Tamriel:Ehlnofex Languages

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Ehlnofex is the ancient language of Nirn, spoken by the Ehlnofey and passed down to all of the younger races. The exact origins of all the languages is unknown precisely, but it likely breaks down in a manner like so:

Ehlnofex	Proto-Dwemer		Dwemer
			Ayleidic
	Proto-Aldmeris
			Aldmeris
			Bosmeris
			Dunmeris
			Tamrielic
	Atmoran	Proto-Nedic
			Nordic
	Akaviri		Tsaesci
			Ta'Agra
	Hist			Argonian

• Note that the above chart 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 developped.

[edit] Common Words

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[edit] A

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
aaliter	<unknown>											0
Acharyai/ Alcharyai	The original ancestors, first people on Nirn		1							1
admia	Ancestors					1
adonai	Lordly					0
Aedra	Ancestor		0							1
Aetherius	Magic Plane, Realm of the Aedra		1							1
agea	Lore						0
ahziss	<unknown>											0
Ajcea	"A Spiral Down"														0
Aka	Dragon	Akatosh Akavir	1					1		0				1
Ald	Old, Elder	Aldmeris Ald'ruhn	0					0		1			1
Alt	High	Altmer	0					0		1			1
Altadoon	Weapon		0							1
amaraldane	Heralds						0
Ansei	"Saints of the Sword"	Amulet of the Ansei Hel Anseilak													0
anyammis	Life						0
Aruhn	Probable full form of 'ruhn "Home, Hearth-Hall"	Tel Aruhn	1					0		1
At	Old, Elder	Atmora			0						1
aurane	Heard						1
Aurbis	Realm created when Anu (Stasis) and Padomay (Change) touched.		1							1
av	From, In, Of	Av molag anyammis					0

[edit] B

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
Baar Dau	The floating moon above Vivec's Temple Canton							1
Bal	Stone	Bal Fell Bal Isra Bal Molagmer Bal Ur Balmora Molag Bal	1					0		1
Balac-thurm	The Staff of Chaos												1
barra	Wear					0
baune	Mighty					0
belle	Thunderous					0
Bet-	Beast	Betmer	0							1
Bos-	Green, Forest, or Tree Sap	Bosmer	0							1
brelyeis	Beech trees					0
budi	A style of shirt worn by the Khajiit											0

[edit] C

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
Card-	"Undeparted Kin-Wardens"	Cardruhn						0
Chi-	Changed	Chimer	0							1
Chim	Royalty, Starlight, High Splendor									0

[edit] D

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
da aqqa dween	<unknown>											0
Daedra	Our stronger, better ancestors DUN Not our ancestors ALD		0					0		1
Dar	Thief, clever	Bann Dar (?)										0
Do	Warrior											0
Dro	Grandfather											0
dro-m'Athra	"Dark Spirits [of Elsweyr]"											0
Dun-	Dark or Cursed	Dunmer	0					0		1
Dwe-	Deep, Smart, or Short	Dwemer	0					0		1

[edit] E

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
Ehlnofex	Language spoken by the Ehlnofey		0							1
Ehlnofey	The place and people of early Mundus		0							1
emero	Master (?)					0

[edit] F

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
Fal-	Snow	Falmer	0							1
Fell	City	Bal Fell Vardenfell Volenfell	1						0	1
Fetcher	An insult - probably "thief"							0
F'lah	Informal form of address							0
Foyada	"Fire River"							0*
frensca	Foaming or Wave (?)					0
fusozay	"Just kidding" (?)											0

* An Ashlander word, not necessarily common to all Dunmer.

[edit] G

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
Gah	Great	Gah Julan						0
gandra	Gifts or Welcoming Gifts (?)					0
garlas	Caverns	Garlas Agea				0
Ghartok	Hand or Hands	Ghartok Padhome	0							1
goria	Ugly					0
gravia	Obscure					0

[edit] H

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
haelia	Terrible (?)					0
Haj-Ei	Hides His Eyes			0
Hel Anseilak	Communion with the Saints of the Sword														0

[edit] I

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
-iit	to Walk	Khajiit										0
Irgola	Master										0
Isra	Row	Bal Isra						0
Ixtaxh	Exact (?)	Ixtaxh-thtithil-meht		0

[edit] J

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
J, Ja, Ji	Bachelor, Young Adult											0
Jagga	Drink made from Fermented pig's milk						0
ja-Kha'jay	The Lunar Lattice											0
ja'khajiit	Kitten - also used to refer to Mehrunes Dagon											0
jekosiit	Khajiiti insult											0
Jo	Wizard or Scholar											0
Jode	Secunda, the smaller moon	Jode Stone	1							0
Jone	Massar, the larger moon	Jone Stone	1							0
jorane	Betrayed (?)					0

[edit] K

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
Ka	Tiger	Ka Po' Tun												0
Kamal	"Snow Hell"													0
karan	Armor					0
Khaj-	Sand or Desert	Khajiit										0
-khan	Leader or Councillor	Ashkahn						0*
Kogo-	Unbreakable	Kogoruhn						0
Koomu Alezer'i	"We Acknowledge" - a Redguard holiday														0

* An Ashlander word, not necessarily common to all Dunmer.

