Gloshadi
Alphabet
- A, a – ah as in “car”
- B, b – b as in “bat”
- C, c – ch as in “Chaim” (a guttural sound)
- D, d – d as in “dog”
- E, e – eh as in “bed”
- F, f – f as in “fish”
- G, g – g as in “go”
- H, h – h as in “hat”
- I, i – ee as in “see”
- J, j – zh as in “measure”
- K, k – k as in “kite”
- L, l – l as in “lamp”
- M, m – m as in “mat”
- N, n – n as in “net”
- O, o – oh as in “go”
- P, p – p as in “pat”
- Q, q – kw as in “queen”
- R, r – r as in “run”
- S, s – s as in “sit”
- T, t – t as in “top”
- U, u – oo as in “food”
- V, v – v as in “van”
- W, w – w as in “win”
- X, x – ks as in “box”
- Y, y – y as in “yes”
- Z, z – z as in “zebra”
Pronunciation:
- gl combination is pronounced as the IPA χl, similar to the “ch” in “Bach” followed by an “l”. Example: Gloshadi is pronounced as χlo-sha-dee.
- Detheglom: Not “DETH-glome”, but “det-‘he-χlom”.
- Stress is typically on the first syllable of the word, unless indicated otherwise.
Sentence Structure
Gloshadi follows an SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) structure, similar to Japanese.
Examples:
- miro salor profera – I offer greetings. (I – greetings – offer)
- yuro stelor miral – You watch the stars. (You – stars – watch)
- wiro glomar vira – We see the shadow. (We – shadow – see)
- miro auril valor – I value gold. (I – gold – value)
- yuro lor magor ista? – Is there magic in you? (You – a – magic – is)
- miro drakor’s haza narata – I have a tale of a dragon. (I – dragon’s – have – tale)
Pronouns
- miro – I
- miros – we
- yuro – you (singular)
- yuros – you (plural)
- tiro – they (singular, neutral)
- tiros – they (plural)
- tirom – them (singular, neutral)
- tiroms – them (plural)
In this system:
- miros refers to “we” regardless of the inclusion or exclusion of the person being spoken to.
- tiro is a singular neutral pronoun, used for any individual regardless of gender or when the specifics of the individual are unknown or irrelevant.
- tiros is the plural form of “they”, used for referring to multiple entities.
Phrases
- miro salor profera. – I offer greetings.
- yuro stelor miral. – You watch the stars.
- wiro glomar vira. – We see the shadow.
- deon wiro skuarda. – Gods protect us.
- miro yuro gratia. – I thank you.
- kamrad voyel inizio. – Fellow begins the journey.
- miro narat narata. – I tell a tale.
- yuro zarnel! – Beware, you! (Be careful!)
- deon miro skuarda, nar yuro. – Gods protect me, not your tale.
- wiro glomirnar vira. – We see the tale of the hard shadow.
- miro zarnel yuro. – I warn you.
- yuro glomelvira! – May you be blinded by soft shadows.
- miro auril valor. – I value gold.
- yuro lor magor ista? – Is there magic in you?
- miro drakor’s haza narata. – I have a tale of a dragon.
Numbers
detha – one
gloti – two
lomtri – three
chande – four
solquen – five
hexlo – six
detsev – seven
glocto – eight
ninthel – nine
dec – ten
Kinds of Shadow
glomel – soft shadow (like that under a tree)
glomir – hard shadow (sharp edges, like from direct sunlight)
glomur – moving shadow
glomer – deep shadow (like in a cave or under dense clouds)
Lexicon
auril (n) gold
benor (n) blessings
brondal (n) dwarf
brondali (n) dwarves
cural (n) healing
deon (n) gods
doman (n) realm
drakor’s (n) dragon’s
drapal (n) cloak
elixar (n) potion
encot (v) met
etza (conj) and
firal (v) do
flethi (n) arrows
flethol (n) quiver
glomar (n) shadows
grupan (n) guild
haza (v) has
incar (n) spell
ista (v) is
istal (pron) it’s
jural (v) swear
kamrad (n) fellow
kiv (prep) by
libar (n) tome
likor (n) favor
lireth (n) elf
lirethi (n) elves
miro (pron) i
miros (pron) we
mirok (pron) we
musar (v) must
narat (n) tales
nuro (pron) our
nus (pron) us
onar (n) honor
ovir (prep) over
parla (v) spoken
pather (n) paths
quiro (pron) what
relor (n) rest
rilkan (n) chainmail
runar (n) runes
salin (n) hail
salor (n) greetings
senorin (n) elders
silvar (n) forest
skeld (n) shield
solquen (n) five
stafar (n) staff
stavar (v) stay
stelor (n) stars
thel (art) the
thiral (pron) this
thiro (pron) thee
tilo (prep) to
tirak (v) consult
tranzo (v) cross
tarnel (n) catfolk
tarneli (n) catfolks
untar (prep) until
valor (n) worth
vandar (n) wanderer
vandz (n, slang) travelers, wanderers
ventar (n) winds
virex (n) birdfolk
virexi (n) birdfolks
vira (v) see
virel (adv) again
voyar (n) travels
voyel (n) journey
voros (n) prophecy
warmar (n) warhammer
wiro (pron) we
yurz (n, slang) friend, buddy
yuro (pron) you
zarnel (v) beware