Thalvren
The language is a balance of harsh and softness of Kumori and Yaiza. Its use in daily interactions, magical incantations, and sacred rituals.
Writing System
A flowing cursive script with looping soft consonants and angular sharp marks for harsh consonants. Written left to right, with letters often connected in a single stroke. Vowels are represented as diacritic marks above or below consonants.
Geographical Distribution
The geographic distribution is spread out over the island.
Phonology
Syllables follow a (C)(C)V(C) pattern (where C = consonant, V = vowel). Allowed consonant clusters: "tr," "kl," "vr," "sn," "zh"
Stress Pattern
Primary stress usually falls on the first syllable of a word. In longer words (3+ syllables), secondary stress may fall on every other syllable, but the first syllable remains strongest.
Morphology
Thalvren has suffixes for different categories:
1. Suffix -zhir
· Any magic nouns use it.
2. Suffix -ek or -il.
· Verbs takes them to indicate an agent or practitioner.
3. Suffix -ar
· Function as plurality or general grouping.
Syntax
Language's syntax is Verb-Subject-Object (VSO)
Vocabulary
Their vocabulary words are . . .
mountain thal
fire fen
water lio
friend ryn
to speak das
to run trel
strong gath
night xir
light sel
shadow mor
earth/ground dor
wind veth
spirit/soul enar
Magic zhir
spell/incantation zhira
wand/staff qir
fire magic fenzhir
water magic liozhir
earth magic dorzhir
air magic vethzhir
light magic selzhir
dark magic morzhir
power/energy zar
echant zharel
curse xirath
protection velar
healer enaril
ritual thas
ancient kal
knowledge thalrin
Plant magic verzhir
Bonded partner rynvel
Phonetics
Vowels (represented as diacritics on consonants):
Vowel Phonetic Sound Description / Example
a /a/ Open front unrounded vowel, as in father
e /e/ Close-mid front unrounded vowel, as in bed
i /i/ Close front unrounded vowel, as in machine
o /o/ Close-mid back rounded vowel, as in go
u /u/ Close back rounded vowel, as in flute
Consonants:
Letter Sound (IPA) Description / Example
n /n/ Alveolar nasal, as in nice
l /l/ Alveolar lateral approximant, as in light
r /r/ Alveolar trill or tap, similar to Spanish r
s /s/ Voiceless alveolar fricative, as in see
m /m/ Bilabial nasal, as in man
f /f/ Voiceless labiodental fricative, as in fine
th /θ/ Voiceless dental fricative, as in thin
v /v/ Voiced labiodental fricative, as in vine
p /p/ Voiceless bilabial plosive, as in pen
t /t/ Voiceless alveolar plosive, as in top
k /k/ Voiceless velar plosive, as in cat
d /d/ Voiced alveolar plosive, as in dog
g /g/ Voiced velar plosive, as in go
q /q/ Voiceless uvular plosive, a harsher "k" sound produced further back in the throat
z /z/ Voiced alveolar fricative, as in zoo
x /ks/ Voiceless velar fricative cluster, as in box
Th (θ) is always voiceless as in thin, never voiced as in this.
Q (q) is a harsh, guttural "k" sound, produced deep in the throat, like the Arabic qaf.
R (r) can be rolled or tapped depending on speaker preference.
Tenses
Past tense add -el to the word. Future tense add -in to the word.
Sentence Structure
Sentence Structure Sentence Structure Verb-Subject-Object (VSO)
Adjective Order
Adjective can be formed by adding -in to nouns
Structural Markers
Negation: Particle mi placed before the verb.
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