Grolka
History Edit
Since the first contact with the Grol, the Dwarves of Bormar have tried to establish a lexicon of words, phrases and such, so that they might come to fully understand one another one day. This has turned out to be an incredibly difficult ordeal due to most Grol living in central Bormar not being fluent in the language and the geographical remoteness of Grol societies, their mistrust to strangers and their general privacy. However, over the generations, scholars and traders have slowly established a short list of the language of the Grol.
Lexicon Edit
Definition | Pronunciation | |
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Aun | One (1) | awn |
Ku | Two (2) | coo |
Tul | Three (3) | tool |
Ne | Four (4) | nee |
Net | Five (5) | net |
Grut | Many | groot |
Definition | Pronunciation | Example | |
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-ji | Suffix denoting a person | jhee | Morr-ji = A big person |
-ti | Suffix denoting a thing or object | tee | Morr-ti = A big thing |
-te | Suffix for groups of people, animals, or things | teh | Dubir-te = A group of brothers |
-t | Suffix denoting something as singular | t as in "part" | Barr-t = One bear |
-en | Suffix denoting something as plural | enn | Barr-en = Multiple bears |
-a | Suffix denoting "one who does" | ah | Urk-a = One who thinks |
-oln | Suffix denoting "one who makes" | ohln | Per-oln = One who makes salves |
-ak | Suffix denoting great injury, pain, or brokenness | aek | Pel-ak = A broken heart |
-ek | Suffix denoting great respect | eek | Luntir-ek = A great story or poem |
-ab | Suffix to show belonging to someone or something | ahb | Hoggen-ab eehd = Hog's food |
d- | Prefix denoting "to go" or "to do" | de | D-Bormar = To go to Bormar |
ap- | Prefix denoting "of" | app | Ap-Bormar = Of Bormar |
Definition | Pronunciation | |
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Orli | A casual greeting or farewell | or-lee |
Ag | Yes | ag |
Nag | No | nag |
Dhi | The | dee |
Ees | Is and/or it | ees |
E | And | eh |
Ter | With | tur |
An | A | an |
En | In | ehn |
M-ji | Me | mi-jee |
Tu | You | too |
S-ji | She | sh-jee |
H-ji | He | hih-jee |
Qur | We | kur |
Definition | Pronunciation | |
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Ajara | A derogatory term for a Dwarf | a-ja- |
Bormarji | A word for Dwarf, literally "Bormar person" | Bor-mar-jee |
Grol | The Grol race | grole |
Aan | A name | ahn |
Bot | A young or youthful person | bot as in "cot" |
Botleen | An adolescent or teenager | bot-lean |
Basta | A thick alcoholic beverage made from gourds and/or cactus | bah-stah |
Eehd | Food | eed |
Dubir | A brother | doo-beer |
Dufir | A sister | doo-fear |
Ar-Bu | The Grol god of strength, martial prowess, literally "Great Strong" | are-boo |
Gor-Oibr | The Grol god of hardship and toil, literally "Good Laborer" | gore-ub-bur |
Morr-Pel | The Grol god of harmony and kinship, literally "Big Heart" | more-pell |
Ur-Pepam | The Grol god of order and spiritualism, literally "First Priest" | err-pep-ahm |
Fynir | General word from alcohol, a loan of the Old Dwarven "Fynnir" | fin-ear |
Ur | Word meaning first or the first | err as in burn |
Ka | The mind | kah |
Pel | The heart | pehl |
Lig | A leg | lig similar to lid |
Oibr | A worker or laborer | ub-bur |
Urka | The title of a great thinker or inventor | ur-kah |
Pepam | The title of a priest | pehp-ahm |
Wurlv | A wolf | wirlv |
Baar | A bear | bar |
Borr | A boar | bore |
Hoggen | A hog | hog-en |
Vek | A vekhorn | vehk |
Tomal | A metal | toe-mall |
Gruqui | The ground | grew-quee |
Lahir | A written book | lah-hear |
Luntir | A story, poem, or rhyme that is spoken rather than written | lun-tear |
Gommiq | A gem or gemstone | go-meek |
Stobej | A melee weapon or a tool used to breach things, literally "strike to break" | stow-bedge |
Tolt | A stick, twig, or small piece of wood | toelt |
Toltpult | A bow, literally a "stick thrower" | toelt-poolt |
Polk | Skin or a skin | poelk |
Kupolk | Armor or clothing, literally "second skin" | coo-poelk |
Moqu | The morning or daytime | moe-coo |
Nuqi | The evening or night | new-key |
Stola | The moon | stoe-lah |
Argruqui | The planet, literally "Great Ground" | are-grew-key |
Urba | A general term for a room, hut, or small house | err-bah |
Definition | Pronunciation | |
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Bej | To break | bedge |
Apar | To die | ah-par |
Apar-ak | To die painfully | ah-par-ack |
Aqqu | Do not | ah-koo |
Brea | To strongly like or love | bree-ah |
Fua | To strongly dislike or hate | foo-ah |
Romu | To fight | rom-oo |
Sto | To strike | stoe |
Kra | To use | krah |
Grungern | Empty in the mind, body, or soul | grun-gern |
Polto | Full in the mind, body, or soul | pole-toe |
Imit | To give permission | im-it |
Edish | To feed/eat | eh-deesh |
Poten | To drink | poe-ten |
Pult | To throw | puhlt |
Pepu | To teach | peh-poo |
Amu | To believe | ah-moo |
Canao | To sing | can-ow |
Abaga | To travel | ah-bah-gah |
Juntu | To discover | jun-too |
Sleppen | To sleep | sleh-pen |
Urk | To think | erk |
Bargah | To blame or complain | bar-gah |
Enduqiah | To compare | en-doo-quee-ah |
Definition | Pronunciation | |
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Skorj'al | A title meaning "the best in" | score-jhahll |
Gor | Nice or good | gore |
Bu | Strong, heavy, or dense | boo |
Nagbu | Weak, brittle, or light | nahg-boo |
Ar | Prefix meaning great or best | are |
Morr | Big | more |
Byugg | Small | bee-yug |
Gak | Every | gack |
Rosoon | Red | roe-soon |
Cyart | Blue | see-yart |
Lannirt | Yellow | lan-nert |
Lorme | Green | lorm |
Example | Translation | Literal Translation |
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Orli, m-ji-aan ees Ving Legaan. | Hello, my name is Ving Legaan. | Hello, me-name is Ving Legaan. |
Aqqu romu, Ajara-t! | Do not fight, Dwarf! | Do not fight, single-Dwarf! |
S-ji-fua dhi Bormar-ji-en. | She hates the Dwarves. | She-hate the person(s) of Bormar. |
H-ji-brea Ar-bu, h-ji ur h-ji ees dhi ar! | He loves Ar-bu, he thinks he is the greatest! | He love Great Strong, he thinks he is the great/best! |
H-je ees an fynir-sto-ji! | He is a drunk! | He is a alcohol-afflicted-person! |
H-ji-imit d-dhi hoggen d-edish. | He allows the hog to eat. | He give permission to the hog to feed. |
S-ji-enduqiah dhi stola d-an gommiq. | She compares the moon to a gem. | She compare the moon to a gem. |
Ar-bu ees dhi argruqui-oln | Ar-bu is the world creator | Great Strong is the great ground maker. |