Foreword

Mellonamin,

Below you will find simple grammatical rules and word lists for use in creating elven phrases. Much effort has been put into making the process as simple as possible. A section on elven roleplay may also be found after the word list. The Grey Company’s Elven is a growing language based 'loosely' on the elven found throughout JRR Tolkiens works. As we strive to nurture its growth, all input is encouraged and appreciated.

This Guide has been slightly modified to the needs of the GlamerVelt. Some words might have been added or changed to suit the style of the Velt Elves. Some parts not relevant to the Velt have been removed. Credit for this incredible piece goes to the Grey Company Guild. The original version of this document can be found at http://www.grey-company.org.

Lissenen ar' maska'lalaith tenna' lye omentuva

Lywnis Autumleaf, Tel'Mithrim

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How to Use

First I want to say that it is NOT REQUIRED to know all of those words or speak fluent elvish. We would encourage you to know at least some basic elven words, such as hello, farewell, yes and no, since this adds to your Rping and the enjoyment of the game. Feel free to expand your vocabulary over time with the terms you like and use them ingame or in your posts.

GRAMMAR

1) PLURALS:

* Denoted r, ea, ie, or, io, and oo. Exact choice is left up to the person creating the plural.

* Use -rim to denote great numbers or respect

Examples:

nimbrethie = birches

Aredhelrim = elf lords

2) PRONOUNS:

* when used alone pronouns express subjects (amin mela lle - I love you)

* when used in possessive phrases they express possession (melamin - my love)

I (my,mine)	amin	him (his)	Ho
we, us (ours)	lye	her (hers)	He
he	ro	they	Ron
she	re	them (their)	Sen
it (its)	ta	this	Sina
you (yours)	vys	that	Tanya
you(p) (yours-p)	vysor	who	Ya

3) POSSESSIVE PHRASES:

SIMPLE

Subject:possessor

* Append pronoun to end of object.

* Pluralize noun first.

Examples:

irmo = desire, irmoamin = my desire or irmoieamin = my desires

atar = father, atarho = his father

COMPLEX

Subject of Subject:possessor

* Seperate secondary subject (possessed by primary subject) with en

from the simple familiar of the primary subject.

Examples:

mela en coiamin love of the life of I love of my life

tinu en atarahe daughter of the mother of her her mother's daughter

SIMPLE NONFAMILIAR OR PROPER

Subject of Possessor

* use when possessor is expressing distance/separation from object

or when possessor is proper.

* Seperate subject from possessor with en.

Examples:

mellon en amin friend of I my friend (expresses distance)

megil en Lywnis sword of Lywnis Lywnis' sword

4) ADJECTIVES:

* Append to the front of the object/action they are describing.

Examples:

corialote purple flower

lashae wide ocean (last 2 n’s from lann dropped)

* when expressing intensities (i.e. bright, brighter, brightest)

1) when stem ends in vowel append -n for -er and -nin for -est

Examples:

tiri = bright, brightly tirin = brighter tirinin = brightest

2)when stem ends in noun append -in for -er and -inin for -est

Examples:

calen = green calenin = greener caleninin = greenest

5) ADVERBS:

* Follows verb in unchanged form.

* Also see intensity rules listed above.

Examples:

cormamin glina tiri my heart it gleams bright my heart gleams brightly

i'aredhelrim quene hodo the elf lords they spoke wise the elf lords spoke wisely

6) VERBS:

* Conjugate to past, present, future, conditional with e,a, uva, aya

past -e

present -a

future -uva

conditional -aya

Examples:

amin elee = I saw, amin elea = I see, amin eleuva = I shall see, amin eleaya = I would see

* two or more conjugated verbs may exist in one phrase as long as are not strung together.

* use unconjugated verbs when stringing more than one together

Examples:

amin irma quen I desire to speak

vys delotha mel amin You hate to love me

* -ing endings are expressed by appending -ad or -ien to the stem if it ends in a noun

or - d if it ends in a vowel.

Example:

amin naa tulien a' i'til I am coming to the point

* -ed endings are expressed using the past tense conjugation.

Example:

nardane ron kaime e' i'liavea en' ilya n'at entwined they slept in each others arms

7) CREATION OF NEW WORDS

* keep it simple, use portions of other words, and try to remain true to the flowing nature of elven

* before using the words your new words, either post them to the GC private folder entitled Elven

Language Discussion, or get written permission from the Keeper of The Dictionary.

* rationalize your derivation, before using the words that you create. If a suitable words for

derivation do not exist than make one up keeping in mind simplicity and the nature of elven.

* when taking a noun from a verb stem:

1) conjugate to present form for direct noun (i.e. ele- to see, elea(v) sees, elea(n) sight

2) for a related term, append either o or u to the stem (i.e. eleo - eye)

3) when ascribing the verb to a person, append ar to the stem

(i.e. oht-war, ohtar - warrior)

* when creating words from two or more words, append together and drop enough letters from

the appendor to avoid cumbersome letter sequences (see below)

8) PHRASE CONSTRUCTION:

* Use subject - verb - object (add adverbs and adjectives as above)

* Phrase questions as statements followed by question maker.

* Words such as a, does, would etc. may be inferred from the context of the phrase.

* When appending pronouns or adjectives, you may drop letters from the appendor

in order to eliminate awkward sequences of letters. Examples would be avoiding

3 consonants in a row, 3 vowels in a row, or 2 of the same vowel in a row.

