Ishvalan Conlang Running Glossary
Apr. 19th, 2020 05:06 pm Self-ref only
Mehweinu (MEH-WEI*-NU) - washbasin, sink (fem)
Imwana (IM-WA*-NA) - the state of holiness/sacredness/purity (masc)
Imwan' (IM*-WAN') - the chosen people, Ishvalans (masc)
Mawan' (MA*-WAN') - cleanliness, holiness, purity (fem)
Khamwehn' (KH-AM*-WEH-N') - contamination, uncleanness (masc)
Khaiwoni (KHAI-WO*-NI) - contaminated person (depends on person being referred to; default masc)
Khamwana (KHAM-WA*-NA) - the state of contamination or uncleanness (masc)
Khamuhwin (KHA-MUH-WI-N') - rot, decay, physical dirt, mold on food (fem)
Mawinai (MA-WI*-NAI) - to clean, to purify
Khawinai (KHA*-WI-NAI) - to contaminate, to make unclean
Nevatai (NE*-VA-TAI) - to pray
Navat' (NA*-VA-T') - temple (fem)
Khanuvet' (KHA*-NU-VE-T') - heretic (masc)
Khanehvitai (KHA-NEH*-VI-TAI) - to dishonour/disrepect
Khanevitai (KHA-NE-VI*-TAI) - to desecrate
Invata (IN-VA*-TA) - holy ground (masc)
Anvat' (AN*-VA-T') - honoured/respected
Khanvat' (KH-AN*-VA-T') - dishonoured/disrepected
Anvehtai (AN-VEH*-TAI) - to honour/respect, to show honour/respect
Neveitu (NE-VEI*-TU) - statue, icon (masc)
Ishvala (ISH-VA*-LA) - the name of God, God (masc; can be fem)
Ishval (ISH*-VA-L') - country, our country (fem)
Sheveilu (SHE-VEI*-LU) - house, home, physical house (fem)
Khashval (KHA*-SH-VA-L') - stranger, a thing that is a strange, a place that is strange (masc)
Ashval' (ASH*-VAL') - known being, known thing (masc)
Shavulai (SHA-VU*-LAI) to return home, to do homecoming, to do pilgrimage
Ashevelai (A-SHE*-VE-LAI) - to invite
Khashavulai (KHA-SHA*-VU-LAI) - to estrange/make distant/make self distant (immediately reflexive)
Shavelai (SHA-VE*-LAI) - to spell, to write
DEFINITE ARTICLE: sho-/shoh-/shoi-/shai-/shei-/sha-
shev - in, within, into
kish - outside, out
nav - above
kanav - below, under
nget - to, unto
angat - from
asza - after
nur - between
uner - apart
vocative marker: Vuh
imperative marker: nakab
Mehweinu (MEH-WEI*-NU) - washbasin, sink (fem)
Imwana (IM-WA*-NA) - the state of holiness/sacredness/purity (masc)
Imwan' (IM*-WAN') - the chosen people, Ishvalans (masc)
Mawan' (MA*-WAN') - cleanliness, holiness, purity (fem)
Khamwehn' (KH-AM*-WEH-N') - contamination, uncleanness (masc)
Khaiwoni (KHAI-WO*-NI) - contaminated person (depends on person being referred to; default masc)
Khamwana (KHAM-WA*-NA) - the state of contamination or uncleanness (masc)
Khamuhwin (KHA-MUH-WI-N') - rot, decay, physical dirt, mold on food (fem)
Mawinai (MA-WI*-NAI) - to clean, to purify
Khawinai (KHA*-WI-NAI) - to contaminate, to make unclean
Nevatai (NE*-VA-TAI) - to pray
Navat' (NA*-VA-T') - temple (fem)
Khanuvet' (KHA*-NU-VE-T') - heretic (masc)
Khanehvitai (KHA-NEH*-VI-TAI) - to dishonour/disrepect
Khanevitai (KHA-NE-VI*-TAI) - to desecrate
Invata (IN-VA*-TA) - holy ground (masc)
Anvat' (AN*-VA-T') - honoured/respected
Khanvat' (KH-AN*-VA-T') - dishonoured/disrepected
Anvehtai (AN-VEH*-TAI) - to honour/respect, to show honour/respect
Neveitu (NE-VEI*-TU) - statue, icon (masc)
Ishvala (ISH-VA*-LA) - the name of God, God (masc; can be fem)
Ishval (ISH*-VA-L') - country, our country (fem)
Sheveilu (SHE-VEI*-LU) - house, home, physical house (fem)
Khashval (KHA*-SH-VA-L') - stranger, a thing that is a strange, a place that is strange (masc)
Ashval' (ASH*-VAL') - known being, known thing (masc)
Shavulai (SHA-VU*-LAI) to return home, to do homecoming, to do pilgrimage
Ashevelai (A-SHE*-VE-LAI) - to invite
Khashavulai (KHA-SHA*-VU-LAI) - to estrange/make distant/make self distant (immediately reflexive)
Shavelai (SHA-VE*-LAI) - to spell, to write
DEFINITE ARTICLE: sho-/shoh-/shoi-/shai-/shei-/sha-
shev - in, within, into
kish - outside, out
nav - above
kanav - below, under
nget - to, unto
angat - from
asza - after
nur - between
uner - apart
vocative marker: Vuh
imperative marker: nakab