[Language] Horjinic

[Fax Celestis]

The Hunters of the Stag speak a noun-based modular language. That is to say, in order to make a new word, you build new words by mashing together other words. In addition, there are no verbs in the Horjinic language; instead, you take a noun and add a verb ending, thereby making the necessary verb.

For instance, the word for water is "viet" ( ). Therefore, to drink water would be said or written as "vietatvile" ( ) -- "viet" for water, and the present-tense verb ending "atvile". If it were to have drunk water (past tense), the word would instead be "vietatvigi" ( ); conversely, if it were to drink water (future tense), the word would be "vietatvisa" ( ).

=== Runes ===
{TABLE]
[TR]
[Td]Rune[/Td]
[td]Anglicized Writing[/td]
[td]Pronunciation[/td]
[Td]Old Meaning[/td]
[td]Modern Meaning[/td]
[td]Character Origin[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[td]A[/td]
[td]-Ah[/td]
[TD]Female[/TD]
[td]Female[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]At[/td]
[td]Att[/td]
[td]Peace[/td]
[td]Water[/td]
[td]Shaking Hands[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Au[/td]
[td]Aouw[/td]
[td]Shield[/td]
[td]Shield[/td]
[td]Shield[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Ax[/td]
[td]Acks[/td]
[td]Life[/td]
[td]Life[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Di[/td]
[td]Dee[/td]
[td]Death[/td]
[td]Death[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]El[/td]
[td]Ell[/td]
[td]Victory[/td]
[td]Sword[/td]
[td]Sword[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Er[/td]
[td]Err[/td]
[td]Resilience[/td]
[td]Earth[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Es[/td]
[td]Ess[/td]
[td]Wind[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Et[/td]
[td]Ehtt[/td]
[td]Sword[/td]
[td]Fire[/td]
[td]Sword[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Fa[/td]
[td]Fah[/td]
[td]Crops[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]Scythe[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Ga[/td]
[td]Gah[/td]
[td]Not[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Gi[/td]
[td]Ghee[/td]
[td]Strength[/td]
[td]Air[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Go[/td]
[td]Goh[/td]
[td]Fire[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Hor[/td]
[td]Hoar[/td]
[td]Cat[/td]
[td]Animal[/td]
[td]Eye[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Ig[/td]
[td]Igg[/td]
[td]Stealth[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Jin[/td]
[td]Jean[/td]
[td]God[/td]
[td]God[/td]
[td]Eye[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]K[/td]
[td]-Chk[/td]
[td]Plural[/td]
[td]Plural[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Le[/td]
[td]Lay[/td]
[td]Spear[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]Trident[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]N[/td]
[td]-N-[/td]
[td]Spirit[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Pe[/td]
[td]Pay[/td]
[td]Plant[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]Tree[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Ra[/td]
[td]Rah[/td]
[td]Sky[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Re[/td]
[td]Ray[/td]
[td]Light[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]Sun[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Ri[/td]
[td]Riee[/td]
[td]Water[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]River[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Ru[/td]
[td]Rooh[/td]
[td]Earth[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]Mountains[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Sa[/td]
[td]Saw[/td]
[td]Sun[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]Sun[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Se[/td]
[td]Say[/td]
[td]Lightning[/td]
[td]Spear[/td]
[td]Lightning[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Si[/td]
[td]Siee[/td]
[td]Dark[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Ta[/td]
[td]Tah[/td]
[td]Sound[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Te[/td]
[td]Tay[/td]
[td]Body[/td]
[td]Man[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]To[/td]
[td]Tooh[/td]
[td]Moon[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]Moon[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Us[/td]
[td]Oose[/td]
[td]Bow[/td]
[td]Bow[/td]
[td]Bow[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Ve[/td]
[td]Vay[/td]
[td]Less[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[td]-[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Vi[/td]
[td]Viee[/td]
[td]House[/td]
[td]House[/td]
[td]Town[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

[Fax Celestis]

=== Limited Dictionary ===
This is a basic dictionary with commonly accepted words among the Hunters of the Stag.

