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Takavonai (Language)

This page contains information regarding the language and forms used by the clan, as well as common expressions used by the members of the Poku Degonjo Saeruo (Hidden Sun Clan)

Language

There are three forms of the language used by the Poku'vonai. But communications is not just about the words, but gestures and mannerisms can alter the meaning of some phrases.

Gestures

These are some of the more common gestures or mannerisms used in conversation.

  • baring of teeth - sincerity
  • flaring of nostrils - disapproval
  • holding an open hand up - peaceful
  • holding a clenched hand up - aggression
  • tail moving excessively - excitement
  • tail still against back - threatened
  • tail wrapped around waist - guarded

Common Tongue

This is the colloquial way of speaking, for all normal day to day communications.

Formal Tongue

Formal Tongue is a more archaic form of their language. It would be the difference between modern English, and Old English. It is only used during rituals.

Battle Tongue

Is a shortened way of phrasing things for concise battle commands. It is not for normal conversation use. Example:

Ten-hut is an American military term that means, “Come to attention!” Wikipedia

Expressions

Phrase Meaning
I stand with teeth bared and arms wide. I speak without deception.
Tē ōvū'te tăv-ē-gōē ōdnej'jō fōkăr pănăē nō. pronunciation
Ti ovute tavigoi odnje'jo fokar panai no. written
May the Eye of God Watch over you. Common blessing.
esăī ēdă Sēămăkă fūāmīmū rē pronunciation
Esay Ida Siamaka fuâmymu ri written
The enemy of my enemy is worthy to fight with. Proverb
Be well blooded, boast not beyond your deeds lest you shame your house and family. Warning against unrestrained pride.

Dictionary

The Poku'vonai language uses Phonogram, however for simplification English letters are used rather than creating a unique series for use on the web. There are 24 Phonemes in the language. See pronunciation table for proper sounds. The following letters are not used: c, x, z.

This is a partial dictionary of Poku'vonai, more will be added as needed. Beneath this are tables that group common items.

