learn Miranei script - lesson 7

Tonight we have one of the most used consonant sounds in Miranei...

it's the 'r' sounds.

Psyche! 

Although the 's' sound has many combinations, and a symbol for each variant, it's the 'r' sound that is the most prevalent in the elvish language of the Fifth Age.

rald (n.) valley    is a good word to look at and see the difference between the 'd' and 'r' symbols.

That last word:

sjogee (n.) ally / friend    is an important root word in Miranei.

From that root, we get:

sjodán (n.) prince    an important title.

sjogee'ath (n.) compassion    number 1 of the Eight Paths of Wisdom

sjobré (v.) walk

sjohr (v.) step

sjogeedr (adj.) friendly

-sjogee'ahl (adv.) friendly

sjogee (intrj.) hello

sogee (intrj. var.) hello


sjogee'anon (Trad intrj.) hello - formal interjection - literally: "with you as a friend"


So when you say 'hello' to an elf in Miranei, you are literally greeting that person as 'friend'.


cheers,


Kurt

learn Miranei script - lesson 6

So we've run out of vowels, so it's all consonants from here on out. Tonight we have 'k' 'l' 'm' 'n' and 'p' with their variants.

The first word kapírei uses the 'agent form'. The vowel sound 'long i' at the end of a noun or verb turns that word into an agent noun. 

kapírath - (n.) courage

kapírei (n.) hero


The 'kk' sound is not used in English. The sound usually comes at the end of a word, and the sound is like a 'k' sound, but as if you suddenly stopped pronouncing the word, as though you were cut short, almost as if you swallowed at the end of the word.


krenn (n.) sword   This word is unusual in that it has a double 'n' sound at the end. You simply hold onto the 'n' sound for a half a beat, as though you had a Scottish accent.   :^p


moskrarót (v.prp.) rise up   This is what the elf says to the Archer at the Battle of Plymonley in Book One: The Last Elf of Lanis. In Miranei it means more than to stand up, it also means to be more than you are, rise to the occasion, strive to do more than you thought you could.  


I think the last one, a little more artfully written, would look outstanding on a tee-shirt.


cheers,


Kurt

learn Miranei script - lesson 5

Well I think I solved my calligraphy problem. The English I'll write with a square tipped pen, and the Miranei with a round tipped pen.

So here are the consonants 'h' and 'j', and the vowel 'u' sounds.

The 'j' represented here is always the soft sound used in jam, just, and Jill.

The 'question' words are interesting:

hvorl - any

hvók - who

hvekk - what

hvapak - where

hvid - when

hvus - how

hvadl - why

cheers, 

Kurt

learn Miranei script - lesson 4

So I went back to the round nibbed pen. The Miranei just looks better, although it makes my English handwriting look rather childish.

Tonight we have the 'g' consonant sound, and the 'o' vowel sounds.

This 'g' is only the hard 'g', like 'get' 'good' or 'Gary'.

glo'en is this case is the verb 'calm'.

If you want to say something emphatically, you add an extra 'a' sound. The imperative sound should be a separate sound and not added to the commanding word.

In the Archer From Kipleth Baalenruud tells Iounelle "Gloena'a!" 

literally - calm(present tense'imperative), or in our culture it's the same as  "Calm down!" 

cheers,

Kurt

learn Miranei script - lesson 3

Tried a new calligraphy pen tonight, lots of dark ink, but I'm not very happy with the shape of the nib. So, the search for a good calligraphy pen continues.

Today we have the consonant 'f' sound with variants, and the vowel 'i' sound with variants.

I tried to find a short 'fl' sounded word that would fit in the box, but no success. So we have two nouns and two adjectives. 

This 'back' is the noun and not the preposition, like "His back was covered with hair."

cheers,

Kurt

learn Miranei script - lesson 2

I switched calligraphy pens. The other one was running out of ink and looked awful. This pen is rounder, but I think that it looks fine.

Ok. So we have the 'd' and 'dr' consonant sounds, and the 'e' vowel sound with its variants.

The first word is savadádr, or 'do then' the root verb is 'sav' which means 'do'.
The tenses of verbs are:
'n' - past
'a' - present
'ee' - future


so sava is do(present) and 'dádr' is an adverb (which are always suffixes) meaning 'then'.


the next word is a pronoun form of 'be'. These do not have verb tense modifiers as they are already modified.


orlee - we are
orfee - we will
orleen - we were


the last word 'begie'or' means 'both', another pronoun.


Now this gives me a chance to mention a punctuation rule. Whenever a vowel sound is followed by another vowel sound, they are separated by the check-like mark. But there is no hesitation in pronunciation. so the word would sound like 'begEEor'


remember the Miranei runs right to left, opposite to english.


cheers,


Kurt

Learn Miranei script - lesson 1

Here's your first lesson in Miranei script! 

Miranei has three times as many symbols as Romanized script, because every symbol represents only a specific sound.

First we begin with the 'b' consonant sound, and the 'a' vowel variants.

Miranei reads the opposite of english. It reads from right to left.

I've written out the word 'bairnbrom' which means literally 'childsong', but we would use the term 'nursery rhyme'. 

Cheers, 

Kurt

Iounelle's lineage - maternal side

Orethe Birdsong Tangenolde (m)           Ordette Sweetcorn Lanaryl (f)
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                 _________________________
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                      |                        Klodette Restlesshammer Tangenolde (f)
                      |
Ordelle Clevermason Tangenolde (f)     Tinvethe Bravesoul Thurivere (m)
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                      |                                                   |
                      ______________________________
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Weylund Blessedhands Thurivere (m)    |                       |
                    Prince                                            |                     |
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                              Silfliette Longnose Thurivere (f)        |
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Weyethe Goldensong Owendale (m)      Galarenne Sparklefingers Thurivere (f)
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                      ____________________________
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                               |
Veranelle Beautifulcourage Owendale (f)    Galehthaire Fearlessduty Wendralorn (m)
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                                _____________________________
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                                |                                              |
Albehthaire Shiningsword Wendralorn (m)      Iounelle Treelaughter Wendralorn (f)



 Ok. So, Weyethe Goldensong Owendale, Iounelle's maternal grandfather, was a noted lyricist, and we hope to some day have some of his most famous ballads, such as The Leaves of the Sun; The Far Mountains; The Song of Summer Days; and Your Smile Always.