{table]
[TR]
[td]English Word[/td]
[td]Anglicized Horjinic[/td]
[td]Horjinic Runes[/td]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Air[/TD]
[td]Raga[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]All[/td]
[td]Veto[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Angel[/TD]
[td]Totajinraleviataxten[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Animal[/TD]
[td]Petara[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Arm[/TD]
[td]Axdiru[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Back[/TD]
[td]Axdiel[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Big[/TD]
[td]Veus[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Bird[/TD]
[td]Viatax[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Body[/TD]
[td]Axdi[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Brother[/TD]
[td]Lenpeten[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Cat[/TD]
[td]Risi[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Chimaera[/TD]
[td]Petaranauvinraautaax[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Death[/TD]
[td]Taax[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Demon[/TD]
[td]Raautaax[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Destruction[/TD]
[td]Taaxri[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Divine[/TD]
[td]Totajinrale[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Dragon[/TD]
[td]Veusrengoteigeldi[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Earth[/TD]
[td]Fael[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Father[/TD]
[td]Fateelten[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Fertility[/TD]
[td]Fateel[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Fire[/TD]
[td]Rengo[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Foot[/TD]
[td]Axditesa[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Gem[/td]
[td]Pelefael[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Gift[/TD]
[td]Jinrale[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]God[/TD]
[td]Tota[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Good[/TD]
[td]Pele[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Griffin[/TD]
[td]Rungarisiviatax[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Hair[/TD]
[td]Axdivisa[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Head[/td]
[td]Axdivi[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Horn[/td]
[td]Axdivijin[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Horse[/TD]
[td]Sitadi[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Hunt[/td]
[td]Regigo[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Insect[/TD]
[td]Igfanpe[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Island[/TD]
[td]Divea[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Jackalope[/td]
[td]Axdivijink Igesto[/td]
[td] [/td]
[TR]
[TD]Kaiser[/TD]
[td]Totajinrale Horgorisa[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Leader[/TD]
[td]Horgorisa[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Leg[/TD]
[td]Axdite[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Life[/TD]
[td]Fate[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Lion[/TD]
[td]Rungarisi[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Little[/TD]
[td]Lenpe[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TD]Lizard[/TD]
[td]Teigeldi[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Mage[/td]
[td]Ditanraau[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Man[/TD]
[td]Ten[/td]
[TD][/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Many[/TD]
[td]Vega[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Mark[br]Rune[/td]
[td]Gon[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Mixture[/TD]
[td]Nauvin[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Moon[/TD]
[td]Aurafateeltena[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Mother[/TD]
[td]Fateeltena[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Music[/TD]
[td]Peletovita[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]One Who Uses[br]One Who Does[/TD]
[td]Raau[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Pain[/TD]
[td]Tovetaax[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Pegasus[/TD]
[td]Viatax Sitadi[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Phoenix[/TD]
[td]Rengo Viatax[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Plains[/TD]
[td]Runga[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Planet[/TD]
[td]Veus Fael[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Plant[/td]
[td]Faeljinrale[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Rabbit[/td]
[td]Igesto[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Sister[/TD]
[td]Lenpetena[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Sky[/TD]
[td]Aura[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Sound[/TD]
[td]Tovita[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Spirit[/td]
[td]Ditan[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Squid[/TD]
[td]Axdiruvietpetara[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[tr]
[TD]Star[/TD]
[td]Lenpe Aurafateelten[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Tiger[/TD]
[td]Totajinralerisi[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Totem[/td]
[td]Ditanten[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Unicorn[/td]
[td]Axdivijin Sitadi[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Very[/td]
[td]Vius[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Water[/TD]
[td]Viet[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Without[/td]
[td]Tove[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Wolf[/TD]
[td]Lenpenelig[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[TR]
[TD]Woman[/TD]
[td]Tena[/td]
[TD] [/TD]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Red[/td]
[td]Nauet[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Orange[/td]
[td]Naugo[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Yellow[/td]
[td]Nausa[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Green[/td]
[td]Naupe[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Blue[/td]
[td]Nauri[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Indigo[/td]
[td]Naudi[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Violet[/td]
[td]Nauto[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Black[/td]
[td]Nausi[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]White[/td]
[td]Naure[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Gray[/td]
[td]Naues[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Brown[/td]
[td]Nauru[/td]
[td] [/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

