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.
Vardin Alphabet
Native Consonants
ã b c ch d/l f h jh k l/y m n p r s sch sh t ts v
Writing
Vardin is written however it is pronounced. It has no standard English transliteration or transcription scheme. Entries in the lexicon are entered under whichever letter their usual English spelling begins with.
Vardin Lexicon
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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
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
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) britak [ bree TAHK ] from b - r - t (etym. Old Vardin: the "place" of those who read...)
- ht. n. #c. those who "read" as a part of their giftset and choices: implies study, reading in all senses possible, intuition, and proactivity.
C
c-l/y-m [sh.] clomen
c-l/y-l/y [sh.] walk, stand
c-s-l/y [vrd.] sky calai c-l/d-ll/y to stand singular Shuril
calai c-l/d-ll/y to walk singular Shuril
canten [ ] 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.
casaya c-s-ll/y name
clomé c-l-m out of clomen
clomei c-l-m clomen strands noun plural High Shuril
clomen c-l-m clomen substance noun collective householder High Shuril
contei c-n-t gift-based links noun plural
CH
ch-r-ts [vrd.] bond {C}charets ch-r-ts bond (marriage) noun singular
charets ch-r-ts bond (link) noun singular
charetse ch-r-ts bonded partner noun singular householder
D/L
d/l-l/y-n [fr.] radiance, light ? {C}laiyen [ LIE yehn ] from d/l - l/y - n
- n. #. radiance
E
ekhel k-h-l/d I (hunted) pronoun singular hunter
ekhl k-h-l/d hunt accepted singular hunter
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
h-l/y-l/y [vrd.] fierce protection
haila h-ll/y-l/d fiercely protective
I
ivrat v-r-t household (law, culture, tradition, or customs)
JH
jhemet jh-m-t beloved name French/Rothnari
K
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
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
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
pesheneh [ peh SHEH neh ] s. butterfly
R
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
s-d/l-d/l [vrd.] gratitude
s-l-sch [vrd.] cleansing
s-sch-t [vrd.] affiliation, loyalty, vow
sascheta [ sahs SHEH tuh ] or [ sahs SHEY tuh ] s. an organization who demands and accepts loyalty in the manner of a Household
sluscheta [ sloos SHEH tuh ] or [ sloos SHEY tuh ] c. a clomen-positive plant; the beverage made from this plant, populary drunk for its preventative and curative medicinal properties
saledet s-l/d-l/d thanks given or offered
sascheta s-sch-t 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 Guild, Academy, Vardin Council noun collective
SH
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
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