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Eloram
A Fantasy Language
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A language for a fantasy setting. I'll probably end up using this one in a story I'm currently writing.
Phonology
Eloram makes use of 19 letters (14 consonants and 5 vowels). Below are the Eloram glyphs, and their approximate pronunciations.
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a |
as a in ball |
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b |
as b in bet |
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d |
as d in dog |
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e |
as e in bet |
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f |
as f in fit |
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g |
as g in go |
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as i in bit |
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k |
as k in kick |
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l |
as l in line |
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m |
as m in mat |
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n |
as n in never |
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o |
as o in no |
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p |
as p in pig |
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r |
as r in rat |
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s |
as s in see |
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t |
as t in top |
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as oo in too |
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v |
as v in vine |
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z |
as z in zero |
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There are additional characters which are sometimes used to represent combinations of multiple characters.
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ā [an/am] |
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ą [ar] |
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ē [en/em] |
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ę [er] |
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ī [in/im] |
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į [ir] |
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ō [on/om] |
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ǫ [or] |
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ū [un/um] |
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ų [ur] |
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Note that when using the glyphs, Eloram is written from left to right, with each word being written from top to bottom. If the words are also to be written from left to right, then the individual glyphs should be rotated 90° counter-clockwise.
Word order
Word order in Eloram is Verb-Subject-Object.
Modifiers
Modifiers follow their objects (the word or clause they modify).
Pronouns
| | mē [mem] | - I/me |
| | rē [rem] | - you (singular) |
| | sē [sem] | - he/she/him/her/it (animate) |
| | nē [nem] | - us/we |
| | lē [lem] | - you (plural) |
| | tē [tem] | - them/they |
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| | ā [am] | - it (inanimate) |
Numbers
Articles
Verb Conjugation
| | enu | - to read |
| | enū [enum] | - I read |
| | enų [enur] | - you read (singular) |
| | enus | - he/she reads |
| | enū [enun] | - we read |
| | enul | - you read (plural) |
| | enut | - they read |
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| | abi | - to live |
| | abī [abim] | - I live |
| | abį [abir] | - you live (singular) |
| | abis | - he/she lives |
| | abī [abin] | - we live |
| | abil | - you live (plural) |
| | abit | - they live |
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| | eleso | - to run |
| | elesō [elesom] | - I run |
| | elesǫ [elesor] | - you run (singular) |
| | elesos | - he/she runs |
| | elesō [eleson] | - we run |
| | elesol | - you run (plural) |
| | elesot | - they run |
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Verb Tense
| | eresu | - to take |
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| | eresū [eresum] | - I take |
| | ereseū [ereseum] | - I will take |
| | eresuā [eresuam] | - I took |
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| | abi | - to live |
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| | abī [abim] | - I live |
| | abeī [abeim] | - I will live |
| | abiā [abiam] | - I lived |
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| | eleso | - to run |
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| | elesō [elesom] | - I run |
| | eleseō [eleseom] | - I will run |
| | elesoā [elesoam] | - I ran |
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Aulillary Verbs
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| | nol | - (indicates conditional tense) |
| | eresū nol | - I would take |
| | ereseū nol | - I would take |
| | eresuā nol | - I would have taken |
| | nid | - (indicates subjunctive tense) |
| | eresū nid | - if I take |
| | ereseū nid | - if I will take |
| | eresuā nid | - if I took |
| | rī [rin] | - (indicates perfect tense) |
| | eresū rī | - I have taken |
| | ereseū rī | - I will have taken |
| | eresuā rī | - I had taken |
| | nā [nan] | - (indicates imperative tense) |
| | eresų nā | - you take! |
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| | rod | - (indicates progressive tense) |
| | eresū rod | - I am taking |
| | ereseū rod | - I will be taking |
| | eresuā rod | - I was taking |
| | rel | - (indicates perfect progressive tense) |
| | eresū rel | - I have been taking |
| | ereseū rel | - I will have been taking |
| | eresuā rel | - I had been taking |
| | tų [tur] | - (indicates habitual/intermittant action) |
| | eresū tų | - I have been taking |
| | ereseū tų | - I will have been taking |
| | eresuā tų | - I used to take |
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Adjectives
Any noun may be used as an ajective by following it by the appropriate modifier.
