Anfadica Vocab

Feārgha [fɛ.ˈäɾ.χa] • The Anfadica word for “definition” or “meaning”

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• A guide on the Nuahȳkȳlȳt Anfadicāna (dialect)

• A guide on the Anfadica script

This blog is a place for me to post Anfadica (my conglang’s) vocab and their definitions along with some grammar. I will probably post some of my practice sentences/paragraphs in Anfadica here as well.

They will be tagged as #anfadica vocab #anfadica grammar, and #Anfadica writing respectively

Currently there are two dialects (“Anfadicāna”) that I will include: Nuahȳkȳlȳt [n̪u.ä.hʊ.kʰʊ.ɭʊt̪ʰ] and Iheghkayɔt [i.ˈhɛx.kʰä.jɔt̪ʰ].

In each post, I will write the Nuahȳkȳlȳt version of the word first, followed by the Iheghkayɔt version, then followed by their definition(s).

Transcription of the IPA Sounds

[b] b

[β] bh

[d̪] d

[f] f

[ɡ]/[ɣ] g

[h] h

[x]/[χ] gh

[kʰ] k

[ɭ] l

[m] m

[n̪]/[ɳ] n

[pʰ] p

[q] q

[ɾ] r

[s] s

[t̪ʰ] t

[ʋ] v

[ɕ]/[ʂ]/[ʃ] š

[θ] th

[ɬ] ɬ

[t͡ɬ] tɬ

[j]/[ʎ] y

[w] w

[t͡s] ts

[tʃ] ch

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[ä]/[ɑ] a

[ɛ] e

[i]/[ɪ] i

[u] u

[ɔ] ɔ

[oʊ] o

[ʊ]/[ɤ] ȳ

[ʔ] ‘

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The Old Witch Sleep and the Good Man Grace | Lyric Translation II

More of The Amazing Devil translation into my conlang!

“We’ll dance together

So close we’re sharing breath

But now I’m leading

Doesn’t that just

Scare you to death?”

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Translation:

“Kesȳtiya milȳ fiiy

Veveyȳ milȳ nȳya taal

Mȳ gogha ve iš

Tɬiɔq la daagh ko

ɬȳku faīti?”

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Translation w/ Syllable Modification:

“Kesȳtiya mil’ fiiy

Vevey’ mil’ nȳya taal

Mȳ gogha ve iš

Tɬiɔq la daagh ko

ɬȳku faīti?”

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Literal word order:

“Together we dance

Closest [so] we share breath

But leading now I [am]

Does you that not

Scare dead?”

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The Old Witch Sleep and the Good Man Grace | Lyric Translation

(I love The Amazing Devil sm)

“You’re not a coward ‘cause you cower

You’re brave because they broke you

Yet broken, still you breathe

So breathe, breathe, just breathe”

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“Kamulȳ kamuyȳ ko kɔse’nan la

Kuun kɔs’nan la ghɔ kȳȳf me

Mȳ kȳȳf la k’sɔqȳ, al’bha tael

Thegha tael, tael, šaatɬ tael”

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“[A] coward cowering does not make you

Brave because you they broke

But broken you are, regardless [you] breathe

So breathe, breathe, [command] breathe”

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6. Nakȳtabha | Apatānqa -> “To Yearn For”

[n̪ä.kʰʊ.t̪ʰä.βä] • [a.pʰa.ˈt̪ʰän.qa]

/n̪a.kʊ.t̪a.βa/ • /a.pa.t̪an.qa/

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Definition

To yearn for someone or something.

To miss someone or something.

Etymology

“Nakȳtabha” comes from the Nuahȳkȳlȳt “Nakȳta”, which means “to want” or “to pray”.

“Apatānqa” comes from the Iheghkayɔt “Apāta”, which means “to want” or “to pray”

Example Sentence

1. “Vemeše laghȳ gha kasɔqȳ, aghe ama Sineya nakȳtabha.”

- “Sineya missed her mom while she was gone.”

- Lit. “Simultaneously away she was, her mama Sineya missed.”

2. “Hahelīyȳ t’ifīnȳ nakȳtabha.”

- “The plants yearn for rain.”

- Lit. “Rain plant yearn [for]”

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Mu Dighȳ Faīti | “My Lady Death”

A poem from “Ihidȳgh kȳ Devāya ȳ Faīti” (“The Book of Life and Death”)

Mu Dighȳ Faīti, heka ameš baibh mu Dighȳ Devāya seabh av ȳ vȳ mu šaid aghe adhubhe av.

Fakȳt ȳv um gha kasɔqȳ ame, mȳ kesȳtiya emuvet ameš ušun mu anic um demehu, mu ghala tȳ gha um amene haebh ve ȳ al kiyasa amene nimavi ve.

Thegha an la fakȳt ȳv um um nakȳta kesȳtiya tȳ la mu Dighȳ Devāya tihiti um ȳ mu adhubhe la tael.

