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Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:40 pm
L'Xanalress d'l'Ilythiiri The Language of the Drow
This is considered a fantasy language, but I consider it one all the same. The Drow are dark elves and the language, while somewhat complex is nice to read.
For those who wish to learn it, tell me what to start with and I shall add more to this thread.
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Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:56 pm
It looks interesting. Is is only a written language, or can we actually learn how to speak it?
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:29 am
It's a language that is difficult to speak, but it can be learned. Most vowels are harsh and the apostrophes should be taken to breathe when needed as in this language it is quite easy to run out of air. It has many words that sound similar to Spanish and the spellings are similar also, but Ilythiiri was not derived from the Spanish language.
Here I would prefer to focus on the written language simply because it is easier to teach without being in person.
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:38 am
Since I am determined to pass along this information I have decided to start at the beginning and work my way from the alphabet.
I beg you to bare with me as this is only a start. With that, please enjoy the Drow language.
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:39 am
ALPHABET

A - Arkku B - Brazi C - Corku D - Draz E - Eacha F - Fruak G - Gruna H - Hiedz I - Izra J - Junzk K - Karru L - Laza M - Mizth N - Nornda O - Oxlz P - Parkrn Q - Quuda R - Rezlak S - Syzera T - Telaqued U - Uita V - Vivcak W - Wurik X - Xistta Y - Yweza Z - Ziritd
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:42 am
Grammar
Pluralization
Withstanding irregular forms, a plural is completed by "en" if it ends in a consonant or "n" if it ends in a vowel.
Singular Plural Jabbress (Mistress)
Jabbressen (Mistresses) Velve (Blade)
Velven (Blades)
Posessive Case
Coincidentally, the possessive case in the Drow language is very similar to the Common Tongue used by most races. The possessive case is completed with " 's " except if the word ends in " s " where upon " ' " is added.
Sarn lil velg'larn's inthen {Beware the assassin's schemes}
Nindil zhah lil Valsharess' elgluth {That is the Valsharess' whip}
Verbs
A verb has different forms depending on its number (singular or plural); person (first, second, third); voice (active, passive); tense (present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect); and mood (indicative, imperative, subjunctive).
NUMBER : Withstanding irregular verbs, the singular form is completed with "ar".
Singular v.s. Plural Lil sargtlin elggar (The warrior kills)
Lil sargtlinen elgg (The warriors kill) Uss jaluk elar (One male dies)
Draa jaluken el (Two males die)
PERSON: Verbs usually have a different form only in the third person singular of the present tense. Withstanding irregular verbs, the third person singular of the present tense is completed with "e".
1st Person Usstan belbau (I give)
Usstan luth (I cast)
2nd Person
Dos belbau (You give)
Dos luth (You cast)
3rd Person
Uk belbaue (He gives) Il luthe (She casts)
VOICE: A passive verb is a combination of a "be" verb and a past participle.
Active Passive L'Yathrin harventhe ukt karliik {The Yathrin severs his head}
Ukt karliik zhahus harventhus a'lil Yathrin {His head was severed by the Yathrin}
TENSE : Withstanding irregular verbs, the past tense is completed with "us".
Active Voice - Present Tense
Uk phlithe {He hates}
Passive Voice - Present Tense
Uk zhah phlithus {He is hated}
Active Voice - Past Tense
Usstan phlithus {I hated}
Passive Voice - Past Tense
Usstan zhahus phlithus {I was hated}
Active Voice - Future Tense
Dos orn phlith {You will hate}
Passive Voice - Future Tense
Dos orn tlu phlithus {You will be hated}
Active Voice - Present Perfect
Dos inbal phlithus {You have hated}
Passive Voice -Present Perfect
Dos inbal tlus phlithus {You have been hated}
Active Voice - Past Perfect
Il inbalus phlithus {She had hated}
Passive Voice - Past Perfect
Il inbalus tlus phlithus {She had been hated}
Active Voice - Future Perfect
Usstan zhal inbal phlithus {I shall have hated}
Passive Voice - Future Perfect
Usstan zhal inbal tlus phlithus {I shall have been hated}
MOOD: The mood of the verb indicates the tone in which the statement is made. The common "-ing" ending found in many verbs of the indicative mood is completed with "-in". There are no other endings for the imperative or subjunctive moods.
Indicative Udos phuul raldarin l'waess da'fol rivvin.
