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== Description (Specifications) == | == Description (Specifications) == | ||
− | Te-Zlodh, or Te-Zapet , is the standard | + | Te-Zlodh, or Te-Zapet, is the standard language spoken in the [[Darrian Confederation]]. |
− | * | + | * It is the primary language spoken by the [[Darrian]] (Daryen) people, a [[:Category:Minor Human Race|Minor Human Race]], native to {{WorldS|Darrian|Spinward Marches|0627}}, and has been influenced by [[Anglic]], as the Darrian Confederation is a fusion of native and [[Solomani]] influence. |
=== Structure === | === Structure === | ||
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No information yet available. | No information yet available. | ||
− | ==== | + | == Lexicon == |
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− | + | • ''Bodek'': A noble rank, usually translated as “Knight” | |
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− | + | • ''Dalden'': To blow | |
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− | == History & Background ( | + | • ''Dand Daryene'': “New Home” |
− | No information yet available. | + | |
+ | • ''Daya'': “Bigger”, “better”, “more” | ||
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+ | • ''Dihrnbdehl'': “Section Leader” | ||
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+ | • ''[[Frendi Marshikan]]'': “Interworld Express”. A company, operating several interstellar routes connecting Darrian with other worlds. | ||
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+ | • ''Kekobihbh'': “Trainee” | ||
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+ | • ''Lintel'': “Creator”, god | ||
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+ | • ''Lzendysdehl'': “Ship Leader” | ||
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+ | • ''[[Maghiz]]'': “Chaos” | ||
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+ | • ''Me'k'': “Against” | ||
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+ | • ''Mehdar'': Noble rank; “Count” | ||
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+ | • ''Meldas Bama Teta Kehn'': “The universe awaits for those who go seeking”; a proverb | ||
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+ | • ''Mire'': Peaceful. The name is given to a Darrian colony, today the capital of the Darrian Confederation (Spinward Marches 0527) | ||
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+ | • ''Monigh'': Noble rank; “Baron” | ||
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+ | • ''Ndinodhya'': “Advanced” | ||
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+ | • ''Norin'': “Sky” | ||
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+ | • ''Ranen'': To be | ||
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+ | • ''Raten'': To reach, to take | ||
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+ | • ''Rayralehk Norelzapeh Gihmasolem'': “The place to which we came in search of knowledge”. A colony in [[Touchstone Sector]]. | ||
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+ | • ''Rore'': "Fertile" | ||
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+ | • ''Runin'': “Is” | ||
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+ | • ''Roget'': “Gift” | ||
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+ | • ''Taledh'': To give law. Derived from the name of a historical figure, Notan Taledh. | ||
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+ | • ''[[Tharnitia Denus]]'': “Transport Company”. Literally the name of a company; it maintains terminals on all worlds in the [[Darrian Confederation]]. | ||
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+ | • ''Tigem'': “Will perceive, will see” (''tagem'' is “to sense”) | ||
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+ | • ''Tumdehl'': “Deck Leader”, a naval rank | ||
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+ | • ''Udh'': The final letter in the Darrian alphabet | ||
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+ | • ''Yelim'': “Pioneer”. A Darrian colony world is named such, though often Anglacized to "[[Ilium (SM 0426) (world)|Ilium]]" (Spinward Marches 0426) | ||
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+ | • ''Yisar'': Noble rank, “Duke” | ||
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+ | • ''Yorin'': A creature like a falcon | ||
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+ | • ''Yundis'': “Curious” | ||
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+ | • ''Zalen'': “To drink” | ||
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+ | • ''Zamine'': “Hopeful”. This is the name given to a [[Zamine (world)|Darrian colony world]] (Spinward Marches 0421) | ||
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+ | • ''Zarelinung'': Roughly, “slow-moving-but-it-gets-there vessel” | ||
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+ | • ''Zbar'': “Sea”, “ocean” | ||
