Lore:Ehlnofex Languages
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Ehlnofex is the ancient language of Nirn, spoken by the Ehlnofey and passed down to most of the younger races.
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[edit] Speculative Origin Chart
The exact origins of all the languages are unknown precisely. The chart below is merely speculative, as there is not enough information to confirm or refute this information, and there are differing opinions as to how these languages developed (if some even existed), but it likely breaks down in the following manner:
| Ehlnofex* | Aldmeris* | Chimeris* | Dunmeris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pyandonean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orcish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dwemeris† | Falmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altmeris (Tamrielic) |
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| Bosmeris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ayleidoon† | Cyrodilic (Tamrielic) |
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| Nedic* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kothringi† | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nordic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draconic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akaviri | Tsaesci | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ta'agra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoku† | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sload | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hist | Jel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Legend
† – denotes that the language is dead or out of general use, either due to the extinction of native speaking race or due to assimilation of the culture into another community.
* – denotes that the language has evolved into one or more of its successors, but is otherwise not in general use.
[edit] Common Words
| Word | Meaning | Examples | ALD | AKA | BOS | DUN | DWE | EHL | JEL | NOR | TA'A | TAM | YOK |
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| Acharyai[1] | The original ancestors, first people on Nirn | ||||||||||||
| Aedra[2] | Ancestor | ||||||||||||
| Aetherius[3] | Magic Plane, Realm of the Aedra | ||||||||||||
| Ajcea[4] | "A Spiral Down" | ||||||||||||
| Aka[5] | Dragon | Akatosh Akavir |
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| Ald[6] | Old, Elder | Aldmeris Ald'ruhn |
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| Alt[7] | High, Elder[8] | Altmer | |||||||||||
| Altadoon[9] | Weapon | ||||||||||||
| Ansei[10] | "Saints of the Sword" | Amulet of the Ansei Hel Anseilak |
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| Aruhn | Probable full form of 'ruhn "Home, Hearth-Hall" | Tel Aruhn | |||||||||||
| At[5] | Old, Elder, probably related to Ald | Atmora | |||||||||||
| Aurbis[11] | "Penumbra", the "Gray Center" | ||||||||||||
| Bal[12][13] | Stone | Bal Fell Bal Isra Bal Molagmer Molag Bal |
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| Balac-thurm[14] | The Staff of Chaos | ||||||||||||
| Baranth Do[citation needed] | "Goodbye to the Beast of Last Year" | ||||||||||||
| Bet-[15] | Beast | Betmeri | |||||||||||
| Bos-[7] | Green, Forest,[8] or Tree Sap[citation needed] | Bosmer | |||||||||||
| budi[16] | A style of shirt worn by the Khajiit, particularly the Ohmes | budiit | |||||||||||
| budiit[16] | tailor | ||||||||||||
| B'vek[17] | An exclamation of surprise | ||||||||||||
| Card-[15] | "Undeparted Kin-Wardens" | Cardruhn | |||||||||||
| chap'thil | warriors of some kind, chap'thiil possibly being the singlular,[18] either a House retainer[19] or a border guard[20] |
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| Chi- | Changed[8], North[15] | Chimer | |||||||||||
| Chim[9] | Royalty, Starlight, High Splendor | ||||||||||||
| Daedra[2] | Our stronger, better ancestors DUN Not our ancestors ALD |
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| Dalk[21] | knife | ||||||||||||
| Dar | Clever, rarely also thief,[12] possibly also "to kill" | Bann Dar' Seidar "Fusozay Var Dar" |
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| Daril[22] | a name for a drug, literally "seeing everything in ecstasy" | ||||||||||||