{We are stripping the skin from some humans}
Adjectives
Adjectives have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative form is completed with "ur" while the superlative is completed with "url". The common "-ful" suffix for many adjectives is indicated by "'urn".
Positive Comparative Superlative Olath {Dark}
Olathur {Darker}
Olathurl {Darkest} Ssin'urn {Beautiful}
Mzild ssin'urn {More beautiful}
Mzilst ssin'urn {Most beautiful}
Adverbs
Adverbs, like adjectives, have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative form is completed with "ur" while the superlative is completed with "url". The common "-ly" suffix for many adverbs is indicated by "ne" (or "e" if ending in "n").
Positive Comparative Superlative Al {Well}
Alur {Better}
Alurl {Best} Ssin'urne {Beautifully}
Mzild ssin'urne {More beautifully}
Mzilst ssin'urne {Most beautifully}
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:44 am
Pluralization
Withstanding irregular forms, a plural is completed by “-en” if it ends in a consonant or “-n” if it ends in a vowel.
Singular Linath {Song} Sariya {Cloud}
Plural Linathen {Songs} Sariyan {Clouds}
Possessive Case
Coincidentally, the possessive case in the Drow language is very similar to the Common Tongue used by most races. The possessive case is completed with “-'s” except if the word ends in “-s” where upon “-'” is added.
Possessive Lil silinrul's p'luvt {The hunter's prey} Lil lodias' khaless {The people's trust}
Verbs
A verb has different forms depending on its number (singular or plural); person (first, second, third); voice (active, passive); tense (present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect); and mood (indicative, imperative, subjunctive).
PRESENT TENSE: Verbs usually have a different form only in the third person singular (“he”, “the priestess”, “Qilué Veladorn”, etc) of the present tense. Withstanding irregular verbs, the third person singular of the present tense is completed with “-e”.
First Usstan salk {I dance} Usstan sundu {I sing} Usstan z'hin {I walk} Second Dos salk {You dance} Dos sundu {You sing} Dos z'hin {You walk} Third Uk salke {He dances} Shir'le sundue {Shir'le sings} Il z'hine {She walks} Plural Udos salk {We dance} L'darthien sundu {The elves sing} Dos z'hin {You walk}
PAST TENSE: Withstanding irregular verbs, the past tense is completed with “-us”. In the passive voice this is combined with a “be” verb.
Active Voice Passive Voice Present Tense Il sundue {She sings} Il zhah sundus {She is sung} Past Tense Usstan sundus {I sung} Usstan zhahus sundus {I was sung} Future Tense Dos orn sundu {You will sing} Dos orn tlu sundus {You will be sung} Present Perfect Uk uriu sundus {He has sung} Uk uriu tlus sundus {He has been sung} Past Perfect Nind inbalus sundus {They had sung} Nind inbalus tlus sundus {They had been sung} Future Perfect Usstan zhal inbal sundus {I shall have sung} Usstan zhal inbal tlus sundus {I shall have been sung}
MOOD: The mood of the verb indicates the tone in which the statement is made. The common “-ing” ending found in many verbs of the indicative mood is completed with “-in”. There are no other endings for the imperative or subjunctive moods.
Indicative Udos ph'sunduin whol udossta quar'valsharess {We are singing for our goddess}
Adjectives
Adjectives have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative form is completed with “-ur” while the superlative is completed with “-url”. The common “-ful” suffix for many adjectives is indicated by “-'urn”.
Positive Comparative Superlative Seke {True} Sekeur {Truer} Sekeurl {Truest} Ssin'urn {Beautiful} Mzild ssin'urn {More beautiful} Mzilst ssin'urn {Most beautiful}
Adverbs
Adverbs, like adjectives, have three forms: positive, comparative, and superlative. Withstanding irregular forms, the comparative form is completed with “-ur” while the superlative is completed with “-url”. The common “-ly” suffix for many adverbs is indicated by “-ne” (or “-e” if ending in “-n”).