sutid
| | esat sutid | - child likeness [childlike, childish] |
| | anet sutid | - truth likeness [true] |
kataru
| | loses kataru | - hate to fill [hateful] |
| | anet kataru | - truth to fill [truthful] |
Case Markers (follow nouns)
| | ka | - subject/object is an intrinsic part of the marked noun (intrinsic) |
| | de | - subject/object originates or eminates from the marked noun (ablative) |
| | ge | - subject/object is transfered to the marked noun(dative) |
| | gi | - the marked noun is the beneficiary of the action (receptive) |
| | ob | - subject/object is in the location of the marked noun (locative) |
| | vu | - subject/object is destroyed or absorbed by the marked noun (allative) |
| | le | - subject/object is associated with the marked noun (genitive) |
| | lo | - subject/object was transfered from the marked noun (source) |
| | re | - subject/object uses the marked noun (instrumental) |
| | ta | - the marked noun is both subject and object (reflexive) |
Verbs
| | abesu | - to force |
| | abi | - to live |
| | adaku | - to endanger |
| | adeti | - to occur |
| | aditu | - to cut |
| | afisu | - to imprison |
| | afopu | - to house |
| | agebu | - to interest |
| | aladu | - to destroy |
| | aleso | - to look |
| | alidu | - to break |
| | almiku | - to attack |
| | alogi | - to try |
| | amepu | - to embody |
| | anabi | - to suffer |
| | aniru | - to hold |
| | anoso | - to speak |
| | aposu | - to hear |
| | aru | - to change |
| | asadu | - to have |
| | asasu | - to enslave |
| | asedi | - to die |
| | asetu | - to militarize |
| | asuto | - to swim |
| | atelu | - to correct |
| | ateru | - to help |
| | atiru | - to beautify |
| | atu | - to put |
| | badoku | - to meet |
| | bamo | - to run |
| | benu | - to saddle |
| | dafolu | - to liken |
| | dasusu | - to hook |
| | dedesu | - to ration |
| | deno | - to whistle |
| | deriku | - to negate |
| | dero | - to go |
| | dolu | - to brew |
| | donosu | - to add |
| | donu | - to moralize |
| | dubu | - to enable |
| | dugu | - to steal |
| | dunu | - to blacken |
| | dutu | - to effect |
| | ebo | - to climb |
| | edasu | - to hide |
| | edatu | - to learn |
| | edotu | - to finish |
| | edugu | - to entertain |
| | eferu | - to count |
| | egaku | - to kill |
| | egiro | - to come |
| | egusu | - to manage |
| | eketi | - to happen |
| | ekosu | - to idolize |
| | elaru | - to deepen |
| | eleso | - to run |
| | elomu | - to identify |
| | emadu | - to move |
| | emu | - to see |
| | enanu | - to heal |
| | enaru | - to drink |
| | enaso | - to argue |
| | enebu | - to hit |
| | eneku | - to level |
| | enozu | - to give |
| | enu | - to read |
| | eradu | - to discipline |
| | erebu | - to understand |
| | ereru | - to copy |
| | eresu | - to take |
| | eridu | - to burn |
| | eriru | - to exemplify |
| | esanu | - to befriend |
| | esedu | - to balance |
| | esilo | - to stay |
| | esobu | - to devour |
| | esusu | - to frighten |
| | etasu | - to hate |
| | etedu | - to enlighten |
| | fanu | - to entrap |
| | firu | - to choose |
| | fomu | - to subject |
| | gatosu | - to eat |
| | gelamu | - to silence |
| | geli | - to feel |
| | gepi | - to mature |
| | gisenu | - to repair |
| | golu | - to darken |
| | gopu | - to lock |
| | gosupu | - to economize |
| | kataru | - to fill |