[edit] L

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
latta	Light					0
lattia	Shines					0
literajo'iiliten	<unknown>											0
loria	Darkness, Wanes	magicka loria				0

[edit] M

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
M, Ma	Child, Apprentice											0
mafre	Frost					0
magicka	Magic		0			0				1			0
malatu	Truth					0
mallari	Gold					0
Maor-	Tropical	Maormer	0							1
mathmedli, mathmeldi	Outlander, literally "from-home-driven"					0
Meh Ayleidon	"One Thousand Benefits of Hiding"						0
meht	Cracker	Ixtaxh-thtithil-meht		0
mer	People, Folk, Ones	Altmer Bosmer Dunmer	0							1
Mluo	Cheese														0
Mnemoli	Blue Star that runs through part of the Aurbis
Molag	Fire	Bal Molagmer Molag Amur Molag Bal Molag Mar	0			0				1
Mora	Forest	Balmora Sadrith Mora Morahame	0			0		0		1
Morag	Forester	Morag Tong	0					0		1
Mundus	Mortal Plane of Existence									0
Muthsera	A term of respect							0

[edit] N

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
nagaia	Damage (?)					0
Na-Totambu	Kings and Ruling Bodies														0
Nchow	A vulgar interjection							0
ne	Never					0
Ne-	Not	Nemer	0							1
Nirn	Arena, the Mundus, the Grey Maybe, The Mortal Plane and The Mortal Planet		1							0
Nirni												0
-nium	Town	Orsinium	0							1
No Shira	Noble person														0
nou	Our					0
N'wah	Foreigner/slave - a insult							0

[edit] O

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
Oegnithr	Bad Change		1
Orsi-	Pariah	Orsimer Orsinium	0							1
Ouada	River							0					1

[edit] P

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
Pellani	Outsiders					0
Po	Dragon	Ka Po' Tun												0
PSJJJJ	Word used to refer to Padomay/Sithis		1							0

[edit] Q

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
qa'khajakh	<unknown>											0

[edit] R

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
Ra	Used in names to show status											0
Ra Gada	Warrior Class														0
rabi	<unknown>											0
rabiba	<unknown>											0
rawlith	Rain	Rawlith Khaj										0
relleis	Streams					0
Ri	Used in names to show status. Often used for Tribe Leaders.											0
Rotmeth	A Bosmeri beverage made from fermented meat juices and spices.						0
-ruhn	Home, Hearth-Hall (probably an abbreviation of Aruhn)	Ald'Ruhn Cardruhn Kogoruhn	1					0		1
ry	As					0

[edit] S

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
S	Adult, used in names											0
sa	So					0
Sadrith	Mushroom	Sadrith Mora	1					0		1
sakan	<unknown>											0
Seliffrnsae	To provide grave and faithful counsel		1							1
sepredia	"of peace" (?)					0
Sera	A term of respect (probably an abbreviation of Muthsera)							0
Serjo	A term of high respect							0
Shehai	"Way of the spirit sword"														0
sila	Shines/Waxes					0
sou	Your					0
suna	Bless					0
sunnabe	Blessed be					0
S'wit	An insult							0

[edit] T

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
ta'agra'iss	"Words of the people" (?)											0
Talos	Stormcrown - used to refer to Tiber Septim				1						0
Tamriel	"Dawn's Beauty"		0							1
Tang Mo	"Thousand Monkey Isles"													0
Tel	Tower	Tel Aruhn Tel Branora						0
thtithil	Egg (?)	Ixtaxh-thtithil-meht		0
thu'um	Shout				1						0
tobr'a	Useless														0
Tong	Guild	Camonna Tong Morag Tong	1					0		1
Tsaesci	"Snake Place"													0
Tun	Empire	Ka Po' Tun												0

[edit] V

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
va	In, of, from					0
vaba	<unknown>											0
vabazeri	"To be"											0
vabria	Wave or Foaming (?)					0
vakasash	<unknown>											0
var var var	"It Is Just So"											0
varlais	Stars					0
-vir	Land	Akavir	1							0
Volen	Hammer	Volenfell (old name of Hammerfell) Volendrung							0
Vvarden	Strong Shield	Vvardenfell							0

[edit] Y

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
ye	And					0

[edit] Z

Word	Meaning	Examples	Used in
			ALD	ARG	ATM	AYL	BOS	DUN	DWE	EHL	NOR	TA'A	TAM	TSA	YOK
zahb	Game (?)											0
zwinthodurr	<unknown>											0
zwinthodurrarr	<unknown>											0

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