| Do | Warrior[12], Brave[23] | Do'Shurh'do | |||||||||||
| Dro[12] | Grandfather | Dro'Zel | |||||||||||
| dro-m'Athra[24] | "Dark Spirits [of Elsweyr]" | ||||||||||||
| Dun- | dark-skinned, gloomy or ill-favored by fate[15]; Dark or Cursed[8] | Dunmer | |||||||||||
| Dwe- | Deep[9][8], Smart[citation needed], or Short[citation needed] | Dwemer | |||||||||||
| Ehlnofex[11] | Language spoken by the Ehlnofey | ||||||||||||
| Ehlnofey[8] | The place and people of early Mundus, and their current ancestors | ||||||||||||
| Fal-[25] | Snow | Falmer | |||||||||||
| Fell[20] | City | Bal Fell Vvardenfell Volenfell |
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| Fetcher[26] | An insult - probably "thief" | ||||||||||||
| fjyron[27] | Loosely translated as the "will to peace" | ||||||||||||
| F'lah[26] | Informal form of address, possibly insulting | ||||||||||||
| Foyada[15] | "Fire River" | |
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| Fusozay | "Just kidding"[citation needed], enjoy, without qualm[23] | ||||||||||||
| gah-julan[28] | "great benefit" | ||||||||||||
| Ghartok[9] | Hand or Hands | Ghartok Padhome | |||||||||||
| Ghraewaj[29] | "The Crows Who Punish/Were Punished" | ||||||||||||
| G'ye[30] | Fabricator | ||||||||||||
| gzalzi[23] | absurdity | ||||||||||||
| Haj-Ei[31] | "Hides His Eyes" | ||||||||||||
| Hel Ansei[10] | Sword Sainthood | ||||||||||||
| Hel Anseilak[32] | "Communion with the Saints of the Sword" - a Redguard holiday | ||||||||||||
| Iit[16] | job, occupation, place of origin | Khajiit budiit Senchal'iitay |
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| Irgola[33] | Master in goblin language | ||||||||||||
| Isra[34] | Row | Bal Isra | |||||||||||
| J, Ja, Ji[12] | Bachelor, Young Adult | J'zidzo Ja'Khajiit |
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| Jagga[35] | Drink made from fermented pig's milk | ||||||||||||
| ja-Kha'jay[36] | The Lunar Lattice | ||||||||||||
| Ja'khajiit[36] | Kitten - also used to refer to Mehrunes Dagon | ||||||||||||
| Jaqspur[37] | Long distance shooter | ||||||||||||
| Je'm'ath[22] | Moon sugar, "to offer Je'm'ath" could refer to striking a deal | ||||||||||||
| jihatt[38][39] | warrior for hire, mercenary - has negative connotations | ||||||||||||
| Jo[12] | Wizard or Scholar | Jobasha | |||||||||||
| Ka[5] | Tiger | Ka Po' Tun | |||||||||||
| Kaoc'[22] | A vulgar interjection | ||||||||||||
| Kamal[5] | "Snow Hell" | ||||||||||||
| Kena[40][41][42] | An honorific, usually associated with wizards, scholars and tutors | ||||||||||||
| Khaj-[16] | Sand or Desert | Khajiit Rawlith Khaj |
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| -khan[15][43] | Leader or Councilor,[13] both among the Ashlanders and civilized Dunmer[43] | Ashkhan Gulakhan |
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| Krin[23][39] | smile, grin, laughter | ||||||||||||
| Kogo-[44] | Unbreakable | Kogoruhn | |||||||||||
| Koomu Alezer'i[32] | "We Acknowledge" - a Redguard holiday | ||||||||||||
| Lhaj[23] | running | Lhajiito | |||||||||||
| M, Ma[12] | child, apprentice, virgin | M'aiq | |||||||||||
| maaszi[23] | necessary, necessity | ||||||||||||
| magicka | Magic | ||||||||||||
| Maor-[45] | Tropical | Maormer | |||||||||||
| Mer[8] | People, Folk, Ones | Aldmer Bal Molagmer More examples |
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| Mluo[4] | Cheese | ||||||||||||
| Molag[15] | Fire | Bal Molagmer Molag Amur Molag Bal Molag Mar |
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| Mora[5][13] | Forest or wood | Balmora Sadrith Mora Morahame |
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| Morag[46] | Forester | Morag Tong | |||||||||||
| Mundus[3] | "Gray Maybe", the mortal plane of existence | ||||||||||||
| Muthsera[26][47][48][49] | A term of respect, mostly male-oriented,[50] also used in legal documents |
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| Na-Totambu[51][52] | Kings and Ruling Bodies | ||||||||||||
| Nammu[15] | "no-name" | |
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| Nchow[26][40] | A vulgar interjection | ||||||||||||
| Ne-[53] | Not | Nemer | |||||||||||
| Nirn[3] | "Arena" | ||||||||||||
| Nirni[36] | Ta'agra word for Nirn | ||||||||||||
| -nium[45] | Town | Orsinium | |||||||||||
| No Lo'igra[30] | Deceiver | ||||||||||||