Mu Dighȳ Faīti, la heka ɔqamȳdhȳ ɬokabhi kasɔqȳ, mȳ ko um. La um ihenku.

Thegha, kesȳtiya emuvet ameš ušun mu anic um demehu, tȳ mu Dighȳ Faīti kiyasa um amene fahiyȳ ve.

- Tighȳ kȳ Afekha

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5. ɔqamȳdhȳ | ɔqatuvatɬ -> “Living Thing(s)”

[ɔq.äm.ˈʊd̪ʰ.hʊ] • [ɔq.at̪ʰ.uʋ.ˈat͡ɬ]

/ɔ.qɐ.mʊd̪ʰ.hə/ • /ɔ.qa.t̪ʰu.ʋat͡ɬ/

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Definition

noun

An individual life form including animals, plants, and occasionally certain divinities/spirits (e.g., the Iyagiyɔq — Hahelīyȳ, Habhore, and Soveyo).

Referring to all life forms (categorized as those above) as a collective.

Etymology

“ɔqamȳdhȳ” is derived from Nuahȳkȳlȳt “ɔqatɬ”, meaning “person” or “individual”, and the Afadwy word “Adheye”, referring to the “primordial deities”.

“ɔqatuvatɬ” is derived from Iheghkayɔt “ɔqatɬi”, meaning “person” or “individual”, and “Apatɬi”, roughly meaning “major deity”.

Example Sentence

1. “Faīdhȳ ɔqamȳdhȳ abhaig.”

- “All living things must die.”

- Lit. “Die living things must.”

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4. Kelɔqɔqa | Kelɔqɔqa -> “Angry”

[kʰɛ.ɭɔ.ˈqɔ.qä] • [kʰɛ.ɭɔ.ˈqɔ.qä]

/kɛ.ɭɔ.ˈqɔ.qɐ/ • /kɛ.ɭɔ.kɔka/

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Definition

Angry; hot-tempered.

Etymology

Comes from the words “K’efīni” (deity of fire and passion), and “ɔqɬȳqa”/“ɔqɬɔqa” (meaning “upset”.

“Kelɔqɔqa” literally means “fiery/passionate upset”.

Example Sentence

1. “ɔqna tȳ la kelɔqɔqa um kasɔqȳ!”

- “Yes I’m angry with you!”

- Lit. “Yes at you angry I am!”

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3. ɔqɬȳqa | ɔqɬɔqa -> “Unhappy”

[ɔq.ɬʊ.qä] • [ɔq.ɬɔ.qa]

/ɔq.ɬʊ.kɐ/ • /ɔq.ɬɔ.qa/

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Definition

adjective

Unhappy; upset; dissatisfied.

Etymology

Comes from “ɔnasȳv” (Nuahȳkȳlȳt) and “ɔnaša” (Iheghkayɔt), meaning “bad”; “ɬɔtha”, meaning “loss”; and “amɔqa”, meaning “happy”.

ɔqɬɔqa literally means “bad loss of happiness”.

Example Sentence

1. “ɔgɔnfali heka ɔqɬȳqa ɔgh kasɔqȳ me.”

- “They were so unhappy yesterday.”

- Lit. “Yesterday very unhappy they were.”

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2. Nakȳta | Apata -> “Pray”

[n̪ä.ˈkʰʊ.t̪ʰä] • [ä.ˈpʰä.t̪ʰä]

/n̪ɐ.kʊ.t̪ɐ/ • /a.pa.t̪a/

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Definition

verb

To pray to a deity or spirit; to make a humble request of a deity or spirit.

To want or desire something or someone.

To wish for something.

Etymology

“Nakȳta” is derived from the Nuahȳkȳlȳt Anfadicāna words “Apēyat” (roughly “major god”), Ȳkevatɬ (roughly “minor god”), and Nayȳq (roughly “spirit”).

“Apata” is derived from the Iheghkayɔt words “Apatɬi” (roughly “major god”), and “Ak’a” (“to ask”).

Example Sentences

1. “Tȳ Tulūnȳ um nakȳta me.”

- “I prayed to Tulūn.”

- Lit. “To Tulūn I prayed.”

2. “Tȳvega um nakȳta.”

- “I want another.”

- Lit. “Another I want.”

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1. Feārgha | Feārgha -> “Definition”

[fɛ.ˈäɾ.χä] • [fɛ.ˈɑɾ.xä]

/fɛ.jɐɾ.χɐ/ • /fɛ.jɐɾ.xa/

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Definition

noun

Definition; the meaning of a word, concept, thing, or action.

Significance or deeper meaning behind a concept, word(s), action, or event.

Etymology

Derived from the Afadwy word, “Feridige”, which was constructed from “Ferune” (deity of sound and emotion), “Idoth” (deity of sight and truth), and “Igenye” (deity of knowledge and wisdom).

Example Sentence

1. “‘Āghak’ feārgha k’ica kasɔqȳ?”

- “What is the definition of ‘āghak’?”

- Lit. “‘Āghak’-POS-definition what is?”