Examples:

Amin mela vys.	I love you.
Lye nuquernuva sen e dagor	We will defeat them in battle
Vys anta yulna en alu?	Do you need a drink of water?
Uma, amin naa fauka.	Yes, I am thirsty
Amin sinta thaliovys e dagor	I know your strength in battle.

More Complex Examples:

Amin lastuva ten' aredhelamin quena hodo.

I will listen because my lord (elf) speaks wisely

Llie tula mellonea, vasa ni yulna en mereth en amin.

Come friends, eat and drink of my feast

Il'quen sinta mellonamin Lywnis?

Does everybody know my friend Lywnis?

Uma, lye sinta he.

Yes, we know him.

WORD LIST

Common to Elvish

Elvish to Common

1	er
2	atta
3	nelde
4	kinta
5	lempe
6	enque
7	otso
8	tolto
9	nerte
10	kainen
11	minque
12	ratse
(v) to abide by	himy-
(v) to ache	nwaly-
(v) to act	tyar-
(v) to add up	onot-
(v) to adhere	himb-
(v) to agree	weer-
(v) to ally	nias-
(v) to anger	ruth-
(v) to answer	onsint-
(v) to appreciate	hant-
(v) to arrive	rakt-
(v) to ask	utune-
(v) to assemble	host-
(v) to attack	cronh-
(v) to avoid	anid-
(v) to awaken	cuiv-
(v) to bake	mast-
(v) to balance	meiv-
(v) to bale out	kalp-
(v) to battle	dagor-
(v) to be	na-
(v) to be addicted	maur-
(v) to be born	nost-
(v) to be cruel	nwalk-
(v) to be cunning	fini-
(v) to be foolish	amad-
(v) to be gentle	seim-
(v) to be happy	valin-
(v) to be like	don-
(v) to be near	nev-
(v) to be selfish	feinil-
(v) to be sick	irv-
(v) to be silent	din-
(v) to be slow	lenk-
(v) to be sure	tanak-
(v) to be visible	valk-
(v) to become	natul-
(v) to beget	on-
(v) to begin	yest-
(v) to believe	dur-
(v) to bend	lungan-
(v) to bite	nak-
(v) to bleach	ninquit-
(v) to blink	tiht-
(v) to block	tamp-
(v) to blow	pust-
(v) to bow	kaw-
(v) to brand	yulm-
(v) to break	rusv-
(v) to breathe	suul-
(v) to brood	luv-
(v) to bud	tuim-
(v) to build	samn-
(v) to burn	naar-
(v) to call	yel-
(v) to capture	glak-
(v) to care	mali-
(v) to carry	kol-
(v) to cast spell, ensorcele	ist-
(v) to catch	atsa-
(v) to cause	tyar-
(v) to celebrate	gal-
(v) to chant	lir-
(v) to choke	quor-
(v) to choose	dethol-
(v) to clean, cleanse	poik-
(v) to cleave, cut	rist-
(v) to collapse	atalt-
(v) to come	tul -
(v) to come from	tuul-
(v) to come out	ettul-
(v) to command	nai-
(v) to commemorate	enyal-
(v) to compel	mauy-
(v) to complain	nur-
(v) to constrain, withhold	baug-
(v) to consume	vas-
(v) to continue	vor-
(v) to control	tur-
(v) to cook	deas-
(v) to count	noot-
(v) to cover	tuup-
(v) to crack	kiris-
(v) to craft	kurw-
(v) to create	ont-
(v) to cross	tar-
(v) to crown	rien-
(v) to crumble	rust-
(v) to cry	nall-
(v) to cushion	nirw-
(v) to cut, cleave	kir-
(v) to dance	salk-
(v) to dangle	ling-
(v) to dare	very-
(v) to deceive	wethrin-
(v) to defeat	nuquern-
(v) to defend	ost-
(v) to delve	groth-
(v) to deny	lol-
(v) to depart	wany-
(v) to describe	ostek-
(v) to desire	irm-
(v) to destine	marty-
(v) to die	gurth-
(v) to die naturally	fair-
(v) to die painfully	qualm-
(v) to disappear	wann-
(v) to discuss	oqueni-
(v) to do	um-
(v) to do not	uum-
(v) to doubt	ruw-
(v) to draw water	kalp-
(v) to dream	kaimel-
(v) to drink	yuln-
(v) to drip	lipt-
(v) to drown	quorin-
(v) to dwell	bar-
(v) to dwell underground	grod-
(v) to dwindle	piik-
(v) to eat	mat-
(v) to eddy	hwind-
(v) to emit, send out	fain-
(v) to enchant	luht-
(v) to encircle	pel-
(v) to end	tyel-
(v) to endure	termar-
(v) to entwine	nardan-
(v) to envelope	way-
(v) to erode	orar-
(v) to escape	usin-
(v) to establish	tulk-
(v) to exceed	telt-
(v) to expand	palu-
(v) to expect	duil-
(v) to extend	tain-
(v) to fade	quell-
(v) to fall	lant-
(v) to fan	car-
(v) to fear	gorg-
(v) to feel (physical)	tyav-
(v) to feel disgust	feuy-
(v) to feel grief	nyeer-
(v) to fill	quant-
(v) to find	utu-
(v) to finish, end	tel-
(v) to fix	tank-
(v) to flame	runy-
(v) to flank (go around)	el-
(v) to flex	loks-
(v) to float (in air)	wili-
(v) to float (in water)	lut-
(v) to give	on-
(v) to gleam	glin-
(v) to glint	tind-
(v) to glitter	mirily-
(v) to go	aut-
(v) to go athwart	thar-
(v) to go away, leave	kel-
(v) to gore	nast-