Alnirish
Spoken In: Sovereign Elven Dominion of Alnira (Lustra and its territories)
Evolved From: Sylvaneth (Pre-Fissure, Old Silvanean)
Script: Geometric glyphs, re-engineered from Sylvaneth Bamum
Type: Fusional, SVO
Common Use: Daily speech, scientific discourse, and governance within SEDA.
Alnirish is the daily tongue of the Sovereign Elven Dominion of Alnira. It descended from Sylvaneth, the pre-Fissure elven tongue, but the descent was extreme. The script was re-engineered from Sylvaneth's Bamum base into compact geometric glyphs. The grammar stayed fusional and SVO. Almost nothing else carried over. It handles daily speech, scientific discourse, and governance across SEDA.
Two words survived the crossing. Sylvaneth Erinor (magic, as in Erinor lainor sîra, "magic is forest's breath") became Alnirish Erinir, science. Sylvaneth Shara (song) became Alnirish zara, signal and speech, the root of the verb zar-. What the Silvanea call the breath of the forest, the elves of Lustra call the circuitry of the city. The words crossed the Fissure. Their meanings did not.
"I studied six elven dialects at the Xa Tor academy. Verdafall, Cryoshade script, even Veridia formal register. I went to Lustra and understood nothing. Not a single word. They didn't drift from us. They left."
— Archivist, Xa Tor
Grammar
Noun Case. Paradigm: zara (signal).
| Case | Form |
|---|---|
| Nominative | zara |
| Accusative | zarav |
| Genitive | zarin |
Verb Paradigm. Root: zar- (to signal, to speak).
| Tense | Form |
|---|---|
| Present | zar |
| Past | zarid |
| Future | zariv |
| Imperative | zaru |
Pronouns. The suffix -av marks the objective form.
| English | Alnirish | English | Alnirish |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | in | he/she | lir |
| me | inav | him/her | lirav |
| you | tal | we | ven |
| you (obj) | talav | us | venav |
| they | liret | them | liretav |
Numbers (0–10).
| Number | Alnirish | Number | Alnirish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | tan | 6 | silir |
| 1 | tal | 7 | vilir |
| 2 | luth | 8 | murit |
| 3 | virt | 9 | nyln |
| 4 | kat | 10 | itar |
| 5 | orin |
Vocabulary
| English | Alnirish | Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| Law | Lexar | 𝌐⬡𝌔⧫𝌇 |
| Sovereign | Alnar | ⧫𝌐𝌋⧫𝌇 |
| Circuit | Kvon | 𝌆𝌏⬣𝌋 |
| Data | Velir | 𝌏⬡𝌐⬢𝌇 |
| Efficiency | Raziv | 𝌇⧫𝌎⬢𝌏 |
| Code | Kodin | 𝌆⬣𝌊⬢𝌋 |
| Light | Lior | 𝌐⬢⬣𝌇 |
| Power | Mekar | 𝌌⬡𝌆⧫𝌇 |
| Network | Zarnit | 𝌎⧫𝌇𝌋⬢𝌈 |
| Robot | Kotrir | 𝌆⬣𝌈𝌇⬢𝌇 |
| Science | Erinir | ⬡𝌇⬢𝌋⬢𝌇 |
| Future | Venir | 𝌏⬡𝌋⬢𝌇 |
| AI | Korin | 𝌆⬣𝌇⬢𝌋 |
| Database | Velirturan | 𝌏⬡𝌐⬢𝌇𝌈⬤𝌇⧫𝌋 |
| Protocol | Kovir | 𝌆⬣𝌏⬢𝌇 |
Slang
| English | Alnirish |
|---|---|
| Small thing | kit |
| Hurry | zek |
| Mistake | griv |
| Soon / Now | viri |
| Personality | kor |
| Change | tev |
| Solution | zav |
| Worthless | vel |
| Limit | klet |
| Feeling | tavin |
| Expletive | drak |
| Trash | skrav |
| Idiot | kret |
| Contact | tav |
| Steal | skav |
Common Phrases
| English | Alnirish |
|---|---|
| How are you? | Re tal? |
| I'm fine | In valit |
| Thank you | Valnir |
| Let's go | Tar ven |
| Hurry up | Zek viri |
| Be careful | Tav lior |
| Good luck | Lev nir tal |
| Please | Nesar |
| Well done | Valit zav |
| What's that? | Ke tar? |
| I don't know | In nu velir |
| No problem | Nu griv |
| Absolutely not | Vel nu |
| Of course | Ne velir |
| For the Dominion | Ver Alnir |
| Take it easy | Klet zek |
Writing System
| Symbol | Sound |
|---|---|
| ⧫ | a |
| ⧫⬡ | ai |
| ⧫⬤ | au |
| 𝌕 | c |
| 𝌊 | d |
| ⬡ | e |
| ⬡⬢ | ei |
| 𝌒 | f |
| 𝌉 | g |
| 𝌑 | h |
| ⬢ | i |
| 𝌓 | j |
| 𝌆 | k |
| 𝌐 | l |
| 𝌌 | m |
| 𝌋 | n |
| ⬣ | o |
| ⬢⬣ | io |
| 𝌖 | q |
| 𝌇 | r |
| 𝌍 | s |
| 𝌈 | t |
| ⬤ | u |
| 𝌏 | v |
| 𝌱 | w |
| 𝌔 | x |
| ⧦ | y |
| 𝌎 | z |