Word Pronunciation Definition
aboka ăbōkă many
abuka ăbūkă bath
acco ăc-cō coil
accolamin ăc-cō-lămēn coil animal (snake)
adoi ădōē their
afirmu ăfērmū crest
afirmugaly ăfērmūgălī Heraldry
aloup ălōūp found
ama ămă blue
amydi ămīdē love
ano ănō wall
anoka ănōkă shield, barrier
anoka'ano ănōkă'ănō armor
anomu ănōmū plate
aorq'ka ăōrkh-kă greater tool, technology
aorq ăōrkh tool
apa ăpă sibling
apai ăpăē siblings
apaloa ăpă-lōă brother
apaloi ăpă-lōē sister
apote ăpōtě hello, greetings
âbi ābē dark
âdaho ā-dăhō two fight (Duel)
âdor ādōr sky
âdornor ādōrnōr flight (n)
âdornorpa ādōrnōr-pă fly (v)
âdornorpa'a ādōrnōr-pă-ă pilot
âdornor'te ādōrnōr'tě to make fly, launch
ânamus ānamūs break (destroy)
âor āōr sad
âsi āsē same
âsiâsi āsēāsē similar
âtoma ātōmă heart
bajao băjăō repair
bajao'a băjăō'a technician
bapa bă-pă foot
bapawota bă-pă-wō-tă sheath foot (Boot)
bapaumat bă-pă-ūm-ăt wrap foot (Sandal)
baq băkh young, youthful
baqli băkh-lē a youth (child)
Baqnor Băkh-nor move from youth (Rite of passage)
beâ běā lift (v)
Bâna bānă name
Bâna'te bānă-tě naming
bohau bōhăū teach
bohau'a bōhăū teacher
buvo būvō sit
buvoka būvōkă sofa, couch
buvoli būvō-lē seat, chair
byli bīlē write
byli'a bīlē-ă writer
daho dăhō fight
daho'a dăhō-ă one who fights (warrior)
daho'ka dăhō-kă battle
daho'ka jyaonka dăhō-kă-jīă-ōnkă
damira dămēră environment
dâmu dāmū offspring
dâmukya dāmū-kī-ă fruit water (wine)
degon děgōn hide
degonjo děgōn-jō hidden, hid
detis dě-tēs faith
devoto děv-ōtō change
devotopa děv-ōtō-pă to change (ritual)
doa dōă dig (n)
doapa dōă-pă dig, to (n)
doanor dōă-nōr a dig to pass, (tunnel)
dou dōū Black
dyet dīět wolf
esay ěsăī may
Fabota făbōtă Position
fakir făkēr arrow
fakir'sa făkēr-să spear
fakir'ka făkēr-kă lance
fau făū blood
femy fěmī string
femymaqi fěmīmăkhē metal string (wire)
fiqor fēkhōr piece
fiqorsa fēkhōr-să component
fiqorka fēkhōr-kă module
fofi fō-fē clean, cleanse
fofijo fō-fē-jo Cleansed (Ritual)
fofipa fō-fē-pă to cleanse, ritual
fokar fōkăr wide
fuâmy fūāmī see, watch
fuâmy'ai fūāmī-ăē watchers
fyori fīōrē color
gabo găbō box
galy gălī law
Galysumanâ'ai gălīsūmănâ'ăē government
galyt'a gălī-tă-ă law speaker (Lawyer)
gean gěăn electricity/lightning
gean'sa gěăn-să shock
gely gě-lī honor
giajod gēăjōd learn
giajodjo gēăjōdōj learned
giana gēănă food
gianaka gēănă-kă greater food (fuel)
giba gēbă teach
gibajo gēbă-jō taught
giba'a gēbă-ă one who teaches (instructor)
goa gōă walk
goa'usapo gōă'ūsăpō fast walk (Run)
goa'a gōă-'ă one who walks (walker)
gonâ gōnā tail
gulvi gūl-vē Sword
gulvigo gūl-vē-gō Sword, large (longsword)
gulvino gūl-vē-nō Sword, wide (broadsword)
gulvisa gūl-vē-să Fighter
Gulvisa'a gūlvēsă-ă Fighter Pilot
gyma gīmă cold
gymaka gīmăkă frozen
hapâ hăpā like (emotion)
hapu hă-pū hand
hapuwota hă-pū-wō-tă sheath hand (Glove)
hatakur hătă-kūr hunt
hodi hō-dē leg
hodiwota hō-dē-wō-tă leg sheath, (trousers)
hyru hī-rū body
hyrujendo hī-rū-jěn-dō body cover (coveralls)
hyrumovi hī-rū-mō-vē cover space (spacesuit)
iasa ēăsă liquid
iâma ēăm new
ibâ ēbā light, illuminate
ibâka ēbā-kă bright
ida ēdă eye
iginâ ēgēnā nerve
ikâ ēkā ground
ikâtue ēkā-tūě rock
ikâsa ēkāsă dust
ikâse ēkāsě underground
ikâvitdâmu ēkă-vētdāmū ground fruit (tuber)
iko ēkō Red
imat ē-măt married (spouse)
imatloi ē-măt-lōē wife
imatloa ē-măt-lōă husband
ismâo ēsmāō search (n)
ismâopa ēsmāō-pă seek (to search)
ismâo'a ēsmāō-ă searcher (one who seeks)
Jael Jă-ěl Sect
jendo jěn-dō cover
jendomu jěn-dō-mū over cover (tunic)
jendogo jěn-dō-gō large cover (cloak)
jodau jōdăū brain
jodau'ta jōdăū-tă think
jodau'tajo jōdăū-tăjō thought (n)
jujal jūjăl prey
jyaon jīăōn rule
