Kul'ssin Draconic

A dialect of Draconic spoken by the denizens of Kul'ssin, also known as Coralous Island. While each species has its own distinct take on the language, the sheer numbers of lizardfolk speakers on the island have skewed the local dialects towards drawn out "s" sounds punctuated by hard consonants. As usual, the absence of lips on most reptilian creatures has made the use of "p" and "b" plosive sounds, as well as "m" sounds, all but impossible, hence their absence from the language.

Vocabulary

Prefixes
• Aaa' :: an honorific indicating the person is a clutchmother

Words
• Aah :: River delta or coastal wetlands (always refers to where a river empties into a larger body of water)
• Ahh :: People
• Ahk :: The sky
• Allah :: to reside or dwell
• Anas :: Tree
• Anasss :: Forest (literally, treeland)
• Calass :: Shell(s) (specifically of a brittle chitinous or calcareous nature)
• Coris :: to wear
• Duz :: Bear
• Ess :: Arm
• Fah :: Watchman or lookout
• Fas :: Cold
• Fesh :: Reeds (tall, stalk-like grasses)
• Galan :: Seeker, as in one who searches for or seeks something
• Gar :: Fields / Grasslands
• Gesh :: Tall structure, usually one that dominates the area, e.g. a tower or spire
• Halis :: Lake
• Har :: Pool (small, still bodies of water, often temporary)
• Haas :: Fruit
• Hed :: Tail
• Hess :: Spear
• Hras :: to shake, often vigorously
• Kess :: Grey
• Kik :: Scale(s)
• Kist :: Blue
• Kran :: The sun
• Kret :: Strength
• Krh :: Area or region
• Krsh :: Feather(s)
• Kul :: Birth, being born, start of life
• Lash :: Parental, having the qualities of a caregiver
• Na :: Ground (usually solid ground)
• Nal :: Green
• Nas :: Prey (something that is being hunted, or is low on the food chain)
• Nass :: the idea of "land" in general (as opposed to "sea" or "sky")
• Nah :: Hunter (not a warrior; implies a predator / prey relationship)
• Neli :: The ocean
• Nohk :: to cross or move beyond something
• Rasha :: to swim
• Rashed :: Tails used for, or adapted to, swimming (literally, swimtail)
• Ress :: Stone
• Sala :: Ancients / ancient peoples, but not necessarily direct ancestors
• San :: River
• Ssa :: Bodies of salt water
• Ssel :: to speak or negotiate
• Ssess :: The idea of "self" in a personal sense, not "possession" but "existence"
• Ssin :: Place, spot, location
• Ssza :: Anger / Rage
• Tair :: Eye(s)
• Tash :: touching or reaching out to
• Ted :: Head
• Tes :: Spike / Spine
• Vass :: Black

Suffixes
• 'ah :: someone with the preceding word as a defining feature
• 'ahstas :: where the preceding word comes from or originates at
• 'ahstok :: where the preceding word goes to or ends at
• 'ath :: an honorific for elders or important figures (Halis'allah specific)
• 'dal :: coming from or left by, usually implying previous ownership or association
• 'doul :: strengthens the preceding word's intensity; i.e. powerful or severe
• 'el :: the preceding word lies after, or at the end of, the other objects (when used alone, indicates being after everything else)
• 'eth :: the honorific for the chief or those of irreproachable qualities (Halis'allah specific)
• 'gura :: far away or distant
• 'ik :: makes the preceding word adjectival
• 'is :: indicates responsibility for doing a thing as a job or appointed position
• 'iss :: that which is by its nature, as if not by choice
• 'isra :: indicates responsibility for tending a thing or place; e.g. a steward
• 'kak :: applies the preceding word over a long distance; e.g. a marathon or long journey
• 'n :: in a raised position compared to other things; i.e. high or upper
• 'nohstok :: beyond, past, or on the other side of something
• 'rah :: small in size (not weak or impotent, just physically)
• 'shi :: indicates inclusion of all things of the preceding type
• 'sn :: in a central position compared to other things; i.e. "in the middle of"
• 'stal :: a large or expansive area of the preceding word

Inflections
• -ees :: lacking the qualities or nature of the preceding word (functions like the English "un" prefix, as in "unkind" or "unworthy")
• -ss :: an area or region composed of, or dominated by, the preceding word

Phonetics

Vowel Sounds

a - ah

e - eh

i - ee

o - ou

u - oo

Repeated or consecutive vowels do not make new combined sounds, they are each pronounced in turn. As such tair is pronounced "tah-eer" not tear or tier.

Spoken by

• Ahh'rasha'kak Lizardfolk
• Nass'isra Lizardfolk