Positive Dos kyorl al {You see well} Usstan ialys valyrine {I smile kindly} Comparative Dos kyorl alur {You see better} Usstan ialys mzild valyrine {I smile more kindly} Superlative Dos kyorl alurl {You see best} Usstan ialys mzilst valyrine {I smile most kindly}
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:45 am
Greetings
I/we greet you Vendui'
My name is … Ussta ess zhah …
I/we leave you Aluve'
Phrases
I forgive you Usstan nelgtha dos
Wait here Kyorl ghil
I agree (dis) Usstan qua’l (ae) We shall be friends Udos zhal tlu abbilen
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:46 am
NUMBERS
USS - one UST - first
DRAA - two DRADA - second
LLAR - three LLARNBUSS - third
quen - four quenar - fourth
huela - five huelar - fifth
rraun - six rraunar - sixth
blyn - seven blynar - seventh
lael - eight laelar - eighth
thal - nine thalar - ninth
szith - ten szithar - tenth
szithus - eleven szithusar - eleventh
szithdra - twelve szithdrar - twelfth
szithla - thirteen szithlar - thirteenth
szithuen - fourteen szithuenar - fourteenth
szithuel - fifteen szithuelar - fifteenth
szithraun - sixteen szithraunar - sixteenth
szithlyn - seventeen szithlynar - seventeenth
szithael - eighteen szithaelar - eighteenth
szithal - nineteen szithalar - nineteenth
draszith - twenty draszithar - twentieth
hueszith - fifty hueszithar - fiftieth
ravhel - hundred ravhelar - hundredth
szithrel - thousand szithrelar - thousandth
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:48 am
Words that might be good to know
i usstan
you dos
yes siyo
no nau
it ol
is zhah
what vel'bol
not naut
that nindel
this nindol
thanks g'rftte
nothing naubol
something folbol
maybe mayoe
are ph'
am tlun
be tlu
to ulu
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:53 am
A Lexicon
A a NATHA (seldom used) about BAUTH above phor accomplish XUN accomplishment XUNDUS accomplishments xundussa achievement XUNDUS achievements xundussa across naudal additional mziln after p'luin against qua'laen agree qua'l agreement INTHIGG aim(goal) ILINDITH alert KYONE alertly KYONE alike esaph alive DRO all JAL allure ssinss ally ABBAN alone MAGLUST also mziln although d'ril am uil ambush thalack'vel among WUND amulet ilinsar and LUETH another jalbyr any jala anybody jalkhel anyone jaluss anything jalbol apart MAGLUST apprentice wanre are PHUUL argument QUA'LAELAY arm da're armor ky'ostal around BAUTH arrest ply'uss arrow b'luth'ol as IZIL assassin velg'larn assassinate ol'elg assassination ol'elghinn at a attractive ssin'urn avoid BAUTHA avoiding bauthin
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B back RATH backs RATHA backstab rath'elg band AKH barrier KULGGEN battle THALACK battle might SARGH be TLU beauty ssin beautiful ssin'urn because p'wal been tlus before p'los behind RATHRAE below HARL beneath HARL beside tu'suul best ALURL better ALUR between tu'fyr beware SARN beyond tu'jol birth ILHAR b***h elg'caress bite tril bitter riknueth blade VELVE bless bel'la block KULG blockage KULG blood vlos brazier linthre break harventh brother dalninuk body khel bond valm book zhuan'ol both TUTH bow b'luthyrr bravery HONGLATH brightness ssussun but jhal by a
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C calm HONGLATH captive kul'gobuss capture ply'uss care kyon careful KYONE carefully KYONE carefulness kyona carrion IBLITH cast LUTH cattle rothe cauldron linth'el caution(distrust) ne'kales caution(stealth) OLIST cave har'ol cavern har'ol chalice shanaal charm ssinss chest mamulen child dalhar children dalharen city che'el climb Z'ORR cloak PIWAFWI coinage BELAERN cold inthuul come doer command QUARTH commanded QUARTHEN commission a'quarth commissioned a'quarthus complain elg'car complaining elg'carin complete(n) XUNDUS complete(v) XUN comrade ABBIL concealment VELDRIN confrontation QUA'LAELAY conquer har'luth conquering ULTRINNAN conqueror ULTRIN conqueror(Lloth) ULTRINE consider TALINTH considering talinthin conspiracy olis'inth continue ELENDAR continued ELENDAR continuing elendarin contribution fielthal council TALTHALRA coup olis'inthigg coward rath'arg cowardice rath'argh create beldro cut harventh