jyaonka jīăōnka codex, or law
kamu kămū game
kamu'ka kămū-kă sport
Kasâvyjo kă-sāvījō Master
kavo kăv-ō word
kavoráy kăv-ō-rāī word that binds (oath)
kavoyár kăv-ō-īār word that releases (unoath)
kitka kētkă staff
kitsa kētsă rod
kit kēt stick
kâbo kābō task
kâbo'ka kābō-kă job, occupation
kâbolelpa kābōlělpă task money (salary)
kâur kāūr path, trail, way
kâurvonai kāūr-vō-năē way of people (Culture)
koa kōă bar (object)
koai kōăē bars (object)
kujop kūjōp push
kya kī-ă water
kyafofi'a kīă-fōfē'ă water cleaner
kyago kīă-gō big water (lake)
kyaka kīă-ka great water (sea)
kyaniu kīănēū rain
kyanor kīă-nōr water that passes (stream)
kyanorgo kīă-nōr-gō large water that passes (river)
kyn kīn lore
kynjodau'tajo kīnjōdăū-tăjō lore thought, information
kyn'ka kīn-kă great lore (History)
lajuj lăjūj predator
lamin lămēn animal
lamin-faugyma lămēn-făūgīmă (cold blood animal) Reptile
lamin-fautyo lămēn-făūtīō (hot blood animal) Mammal
lapur lăp-ūr belt
lelpa lělpă currency, money
lelpa'jyaon lělpă-jīă-ōn money rules, finances
lelpafiqor lělpă-fēkhōr share (money piece)
lekao lěkăō crawl
lisoy lēsōī birth
loa lōă male
loabagli lōă-băkh-lē male child (boy)
loadâmu lōă-dāmū male offspring (son)
loi lōē female
loibaqli lōē-băkh-lē female child (girl)
loidâmu lōē-dāmū female offspring (daughter)
lumu lū-mū keep (v)
lumu'a lū-mū-'ă keeper
lynuâ līnūā body
malvu mălvū scratch
malvuka mălvū-kă gouge
makoa măkōă table
matu mătū bear
mâbor mābōr sense
mâbor'a mābōr-ă sensor
mâjo mā-jō gold
mâqi mākhē metal
me state of, condition
meqpâ měkh-pā prowl
meqpâ'a měkh-pā-ă prowler
Mui Mū-ē Clan leader
moq mōkh wear
moqbapa mōkh-băpă footwear
movi mō-vē void, space
movidoanor mōvē-dōă-nōr space tunnel (wormhole)
mygo mīgō energy
nâma nāmă gel
nay năī nose
nias nēăs ear
niom nē-ōm cloth
niomqe nē-ōm-khē soft cloth (silk)
niomse nē-ōm-sē under cloth (Loincloth)
niu nēū air
niufiqor něūfěkhōr gas
niujendo nēū-jěndō cloud
nium nē-ūm weak
niuous nēū-ōūs life air (breath)
nor nōr to pass, or move from
norka nōrkă great move, the Exodus
norjopa nōrjōpă one who makes (device, machine)
norte nōrtě phase, or phasing
nuiqa nūē-khă wing
nuita nūē-tă music
nuita'a nūē-tă'a musician
nyora movement
nyorate moving
nyora'a engine
oa ōă five
ōā six
oda ōdă seven
odâ ōdā eight
odakoa ōdă-kōă bar
odawina ōdă-wēnă coin
odnej ōdnej bare
omâ ōmă self
ona ōnă old
opasu ōpăsū slow
oq ōkh no
oso ōsō mouth
otâ ōtā orb
otâgo ōtā-gō orb large (planet)
otâgo'iâma tg'ēăm new world (colony)
Otâgolisoy ōtāgō-lēsōī birthworld
otâmovi ōtā-mō-vē space orb (moon)
otunay ōtūnăī inside, within
oyta ōītă hate
pana pănă arm, limb
pasou pă-sōū kill
pâda pādă breast
pedavuo pědăvūō storm
pia pēă elder
pialoa pēă-lōă elder male (father)
pialoaka pēă-lōă-kă significant elder male (grandfather)
pialoi pēă-lōē elder female (mother)
pialoika pēă-lōē-kă significant elder female (grandmother)
poku pō-kū clan
poku'ka pō-kū-kă greater clan (Empire, Nation)
poku-ta'a pō-kū-tă'ă Archaic term Clan Leader
poku'wumy pōkū-wūmī ally (clan friend)
pona pōnă Yellow
punla Pūn-lă family
Qaktoro khăk-tō-rō A member of the Poku Degonjo Saeruo (Hidden Sun Clan)
Qaktoroi khăk-tō-rō-ē Plural of Qaktoro
qabogymaka găbōg-īmăkă freeze
gabogyma găbōg-īmă refrigerator
gaboty găbō-tī Oven
qam khăm Gray
qyparo kīhpărō transplant
qo khō yes
qotim khōtēm ablat
qourl khōūrl enemy
ra'alu ră-ălū prisoner
rây rāī bind
rây'a rāī-ă binder
ri you
ria rēă your
rialumu rēăl-ūmū possession
roâ rōā happy
roty rōtī gun
rotyhapu rōtī-hăpū gun, hand
rotyka rōtī-kă major gun, cannon
rotygo rōtī-gō big gun, rifle
rotyusapo rōtī-ūsāpō machine pistol
roty'a rōtī-ă gunner
ruo rūō home
Ruoka rūō-kă House
