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Thoughts for The Day

Va tamild ash shínéshli, ra yanā. Ha'as fiaks ohan.

És wayt ísk mala havas nāvu va wadala, pasl. És way zhénli pishlop piki...lakin, e'ata kilitsu da.

E'ata fakarsu hawal paramiksu itanida malamik. Lakin, kaf dolzhni har ko hawal? 🤔

Sā tch Nabooru (nāvu HAI dili...), parat chiaksa (nāvu 2014, és parat piki)? Zéka...ísk yamféra zhu "Hai malanív" (Gérudo Kast) aks Shínmalanív (Ésibuzhushe pishlop Nusuday Türmina). 

Kwítsu'e, kwítsu'e...

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Pirate Dialect fans, rejoice!!!

(I really don’t do this dialect very much...however, I may need to if I keep up the jokes about Mirror Universe)

Since hypothetically, they speak Pirate Gerudo in Majora’s Mask (assuming these aren’t the same twin witches who raised Ganondorf, rather former pirates who decided to become entrepreneurs and get honest jobs--Koume’s Boat Tours) then, it would make sense that the character set would be ‘Latin alphabet’ (I don’t use Gerudo’s Typography OR Me-Vírdas when writing Pirate Dialect)

Don’t know what Pirate Dialect is:  Directory for Pirate Dialect blog postings

Translation:

Panel 1: I’m sorry...what is a Spirit Temple?

Panel 2: I don’t know what a Desert Colossus is.

Panel 3: I told you to collect mushrooms for me...not eat them! 

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Oh, and NEW WORD:  Gubeya = Mushroom

Pronunciation: goo-BAY-ah

For more information about Pirate Dialect:

Official Web-site

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Why Ehenív: The Language of The Gerudo Seems So Difficult...and Why It Really Is Not.

Da musti!

I was doing some conjugation practice for my Dothraki lessons when it occurred to me: people are learning this language and they are learning concepts familiar to them from high school French/Spanish class. And it is very popular despite it seems a bit complex.

It also occurred to me that a reason Ehenív isn’t as popular (aside from the overall lack of publicity, marketing, and never mind it’s not official Nintendo...) because it may seem difficult.

Truth is: it’s not.

Granted, those concepts are what you are used to (And even native speakers of languages outside of English). You were taught conjugation (natively or as a foreign language in school).

And to those who were terrible at foreign language in school: you instantly expect that you will be learning the same thing...the same concepts.

Ehenív actually takes everything you learnt in high school and throws them out of the window. Nomative, accusative, gender, etc...absent.

Why? So that I could make it easier for people to learn, speak, or use for their fan-fics.

Lazy? Not really...I went a different path than most conlang-creators. I decided to think outside of the box. And this probably is what gets me in trouble.

So, I decided in this blog: I would explain myself. Explain why it is different in hopes that it will help you better understand how the language works and not to be afraid of it. It really is easy.

Why is it different?

1. No Conjugation: 

You don’t change verbs based on whether the case is they or I...the verb never changes. You do use suffixes to indicate past tense, plural, etc, but in general: no verb change.

e.g. (let’s use French for this)

Nous mangeons.(We eat)

As you can see, mangeons (Manger or (to) Eat conjugated into we form)

In Ehenív, that same sentence would be: Éso skét. or We eat.

Now, let’s try the tu form of Manger:

Tu manges.  (Manger becomes manges, because the pronoun dictated so). You eat.

Ehenív: Bi skét.

 The verb Skét never changed. The verbs are not dictated by their pronouns.

However, one exception to this rule is in the case of (to) Be (or is, because to be doesn’t exist).

Ash = Is (used for singular form of pronouns or nouns)

Ata = Am (first person, only)

Af = Are (second person or plural form of a noun)

Chinese does this (I’ll use Mandarin Dialect, here, because I am familiar with it).

They only change the pronouns or tense of a verb(past, etc). However, they do keep shì  (is) the same, regardless if they are talking about one person (Wǒ or I)or many (Tāmen or They) all would be subject to shì.

(Wǒ/Tāmen) shì lǎoshī  or I am a teacher/They are teacher(s).

The difference is that Ehenív does distinguish Is/Am/Are...Chinese doesn’t.

2. No Gendered Nouns!

Another thing that Ehenív lacks is the gendering of nouns. When they (French, again) use Le, La, or Les...Ehenív uses one word for all nouns (singular or plural): Va (The). Also, endings of nouns don’t have special gender-specific endings (e.g. La Pomme (f) vs Le Chien (m))

It is all neutral (Think of German: Das is the Gender neutral form of The...Ehenív is basically all Das when it comes to nouns)

3. Whatever the prescribed pronunciation of a character is: it stays the same no matter what!

There are languages like with our friend French who change the pronunciation of certain characters. Of course, these apply to things like verb endings or if in combination with other characters.

