Lexicon:Elle'lyndë/Tretalleri

This page serves as the Grammar and Syntax guide for the Tretalleri dialect of the Elfin tongue Elle'lyndë. It is closely related to the High Elfin dialect—Elledyn'ni.

Dominion Era Tretallë
Bone Elves
Istfet, The Strangers, Invaders, Deathriders
Imperial Standard of the Tretalleri Dominion
Land of Origin
Continent of Origin	Termalttë
Homeland	Teýrivellë
Capital	Ifatallë Cselvë
Racial Lore
Language	Tretalleri
Characteristics	Tretallë (Characteristics)
Culture	Tretallë (Culture)
History	Dominion Era
Government	Tretallë (Government)
Military	Tretallë (Military)
Stats	Tretallë (Stats)
Racial Relations
Allies	None
Enemies	Elledynnë
Neutrals	None

Alphabet

One of the most important things to note about the alphabet of the Tretalleri dialect, and that of Elle'lyndë in general, is that vowels do not and cannot exist as separate letters. They are used in ligatures with consonants—and only specific ones at that. It is also worth knowing that the vowel y in Elle'lyndë is generally absent in Tretalleri. It is only used in words that have more or less remained identical over the evolution of the dialect from the parent tongue of Elle'lyndë.

Note that the leftmost column lists the consonants while the rest of the table lists the consonant-vowel ligatures that are present in the language.

Consonant	a	e/y	i	o	u
b	ba	be/by		bo
c	ca	ce	ci		cu
d	da	de	id	do	du
f	fa	fe/fy	if		fu
g	ga		gi		gu
h	ha			oh	hu
j	ja	je		jo
k	ka	ke/ky	ki	ko
l	la	el/le/ly	li	lu	lo
m	ma		mi	mo
n	na	ne/ny
p	pa	pe	pi		pu
q	qa		qi		qu
r	ra	er/re/ry	ir/ri		ur
s	sa	se/sy	si
t	ta	te/ty	ti	to
v	av	ve/vy	vi		vo
w		wy	wi
x	xa
ý		eý
z	za		zi	zo

Terminal ë

There is only one vowel in Tretalleri and Elle'lyndë that can exist separately from other characters. This is the terminating vowel ë. Unless otherwise prescribed, a compound word in the Elfin tongue cannot end in a consonant. This is remedied by using the special character, latinized as ë to terminate the word except in the cases where the word is terminated by a consonant-vowel ligature.

Lexicon

Nouns

A

A
Word	Pronunciation	Definition	Usage
Adeýla	/ædɛ.ˈhy&618;.læ/	Without colour. The quality of being bleached. Sp. Pale.	Di'Adeýla Cilanannë (lit. The Pale Imperator)
Averrë	/æ.ˈvɛr.rɛ/	Faith. Gods. Of or relating to the gods.	D'Averrë Di'Nenn (lit. Faith of the Nine)
Avwilla	/æv.ˈwɪl.læ/	Wide. Open. Also used to describe the void/oblivion in the definitive.	d'Averrë Id s'avwilla (lit. My faith is open)

C

C
Word	Pronunciation	Definition	Usage
Creýda	/Crɛ.ˈyɪ.dæ/	Dawn	D'Trevissi Creýda (lit. The Rider of Dawn)
Cselvë	/ˈtsɛl.vɛ	City	Ifatallë Cselvë (lit. Ivory City)

F

F
Word	Pronunciation	Definition	Usage
Finttë	/ˈFɪn.tɛ/	Hunter. Seeker.	D'Fînttë Tallë metyperrë (lit. The Hunters of bone come)
Fiorrë	/Fɪ.ˈyɔ.rɛ/	Bay. Fjord. Any large body of water that opens to the sea that is not a delta or a river.	D'Fiorrë Averterrë (lit. The Bay of Heaven)

I

I
Word	Pronunciation	Definition	Usage
Ifatallë	/ɪ.fæ.ˈtæl.lɛ/	Ivory. Pure bone.	Di'Ifatallë Cilthë (lit. The Ivory Throne)

K

K
Word	Pronunciation	Definition	Usage
Karra	/ˈKær.ræ/	Heart	d'Karra Id s'avwilla (lit. My heart is open)

L

L
Word	Pronunciation	Definition	Usage
Lignë	/ˈLɪg.nɛ/	Tree	d'Lîgne Tallë (lit. Trees of Bone)

M

M
Word	Pronunciation	Definition	Usage
Matrë	/ˈMæt.rɛ/	Mother. Refers to the deity The Mother in the definitive.	Averrë enDi'Matrë (lit. Faith in the Mother)
Metyda	/Mɛt.ˈyɪ.dæ/	Move	Metyda peressë (lit. Move close)
Mordë	/ˈMɔr.dɛ/	Group. Sp. one with a specific function. i.e. a council.	D'Mordë Corvë (lit. The Council of Ravens)

P

P
Word	Pronunciation	Definition	Usage
Patrë	/ˈPæt.rɛ/	Father. Refers to the deity The Father when definite.	Averrë enDi'Patrë (lit. Faith in The Father)
Peressë	/ˈPɛ.rɛs.sɛ/	Close. Proximity.	D'Tretallë metyperrë (lit. The Dominion approaches)

R

R
Word	Pronunciation	Definition	Usage
Rivellë	/Rɪ.ˈvɛl.lɛ/	Mountain.	D'Rivellë Di'Matrë (lit. The Mountain of the Mother)
Rivellerë	/Rɪ.ˈvɛl.lɛ.rɛ/	Mountain range.	D'Rivellerë Di'Patrë (lit. The Mountain Range of the Father)

T

T
Word	Pronunciation	Definition	Usage
Tallë	/ˈTæl.lɛ/	Bone.	D'Tallë Jommë (lit. The Day of Bones)
Teýrë	/ˈTɛh.yɪ.rɛ/	Veil. Shroud. Object that produces concealment.	D'Teyrë Ânma (lit. The Veil of Souls)
Terrë	/Tɛr.ˈrɛ/	Earth. Ground. Soil. Land.	D'Terrë Di'Averrë (lit. The Land of the Gods)
Trevessi	/ˈTrɛ.vɛs.sɪ/	Commander.	D'Trevessi Di'Gallarë (lit. The Commander of the Blood-Bound)
Trevissi	/Trɛ.ˈvɪs.sɪ/	Diminutive (see Trevessi). Widely used to represent "rider."	d'Trevîssi Creýda (lit. Riders of Dawn)