Gloshadi

Alphabet

  1. A, a – ah as in “car”
  2. B, b – b as in “bat”
  3. C, c – ch as in “Chaim” (a guttural sound)
  4. D, d – d as in “dog”
  5. E, e – eh as in “bed”
  6. F, f – f as in “fish”
  7. G, g – g as in “go”
  8. H, h – h as in “hat”
  9. I, i – ee as in “see”
  10. J, j – zh as in “measure”
  11. K, k – k as in “kite”
  12. L, l – l as in “lamp”
  13. M, m – m as in “mat”
  14. N, n – n as in “net”
  15. O, o – oh as in “go”
  16. P, p – p as in “pat”
  17. Q, q – kw as in “queen”
  18. R, r – r as in “run”
  19. S, s – s as in “sit”
  20. T, t – t as in “top”
  21. U, u – oo as in “food”
  22. V, v – v as in “van”
  23. W, w – w as in “win”
  24. X, x – ks as in “box”
  25. Y, y – y as in “yes”
  26. 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:

  1. miro salor profera – I offer greetings. (I – greetings – offer)
  2. yuro stelor miral – You watch the stars. (You – stars – watch)
  3. wiro glomar vira – We see the shadow. (We – shadow – see)
  4. miro auril valor – I value gold. (I – gold – value)
  5. yuro lor magor ista? – Is there magic in you? (You – a – magic – is)
  6. miro drakor’s haza narata – I have a tale of a dragon. (I – dragon’s – have – tale)

     

    Pronouns

    1. miro – I
    2. miros – we
    3. yuro – you (singular)
    4. yuros – you (plural)
    5. tiro – they (singular, neutral)
    6. tiros – they (plural)
    7. tirom – them (singular, neutral)
    8. 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

    1. miro salor profera. – I offer greetings.
    2. yuro stelor miral. – You watch the stars.
    3. wiro glomar vira. – We see the shadow.
    4. deon wiro skuarda. – Gods protect us.
    5. miro yuro gratia. – I thank you.
    6. kamrad voyel inizio. – Fellow begins the journey.
    7. miro narat narata. – I tell a tale.
    8. yuro zarnel! – Beware, you! (Be careful!)
    9. deon miro skuarda, nar yuro. – Gods protect me, not your tale.
    10. wiro glomirnar vira. – We see the tale of the hard shadow.
    11. miro zarnel yuro. – I warn you.
    12. yuro glomelvira! – May you be blinded by soft shadows.
    13. miro auril valor. – I value gold.
    14. yuro lor magor ista? – Is there magic in you?
    15. 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