NOT SAYING THAT MAKES THE LANGUAGES INVALID!!!

Let’s use French and English:

French: -ez; -er ; -es; -et; -ée;-e; -é  = all eh pronunciation

If those were Ehenív words, they would have far different pronunciations.

Ez (Ehz); Er (Ehr); Es  (Ehs); Et (Eht); E (Eh); and É  (like the e sound in the word Béd).

A-sounds in English: Cat (Kæt) vs Paper (Pe-per) vs Father (Fah-ther)...there is no distinction of which sound those particular a characters make! It is not written how you pronounce them!

Ehenív’s spelling and pronunciation: What You See Is What You Get.

Now in the case of combinations:

Cough in English. The -ough (and C is a hard C sound...) is like the English word off.

In Ehenív: that word would be spelt: Kaf (which means What in Ehenív)

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The same differences I listed above, apply to both dialects of the language (Desert and Pirate), so this blog was written for those seeking to learn/use whichever dialect they fancy.

Basically, that is all that is different. I mean, yes, grammar, but we were only discussing verbs and nouns, and character pronunciations.

Did this blog help make it less intimidating? If you were going to learn the language: do you feel more comfortable now that I have broken it down?

Please reblog this if you want to help spread the message of this language and encourage the learning/use of it in fanfics!

Any Questions? Comments?

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Happy Summer Solstice!

To all this blog’s followers in the Southern Hemisphere!

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Carnival of Time Vocabulary! (Pirate Dialect Only)

Daya!

So, while I believe Gerudo Pirates (unlike their Desert sisters) would probably not attend this, because they seem a bit more anti-social than the Desert Dwellers. More isolated from Clocktown and the rest of Termina.

But, it doesn’t hurt to make a list, anyway (how else would they discuss it...how else would they plan a robbery in West Clocktown?)

Also, warmer weather is much better for pirating...Summer Solstice festivals might actually happen!

NOTE: Some words in this list are the same as Desert Dialect.

Brushmodo’e = Summer

Brush = Hot

Ésnu = (a) Beach

Nataym =(to) Swim

Pín Goro = (a) Bonfire

Goroparamag = (to) Grill/(to) Barbecue 

Horagido = Meat (any sort)

Skét = (to) Eat

Magst = Food

Lir =(to) Drink

Soda = (a) Drink

Bélkay = Alcohol

Agazni = (a) Party/(a) Celebration/(a) Festival

Agazni zhu Ti = Carnival of Time

Falumay = Moon

Zitmus = Dawn/Sunrise

Umas mírayks = Sunset

Ti-mash = (a) Clock

Ti = Time

Yanā= (a) Day

Intramumo = (an) Hour

Gicha = (a) Minute

Kunda = (a) Second (1 of 60)

Musti = Morning

Ínésti = Evening

Laylu = Night

Timash Nadana = Clocktown

Flat = (to) Dance

Flatsu Éndanada = (a) Dance team (Va Rosa Ésha’e)

Vésto = Music

Zho Vésto = (a) Song/(to) Sing

Véstopríl  = Musician (female)

Véstokash = Musician (male)

Vésto Anda = (a) Band (Va Indi-go-gos)

Shanal = (to) Marry

Shanal Agazni = (a) Wedding

Vérajavés = (a) Mask

Va Sunsh’e Vérajavés = The Lovers Mask

Shamal = North

Ganubi = South

Garba = West

Shara = East

Saykas = (a) Shop

Graminha = (a) Bank

Gramkash = (a) Banker

Labt = Milk

Labt Zayza = (a) Milk Bottle

Movok = (a) Member/Membership

Movok Nas = (a) Membership card

Nusuday Türmina = Great Bay

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Please Reblog to spread the joy of the new season!

(It’s almost Summer in the Southern Hemisphere!)

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Injuries and Illnesses in Ehenív Part 2

Daya!

I got a wired keyboard plugged in, so writing all of these won’t be as time consuming and should go pretty quickly.

In case you would like to read the other blogs: I have then linked, below.

Anatomy and Health Blog (Desert)

Anatomy and Health (Pirate)

Injuries and Illnesses Part 1

Once again: this is for both dialects. (D= Desert; P= Pirate; D&P= Both)

Pungo =(to) Poison (D&P)

Pronunciation: poon-goh

Note: add -su (-ing) suffix to indicate that the victim (or yourself) has suffered from a poisoning.