ruomâqi rūōmākhē station
ruohu Rūōhū tall house (building)
ruo'sa Rūō-să room
rya rīă spirit, soul
ryasou'te rīă-sōū-tě ghost (dead spirit)
sae săě star
saeruo săě-rūō home star, (Sun)
sar săr common honorific (Sir, Ma'am)
Sasâvyjo sa-sāvījō Journeyman
Sâbu sābū Rank
sâjo sājō use
sâjo'a sājō-ă user
sâko sākō shake
Sâmi sāmē Title, Honorific
Sâvy sāvī Skill
Sâvyjo sāvījō Apprentice
siama sēămă holy or divine
siama'a sēă-mă-ă make divine, blessed
Siamaka sēă-mă-kă Great divine, Creator, God
sotâka sōtākă world
sou sōū death
souâbi sōūābē dark death, bad death
soujo sōū-jō dead
souibâ sōūēbā bright death, good death
soupa sōū-pă to die
sourya sōūrīă bad omen (death spirit)
souumat sōū-ūmăt death wrap (shroud)
sumanâ sūmănā make (create)
sumanâ-a sūmănā-ă to make one, fuse
syat sīăt judge
ta speak
tabak tă-băk preserve
taka tă-kă big speak (speech)
takavonai tă-kă-vōnăē speech of the people (language)
Tanoi tănōē council
tasba song
tasba'a singer
tasba'te to sing
tavi tăv-ē tooth
tavii tăv-ēē teeth
tavigo tăv-ē-gō fang
tavigoi tăv-ē-gōē fangs
ta'a tă-ă one who speaks (speaker)
tâvygoa tāvī-gōă weapon
ti tē I
tia tēă my
tin tēn vessel, ship
tinvyma tēn-vīmă ship move, (drive)
tinsae tēn-săě starship (ftl craft)
tinmovi tēn-mō-vē space ship (non-ftl craft)
tived tēv-ěd arm, ready a weapon
tomin tōmēn clear, transparent
tonau tōnăū head
to'â tō-ā second, assistant
tua tūă light (weight)
tyo tīō hot
tyo'te tīō-tě fire
tyokame tīō-kămě plasma
Tula Tūlă Subordinate race
uâo ūăō lost
udano ūdănō gravity
umat ūm-ăt wrap
umatpa ūm-ăt-pă To wrap something
umatgo ūm-ăt-gō large wrap (Robe)
umatli ūm-ăt-lē a wrap (Kilt)
umatqe ūm-ăt-khě soft wrap (Sash)
una ūnă Brown
uos ūōs life
uospa ūōs-pă to live
usapo ūsăpō fast, rapid
ovu ōvū stand
ovu'te ōvūte standing
Vakâme văkā-mě sleep
vakâ văkā rest
vana vănă grow
vana'a vănă-ă grower
vamâqi vă-mākhē berth
veltin věl-tēn Dagger
veltinsa věl-tēn-să Dagger, small (dirk)
vit vēt plant
vitdâmu vēt-dāmū plant offspring (fruit)
vitkya vēt-kīă wine
vitno vēt-nō wide plant (grass)
vitji vēt-jē wide plant (bush)
vithu vēt-hū tall plant (tree)
vithui vēt-hūē trees (forest)
vithuika vēt-hūē-kă great forest (jungle)
voi vōē our
volu vōlū Purple
vona vō-nă person
vonai vō-năē people
vonai'bu vō-năē-bū not people (alien)
vonaniom vōnănēōm person cloth (clothing)
voqma vōkhmă anger, angry
voqme vōkh-mě wild, feral
vyma vīmă move
vymasa vīmăsă thruster
wadâmo wădāmō harvest
wapoin wăpōēn heal
wapoin'a wăpōēn-ă healer, tender
wapoin'aka wăpōēn-ăkă doctor
wapoin'asa wăpōēn-ăsă nurse
wâho wāhō content
wâhome wāhō-mě domesticated
weo wēō Orange
wina wēnă coin
wiy wēī silver
wota wō-tă sheath
wotamu wō-tă-mū over sheath (coat)
wotagulvi wō-tă-gūl-vē Sword sheath, (scabbard)
wotanu wōtă-nū defense
wotanupa wōtă-nūpă to defend
wumy wūmī friend
wuny wūnī contain, hold
wunya wūnīă container
wunyaka wūnīăkă reservoir, great container
wunyasa wūnīăsă tank, small container
yanuto īănūtō outside
yâr īār release
yârpa īār-pă release
yârme īār-mě free (adj)
yârjome īār-jōmě release
ymy īmī White
yome īōmě hawk
yoqa īōgă connect
yoqajo īōgăjō connected, integrated
ytaqo ītăkhō gather
rum
whiskey
vodka
ale/beer (wheat juice)
govern, rule
sink
shower
deck
hammock
commode
tasbaniu tăsbă-nēū flute
luqar lūkhăr hurt
niuos nēūōs oxygen
niusou nēūsōū carbon dioxide
tesâo těsāō crisis
yeklo īěkōl stone
yekloka īěklōă crystal (greater stone)
meyâ měīā start or begin
âyem āīěm stop or end
tâjya tājīă Memory
saal săăl tiny
fuâqo fūākhō aim
âmuar āmūăr dream
âmuso āmūsō hope
eano ěănō town
eano'ka ěănō-kă city
yleg īl-ěg avenge
jome ōjmě after
ojme jōmě before
weâm wěām place (n)
Âotunay bed

