English-to-Altene
A
Altene: Esh'Alterod
Anger: Kelve
Anguish: Khan(*1)
Animal: To'gar
Archer: Trien'csi
Are: Tel
Armor: Ta's
Assassin: Csi'Karr(*2)
Attack: Dan'ra
Aunt: Tai'ra
B
Battle: Danai
Battlemaster: Da'ran
Beautiful: Amalla
Bitter: Yech
Blessed: Erai
Blight: Ghass
Blind: N'aves
Blood: Sangarr
Blood bonded: Equo'trai Sangr'o(*3)
Bow(n.): Trien
Brightness: Enerta
Bruise: Pe'sa
C
Can (v.): Zer
Cannot: Zer'na
Chaos: Dara
Child: Esh
Clean: Eran
Clothing: Kar'ta
Close: Kas
Cloud: Bora
Cold: Shar
Come: Apra
Control: Ra
Coward: Rei'na
Criminal: K'Kvor
Cut: Sa'shi
D
Dagger: Shi
Damn: K'vorai
Darkness: Karr
Daughter: Esh'aya
Day: Ther'ano
Dead: Incar'ai
Deaf: Kash
Death: Inca's
Defend: Ra'sif
Demon/Devil: Ranir
Despair: Kellas
Devoid: Ney'fel
Dislike: N'ken
Do: Kel
Dog: Canor
Don't: Kel'na
Drink: Q'arl
E
E - Ears: Raen
Earth/Dirt: Jaas
Eat: Q'eln
Emotion: Tern
Enemy: Dar
Enough: Avar
Envy: Eroya
Evil: Mo'karr
Exile: Na'yesh
Eyes: Aven
F
Family: Niren
Fangstaff: Ashado
Father: Patro
Fear: Amar
Fiend: Darran
Fight: An'dar
Fire: Theran
Flow: Athal
Flower: J'halla
Food: Nen'e
Fool: Puuken
For: Par
Foreigner: Zen'erai
Fortress: Cs'fen
Foul: Roch
G
Gamble: Kein
Gate/door: Ti'sar
Gentle: Wannen
Go: Reh
Gold: Bohl
Good: Era
Great: Rhai'e
Greedy: K'nakarr
Gladiator: Kein'ai
H
Hades/Hell: Darai
Hair: Farrah
Hate: K'narr
Have: Evuth
Healer: Vaira
Health: Vai
Heart: Ama
Hello: Avir
Hero: Csiro
Hide: Kehr
Hold: Ghri
Holy: Tel'eras
Homeland: Lei'matra
Honor: Prona
Hope: Ther
Horse: Morai
How: Tiyen
Humor: Hama
I
Idiot: Puukar
If: Ji
Intimate: Ko'ten
Ignorant: Parsen
It: Ni
Is: Es
J
Joke: Ti'hama
Justice: Lor
K
Kill - N'vaien
King: Heinor
Kiss: Ko
L
Land: Lei
Laughter: Hamal
Law: Lorn
Leave: Yah'l
Less: Olth
Light: Ther's
Lightning: Sho'kra
Like: Ahm
Lips: Kohs
Love: Firiah(*4)
M
Magic: Lucifen
Malice: Ravel
Man: Daneero
Mercenary: Csiren
Merchant: Nerten
Might/Maybe: Ehnn
Military Camp: Csir
Money: Piesen
Moon: Dei'o
Moonlight: Ther'deio
More: Rei'nak
Mother: Matra
Murder: Na'vei
Murderer: K'veir
N
Nephew: Nirado
Neutral: Natra
Niece: Niran'a
Night: Makarr
Night Devil: Karr'ranir
Night Rider: Makarr'Thalen
No: Nan
Not: Na
O
Oathbreaker: K'Kvoratir
Open: Coyen
Order: (Law:) J'lor, (Command:) Ei'ran
P
Pain: Kahn
Panther's Claw: Ther'ais
Passion: Koten
Peace: Eras
People: Eshen
Plant: S'nas
Please: Pora
Poor: Palen
Predatory Cat: Metharus
Problem: Cina
Prince: Rajesso
Princess: Rajess'a
Puncture: Tra'sa
Q
Quarterstaff: Ashada
Quest: Sha'dei
Quick: Ranes
Quit: Der
R
Rain: Poala
Relief: Fana
Retreat: Volen
Rich: Majer
Rider: Thalen
S
Shadow: M'kerron
Shadow dancer: D'aimbir M'kerra(/ron)
Shield brother: Sifaro
Shield sister: Sifara
Shout/yell: Wer
Sibling: Y'far
Silver: Miras
Sky: Ciyas
Slave: Tarn
Slow: N'rana
Smith: Phor'ro
Soldier: Csiran
Son: Esh'aeo
Sour: Soi
Spear: Saris
Spirit: Torn
Star: Ystrai
Stench: Sar'rg
Stop: Aren
Storm: Rhan
Story: Alteran
Strength: Csin
Sweet: Ferr
Sword: Tha'shi
T
Tailor(n.): Ta'kar
Tavern: Vinas
Thank you: Y'mer
That: Tah
Think: Rahk
Thief: K'voras
This: O'tah
Thought: Rahk'ai
Traitor: K'Kvorantai
Treasure: Eral
Tree: Sa'bor
Try: Y'te
U
Ugly: Scott… Nier
Uncle: Tai'ro
Unholy: Tel'incar
Useless: Spaten.