| | kuletu | - to fight |
| | lamu | - to name |
| | lasu | - to find |
| | lefu | - to rule |
| | legelu | - to clothe |
| | leloti | - to farm |
| | lemu | - to free |
| | lenasu | - to become |
| | lilu | - to document |
| | losu | - to lose |
| | manlu | - to crush |
| | maru | - to follow |
| | meli | - to stand |
| | mesu | - to sell |
| | nelu | - to catch |
| | nemu | - to surround |
| | nesi | - to act |
| | netu | - to lengthen |
| | nidu | - to ensnare |
| | nileru | - to legislate |
| | nolu | - to keep |
| | notu | - to sail |
| | nubu | - to do |
| | numu | - to cause |
| | peru | - to permit |
| | pinu | - to dry |
| | rabiru | - to complete |
| | ratu | - to grow |
| | rebu | - to sterilize |
| | renalu | - to lead |
| | retu | - to inflame |
| | rirezu | - to group |
| | ritinu | - to wrap |
| | riti | - to survive |
| | romiru | - to love |
| | rori | - to affirm |
| | saku | - to connect |
| | samu | - to color |
| | selelu | - to order |
| | selu | - to shape |
| | serolu | - to shoe |
| | seru | - to make |
| | sesu | - to father |
| | sesu | - to inform |
| | siramu | - to shield |
| | siro | - to fly |
| | sogiru | - to locate |
| | soko | - to sit |
| | sonidu | - to say |
| | soru | - to answer |
| | sotu | - to ask |
| | tatu | - to plan |
| | tedu | - to start |
| | tegi | - to think |
| | tenamu | - to hurt |
| | teto | - to walk |
| | timu | - to clean |
| | tinu | - to center |
| | tipu | - to lead |
| | todi | - to work |
| | tofu | - to enlarge |
| | tosu | - to know |
| | tudu | - to stop |
| | tusu | - to empty |
| | velu | - to buy |
| | vodu | - to get |
Nouns
| | adad | - saddle |
| | adel | - beauty |
| | ades | - discipline |
| | adir | - cleanliness |
| | afil | - hammer |
| | afud | - belt |
| | akes | - building |
| | alon | - day |
| | amidal | - clothing |
| | amil | - scale |
| | amis | - building |
| | adet | - year |
| | aned | - lead |
| | aner | - rule |
| | anes | - bone |
| | anet | - truth |
| | anon | - package |
| | anor | - art |
| | anos | - moral |
| | apas | - cause |
| | apip | - surroundings |
| | arag | - enemy |
| | aras | - fire |
| | arel | - path |
| | arim | - weapon |
| | aris | - idea |
| | asan | - ocean |
| | asel | - crypt |
| | atak | - pond |
| | atem | - maturity |
| | aten | - pub |
| | atis | - vegetable |
| | aved | - ability |
| | avet | - island |
| | bal | - survival |
| | beded | - addition |
| | bel | - interest |
| | boten | - master |
| | buner | - wife |
| | dal | - emerald |
| | dam | - flight |
| | dan | - army |
| | dar | - arm |
| | daran | - project |
| | del | - goodness |
| | demol | - group |
| | demor | - sapphire |
| | dep | - son |
| | der | - movement |
| | derop | - paper |
| | des | - issue |
| | deses | - quantity |
| | desil | - salt |
| | det | - argument |
| | dib | - quality |
| | did | - eternity |
| | dig | - boundary |
| | dil | - ivory |
| | dim | - honey |
| | din | - gate |
| | dinad | - change |
| | dinam | - sling |
| | dinit | - document |
| | dir | - spear |
| | disun | - magic |
| | dit | - wagon |
| | domes | - hole |
| | dor | - pit |
| | dos | - pot |
| | dudor | - dryness |
| | dudot | - rock |
| | ebot | - location |
| | edet | - torch |
| | edev | - speech |
| | edim | - sea |
| | edod | - helmet |
| | efat | - boat |