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+ | • ''Zbume'': “Gold-coloured” (anglacized to [[Spume (world)|Spume]]). This is another colony world (Spinward Marches 0727) | ||
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+ | • ''Zebendehl'': “Base Leader” | ||
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+ | • ''Zeh'': “Most” | ||
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+ | • ''Zem'': “Name” | ||
+ | |||
+ | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
+ | ''Historical Linguistics:'' No information yet available. | ||
=== Grammar Guidelines=== | === Grammar Guidelines=== | ||
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=== Darrian Nouns=== | === Darrian Nouns=== | ||
− | + | ==== Noun Forms==== | |
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thing-which-does *-a | thing-which-does *-a | ||
thing-which-is *-o | thing-which-is *-o | ||
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generic e-e, e-i | generic e-e, e-i | ||
− | ==== | + | ==== Pronouns==== |
/Ni/ I, We /Nin/ My /Nine/ Myself | /Ni/ I, We /Nin/ My /Nine/ Myself | ||
/So/ You /Son/ Your /Sone/ Yourself | /So/ You /Son/ Your /Sone/ Yourself | ||
(none) He, she, they Their Themselves | (none) He, she, they Their Themselves | ||
− | ==== | + | ==== Articles==== |
/Te/ the, of the | /Te/ the, of the | ||
(none) a, an | (none) a, an | ||
− | ==== | + | ==== Various Noun Suffixes==== |
/-e/ Adjectivizer/Adverbizer | /-e/ Adjectivizer/Adverbizer | ||
/-en/ Pluralizer | /-en/ Pluralizer | ||
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/-zik/ diminutive/affectionate | /-zik/ diminutive/affectionate | ||
− | ==== | + | ==== Noun Applicational Case Suffixes==== |
/-ir/ Direct obj (definite) | /-ir/ Direct obj (definite) | ||
/-da/ or /-ta/ To, at, for (dative) | /-da/ or /-ta/ To, at, for (dative) | ||
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/-(y)i/ From (ablative) | /-(y)i/ From (ablative) | ||
− | ==== | + | ==== Comparison==== |
bigger/better/more daya | bigger/better/more daya | ||
most zeh | most zeh | ||
− | ==== | + | ==== Examples==== |
The man ran to the starport. Te-rer terkabh-da rungel. | The man ran to the starport. Te-rer terkabh-da rungel. | ||
− | Do young | + | Do young Aslan reach for a claim? Nos aslanen notale rutan-da mubik? |
The dog drinks the water. Te-kopehe zulan-ir diseh. | The dog drinks the water. Te-kopehe zulan-ir diseh. | ||
− | == | + | == [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) == |
− | This language is primarily | + | This [[language]] is primarily found in the following areas: <br> |
− | * [[Darrian Confederation]] | + | ''[[Charted Space]]:'' |
+ | * [[Darrian Confederation]] ([[Spinward Marches Sector]]) | ||
+ | |||
+ | === World Listing === | ||
+ | The following [[system]]s and [[world]]s are associated with this [[language]]: | ||
+ | {{ClusterWorlds2}} | ||
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == | == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == | ||
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{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
|S1= {{CT}} [[Darrians (Alien Module)|Alien Module 8: Darrians]] | |S1= {{CT}} [[Darrians (Alien Module)|Alien Module 8: Darrians]] | ||
− | |S2= | + | |S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]] |
+ | |S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{LE|Language| | + | |
+ | {{LE|Language|Language}} | ||
{{LEN|Darrian Confederation|}} | {{LEN|Darrian Confederation|}} |
Latest revision as of 21:52, 3 December 2023
Te-Zlodh is the language that is primarily used by the Daryen race throughout the Darrian Confederation polity.
- It is a peripheral or minority language.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Te-Zlodh, or Te-Zapet, is the standard language spoken in the Darrian Confederation.
- It is the primary language spoken by the Darrian (Daryen) people, a Minor Human Race, native to Darrian (Spinward Marches 0627), and has been influenced by Anglic, as the Darrian Confederation is a fusion of native and Solomani influence.
Structure[edit]
No information yet available.
Morphology[edit]
Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words.
- morpheme, inflection, paradigm, declension, derivation, compound, etc.
Phonology[edit]
Phonology, the study of the sound systems of a language.
- phoneme, allophone, segment, mora, syllable, foot, stress, tone, etc.
Grammar[edit]
Grammar is the structure of a language.
- tense, aspect, mood and modality, grammatical number, grammatical gender, case, etc.
Syntax[edit]
Syntax is the study of how words combine to form grammatical sentences.
- phrase, clause, grammatical function, grammatical voice, etc.
Meaning[edit]
No information yet available.
Lexicon[edit]
• Bodek: A noble rank, usually translated as “Knight”
• Dalden: To blow
• Dand Daryene: “New Home”
• Daya: “Bigger”, “better”, “more”
• Dihrnbdehl: “Section Leader”
• Frendi Marshikan: “Interworld Express”. A company, operating several interstellar routes connecting Darrian with other worlds.
