not permitted to fully absorb other consonant sounds, such as the t in katchen. ch-r-ts (etym. Vardin)
- STEM. bond
charets [ chuh REHTS ] from ch - r - ts
- n. #s. bond (marriage)
- n. #s. bond (link)
charetse [ chuh REH tseh ] from ch - r - ts
- hs. n. #s. bonded partner
D/L[edit | edit source]
This Vardin consonant is borrowed almost directly from Old Shuril and Modern Vas'hehr. It is a liquid tap that may be pronounced as an unvoiced d or a dark l, as in the English word milk. It may also occasionally be pronounced as a simple lateral liquid, as a normal, but brief, l.
d/l-l/y-n (etym. French)
- STEM. radiance, light ?
daiyen [ dai YEHN ] | laiyen [ lai YEHN ] from d/l - l/y - n
- n. #. radiance, as of light
E[edit | edit source]
ekhel [ eh KHEL ] from k - h - d/l
- ht. pr. #s. the first-person pronoun: I
ekhl k-h-l/d
- ht. #s. hunt accepted
eshar, rogue collective, the gods, those who exchange protection and supernatural blessings for offerings, renumeration, service, or subordination, such as to authority. s. eshari, pl. eshrai. [from Old Shuril, –esh.] —from the Vardin Academy dictionary
eshehn sh-h-n
- welcome accepted or received singular householder
eshn sh-h-n
- welcome accepted or received singular hunter
esl s-l/d-l/d
- thanks accepted or received singular
H[edit | edit source]
h-l/y-l/y [vrd.] fierce protection
haila h-ll/y-l/d fiercely protective
I[edit | edit source]
ivrat v-r-t household (law, culture, tradition, or customs)
JH[edit | edit source]
jhemet jh-m-t beloved name French/Rothnari - the concrete form
K[edit | edit source]
k-d/y-t [vrd.] outsider
k-n-l/y [vrd.] flame
k-t-ch [vrd.] gift
k-h-d/l ~ kh-d/l [vrd.] hunter
katchen [ kaht CHEHN ] from k - t - ch
- hs. n. #c. those who are gifted. (#s. katechen [ kah tdeh CHEHN ] )
- ht. n. #s. a clomen-positive plant which contains "mother-clomen"
katcheset [ kaht CHEH seht ] from k - t - ch
- n. #s. giftset
kithuven [ kih THUE vehn ] from k - th - v
- hs. n. #n. the irrevocable biological process of changing a birth bond into a marriage bond
kahel k-h-l/d the hunt singular
katchen k-t-ch gifted noun collective householder
katcheset k-t-ch giftset singular hunter
katechen k-t-ch gifted individual singular
kehelen kh-l/d-r hunter singular hunter
kenai k-n-ll/y firelight
kenya k-n-ll/y name
khel k-h-l/d I (hunter) singular hunter
kidanya k-l/d-ll/y outsider plural plain
kidayet k-l/d-ll/y outsider collective plain
kirana k-r-ll/y and ll/y-n-r flowering sunset name
kithuven k-th-v the biological process of altering a birth resonance to a bond resonance noun householder
kuhelesh k-h-l/d you (hunted) pronoun singular hunter
L/Y[edit | edit source]
l/y-l/y-n [fr.] radiance, light ?
l/y-l/y-t [vrd.] family
l/y-v-l/y [vrd.]
l/y-v-n [vrd.] household family
yavar ll/y-v-r birth noun
yaven ll/y-v-n house (family)
yavrei ll/y-v-r those who birth noun plural
llen ã-ll/y-n glow
laiyen l/d-ll/y-n radiance
leyenen l/d-ll/y-n the radiants
M[edit | edit source]
m-ä-n [vrd.] baseline, human, plain
m-r-t [vrd.] burning fire
mereta [ meh REH tuh ] or [ meh REY tuh ] from m - r - t
- rg. n. #c. those who are burning; those who burn/cause to burn.
mãen m-ã-n I (plain) pronoun singular plain
mãen m-ã-n I (baseline) pronoun singular plain
mãena m-ã-n plain individual singular plain
mãena m-ã-n baseline individual singular plain
mãenet m-ã-n plain collective plain
mãenet m-ã-n baseline collective plain
mereta m-r-t burning collective rogue
miraia m-r-ll/y name
morta m-r-t burning adjective
mriden m-r-l/d collective
muret m-r-t fire noun singular
m-r-t burn (imperative) verb singular
P[edit | edit source]
pesheneh [ peh SHEH neh ] s. butterfly
R[edit | edit source]
r-th-n [vrd.] guard, bond
rethenen [ rehth en EHN ] #. bound
rethenen r-th-n bound adjective
rohth r-h-th name
rothenen r-th-n guardian noun singular householder
rothenen r-th-n bonded individual noun singular householder
rothenen r-th-n soulmate noun singular householder
rothnai r-th-n bond(s) noun plural
rothnarai r-th-n dragons noun plural rogue
rothnarak r-th-n dragon land the place of the holding of the guard noun rogue
rothnen r-th-n guardians noun collective householder
rothnen r-th-n the bonded noun collective householder
rothnen r-th-n soulmates noun collective householder
rothneset r-th-n bonded partner (in lieu of marriage alliance) noun singular hunter
rothneset r-th-n guard noun singular hunter
ryven r-ll/y-v name Shuril
S[edit | edit source]
s-d/l-d/l [vrd.] gratitude
s-l-sch [vrd.] cleansing
s-sch-t [vrd.] affiliation, loyalty, vow
sascheta [ sahs SCHEH tuh ] or [ sahs SCHEY tuh ] from s-sch-t
- n. #s. an organization who demands and accepts loyalty in the manner of a Household
sascheta, collective, an affiliation acquired by loyalty and successful completion of training and initiation, with or without additional requisites; an organized chosen family or community with specific requirements for inclusion, not including blood relation, as the Hunter's Guild, Vardin Academy, or Vardin Council of Medicine and Science. s. sascheta, pl. seschtet. —from the Vardin Academy dictionary
sluscheta [ sloos SHEH tuh ] or [ sloos SHEY tuh ] from s-l-sch
- n. #c. a clomen-positive plant. [#s. salesch]
- n. #c. the beverage made from this plant, populary drunk for its preventative and curative medicinal properties
saledet from s-l/d-l/d
- thanks given or offered
SH[edit | edit source]
sh-v-r [sh.] household members
shavretse [ shah VREH tseh ]
shavreset [ shah VREH set ]
shavren [ shah VREHN ]
shahen [ shah HEHN ] n. householder. sing. warmth of feeling; welcome; an invitation in
shahnen [ shah NEHN] n. householder. coll. warmth of feeling; welcome; an invitation in
shahen sh-h-n warmth of feeling; welcome; invitation in noun singular
shavren sh-v-r householder - plain noun collective householder
shavreset sh-v-r householder - plain noun singular hunter
shavretse sh-v-r householder - plain noun singular householder
sh-v-r household (membership)
sh-v-r household (relationship)
V[edit | edit source]
v-l/y-r [sh.] wind
v-r-d/l [vrd.] household entity
v-r-l/y ~ v-r [vrd.] promise
v-r-t [vrd.] household tradition
v-s-k [vrd.] no {C}vaska [ vah SKUH ] #. no
v-r-l/d household (entity)
v-r-l/d household (land)
vardin v-r-l/d households
vaska v-s-k no adjective
vrade v-r-l/d