The Old Words

“D’tokk e’na khand, d’tokk e’na tah, d’tokk e’na dhul, d’tokk e’na nan, d’tokk en ona! Ni rah to d’tokk, d’tokk rah to ni! Ni Garah d’tokk, d’tokk garah Ni!” -Nar'rah tribe war chant
The Old Words is a name for the mostly dead language of the humans of Takk'ona. It is not widely spoken or used for practical purposes, but serve a purpose in naming and other traditional purposes. In its written form, determiner words and prepositions are usually joined with a noun in the sentence (represented in English with apostrophes). With naming, each person's name is composed of two phrases, separated by “of”, such as Takk’pan, “Singer of Sand”. The of is signified by the apostrophe in between both words. In Old Word naming, the first word in the common translation comes second in the name, with the second being first.

Translation

(Errors may ensue)

Ara – no exact common word for this, roughly translates to “vermin”
D’ – the
Den – Rule
Dhul – friend
E’ – is
-em – attached to the end of a noun to pluralize it
Gan – harm
Garah – protect
Ild – use
Ka – fire
Kann – Wander
Kett –
Khand – spear
Khen – Hand
Koa – sea
Kun – move/mover
Na – my
Nan – brother
Nek – Kill/slay
Ni – me/I
Nis – We
Nita – Sun
No – No/not
Nua – Beast
Ona – home
Pa – sing
Pau – Battle/war (pronounced like “pow”)
Po – song
Rah to – give to
Tah – Shield
Takk – sand
Tiar – to
Ual – bear/hold
Un - are
-uo – one who (not always used in standard naming)
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(Created for Inktober 2019)