Antonyms

In some cases the opposite of a word is formed by reversing the letters. This rule applies only to the reversing the root.
Examples:

  • sumanâ - create, make
  • ânamus - destroy, break
  • uos - life
  • sou - death

Body parts

Word Pronunciation Definition
âtoma ātōmă heart
bapa bă-pă foot
duin dūēn chest
gita gētă claw
gonâ gōnā tail
hapu hă-pū hand
hodi hō-dē leg
ida ědă eye
jodau jōdăū brain
lynuâ līnūā body
tonau tōnăū head
nay năī nose
nias nēăs ear
pâda pādă breast
pana pănă arm
oso ōsō mouth
tavi tăv-ē tooth
tavii tăv-ēē teeth
tavigo tăv-ē-gō fang
tavigoi tăv-ē-gōē fangs
âtoma ātōmă heart

Colors

Word Pronunciation Definition
ama ămă Blue
qam khăm Gray
volu vōlū Purple
pona pōnă Yellow
iko ēkō Red
weo wēō Orange
ymy īmī White
dou dōū Black
una ūnă Brown

Fruits

Word Pronunciation Definition
ymy vitdâmu white fruit (grape)
iko vitdâmu red fruit (apple)
pona vitdâmu orange fruit (orange)
volu vitdâmu purple fruit (plum)
una vitdâmu brown fruit (nuts)
ama vitdâmu blue fruit (berry)

Numbers

The Qaktoro numeric system is based on eight, not ten like humans.

Word Pronunciation Definition
ona ōnă zero
a ă one
â ā two
da three
four
oa ōă five
ōā six
oda ōdă seven
odâ ōdā eight

Ousnor

Word Pronunciation Definition
ous'sa second
tui'sa minute
tui tūē hour
saenor săē-nōr star passage (day)
odasaenor ō-dă-săē-nōr 8 day (week)
lua lūă month
mâi māī year

Suffixes

Just like English Qaktoro use suffices to create new words from a root.

This table provides examples of how they form some common words from the root umat (wrap).

Suffix Meaning Example Definition
go large umatgo A large wrap or Robe
li a (noun) umatli A wrap or Kilt
pa to (verb) umatpa To wrap something
qe narrow lapurnium soft belt or Sash
sa small umatsa A small wrap or Headband

Other Suffixes

Suffix Meaning Example Definition
i multiple Qaktoroi Plural of Qaktoro
hu tall (height) ruohu tall house (building)
ji short (height)
jo tense past
ka major or significant ruoka House
mu over jendomu Over cover, tunic
no wide
se under niomse an under cloth or Loin cloth
'a one who Ta'a ('a) One who speaks (Ta)
'te active (ing) hatakur'te hunting
'u of Ruoka'u of House
'bu not Ruoka'bu not of House uncommon

Pronunciation

Letter Pronounced
a ă (short a) cap
â ā (long a) say
b b ball
d d dog
e ě (short e) get
f f flag
g g grip
h h hack
i ē (long e) keep
j j jab
k k kill
l l lie
m m metal
n n nurse
o ō (long o) row
p p pistol
q kh
r r rip
s s salvage
t t tell
u ū (long u) use
v v vile
y ī (long i mine
 

hidden_sun_clan/language.txt · Last modified: 2013/05/05 22:52 by nashoba
 


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