V
Valuable: Q'ter
Value: Ter
W
Wall: Sifer
Want: Tam'ma
War: Darao
Warrior: Csiran
Waste: Vohr
Water: Sa'vai
Weakness: Spata
Weapon: Ario'l
What: Dirai
When: Diren
Where: Dir'lei
Whisper: Ka'nel
Will(*5): Hel
Wind: Vesenta
Wish: Tam'ero
Wolf: Val
Wolf-spirit: Valtorn
Woman: Daneera
Won't: Ner't
Wound: Sar'sa
Y
Yes: Lan
You: Y'
*1: Es'Khan "I am in anguish"
*2: literally "Shadow fighter"
*3: always masculine in form
*4: "I love you"—"Y'firiah'ne"
*5: (The verb, as in "I will do this.")
Altene-to-English
A
Ahm: Like ("such as")
Aighre: Hold (n.)
Amalla: Beautiful
Ama: Heart
Amar: Fear
An'dar: Fight
Apra: Come (command)
Aren: Stop
Ashada: Quarterstaff
Ashado: Fangstaff
Athal: Flow
Avar: Enough
Aven: Eyes
Avir: Hello
B
Bohl: Gold
Bora: Cloud
C
Canor: Dog
Cina: Problem
Ciyas: Sky
Coyen: Open (v. or adj.)
Cs'Fen: Fortress
Csi'Karr: Assassin(*2)
Csin: Strength
Csir: Military camp
Csiran: Soldier/Warrior
Csiren: Mercenary
Csiro: Hero
D
D'aimbir M'kerra: Shadow Dancer
Danai: Battle
Daneera: Woman
Daneero: Man
Dan'ra: Attack
Dar: Enemy
Dara: Chaos
Darai: Hades/Hell
Darao: War
Da'ran: Battlemaster
Darran: Fiend
Dei'o: Moon
Der: Quit
Dirai: What
Diren: When
Dir'lei: Where
E
Ehnn: Might/Maybe
Ei'ran: Command/order
Enerta: Brightness
Equo'trai Sangr'o (*3): Blood bonded
Era: Good
Erai: Blessed
Eran: Clean
Eras: Peace
Eroya: Envy
Es: Is
Esh: Child
Esh'aeo: Son
Esh'Alterod: Altene (adj.)
Esh'aya: Daughter
Eshen: People
Evuth: Have
F
Fana: Relief
Farrah: Hair *eyeshift*
Ferr: Sweet
Firiah: Love(*4)
G
Ghass: Blight
Ghri: Hold (v.)
H
Hama: Humor
Hamal: Laughter
Heinor: King
Hel: Will (to-do v.)
I
Incar'ai: Dead
Incas: Death
J
Jaas: Earth/dirt
J'halla: Flower
Ji: If
J'lor: Order (as in law)
K
Kahn: Pain
Ka'nel: Whisper
Karr: Darkness
Karr'ranir: Night Devil
Kar'ta: Clothing
Kas: Close (v.)
Kash: Deaf
Kehr: Hide (v.)
