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Glanfathan is the language spoken by the people of Eir Glanfath. While the Glanfathan tongue varies between tribes, there is enough commonality that different speakers can understand the other with minimal challenge.

Linguistics[ | ]

q, u, x, y, and z are all unused in Glanfathan. w is both a consonant and a vowel ("uh" or "oo" if it has a circumflex). In its written form, circumflex markings are used to call out longer vowels, and apostrophes serve contraction purposes rather than impact pronunciation. It has the Irish-style "si" ("shih" or "shee" when there's a circumflex over the i), the Welsh "ll" (hard to explain, like an aspirated l sound), and distinguishes between an unvoiced th (like "thought") and a voiced dh (like "the").

Glanfathan writing is, like Aedyran, adapted from the Old Vailian alphabet brought overseas by the Aedyrans long ago. The Glanfathans put their own spin on this alphabet, so there are some noticeable differences that can confuse the uninformed.

  • A and â is the difference between "paw" and "pat."
  • E and ê is the difference between "hen" and "hay."
  • I and î is the difference between "ilk" and "eel."
  • O and ô is the difference between "oats" and "ought."
  • W and ŵ is the difference between "butt" and "boot."

Note that last part - in Eir Glanfath, the letter w acts as our letter u. Dh is used for a hard thorn sound, such as with "this" or "that." Conversely, Th is a softer sound in Glanfathan - barely vocalized, like when one says "thief" or "thought." Si sounds like a soft sh sound - like "ship." Put an accent on it and Sî sounds like "she" - you add an "h" sound in either case.

Glossary[ | ]

  • Adran aenem – sacred place
  • An raŵdha stil – to bloody one's sword
  • Anam – soul
  • Anamfath, plural anamfatha – soul prince,the spiritual leaders of the tribes.
  • Argŵes – armor (pronounced "Arg-oo-es")
  • Bewnen – life (pronounced "Be-uh-nen")
  • Blaidh – wolf (pronounced "Blay-th")
  • Cas – battle
  • Cawldha Dev – Black Runner, the small second moon.[1]
  • Delem – leaf
  • Den – man
  • Deva – evil
  • Deva sînwen – evil spirit
  • Dîal – vengeance
  • Elardh Dwr – Steel Swan, unique plate armor.[2]
  • Enfath – princess
  • Estramor, plural Estramorwn – foreigner(s) (plural is "Es-tra-mor-un")
  • Fath, plural Fatha – prince(s)
  • Galven – Sparrow, a term for Glanfathan war chief.
  • Gwan – winter
  • Has en êr – as the bird flies
  • Henwn – woman
  • I – in
  • Lle – place
  • Onolfên – the Glanfathan equivalent of Hollowborn.
  • Pames – walker
  • Raoithe – wise ones[3]
  • Raŵdha – blood
  • Rhemen – building
  • , plural rîow – wise one(s) (singular is pronounced "Ree," plural is "Ree-au")
  • Scâth – shield
  • Sînwen – spirit
  • Stil – sword
  • Weredh – soil (pronounced "ue-reth" with a hard th sound)
  • Weretha – the whole of our world (pronounced "ue-retha" with a soft th sound)
  • ŵen – maiden (pronounced "oo-en")

In-game books[ | ]

Trivia[ | ]

  • Glanfathan borrows elements of Cornish, Welsh, and a bit of Irish.[4]

References


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