| No Shira[10] | Noble person | ||||||||||||
| N'wah[26] | Foreigner/slave - an insult | ||||||||||||
| Oegnithr[1] | "Bad Change" | ||||||||||||
| Orsi-[54] | Pariah | Orsimer Orsinium |
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| Ouada[55] | River | ||||||||||||
| Pakseech[38] | clan chair, the seat of the clan patriarch | ||||||||||||
| Po[5] | Dragon | Ka Po' Tun | |||||||||||
| Pyandonea[56] | "The Veil of Mist" | ||||||||||||
| Ra, Ri[12] | Used in names to show status, with Ri being highest, most honored, denoting city and tribe leaders. | Ra'kheran Ri'sallidad |
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| Ra Gada[51] | Warrior Class | ||||||||||||
| rabi[16] | denotes ownership | ||||||||||||
| rawlith[12] | Rain | Rawlith Khaj | |||||||||||
| Renrij[23] | mercenary, landless, scum - a derogatory term | ||||||||||||
| Riglametha[29] | "grateful-offering" (Banthan dialect), also name of a holiday | ||||||||||||
| Ri'sallidad[23] | martyrs, possibly literally meaning "honored dead" | ||||||||||||
| Rotmeth[35] | A Bosmeri beverage made from fermented meat juices and spices. | ||||||||||||
| -ruhn[15] | Home, Hearth-Hall (probably an abbreviation of Aruhn) | Ald'Ruhn Cardruhn Kogoruhn |
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| S[12] | Adult, used in names | S'rathra | |||||||||||
| Sadrith[13] | Mushroom | Sadrith Mora | |||||||||||
| sallidad[23] | the dead | Ri'sallidad | |||||||||||
| Satak[11][57] | serpent | Satakal Satakalaam |
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| Saxhleel[22] | "People of the Root",[15] referring to the Argonians | ||||||||||||
| Sedura[40][41][58] | A term of high respect (possibly associated with wealth) | ||||||||||||
| Sei'dar[22] | An act of selflessness | ||||||||||||
| Seliffrnsae[1] | To provide grave and faithful counsel | ||||||||||||
| Ser[40][59][60] | A term of respect (possibly the shortened form of Sera or Serjo) | ||||||||||||
| Sera[26][61][62] | A term of respect, mostly female-oriented[50] | ||||||||||||
| Serjo[26][40][41][42][63] | A term of high respect, used when addressing nobility | ||||||||||||
| Shehai[10] | "Way of the spirit sword" | ||||||||||||
| S'wit[26] | An insult | ||||||||||||
| Syffim[64] | soldiers - a Tsaesci word | ||||||||||||
| ta'agra'iss[citation needed] | "Words of the people" | ||||||||||||
| Talos[21] | Stormcrown - used to refer to Tiber Septim | ||||||||||||
| Tamriel[5] | "Dawn's Beauty" | ||||||||||||
| Tang Mo[5] | "Thousand Monkey Isles" | ||||||||||||
| Tel[citation needed] | Tower | Tel Aruhn Tel Branora |
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| thjizzrini[23] | rules, literally "foolish concepts" | ||||||||||||
| thoghatt[65] | charcoal warriors | ||||||||||||
| Thtachalxan[22] | non-Argonian guards, literally "drykillers" | ||||||||||||
| thu'um | Shout[66] or Storm Voice[46] | ||||||||||||
| t'lonya[67] | birthing swaddle | ||||||||||||
| tobr'a[51] | Useless | ||||||||||||
| Tong[46] | Guild | Camonna Tong Morag Tong |
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| Tsaesci[5] | "Snake Place" | ||||||||||||
| Tsonashap[22] | literally "Swimming Frog" | ||||||||||||
| Tukta-mab'ro[30] | Storyteller | ||||||||||||
| Tun[5] | Empire | Ka Po' Tun | |||||||||||
| Ubula[68] | Asking for passage in goblin language | ||||||||||||
| Udhendra[69] | "Father of the" | Udhendra Nibenu | |||||||||||
| Unthrappa[35] | A meal made from human and elven flesh | ||||||||||||
| va[16] | to be | ||||||||||||
| vaba[23] | it is | ||||||||||||
| vabazeri[16] | becoming | ||||||||||||
| vaberzarita[23] | has become | ||||||||||||
| Var | life, to live[23] | "Var Var Var"[26] "Fusozay Var Var" "Fusozay Var Dar" |
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| -vir[5] | Land | Akavir | |||||||||||
| Volen[51] | Hammer | Volenfell Volendrung |
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| Vvarden[20] | Strong Shield | Vvardenfell | |||||||||||
| Waxhuthi[22] | A vulgar interjection | ||||||||||||
| Xhu[22] | yes | ||||||||||||
| Xhuth[22] | A vulgar interjection, possibly a shortened form of Waxhuthi | ||||||||||||
| zwinthodurrarr[16] | a yellow quill, literally "yellow writing stick" |
[edit] Notes
* – names marked with this symbol are actually Ashlander Dunmer words, not civilized Great House Dunmer words like the rest.