Pungi = (a) Poison (D&P)

Pronunciation: poon-gee

Naklo pungo=  (an) Alkaloid Poison (D&P)

Pronunciation: nah-kh-loh poon-goh

Note: this type of poison is one  made of nitrogen and salts.

Gorosu ésishi = (an) Acid (literally: burning water)(D&P)

Pronunciation: goh-roh-soo eh-see-shee

Natuniras Numag =(a) Castor Bean (D&P)

Pronunciation: nah-too-nee rah-ss noo-mahg

NOTE: Literally means snake head bean, because it looks like a snake head. Poisonous to humans and can be found in the desert.

Jampa = (to) Hit (D&P)

Pronunciation: jah-m-pah

Sparke = (to) Kick (D)

Pronunciation: spar-kay

Sparkay = (to) Kick (P)

Pronunciation: Spar-ky

Pungot Midaræli = Poisoned plant (D)

Pronunciation: poon-goth mee-dahr-a-lee

Pungot Midarāli = Poisoned plant  (P)

Pronunciation: poon-goth mee-dahr-ah’ah-lee

Horagi =(an) Animal (D&P)

Pronunciation: hoh-rah-gee

Zhénlit pi ísk horagi = Attacked by an animal (literally: hurt by an animal) (D&P)

Pronunciation: zhen-leet pee ih-ss-kh hoh-rah-gee

Malbrit = (an) Arrow (D&P)

Pronunciation: mah-ll-breet

Note: you can either be jampat pi ísk malbrit (hit by an arrow) or you can be hit by a punogt malbrit (poisoned arrow)

Míreks = (to) Die/Death (D)

Pronunciation: mih-ray-kh-ss

Mírayks = (to) Die/Death (P)

Pronunciation: mih-ry-kh-ss

Yas ísk atay = (to) Clean a cut (D&P)

Pronunciation: yah-ss ih-ss-kh ah-ty

Héfgas = (to) Faint (D&P)

Pronunciation: heh-f-gah-ss

Wa = (to) Fall (D&P)

Pronunciation: wah

Níli íchubati = Blood Flow (D&P)

Pronunciation: nih-lee ih-choo-bah-tee

Pémere = (to) Kill (D)

Pronunciation: Peh-may-ray

Pémayray = (to) Kill (P)

Pronunciation: peh-my-ry

Ka! =Ow!/Ouch! (D&P)

Pronunciation: kah!

Lürpsi =(an) Antidote/(a) Cure (D&P)

Pronunciation: luhrp-see

Lagas = (to) Sleep (D&P)

Pronunciation: lah-gahs

Umék = (to) Wake up (D&P)

Pronunciation: oo-mehk

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Formal Versus Informal: When to Use Each in Ehenív

Da musti!

So, thank-you to @the-midnight-doe​ for suggesting this one. It took awhile to do it, because I had to think about it a bit.

This blog is for both dialects of the language.

When do you use formal/informal?

Great question!

So, first, I will discuss speaking. Writing is also part of this discussion.

When speaking, formal is used when speaking to royalty or superiors. Of course, this applies to mostly foreign dignitaries (e.g. Princess Zelda...)

Formal speech is actually pretty easy: don’t use slang. Speak clearly, don’t use contractions and most importantly: always address your superiors or Royalty with honourifics.

Honourifcs include (you can click on each one to hear it!):

-naríl (Miss/Ms), -karíl(Missus), -lauka(Mister), pas Tílagtzi (Your Honoured One/Your Highness/Your Majesty), Sa Tif (My King), Sa Latifa (My Queen), Sa Tayfaba (my commander/leader/Captain), -ti (King [Enter Name]), -lati (Queen [Name]), -iva (Princess [Name]), and -éri (Prince [Name])

Also, to address a woman or man of great courage: -skir (female; sa Samkír is My Female Hero) and -rink (male; from Rink which means male hero)

Like the Honourifcs for King [name]: -naríl, -karíl, -lauka usually accompany first names (though, in cases of like a Prime Minister or a president: you address them by their last name)

E.g. Me-karíl (Mrs May vs Térisa-karíl or Mrs Theresa) the male side would be Obama-lauka (Mr Obama vs Barak-lauka or Mr Barack)

Now, if it is a Gerudo: usually, their Given names are used in the honourifics. But, that is if it is used by Gerudos, only.

If a surname is used(to address a Gerudo): usually, it is by a foreign dignitary. They are not allowed to use a Gerudo’s given name. This discourages informalities and familiarity.

However, it is all right to use a first name when addressing a King or Queen (or Princess or Prince).