Weyethe was also brother to Falrenne Fairflower Owendale, the wife of Morinnthe Stoneface Wendralorn.

And, Ordelle Clevermason Tangenolde was sister to Klodette Restlesshammer Tangenolde, a pair of sisters who probably had their own contracting firm.

Weylunne Blessedhands Thurivere forged the Arrows of Yenolah, as described in The Ballad of Sehen. He was briefly Prince of the City for about two hundred years. He succeeded Morinnthe, but left on an excursion around the world, and had not returned when the garonds attacked Lanis Rhyl Landemiriam. And so, at that time, there was no named Prince.

The office of Prince of the City is an appointed title, and not hereditary. The appointment  comes from the previous Prince, or if after his death, a council in the Yel Rakine, although such a council was very rare. The short story Bawn Hae we see Morinnthe naming Weylunne as his successor.

Silfliette Longnose Thurivere is the main character of the short story Jaefa Smiota (Spider Battle), and appears in Ragherei'au (The Wanderers) along with Weylunne, Iounelle, Albehthaire, and Morinnthe, who all also appear in the short story Bawn Hae (Borne High)

Veranelle and Galehthaire appear in Ragherei'au and the heroic poem/song Veranelle dae Galehthaire.


cheers,


Kurt

Iounelle's lineage paternal side

Alinathe Stronghands Wendralorn (m)              Valenelle Beautiful-light Rogalene (f)
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                       _________________________
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                                          |
  Morinnthe Stoneface Wendralorn (m)                       Falrenne Fairflower Owendale (f)
                         Prince                                                                 |
                           |                                                                         |
                            ___________________________
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                                         |
       Donethaire Fareyes Wendralorn (m)         Klodette Restlesshammer Tangenolde (f)
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                           |                                                                        |
                             ___________________________
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                                            |
 Galehthaire Fearlessduty Wendralorn (m)     Veranelle Beautifulcourage Owendale (f)
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                                |                                                                   |
                                ____________________________
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Albehthaire Shiningsword Wendralorn (m)        Iounelle Treelaughter Wendralorn (f)


Well this is the kind of thing that happens with a small community. Iounelle's Great grandmother on her father's side, is also her Great Aunt on her mother's side: Falrenne Fairflower Owendale.

Does that mean she's her own cousin?

As you can see, like humans, the child takes the last name, or family name, from the father, but females do not change their last name when they marry.

As elves of the Fifth Age do not marry until approximately 400 years of age, this chart represents about 1500 years.

cheers,

Kurt

Wealdland human lineage and character index

My wife said there were so many characters in my novels that it was hard to keep them straight in her head, and she suggested I draw out some family trees. I thought, what an excellent suggestion. 

This is how things stand in Wealdland at the beginning of The Last Elf of Lanis. Some of these characters die along the way, but to avoid spoilers, I won't indicate which they are.

THE WEALD


Bosruss (m)                                        Alrhett (f) -
King of the Weald                       Queen of the Weald
(deceased)                             (later remarried to Yulenth)
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        |                                                          |
        ______________________
                                 |
                                 |
                          Wynnfrith (f)                                      Kellabald (m) - (of Reia)
                                 |                                           third in line to throne of Reia
                                 |                                                          |
                                 ______________________
                                                              |
                                                              |
                                                       Arnwylf (m)
                                     direct heir to the throne of the Weald
                                                           and
                                      fourth in line to the throne of Reia


Lords of the Weald:

Argotine (m) (deceased)
Stavolebe (m)
Desprege (m)
Faronrall (m)
Habbanage (m)
Ergester (m) Lord of the Eaststand (deceased)

Ladies of the Weald:

                      Meybonne (f)
                             |
                             |
     _______________
    |                                 |
    |                                 |
Prensy (f)                  Kindoll (f)


Lead Captain of the Weald Army - Stralain (m)

High Judge of the Weald - Summeninquis (m)

Captain in the Weald Army and brother to Summeninquis - Maginalius (m)



THE GREEN HILLS OF REIA


                                        Healfdene (m)
                                          King of Reia
                                                |
                                                |
                          _______________________________
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                         |                                                                                    |
                  Haerreth (m)                                                                  Hetwing (f)
              heir  to the throne of Reia


Haerreth and Hetwing are cousins to Kellabald, and therefore second cousins to Arnwylf.


THE NORTHERN KINGDOM OF MAN


                   Haergill (m)                                                        Halldora (f)
                    King                                                                   Queen
                        |                                                                            |
                        |                                                                            |
                       ________________________________
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                                                                    |
                                                                Frea (f)
                                                  heir to the throne of Man

Athelings of Man:

Apghilis (m) High Atheling
Varknifl (m) (deceased)


vassal to Apghilis:

Feeblerod (m)



GLAFEMEN


Yulenth (m)     Solienth (m)     Ronenth (m)  -  the last surviving Glafs.



KIPLETH

The Archer (m)



THE MADRUN HILLS

                        Rebburn (f)
                         Queen
       (in hiding, and throne relinquished)
                            |
                            |
                    Caerlund (m)
       Chieftain of the Madrun Hills




I'll do the elvish lineage in a couple of days. It's a little more complete and complicated.


cheers,

Kurt