• Kekobihbh: “Trainee”
• Lintel: “Creator”, god
• Lzendysdehl: “Ship Leader”
• Maghiz: “Chaos”
• Me'k: “Against”
• Mehdar: Noble rank; “Count”
• Meldas Bama Teta Kehn: “The universe awaits for those who go seeking”; a proverb
• Mire: Peaceful. The name is given to a Darrian colony, today the capital of the Darrian Confederation (Spinward Marches 0527)
• Monigh: Noble rank; “Baron”
• Ndinodhya: “Advanced”
• Norin: “Sky”
• Ranen: To be
• Raten: To reach, to take
• Rayralehk Norelzapeh Gihmasolem: “The place to which we came in search of knowledge”. A colony in Touchstone Sector.
• Rore: "Fertile"
• Runin: “Is”
• Roget: “Gift”
• Taledh: To give law. Derived from the name of a historical figure, Notan Taledh.
• Tharnitia Denus: “Transport Company”. Literally the name of a company; it maintains terminals on all worlds in the Darrian Confederation.
• Tigem: “Will perceive, will see” (tagem is “to sense”)
• Tumdehl: “Deck Leader”, a naval rank
• Udh: The final letter in the Darrian alphabet
• Yelim: “Pioneer”. A Darrian colony world is named such, though often Anglacized to "Ilium" (Spinward Marches 0426)
• Yisar: Noble rank, “Duke”
• Yorin: A creature like a falcon
• Yundis: “Curious”
• Zalen: “To drink”
• Zamine: “Hopeful”. This is the name given to a Darrian colony world (Spinward Marches 0421)
• Zarelinung: Roughly, “slow-moving-but-it-gets-there vessel”
• Zbar: “Sea”, “ocean”
• Zbume: “Gold-coloured” (anglacized to Spume). This is another colony world (Spinward Marches 0727)
• Zebendehl: “Base Leader”
• Zeh: “Most”
• Zem: “Name”
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Historical Linguistics: No information yet available.
Grammar Guidelines[edit]
1 Subject-Object-Verb 2 Tendency toward vowel harmony 3 Consonant gradation (elision morphology) 4 “Haplosemia” (one-form one-meaning for morphemes) 5 Oppose definite to indefinite by using different cases 6 Postpositions express more subtle local relationships 7 Singular form of nouns used with numbers > 1 8 No grammatical gender at all 9 Sentence structure has heavy premodification 10 No case agreement between adjective and noun 11 Adjectives and Adverbs are freely interchangeable
Verbs[edit]
dalden - to blow ramen - to dream (from Solomani) raten - to reach, to take zalen - to drink
Verbal Prefixes[edit]
(Sentence Preclitics) /Nos/ Interrogative /Ze/ Desire /Kan/ Expansive /Li/ Diminutive /Me't/ Repetitive /Kas/ Uncertainty /Tik/ Possibility /Kel/ Reflexive /Lak/ Reciprocal
Verbal Suffixes[edit]
/-ep/ indefinite (subjunctive) (clause relativizer)
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive a-e / a past o-i / o present u-i / u future i-e / i
Darrian Nouns[edit]
Noun Forms[edit]
thing-which-does *-a thing-which-is *-o thing-by-which-is-done *-u generic e-e, e-i
Pronouns[edit]
/Ni/ I, We /Nin/ My /Nine/ Myself /So/ You /Son/ Your /Sone/ Yourself (none) He, she, they Their Themselves
Articles[edit]
/Te/ the, of the (none) a, an
Various Noun Suffixes[edit]
/-e/ Adjectivizer/Adverbizer /-en/ Pluralizer /-li/ With /-suz/ Without /-zihm/ the Professional /-zih/ the Habitual /-engg/ abstract noun formation /-zik/ diminutive/affectionate
Noun Applicational Case Suffixes[edit]
/-ir/ Direct obj (definite) /-da/ or /-ta/ To, at, for (dative) /-(y)e/ In; On (prepositional) /-(y)i/ From (ablative)
Comparison[edit]
bigger/better/more daya most zeh
Examples[edit]
The man ran to the starport. Te-rer terkabh-da rungel. Do young Aslan reach for a claim? Nos aslanen notale rutan-da mubik? The dog drinks the water. Te-kopehe zulan-ir diseh.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)[edit]
This language is primarily found in the following areas:
Charted Space:
World Listing[edit]
The following systems and worlds are associated with this language:
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- Classic Traveller Alien Module 8: Darrians
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science