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Mornings to you!
Welcome to the thriving city centre of Valaksá.
Cheers to your wings, please do be at ease!
Hear here, for you will learn the main two tongues spoken within these faraway walls.
Fret not however, for both are pretty similar, just one is a little more ancient sounding, and frankly in my opinion, overplayed by those who speak it, and that's where I'm from!
Notes
Due to the makeup of the city, there is two main dialects of the same language spoken. Surprisingly, people further away from the town centre speak a very consistent rustic version of the language, which we will refer as Ibbalese, while the city core has a lot more modern quirks that have become common place, which we will refer to as Valakese.
As such, it is best to somewhat know of both, but truly getting at ease with at least the one spoken where you will mainly reside.
| If you intend on staying in the suburbs but speak Valakese, | If you intend on staying in the city core but speak Ibbalese, |
|---|---|
| you're going to sound like either an annoying tourist, or a merchant coming to sell progress, which will reduce your chances of enjoying homey meals and meaningful connections. Also, there is a small but non zero risk of being made to be lost in the forest and soon forgotten about. | you're going to sound old fashioned, maybe feisty, and most likely sick in the brain. There is also an off chance that things go out of hands and you get brought to a temple for cleansing of the mind and the body, or get under the head chopper if reactive to the wrong person. |
Choose wisely.
In any case, the course will be laid out the following way:
| Written in Valakese | Written in Ibbalese | Spoken in Valakese | Spoken in Ibbalese | A close translation in English | Further useful notes |
Survival words
If anything, you must learn those words:
| Tukh! | Here! (Yes) |
| Uwwe! | Far from it! (Nope) |
| Akkad! | Help! |
| Askira! | Fire! |
| Kabaansila! | Guards! |
| Allu! | Water! |
| Addavi! | Food! |
| Attsitsadomi! | To Hospital! |
| Alos kays | (I am) with spirit (let me meditate) (leave me alone) |
| Frelluzh ley kwin | I'm coming to visit cousins (who you don't want to mess with) |
Salutations, Introductions, Goodbyes
| Valakese Script | Ibbalese Script | Valakese | Ibbalese | English equivalent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lndw | Lndw | Leents! | Leents! | To your mornings! | It applies any time of the day, as it wishes the listener many mornings to come |
| Bddlxydwyy | Bddlxydwyy | Pattareyessi! | Pattareyets! | To your wings! | One of many ways to say “Welcome”, as if to say, oh wow, you travelled that far to come here! |
| YxxbBddl | YxxbGyyxybyl | Iyeppatar! | Iyettshavi! | Quite the wings [you got there]! | Yet another way to say welcome. Shavi and Pattar are by the way two different words for wings. |
| Mwdlny <Nnadn Dyegdlldd>. | Mwdlny DxDnllgw <Nnadn Dyegdlldd>. | Mudarin <Mandin Segallides> | Mudallin taadomalku <Mandin Segallides> | My birth name is <Mandin of the House of Travellers> | As you can see, the verb to be is not necessary. The word Mudall means birth name, and the -in means it is referring to the first person, but you'll notice how the rustic ways also involves “Taadomal” which is the house name, that is inferred in the city, where the first name is then referred to as “Mudal la”, or birth name proper. |
| <YbgwlxGyyxwn> Xxyw. | <YbgwlxGyyxwn> Xxyw. | <Fegarshawn> Eyo, | <Fegarshawn> Ayo, | From <The suburb of Fegar> | No need to announce other than adding a particle “from”, which comes after the word it modifies. Those are called postpositions and they are very common. |
| Ydaxwdwgx <NnadxByxy> Lxyy. | Ydadwdwgx <NnadxByxy> Lxyy. | Yadhutskha <Mandafee> ley. | Yaddhootskha <Mandafee> leey | You can call me with <Mandafee> | Yadhu is call, -ts is 2nd person, and kha is wish, or ability to. And the name is often followed by Ley, which means “to”, turning the noun into an indirect object, or dative. |
| Dwyygw? | Dwyygw? | Stiku? | Tiku? | And as for you? | -ku means “and”, or “as well”. Here, Sti and Ti are both an general you “hither”. If you know your indirect object, or dative, that's the general case for that again. |
| DyxxNy <DxwnDxwn> | Wldyxxny <DxwnDxwn> | Selal <Tomtom> | Urseni <Tomtom> | My this is <Tomtom>, | Se and Urse are both very, very common to refer to the last thing discussed, |
| Ww GggwxyDwgxyw 0 | Ww XxxbGggwxyyw 0 | Wu Kageestukhoy wara | Wu Akkagoy bara | And you don't want to ask any more. | This can be pretty useful when wanting to deflect any further interrogation from a stranger who you may not trust all that much. |
Swear words
Swearing is awesome. It is part of the culture to swear when outside especially as it shows to potential strangers that you mean business. In the house however it is best to keep polite as they can come off as quite abrasive.
Both the city centre and the suburbs around like to poke fun at each other as well as themselves, but two kinds of swear word is honestly to avoid. The subject of death and lie is seen as taboo, and to utter that one has committed atrocities including lying is putting oneself at risk of table flips and the likes.
| Modern | Gothic | Valakese | Ibbalese | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nxng | Nxng | Ma(gn)! | Ma(gn)! | Snot! | Nose droopings are common and they are slimy and annoying. This is perfect to display being annoyed by something |
| Dxlxww Nxng | Dxlxww Nxng | Traw Ma(gn)! | Taraw Ma(gn)! | Slippery Snot! | Same deal, just way more slimey a situation |
| Nblxxy | ? | Meree… | ?? | Brown stain… | Not as common in rustic speak, means to deal with a situation that will be hard to clean up from |
| GwydBbxx | Gwyy WdBg | Kuzba! | Kwi usbakh! | Well fuck me. | Literally means “Come passion stick”, but is said when things are broken beyond repair, exaggerated or not. |
| GyyyBylxby | GyylBylxby | Shiiferaf | Shilferaaf | Liar! | That is actually a terrible word, due to the implication that the person does not say the truth and therefor cannot be held in any position of authority. It is best to know it exist and only use it if you are ready to fight back, both with proof and fists. I repeat, this is a dangerous word, and if anyone ever claims you are a liar, show your worth and be ready to fight for your word too. |
| DwxbGyyxlxgg | DwGywwlxwwgg | Tutsharekk | Tushuruk | Get bent | Especially useful against people who acts all proud and “toply” |
| GndyDwyy Wwxn | XbGnyy Wwxn | Gense'steye (uwen)! | Ekkeni (uwen)! | Be bitten (back)! | Wishing ill upon someone because they've done something bad. |
Important spots and how to get there
Activities, Past and Future
Poetry