| | efek | - source |
| | efel | - scroll |
| | efet | - intelligence |
| | eged | - ball |
| | eges | - bronze |
| | egit | - thing |
| | egod | - purchase |
| | egut | - life |
| | eken | - dependency |
| | eket | - cheese |
| | elad | - meal |
| | elak | - force |
| | elam | - river |
| | elanon | - berry |
| | elar | - quiver |
| | eled | - attempt |
| | elem | - monster |
| | eler | - nothing |
| | eles | - start |
| | elif | - gem |
| | elim | - largeness |
| | elis | - room |
| | elos | - work |
| | elon | - plan |
| | elol | - candle |
| | elos | - claw |
| | emaret | - identification |
| | ememd | - knowledge |
| | emel | - axe |
| | emen | - bread |
| | emet | - friend |
| | emid | - effect |
| | emled | - husband |
| | emor | - hook |
| | emot | - entertainment |
| | enab | - chalk |
| | enanl | - side |
| | enas | - thought |
| | enaren | - height |
| | enaret | - farm |
| | enen | - diamond |
| | enet | - criminal |
| | enet | - yoke |
| | enlep | - body |
| | enlin | - cloth |
| | enlit | - ship |
| | enon | - raft |
| | enur | - bottle |
| | epal | - furniture |
| | epik | - lock |
| | epil | - ale |
| | erel | - door |
| | erep | - garment |
| | eres | - era |
| | eret | - sack |
| | ermes | - happiness |
| | erom | - flail |
| | eror | - spell |
| | esal | - idol |
| | esat | - child |
| | eser | - freedom |
| | eseret | - herb |
| | eses | - silence |
| | esir | - east |
| | esis | - town |
| | esom | - sitting |
| | esul | - net |
| | esur | - flame |
| | etad | - area |
| | eted | - gold |
| | etep | - prison |
| | etet | - bucket |
| | etez | - level |
| | etol | - barrel |
| | etor | - correction |
| | etot | - dirt |
| | etup | - dart |
| | etur | - man |
| | evef | - track |
| | ezem | - balance |
| | ezos | - occurance |
| | falap | - character |
| | farel | - lake |
| | fas | - stream |
| | fatan | - map |
| | fatil | - darkness |
| | fenol | - spouse |
| | fezis | - valley |
| | fifas | - hurt |
| | fil | - duty |
| | fon | - color |
| | fud | - quicksilver |
| | gal | - plant |
| | galip | - coin |
| | gam | - land |
| | gas | - light |
| | geman | - soap |
| | gibes | - whip |
| | gilep | - eye |
| | gin | - sight |
| | gurem | - ceramic |
| | ked | - size |
| | kidir | - order |
| | kir | - glass |
| | laf | - language |
| | lam | - needle |
| | lan | - gram |
| | las | - tree |
| | lat | - meter |
| | leb | - economy |
| | led | - copy |
| | leman | - foe |
| | lemar | - border |
| | les | - fact |
| | let | - wood |
| | letam | - sickle |
| | lev | - way |
| | leven | - foulness |
| | lik | - millennium |
| | lil | - tin |
| | lipem | - something |
| | lis | - sale |
| | lit | - basket |
| | litim | - completeness |
| | lodan | - egg |
| | lol | - sky |
| | lomot | - century |
| | lop | - fullness |
| | lor | - dimness |
| | los | - name |
| | losam | - desert |
| | loses | - hate |
| | losin | - condition |
| | mad | - plate |
| | man | - metal |
| | mas | - example |
| | men | - pen |
| | meten | - inn |
| | minon | - nut |
| | morer | - future |
| | nad | - iron |
| | nafan | - blood |
| | nalat | - ladder |
| | nanab | - consciousness |
| | nanel | - engine |
| | nat | - fish |
| | nef | - destruction |
| | nel | - office |
| | nelan | - rope |
| | nelip | - animal |
| | nelem | - answer |
| | nem | - dram |