Kein: Gamble
Kein'ai: Gladiator|Gambler
Kel: Do
Kellas: Despair
Kel'na: Don't
Kelve: Anger
Khan: Anguish (*1)
K'kvor: Criminal
K'kvorantai: Traitor
K'kvoratir: Oathbreaker
K'nakarr: Greedy
K'narr: Hate
Ko: Kiss
Kohs: Lips
Koten: Passion
Ko'ten: Intimate
K'veir: Murderer
K'vorai: Damn
K'voras: Thief
L
Lan: Yes
Lei: Land
Lei'matra: Homeland
Lor: Justice
Lorn: Law
Lucifen: Magic
M
Majer: Rich
Makarr: Night
Makarr'Thalen: Night Rider
Matra: Mother
Metharus: Predatory Cat
Miras: Silver
M'kerron: Shadow
Mo'karr: Evil
Morai: Horse
N
Na: Not
Nan: No
Natra: Neutral
N'aves: Blind
Na'vei: Murder
Na'yesh: Exile
Nen'e: Food
Ner't: Won't
Nerten: Merchant
Ney'fel: Devoid
Ni: It
Nier: Ugly
Nirado: Nephew
Niran'a: Niece
Niren: Family
N'ken: Dislike
N'rana: Slow
N'vaien: Kill
O
Olth: Less
O'tah: This
P
Palen: Poor
Par: For
Parsen: Ignorant
Patro: Father
Pe'sa: Bruise
Phor'ro: Smith
Piesen: Money
Poala: Rain
Pora: Please
Prona: Honor
Puukar: Idiot
Puuken: Fool
Q
Q'arl: Drink
Q'eln: Eat
R
Ra: Control
Raen: Ears
Rahk: Think
Rahk'ai: Thought
Rajessa: Princess
Rajesso: Prince
Ranes: Quick
Ranir: Demon/Devil
Ra'sif: Defend
Ravel: Malice
Reh: Go
Rei'na: Coward
Rei'nak: More
Rhai'e: Great
Rhan: Storm
Roch: Foul
S
Sa'bor: Tree
Sangarr: Blood
Saris: Spear
Sar'rg: Stench
Sar'sa: Wound
Sa'shi: Cut
Sa'vai: Water
Sha'dei: Quest
Shar: Cold
Shi: Dagger
Sho'kra: Lightning
Sifara: Shield sister
Sifaro: Shield brother
Sifer: Wall
S'nas: Plant
Soi: Sour
Spata: Weakness
T
Tah: That
Tai'ra: Aunt
Tai'ro: Uncle
Ta'kar: Tailor (n.)
Tam'ero: Wish
Tam'ma: Want
Tarn: Slave
Ta's: Armor
Tel: Are
Tel'eras: Holy
Tel'incar: Unholy
Ter: Value
Tern: Emotion
Thalen: Rider
Tha'shi: Sword
Ther: Hope
Theran: Fire
Ther'ais: Panther's Claw
Ther'ano: Day/sunlight
Ther'deio: Moonlight/twilight
Ther's: Light
Ti'hama: Joke
Ti'sar: Gate/door
Tiyen: How
To'gar: Animal
Torn: Spirit
Tra'sa: Puncture
Trien: Bow (n.)
Trien'csi: Archer
V
Vai: Health
Vaira: Healer
Val: Wolf
Valtorn: Wolf-spirit
Vesenta: Wind
Vinas: Tavern
Vohr: Waste
Volen: Retreat
W
Wannen: Gentle
Wer: Shout/yell
Y
Yah'l: Leave
Yech: Bitter
Y': You
Y'far: Sibling
Y'mer: Thank you
Y'te: Try
Ystrai: Star
Z
Zen'erai: Foreigner
Zer: Can (v.)
Zer'na: Cannot
/**/Sentences Y'firiah'ne: I love you Ma'hal: I will.
Syllables and Syntax
A: Feminine, female
Ai: State of being
Ano: Awakening, rising
Ar: Beginnings, ends
As: Acknowledgment
Av: Sight, seeing
Ay: Sense, perceive
Csi: Combat, weapons, battle
Dan, Da: Fighting, combat
Dir: Question
Ero: Want, need.
Es: State of being
Fel: empty
Gar: Creature, thing
Gha: cursed, evil
K': Bad, unwanted, shunned
Ka: Locked in, silent, secretive.
Kar: Soft, supple, malleable
Ken: Perceived
Kvor: Dark, malign, negative
Lei: Area, locale
M', ma: Me, mine
Na, n': No, not, negative
Pe: Bruise, smash, crush
Q': consume, envelope
Ra: Power, controle. When added at the end of a title, can also signify feminine (tai'[ra] - aunt)
Ran: Leading, commanding
Re: grim, ironic
Rei: Fear, weakness
S: Thing, object
Sa: Wound
Sar: object
Shi: Weapon (usually bladed)
Sif: Protect, shield
Ta: Protecting, covering
Tai: Family word (cousin, aunt/uncle, etc)
Tel: State of being: Of
Ter: Worth, value
Ther: Light, shining, bright
Ti: Opening
To: Wild, feral
Y', ya: You, yours (command, as in "Y'akai(You)Help me!"the Altenes tend to use the Y' form a lot in everyday conversation—bossy buggers.)
Zen: State of being: Not of
Zer: Acknowledging, possibility