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'''Ariven''' is the ancestral language of the [[Elves#Light Elves|Light Elves]]. Once spoken primarily in the glittering cities of the [[Elvari Union]], Ariven is now spoken almost exclusively among the Light Elven diaspora within the [[Araxian Empire]] and beyond.
 
'''Ariven''' is the ancestral language of the [[Elves#Light Elves|Light Elves]]. Once spoken primarily in the glittering cities of the [[Elvari Union]], Ariven is now spoken almost exclusively among the Light Elven diaspora within the [[Araxian Empire]] and beyond.
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{{Note|Any similarities between Ariven and certain other Elvish languages are purely coincidental and not at all the result of my being an unoriginal dingus.}}
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== Names ==
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Ariven names interact with the language's phonotactics as well as the unique nature of [[Elves#Light Elf Gender|Light Elf gender]]. Some example names are given below to provide an overall feel for what these names are like.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="2" |Dawn Names
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! colspan="2" |Daylight Names
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! colspan="2" |Dusk Names
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! colspan="2" |Midnight Names
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|-
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!Name
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!Meaning
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!Name
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!Meaning
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!Name
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!Meaning
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!Name
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!Meaning
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|-
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|Elinel
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|dewdrop
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|Arnas
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|fire
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|Fanalor
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|autumn
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|Aradun
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|hero
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|-
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|Sirelin
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|birdsong
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|Darinar
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|blaze
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|Uranon
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|harvest
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|Marus
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|dream
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|-
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|Terine
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|morning
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|Carana
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|grassland
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|Nolunor
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|wisdom
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|Unarun
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|wish
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|-
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|Cirile
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|spark
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|Aria
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|light
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|Vanuros
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|silence
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|Umun
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|memory
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|-
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|Cilpe
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|seed
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|Cintalna
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|summer
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|Sulano
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|evening
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|Orunur
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|patience
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|}
  
 
== Phonology ==
 
== Phonology ==
  
 
=== Consonants ===
 
=== Consonants ===
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!
 
!
 
!Labial
 
!Labial
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!Dental
 
 
!Alveolar
 
!Alveolar
 
!Velar
 
!Velar
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!Nasal
 
!Nasal
 
|m
 
|m
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|
 
 
|n
 
|n
 
|/ng/ (ŋ)
 
|/ng/ (ŋ)
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!Stop
 
!Stop
 
|p, b
 
|p, b
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|
 
 
|t, d
 
|t, d
 
|k, g
 
|k, g
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!Fricative
 
!Fricative
 
|f, v
 
|f, v
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|th (θ)
 
 
|s
 
|s
 
|
 
|
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|-
 
|-
 
!Tap/Flap
 
!Tap/Flap
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|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|/r/ (ɾ)
 
|/r/ (ɾ)
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!Semivowel
 
!Semivowel
 
|w
 
|w
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|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|-
 
|-
 
!Liquid
 
!Liquid
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|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|l
 
|l
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=== Vowels ===
 
=== Vowels ===
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!
 
!
 
!Front
 
!Front
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=== Phonotactics ===
 
=== Phonotactics ===
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Ariven has a generally (C)V(r/l/n/s/th) structure.
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Ariven has a generally (C)V(r/l/n/s) structure.
  
 
== Grammar ==
 
== Grammar ==
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== Example ==
 
== Example ==
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| colspan="5" |''Merrin risil tecitaren cirte sormunarun.''
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|-
 
|Mer-r-in
 
|Mer-r-in
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|rith-il
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|risil
 
|tecitar-en
 
|tecitar-en
 
|cirte
 
|cirte
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|invent-PL-PST
 
|invent-PL-PST
 
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| colspan="2" |The people of Wryth
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| colspan="5" |The people of Wryth were the first to invent writing.
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| colspan="3" |were the first to invent writing.
 
 
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|}
  
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== Vocabulary ==
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== Lexicon ==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
!Word
 
!Word
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|n
 
|n
 
|seed
 
|seed
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|-
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|cirile
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|n
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|spark
 
|-
 
|-
 
|delgar
 
|delgar
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|n
 
|n
 
|water
 
|water
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|-
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|lin
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|n
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|song
 
|-
 
|-
 
|minta
 
|minta
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|to mark
 
|to mark
 
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|-
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|rith
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|ris
 
|n
 
|n
 
|Wryth
 
|Wryth
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|-
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|sire
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|n
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|bird
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|sirelin
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|n
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|birdsong
 
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|-
 
|sirna
 
|sirna

Latest revision as of 19:56, 10 January 2023

Ariven is the ancestral language of the Light Elves. Once spoken primarily in the glittering cities of the Elvari Union, Ariven is now spoken almost exclusively among the Light Elven diaspora within the Araxian Empire and beyond.

Note: Any similarities between Ariven and certain other Elvish languages are purely coincidental and not at all the result of my being an unoriginal dingus.

Names

Ariven names interact with the language's phonotactics as well as the unique nature of Light Elf gender. Some example names are given below to provide an overall feel for what these names are like.

Dawn Names Daylight Names Dusk Names Midnight Names
Name Meaning Name Meaning Name Meaning Name Meaning
Elinel dewdrop Arnas fire Fanalor autumn Aradun hero
Sirelin birdsong Darinar blaze Uranon harvest Marus dream
Terine morning Carana grassland Nolunor wisdom Unarun wish
Cirile spark Aria light Vanuros silence Umun memory
Cilpe seed Cintalna summer Sulano evening Orunur patience

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Velar Glottal
Nasal m n /ng/ (ŋ)
Stop p, b t, d k, g
Fricative f, v s h
Tap/Flap /r/ (ɾ)
Semivowel w
Liquid l

Note: ng occurs only between n and g or n and k.

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

Note: Ariven features front/back vowel harmony, with a being considered neutral.

Phonotactics

Ariven has a generally (C)V(r/l/n/s) structure.

Grammar

SOV word order

(TODO)

Example

Merrin risil tecitaren cirte sormunarun.
Mer-r-in risil tecitar-en cirte sormun-ar-un.
Person-PL-DEF Wryth-GEN writing-OBJ first invent-PL-PST
The people of Wryth were the first to invent writing.

Lexicon

Word POS Definition
arna n fire
cilpe n seed
cirile n spark
delgar n land / earth / world / platform
delga v to hold up / support / lift
ilne n water
lin n song
minta n tree
milna v to grow
mer n person
pelar n letter / symbol / rune
pela v to mark
ris n Wryth
sire n bird
sirelin n birdsong
sirna n leaf
sormun v to invent or conjure (cognate with summon)
sormunar n invention / conjuration
tecita v to write
tecitar n writing
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