=== Special Instances ===
#Though it is given its own character, the "-n-" rune is most frequently attached to the closest vowel. Only in very select instances is it not. In cases where there are two vowels that it could attach to, it attaches left.
#Vowel sounds that are next to each other are pronounced as one letter. Therefore, raau (one who does), is pronounced "rauw"; similarly, taax (death) is simply "tax".
#The ending -atvila is given to any present-tense verb, -atvigi to any past tense, and -atvisa to any future tense.
#The "-a" character ( ) is only used on the end of compounds. It is not used at all on verbed words. For instance, a female bird is a viataxa. But the word to fly, whether applied to a male or female, is always viataxatvila for present tense, viataxatvigi for past tense, and viataxatvisa for future tense.
#In most instances, the "hor" sound starts a word. In all instances, "k" ends a word.
#Words are written with breaks at hard sound points. For instance, veusrengoteigeldi is pronounced and written as one word, while viatax sitadi is written as two.

[DMgrinder]

I reall have nothing to add, except; Uuuuuuggghhh :o That probably took alot of time to create!

[Fax Celestis]

I reall have nothing to add, except; Uuuuuuggghhh :o That probably took alot of time to create!

It did. And it's still not done. Note the limited dictionary and lack of numbers.

[Zeal]

Gak!

So could the word for water (viet) be used interchangeably with the rune for water (Ri)?

[Stareyes]

What's the grammar? How do you deal with adjectives? What about prepositions? Can you provide a sample text?

Hello, I'm Rebecca and I'm a conlanger.

[NullAshton]

Maybe you could also alter this into some type of sign language type thing as well.

[Fax Celestis]

What's the grammar? How do you deal with adjectives? What about prepositions? Can you provide a sample text?

Hello, I'm Rebecca and I'm a conlanger.

Still getting there. Haven't developed beyond vocabulary, really, yet, but this took me a lot of work and I figured I could get help with the rest from here.

[Fax Celestis]

Gak!

So could the word for water (viet) be used interchangeably with the rune for water (Ri)?

The old meanings as listed are more frequently used in "modern" Horjinic as trailsign than for anything else. For actual communication, the modern modular-runic is used.

[kailin]

Is this for using on a game, or just for fun?

[Artisan]

*headasplode*

Damn cool though

[Fax Celestis]

Is this for using on a game, or just for fun?

Both, really.

If you'll notice, some of my creations have names in Horjinic. Like the sandworm I made: "Toveaxdirupetara", which means "armless demon." Or the jackalope, "Axdivijink Igesto", which translates to "antlered rabbit."

[Fax Celestis]

*headasplode*

Damn cool though

Thank you. //bows

[Artisan]

Hmmm...if Hor and Jin are the reverses of each other...is there an implication that cats (with its old emaning) are evil (being the reverse of God - whom I'm assuming is good ehre), or is it a whole ppseudo-Egyptian 'Guardians of the underworld' thing?

[Fax Celestis]

Actually, the god "Horjin" , is a giant awakened tiger. He's the Tiger-God of the Hunt.

His opposition is Nelig , the She-Wolf Goddess of Beasts (and to a lesser extent, Leviatan , the God of Sea-Beasts).

[Fax Celestis]

Actually, the god "Horjin" , is a giant awakened tiger. He's the Tiger-God of the Hunt.

His opposition is Nelig , the She-Wolf Goddess of Beasts (and to a lesser extent, Leviatan , the God of Sea-Beasts).

You can actually partially see this represented in the language itself. The runes for "Horjin" make cat eyes, while the word for "wolf" is literally "little Nelig" ("lenpenelig" ).