| | nemad | - fiend |
| | nen | - god |
| | nener | - star |
| | nenir | - attack |
| | ner | - butter |
| | nil | - mirror |
| | nimes | - leather |
| | nip | - material |
| | nir | - edge |
| | nis | - beast |
| | nit | - history |
| | nitus | - length |
| | niz | - certainty |
| | nolam | - moon |
| | non | - weather |
| | nop | - cart |
| | norad | - sound |
| | nos | - dungeon |
| | nosat | - tavern |
| | not | - knife |
| | nuban | - mace |
| | numet | - port |
| | pan | - evil |
| | peb | - degree |
| | ped | - beer |
| | pek | - chain |
| | pel | - catch |
| | pet | - family |
| | petef | - staff |
| | petot | - copper |
| | pisan | - stone |
| | rad | - university |
| | raler | - connection |
| | ranor | - sword |
| | rap | - meat |
| | rar | - village |
| | ras | - daughter |
| | rasat | - fruit |
| | rat | - information |
| | red | - giant |
| | ref | - fang |
| | relir | - song |
| | rer | - blackness |
| | reranam | - paradise |
| | resar | - subject |
| | ret | - depth |
| | retad | - importance |
| | rigil | - ground |
| | rip | - flint |
| | risab | - end |
| | risak | - affirmation |
| | rit | - cut |
| | riv | - tool |
| | rolen | - forest |
| | ron | - blanket |
| | rop | - word |
| | ropet | - health |
| | ror | - hell |
| | rupar | - center |
| | sal | - bird |
| | salen | - soup |
| | samat | - story |
| | sarad | - spoon |
| | sed | - father |
| | sedar | - water |
| | sef | - ruby |
| | seg | - game |
| | semad | - food |
| | sen | - action |
| | senes | - snare |
| | ser | - tent |
| | seref | - armor |
| | serim | - overlord |
| | sesel | - danger |
| | set | - direction |
| | setar | - goal |
| | sid | - love |
| | silen | - ink |
| | sinid | - jaw |
| | sir | - head |
| | sis | - lantern |
| | sisar | - spirit |
| | sisat | - eon |
| | sof | - chronometer |
| | soger | - ounce |
| | sol | - steel |
| | solan | - loss |
| | sop | - feeling |
| | sor | - pole |
| | sos | - club |
| | sozem | - slave |
| | sup | - corpse |
| | sus | - bell |
| | susal | - liter |
| | susel | - sail |
| | sutid | - likeness |
| | tadan | - backpack |
| | tal | - minute |
| | tan | - faith |
| | tar | - bow |
| | taral | - tooth |
| | tarol | - house |
| | tas | - law |
| | tasam | - war |
| | taset | - scabbard |
| | tat | - hill |
| | tatel | - question |
| | ted | - ration |
| | teg | - coast |
| | tel | - shop |
| | tem | - military |
| | ter | - shoe |
| | tet | - machine |
| | tetil | - identity |
| | tezed | - trap |
| | tif | - garden |
| | tifet | - meeting |
| | tiles | - money |
| | tod | - business |
| | tol | - leg |
| | ton | - fairness |
| | tonmat | - grain |
| | top | - shield |
| | tor | - wine |
| | tos | - choice |
| | tot | - growth |
| | vev | - shape |
| | zef | - death |
| | zes | - brick |
Example Sentences
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Veluā tel ob ped rad le.
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(I bought the beer at the university store)
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Etasū me ta.
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(I hate myself)
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Enozul nā megi tiles le.
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([You] give your money to me!)
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