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D dagger VELVE danger SREEN dark olath darkness OLOTH dart kyil darts kyilen daughter dalharil dead elghinyrr death ELGHINN death(in Lloth's name) STREEA deceit waerr'ess dedicate bel'la despise phlith destiny UL-ILINDITH destiny(of Lloth) ELAMSHIN destroy ELGG did xunus die el different endar disagree qua'lae disagreement QUA'LAELAY discover RAGAR dishonor rath'argh distrust(n) ne'kales distrust(v) ne'kalsa do XUN dodge BAUTHA dodging bauthin doing xunin dominance Z'RESS done xunor don't xuat door OBSUL down HARL dragon tagnik'zur dwelling el'lar
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E each weth earth(element) har'dro eat cal effort XUND either usbyr electricity nizzre' encounter THALRA endure ELENDAR enemy OGGLIN escape do'bauth escaping do'bauthin ESP z'talin every ril everybody rilkhel everyone riluss everything rilbol evil verin excrement IBLITH expedition Z'HIND extra mziln eye sol eyes solen
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F face jindurn facing ALUST father ILHARN favor elamshinae fawn s'lurpp fawning s'lurppin fearless STREEAKA fearlessness STREEAKA female jalil few stath fighting melee fighting(magical) melaer find RAGAR fire chath flame chath flatter s'lurpp flattering s'lurppin flesh siltrin food CAHALLIN fool WAEL foolish WAELA for whol force Z'RESS forefront ALUST forgive nelgeth forgiveness nelgetha friend ABBIL from DAL(often shortened to da') fun JIVVIN future ulin
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G gap OBSUL gem eoul get inbau gift BELBOL give BELBAU glass shanaal go alu goal ILINDITH goblet shanaal going aluin goddess(generic) Quar'valsharess goddess(Lloth) Quarvalsharess gone alus good bwael grace(holy) elamshinae grace suliss graceful suliss'urn grave(tomb) PHALAR greed SSINSSRIGG group AKH guard KYORL guarding KYORLIN guide(n) MRIMM guide(v) mrigg
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H had inbalus hag elg'caress handsome ssin'urn have inbal hate phlith he uk head karliik heart xukuth help xxizz her ilta here ghil heresy og'elendar heretic og'elend hers ilt herself iltan hidden VELKYN highest ULTRIN highest(Lloth) ULTRINE him ukta himself uktan his ukt hit zotreth hitch KULG hold mir holy ORTHAE honor bel'la hot sseren house(noble) QU'ELLAR house(non-noble) el'lar hurl LUTH
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I I usstan if ka imperial valsharen in WUN incense cha'ol inn el'inssrigg inside wu'suul inspiration MRIMM inspire mrigg institute magthere instrument velnarin intelligence(recon) vel'xundussa intelligent ne'kalsa intercourse(slang) vith into WUND invisible VELKYN is ZHAH it ol its olt itself oltan item BOL
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J javelin luth'ol join valm journey Z'HIND
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K key mrim'ol kidnap ply'usaerth kill ELGG kneel harl'il'cik knife VELVE know ZHAUN knowledge ZHAUNIL
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L large izznarg learn ZHAUN leg da'ur life DRO light ssussun lightning nizzre' like saph Lloth'spower/servants YORN Lloth'swill ELAMSHIN location k'lar lock(n) mri'kul lock(v) mri'kul lost NOAMUTH love SSINSSRIGG lover(female) mrimmd'ssinss lover(male) mrannd'ssinss loving ssinssriggin lust SSINSSRIGG lusting ssinssriggin
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M mage FAERN magic FAER magicitem FAERBOL magical FAERL male jaluk many mzil may XAL me ussa medallion ilinsar meet THALRA meeting TALTHALRA memory zha'linth mine usst monster PHINDAR more MZILD most mzilst mother ILHAR much mzilt music ssinsuurul my ussta myself usstan
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N neither nausbyr neutral noalith no NAU nobody naukhel none naust not naut nothing naubol now nin
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O of DEL(often shortened to d') off tir offal IBLITH old zhuanth on PHOLOR onto pholod opening OBSUL opponent OGGLIN oppose ogglir opposing ogglirin opposite indarae or xor other byr our udossta ours udosst ourselves udosstan out DOEB outcast DOBLUTH outside do'suul over phor
