Gearscript
Spoken In: Gnomestead 2.0, post-Sundering.
Evolved From: Glimmertongue; sibling to Cogtongue, diverged after Bailbor fell.
Script: Angular glyphs from Glimmertongue with deep-vowel accents; alphabet, left-to-right.
Type: Fusional (4 cases), SVO.
Common Use: Daily speech, tech, and governance in Gnomestead 2.0. No words for sky, surface, or weather.
Gearscript is the working language of Gnomestead 2.0. It descended from Glimmertongue after Bailbor fell in the Sundering War, a sibling to Cogtongue shaped by a different pressure. Where Cogtongue went up, Gearscript went down. Narrow corridors, recycled air, and the constant awareness that the surface above is radioactive wasteland. The language bent to fit.
Its vocabulary is thick with survival: technology, community, secrecy, scrap. There are no words for sky, surface, or weather. Gnomestead 2.0 does not need them.
"Zinor na krath. Knowledge is safety. You learn it before your own name down here. Not because we're scared. Because we remember."
— Korrin Vel, Gnomestead 2.0 archivist
Grammar
Noun Case
Four cases. Example root: vaen (home).
| Case | Form |
|---|---|
| Nominative | vaen |
| Objective | vaena |
| Genitive | vaenak |
| Locative | vaenra |
Verb Paradigm
Root example: thoran (to venture).
| Tense | Form |
|---|---|
| Present | thoran |
| Past | thorin |
| Future | thorak |
| Imperative | thora! |
Pronouns
| Pronoun | Gearscript |
|---|---|
| I | zin |
| You (sg) | wael |
| He | korr |
| She | kir |
| It | tek |
| We | zinar |
| They | dron |
Numbers
| Number | Gearscript |
|---|---|
| 0 | vak |
| 1 | aun |
| 2 | bel |
| 3 | trim |
| 4 | kor |
| 5 | hael |
| 6 | zost |
| 7 | klav |
| 8 | arn |
| 9 | dral |
| 10 | volm |
Vocabulary
| English | Gearscript | Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| City | Volak | 𖠛𖠃𖠊𖠀𖠐 |
| Underground | Thondak | 𖠏𖠗𖠃𖠌𖠒𖠀𖠐 |
| Radioactive | Zorthan | 𖠚𖠃𖠋𖠏𖠗𖠀𖠌 |
| Wasteland | Vorhaden | 𖠛𖠃𖠋𖠗𖠀𖠒𖠁𖠌 |
| Self-sufficient | Lumthal | 𖠊𖠄𖠍𖠏𖠗𖠀𖠊 |
| Scrap | Kazur | 𖠐𖠀𖠚𖠄𖠋 |
| Technology | Gromak | 𖠑𖠋𖠃𖠍𖠀𖠐 |
| Advanced | Tharven | 𖠏𖠗𖠀𖠋𖠛𖠁𖠌 |
| Outsider | Shorthin | 𖠕𖠃𖠋𖠏𖠗𖠂𖠌 |
| Home | Vaen | 𖠛𖠀𖠁𖠌 |
| Machine | Zolkim | 𖠚𖠃𖠊𖠐𖠂𖠍 |
| Secret | Thishar | 𖠏𖠗𖠂𖠕𖠀𖠋 |
| Safe | Krath | 𖠐𖠋𖠀𖠏𖠗 |
| Community | Thoral | 𖠏𖠗𖠃𖠋𖠀𖠊 |
| Knowledge | Zinor | 𖠚𖠂𖠌𖠃𖠋 |
| Venture | Thoran | 𖠏𖠗𖠃𖠋𖠀𖠌 |
Slang
| English | Gearscript |
|---|---|
| Scrapper | Kazurak |
| Magic | Zim |
| Gadget | Grik |
| Outsider | Shor |
| F*ck | Feth |
| Techie | Rami |
| Glitch | Zank'in |
| Tinker | Zank |
| Hack | Shok |
| Junk | Vrak |
| Robot | Zolk |
| Spark | Zik |
| Nanite | Niz |
| Gearhead | Krem |
| Sh*t | Frok |
| Rusted | Kaz'in |
Common Phrases
| English | Gearscript |
|---|---|
| Community is home | Thoral na vaen |
| Knowledge is safety | Zinor na krath |
| The scrapper ventures | Kazurak na thoran |
| Welcome home | Vaen na wael |
| Underground is home | Thondak na vaen |
| Safe and self-sufficient | Krath na lumthal |
| Secret is safety | Thishar na krath |
| Technology is knowledge | Gromak na zinor |
| Scrap is knowledge | Kazur na zinor |
| Community ventures | Thoral thoran |
| Machine is advanced | Zolkim na tharven |
| Venture to the wasteland | Thora vorhaden! |
| Radiation at the city | Zorthan volakra |
| Outsider! | Shorthin! |
| Home, safe | Vaen, krath |
| Self-sufficient is home | Lumthal na vaen |
Writing System
| Symbol | Sound |
|---|---|
| 𖠀 | A |
| 𖠅 | Â |
| 𖠔 | B |
| 𖠖 | Ch |
| 𖠒 | D |
| 𖠁 | E |
| 𖠆 | Ê |
| 𖠜 | F |
| 𖠑 | G |
| 𖠗 | H |
| 𖠂 | I |
| 𖠇 | Î |
| 𖠐 | K |
| 𖠊 | L |
| 𖠍 | M |
| 𖠌 | N |
| 𖠃 | O |
| 𖠈 | Ô |
| 𖠓 | P |
| 𖠋 | R |
| 𖠎 | S |
| 𖠕 | Sh |
| 𖠏 | T |
| 𖠄 | U |
| 𖠉 | Û |
| 𖠛 | V |
| 𖠙 | W |
| 𖠘 | Y |
| 𖠚 | Z |