[edit] See Also
- Ayleid Language – A thorough guide on the language of the ancient Ayleids.
- Dragon Language – A thorough guide on the language of the Dragons.
- Names – Articles on the names of individuals in different cultures in Tamriel and beyond.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c The Old Ways — Celarus the Loremaster
- ^ a b Aedra and Daedra
- ^ a b c Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: Arena Supermundus: The Tapestry of Heaven — Imperial Geographical Society, 3E 432
- ^ a b The Alik'r — Enric Milres
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mysterious Akavir
- ^ Before the Ages of Man — Aicantar of Shimerene
- ^ a b Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Aldmeri Dominion — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ a b c d e f g The Anuad Paraphrased
- ^ a b c d The Thirty-Six Lessons of Vivec — Vivec
- ^ a b c d Redguards, Their History and Their Heroes — Destri Melarg
- ^ a b c The Monomyth
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Interview With Three Booksellers
- ^ a b c d Sul-Matuul's dialogue in TES III: Morrowind
- ^ The Final Lesson — Aegrothius Goth
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Savants in TES III: Morrowind
- ^ a b c d e f g h Interview With Douglas Goodall
- ^ The Horror of Castle Xyr — Baloth-Kul
- ^ Skeleton Man's Interview with Denizens of Tamriel
- ^ The Five Songs of King Wulfharth
- ^ a b c Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Morrowind — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ a b Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Cyrodiil — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j The Infernal City — Greg Keyes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Ahzirr Traajijazeri — Anonymous
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: The Elsweyr Confederacy — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ The Falmer: A Study — Ursa Uthrax
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Voices in TES III: Morrowind
- ^ Pension of the Ancestor Moth
- ^ Description of armors in Morrowind, on Bethesda's old site
- ^ a b Ghraewaj — Tidasus
- ^ a b c TESA: Redguard: The Origin of Cyrus!
- ^ The Drunken Bounty Hunter quest in TES III: Morrowind
- ^ a b Holidays in Daggerfall
- ^ Irgola's dialogue in TES III: Morrowind
- ^ Galsa Gindu's dialogue in TES III: Morrowind
- ^ a b c A Dance in Fire — Waughin Jarth
- ^ a b c Words of Clan Mother Ahnissi — Clan Mother Ahnissi
- ^ Words and Philosophy
- ^ a b Ri'Zakar's dialogue in TES IV: Oblivion
- ^ a b The conversation between S'rathra and Cyrus in the opening of TESA Redguard
- ^ a b c d e The Four Suitors of Benitah — Jole Yolivess
- ^ a b c The Horror of Castle Xyr — Baloth-Kul
- ^ a b Poison Song — Bristin Xel
- ^ a b Realizations of Acrobacy — Master Rhunen Zebavi
- ^ The Morrowind Prophecies — Peter Olafson
- ^ a b Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: The Wild Regions — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ a b c Varieties of Faith in the Empire — Brother Mikhael Karkuxor
- ^ Odral's Land Deed
- ^ Deed to Indrele's House
- ^ Ascadian Isles Land Deed
- ^ a b Voices in TES IV: Oblivion
- ^ a b c d Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Hammerfell — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: The Ra Gada: Hammerfell — Imperial Geographical Society, 3E 432
- ^ Note to Hlevala — Orvas Dren
- ^ The True Nature of Orcs
- ^ Theldyn Virith's dialogue in TES III: Morrowind
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: Other Lands — Imperial Geographical Society, 3E 432
- ^ Holidays of the Iliac Bay — Theth-i
- ^ The Marksmanship Lesson — Alla Llaleth
- ^ Silence — Ganpheril Kimeth
- ^ Yngling's Letter — Archcanon Tholer Saryoni
- ^ Trap — Anonymous
- ^ The Real Barenziah, Part 4 — Anonymous
- ^ Last Scabbard of Akrash — Tabar Vunqidh
- ^ History of the Fighters Guild
- ^ Ja'Fazir's dialogue in TES IV: Oblivion
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: Skyrim — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ Lymdrenn Tenvanni's Journal — Lymdrenn Tenvanni
- ^ Brother Kithral's Journal — Brother Kithral
- ^ Father of the Niben — Florin Jaliil
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