E.g. Ganondorf-ti (King Ganondorf). Not Dragmire-ti (you wouldn’t say Hairul-ti or King Hyrule, would you? No. That would be addressing him by his House, which would be considered a bit sali or Arrogant. You would use King Daphne's)

Another key point: When speaking to a foreign dignitary in Gerudo: you use a more Hylian form of Gerudo. This, of course is assuming you’re speaking to a Hylian. They also use this form when speaking to a Gerudo King or Queen.

To find out more about Hylianised Gerudo and what it is:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3 (translating media)

Pirate Dialect

Honestly, there is much less formality among pirates as well as interactions with foreign dignitaries. Much less interaction in general...

Still, one must address their captain as Sa Tayfaba and elders as Ms.

The only Gerudos that are subject to those rule are the ones who live in Hyrule’s Annexed Lands of Gerudo Valley. That is because (as explained, above) they must interact with Hyrule Castle.

Informal

Informalities are for when you’ re speaking to your best friend or a subordinate. Or even a family member.

You can use contractions and slang.

These honourifics include: -ésha (Sister/female friend), -zhanto (from éskazhanto or brother, which means he is like a brother you never had. Male friend is Akodorf); -ma (used for little girls or someone much younger than yourself; from mala or little female), and -mak (for little boys or younger males from malak or little male)

In Writing

Pretty much, the same rules for spoken apply here. However, the difference is the alphabet used.

Classic Gerudo(Gerudo Typography) is used for official documents. Not always used, because it is an ancient form of the alphabet, but it is used for religious and magical writings. Scholars, healers, and witches use it.

Modern Gerudo (Me Vírdas) is for unofficial stuff.

Hylian Alphabet...that would be used for signs all around Hyrule. And also: if a Gerudo writes using Hylian: the language they are using is Hylian. This is usually for official documents that they share with Hyrule Castle.

Pirate Writing

Hylian alphabet (Termina uses the same alphabet as Hyrule) when writing Gerudo (Pirate).

However, the real world writing would be Latin alphabet. Official and unofficial documents. It just depends on which world you’re in: Termina or Earth.

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Questions? Comments...Tumblr inbox, please!

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Injuries and Illnesses in Ehenív (Both Dialects)

Daya!

I did cover Anatomy and Health, before:

Desert Dialect

Pirate Dialect

You€’re probably wondering what’€™s the point, then?

I didn’€™t cover things outside the realm of basic health (e.g. Flu, cold, pain, cut, overweight, accident, pregnant) and talking to the doctor/healer.

I have a list of conditions that are not going to be added to the dictionary, because they utilise words that already exist in the dictionary. However, I will add pronunciation keys.

They can be very useful for fan-fics (Gerudos can suffer many physical ailments, too!) or for everyday conversations.

D= Desert; P= Pirate; D&P= Desert and Pirate

Wart Aybém(e) = Broken Bone(s) (D&P Dialect)

Pronunciation: wahr-t at-behm (eh)

Note: you can add words like ab (arm), be/bayli (leg) in front of aybém (bone) to specify which has suffered the fracture. Check the Anatomy lesson for reference.

Sayéb Kalvlingsu = Difficulty breathing (also can be Asthma. Both are very serious and fatal!) (D&P)

Pronunciation: say-ehb kah-ll-vuh-lee-ng-soo

Maindoan Ní­li = Anaemia (literally: Pale Blood) (D&P)

Pronunciation: mah-een-doh-dahn nih-lee

Uni Gepa’€™e = Caries (brown teeth) (D)

Pronunciation: oo-nee gay-pah-eh

Uni Gaypa’€™e = Caries (P)

Pronunciation: oo-nee gy-pah-eh

Dokiki Gdétsparke = Heart Attack (literally heart punch) (D)

Pronunciation: Doh-kee-kee guh-deht-spar-kay

Dokiki Gdétsparkay = Heart Attack (P)

Pronunciation: Guh-deht-spahr-ky

Éruki Zhénli = Ear infection (literally: Ear pain) (D&P)

Pronunciation: eh-roo-kee zheh-n-lee

Lak Malshi = Scurvy (literally: Sea sickness) (P)

Pronunciation: lahk mah-ll-shee

Note: Not to be confused with lak zhomalshisu (sea vomiting) which means actual sea sickness.

Lelumék = Insomnia (literally: Night awake) (D)

Pronunciation: lay-loo-mehk

Laylumk = Insomnia (P)

Pronunciation: ly-loo-mehk

Yangassu = Chronic Fatigue (literally: Day sleeping) (D&P)

Pronunciation: yahn-gah-ss-soo

Medogoro = Heartburn (literally: stomach fire) (D)

Pronunciation: may-doh-goh-roh

Maydogoro = Heartburn (P)

Pronunciation: my-doh-goh-roh

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(My wireless keyboard’s batteries are dying, so it took forever to write this list)