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P pain jiv'undus pardon nelgetha pariah DOBLUTH passion SSINSSRIGG past(time) zhahn path COLBAUTH perhaps XAL piracy op'elgin pirate op'elg place k'lar plan INTH plane zik'den'vever platter lintaguth play JIVVIN plot olis'inth poison(n) elg'cahl poison(v) elg'cahal power Z'RESS praise bel'la prevail ULTRINNAN present(time) nin prison kul'gobsula prisoner kul'gobuss profit BELAERN punch zotreth punish sarn'elgg
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R raid THALACKZ'HIND ransom ply'usaerth reckless STREEAKA recklessness STREEAKA reconnaissance vel'xundussa remove drewst ride Z'HAR rival(n) OGGLIN rival(v) ogglir rivaling ogglirin royal valsharen royalseal sharulg ruse GOLHYRR
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S sacred ORTHAE safe sreen'aur safety sreen'aur scheme INTH school magthere scourge elgluth scroll narkuth security vel'xundussa seduction ssinss seize plynn servant wanre sever harventh several blynol sex vith shadows VELDRIN shall zhal she il shield KULGGEN side suul silence venorsh silent venorik since yol similar indar sister dalninil skin waess slave rothe slay ELGG small inlul smart ne'kalsa snag KULG so ji some fol somebody folkhel someone foluss something folbol son dalharuk spear luth'ol spell faerz'undus spellbook faerz'ol spider ORBB spy(n) vel'xunyrr spy(v) vel'xunyrr steal olplynir stealth OLIST stratagem INTH strength Z'RESS strength-at-arms SARGH strike zotreth strip raldar striving XUND subjugate har'luth such folt suicide STREEA superior ALUR supreme ULTRIN supreme(Lloth) ULTRINE surprise BRORN surprises BRORNA survival dro'xundus survive dro'xun sweet ssinjin sword VELVE sycophant s'lurppuk
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T take plynn tavern el'inssrigg telepathy z'talin temple YATH(property,work or decree) than TAGA thank bel'la that nindel the LIL their ninta theirs nint them nina themselves nintan there gaer these nindolen they NIND then zhahn thief olplyn thieving op'elgin thing BOL think TALINTH this nindol those NINDYN throat rinteith throne sharorr throw LUTH time draeval to ULU together ul'naus torture jiv'elgg toward ulan traditional ELEND traitor og'elend trap GOLHYRR trapdoor obsu'arl treason og'elendar treasure BELAERN treatise zhuan'ol treaty INTHIGG trick GOLHYRR trip Z'HIND trust(n) KHALESS trust(v) khal
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U unaware WAELA uncover RAGAR under HARL Underdark Har'oloth unknown NOAMUTH unseen VELKYN until hwuen up phor upon PHOLOR us udossa usual ELEND
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V valor SARGH victory ULTRINNAN
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W wait KYORL waiting KYORLIN walk Z'HIN wanderer NOAMUTH war THALACK wards ky'ov'aer wariness kyona warning SARN wary KYONE was zhahus watch KYORL watchful kyorl'urn watching KYORLIN water niar way COLBAUTH we udos wealth BELAERN weapon sarol well al went alus were zhahen wet loniar what vel'bol when vel'drav where vel'klar which vel'bolen whine elg'car whining elg'carin whip(n) elgluth whip(v) elgluth who VEL'USS whom vel'ussa whose vel'dos will(v) orn will(of Lloth) ELAMSHIN will(n) Z'RESS win ULTRINNAN wine jhinrae wisdom ZHAUNIL with xuil within WUND without xuileb wizard FAERN work XUND
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y yes xas yet quin you DOS young waelin your dossta yours DOSST yourself DOSSTAN
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Z Z'HAR to ride Z'HIN to walk Z'HIND trip, journey, expedition Z'ORR climb Z'RESS power, strength, force, dominance (esp. of the will - i.e. success in manipulation) z'talin ESP, telepathy ZHAH is zhahn then, past (time) zhahen were zhahus was zhal shall ZHAUN to learn, to know ZHAUNIL wisdom, knowledge zhuanth old zhaun'ol book, treatise, work of knowledge zha'linth memory
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:42 am
Interesting fantasy language. I think it's really difficult. It's reminded me for Widgings, Webgings secret types, from Club Penguin the secret agents' secret language and from Avatar movie the navis' language. My sister told me we can find on the internet the navis' language yet.
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 4:29 pm
Here's a link to the complete Drow dictionary for those who are in need of it.Drow Dictionary
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