Aerlyish
Aerlyish is the daily tongue of the United Aerlyth Federation. It descended from Einspeak, kept the streamlined runic alphabet and the SVO grammar, and handles speech, government, and trade across the UAF. The grandparents of current speakers still remember Einspeak. Their grandchildren mostly don't.
Spoken In: United Aerlyth Federation (Storvhall and its territories).
Evolved From: Einspeak (Old Storvhall).
Script: Streamlined runic alphabet, left-to-right. Fusional, SVO.
Common Use: Daily speech for UAF; government and trade.
"My grandmother spoke Einspeak. My father spoke half of it. I sign the trade manifests in Aerlyish and I don't remember the word for 'stone' in the old tongue. That's the Federation for you." — Vedra Korlun, Storvhall quartermaster
Vocabulary
| English | Aerlyish | Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| Earth | tera | ⧯⧘⧭⧗ |
| Stone | Lira | ⧨⧙⧭⧗ |
| Metal | Zath | ⧤⧗⧰ |
| Build | Timbran | ⧯⧙⧩⧠⧭⧗⧪ |
| Light | olva | ⧚⧨⧳⧗ |
| Shadow | shar | ⧮⧥⧗⧭ |
| Fire | Vora | ⧳⧚⧭⧗ |
| Water | aven | ⧗⧳⧘⧪ |
| Sky | hyvu | ⧥⧦⧳⧛ |
| Night | nyth | ⧪⧦⧰ |
| Sun | orven | ⧚⧭⧳⧘⧪ |
| Love | Larim | ⧨⧗⧭⧙⧩ |
| Strength | Brikan | ⧠⧭⧙⧧⧗⧪ |
| Dream | Sorin | ⧮⧚⧭⧙⧪ |
| Faith | Elor | ⧘⧨⧚⧭ |
| Devout | Elorin | ⧘⧨⧚⧭⧙⧪ |
| Church | Eloran | ⧘⧨⧚⧭⧗⧪ |
| Pontiff | Harmar | ⧥⧗⧭⧩⧗⧭ |
| Oath | Vurn | ⧳⧛⧭⧪ |
| Register | Kastra | ⧧⧗⧮⧯⧭⧗ |
| Guardian | Aetrad | ⧗⧘⧯⧭⧗⧢ |
| Heresy | Zrekan | ⧤⧭⧘⧧⧗⧪ |
Slang
| English | Aerlyish |
|---|---|
| Friend | Garm |
| Cool | Finy |
| Food | Gul |
| Excitement | Zap |
| Stylish | Dey |
| Fun | Fayk |
| Gossip | Biz |
| Relax | Chul |
| Hardliner | Kluf |
| Credits | Bek |
| Tired | Surtf |
| Magic | Glim |
| Junk | Flen |
| Quickly | Zyn |
| Fanatic | Grik |
| Curse Word | Zrek |
Common Phrases
| English | Aerlyish |
|---|---|
| Hello | Vera |
| Good morning | Braktar nair |
| Good night | Braktar niht |
| Thank you | Tharik |
| Please | Vuthar |
| Yes | Zae |
| No | Nar |
| Help! | Hur! |
| I'm happy | Im valin |
| I'm excited | Im zarvin |
| I'm scared | Im zunek |
| I need a doctor | Im vorin darok |
| How much is this? | Krain ez zuthar |
| Let's go! | Tarim vor! |
| Be careful! | Hurin vek! |
| I don't understand | Im nar zerin |
| What's happening? | Tharak zurin |
| Blessed be | Elor vek |
| For the Federation | Ver Aerlyth |
| Show registration | Kastra vek |
Writing System
| Symbol | Sound |
|---|---|
| ⧗ | a |
| ⧜ | æ |
| ⧠ | b |
| ⧲ | ch |
| ⧢ | d |
| ⧘ | e |
| ⧣ | f |
| ⧡ | g |
| ⧥ | h |
| ⧙ | i |
| ⧫ | j |
| ⧧ | k |
| ⧨ | l |
| ⧩ | m |
| ⧪ | n |
| ⧚ | o |
| ⧬ | p |
| ⧴ | q |
| ⧭ | r |
| ⧮ | s |
| ⧯ | t |
| ⧰ | th |
| ⧛ | u |
| ⧳ | v |
| ⧱ | w |
| ⧵ | x |
| ⧦ | y |
| ⧤ | z |
| ⧞ | ï |
| ⧟ | ü |
| ⧝ | ø |
Grammar
Sentence Structure: Subject-Verb-Object (SVO).
Morphological Type: Fusional.
Writing Direction: Left-to-right.
Noun Cases (example: lira, "stone")
| Case | Form |
|---|---|
| Nominative | lira |
| Accusative | liran |
| Genitive | liraz |
| Dative | lirael |
Verb Conjugation (root: kast-, "to cast")
| Tense / Mood | Form |
|---|---|
| Present | kast |
| Past | kastid |
| Future | kastal |
| Imperative | kastu |
Pronouns
| Pronoun | Aerlyish |
|---|---|
| I | im |
| You | vyr |
| He / She / It | nir |
| Self | syr |
| We | imur |
| You (plural) | vyrur |
| They | nirur |
| You (formal) | vyral |
Numbers
| Number | Aerlyish |
|---|---|
| 0 | il |
| 1 | ar |
| 2 | dorn |
| 3 | kyr |
| 4 | vast |
| 5 | olm |
| 6 | shel |
| 7 | hern |
| 8 | kor |
| 9 | naer |
| 10 | olvir |