Iljena/dictionary/iljena to English/Noun roots

bdh

neo-ovipare, any land-dwelling vertebrate where the females lay eggs.

bks

abacus

blk

extended family, clan

bng

reason

bnj

pet

brd

bush

bnk

wood

brt

spirit, verb pattern

brn

tool

brs

criminal

bsk

wood

bvs

animal that flies and lays eggs. As a biological term, includes flightless species with flying ancestors, but not necessarily in general usage.

bzd

open, treeless landscape

djs

happy thing

dms

house

dnd

tree

dnq

a species of pack or draft animal

drq

any thing

fkt

craftsman

flk

flock, herd

fnw

fine thing

frg

part

frk

incense

frs

strong thing

fst

festival

ftn

twilight: a comfortable level of light. Either of the two periods around dusk and dawn when Leyen are most active

gbr

toy

grp

knife

grt

wagon

hbr

scent characteristic of male Leyen

hfr

cold thing

hjr

ear

hkf

thorn

hlf

no time, never

hln

sunshine

hmj

pool

hmn

human

hnq

a mythical creature, that, according to legend, can only be ridden by a powerful sorceror. Sometimes it is described as similar to a dragon, others more like a unicorn

hps

time

hqn

hook

hqr

echo, couplet, verse composed of couplets

hrk

a small animal that sometimes raids food stores

htj

box

htk

boundary marker

hwk

a large, predatory flying creature (bvs)

hwm

3rd person singular

hws

rope

hzk

a spice, said to taste something between cinnamon and pepper

jgd

boy

jqt

type of tree with deciduous bark from which fibre may be obtained

jmn

symbol, glyph, logogram representing the kps(qv)of a word

jrm

3rd person plural

jtn

A proper name

kbn

pen, stylus

kdm

hammer

kds

chain

kdv

dead person or thing

kfn

family

kgt

axe

kjw

plant

kln

Kēleñi

klp

basket

klt

cargo

klv

shoulder

kmr

root

knk

sorceror

kns

a species of sociable, domesticated carnivore

knt

pattern

knw

outrigger

kps

body, noun root

kpt

head

kqb

egg

krj

virtue, moderation, goodness

krn

nut

krt

map

ksp

purpose

kst

condition

ktd

long

ktl

drum

ktp

thorn

kvd

disease

kvp

a marked but unpaved track

kvs

birdlike creature (bvs) similar to a raven

kwg

lake

kwh

crop, organ in which food is stored for feeding infants

lbk

spade

lbr

a kind of carnivorous plant

ldr

eye

lgw

map

lhk

inlet, fjord, sea loch

ljn

Leyen: crepuscular sentient bipeds with vibrissae over their entire bodies, native to the fourth planet of Δ Pavonis.

lkn

vowel, diacritic used to write the brt (qv) of a word.

lmr

bottle

lpr

salt

mbk

billhook

mbr

shade

mgn

field

mgr

bead

mhg

a species of tree

mhn

hand

mjz

great

mkl

a type of percussion instrument

mkr

proper name. A legendary craftsman

mln

gum, resin

mns

maze

mrd

face

mrn

shield

mrj

sea

mrp

stone

mtl

a small harp or zither with sympathetic strings

mtj

ink

mvj

hill

njq

city

nkn

magic, spell

nkt

merchant

nky

black thing

nmt

cultivated land, farm, orchard

npd

clay

nqb

festival

nqr

new thing

nqs

a herb from which a tea-like drink may be brewed, this drink

nrt

story

nsd

fire

nsk

second thing

nvs

ship

nwn

the bright day: one of two periods when Leyen usually sleep

pdr

a wind so strong that you can't feel anything else with your vibrissae

pgt

rocky outcrop

plf

toy

plt

512, many, multitude

pnj

weak thing

prb

trouble

prk

nearby thing

prl

danger

prm

first one

plg

soil

plh

double flute

psn

somebody

ptr

curious person

pwr

wind

qbr

gold

qlt

lock

qnh

ritual, religion

qnh

the future

qpp

A proper name. Looks non-native in origin

qpt

conjunction of lijin kovt's two moons, month

qsj

tail

qsk

a tree whose deciduous bark can be used as a writing material

this bark

qst

what thing: this thing

rbl

soil

rgn

a small animal bred for meat

rjl

beauty

rkf

storm

rmk

rod, staff

rks

edge

rkt

thorn-tree

rsk

fish. As a biological term, refers mainly to oviparous species.

rtj

money

rtl

a type of large edible fruit. Considered delicious to Leyen but tastes unpleasantly soapy to humans.

rvq

fibre obtained from tree bark

sbk

weight

sbl

key

sbl

matrigene, any species of land-dwelling vertebrate where the females bear live young

sbt

ball

sdj

dream

shs

steam

sjk

book

sjq

secret

skb

jar, pot, vase

skd

animal that lays eggs but does not fly. As a biological term, excludes species with flying ancestors, but not necessarily in general usage

skf

boat

skm

cultivated land

slt

gentle breeze

smr

a type of edible grain

sng

love

sns

teacher

spf

non-sensory hair of animal

spk

language

sql

village

srj

the smaller of the two moons of lijin kovt, in legend personified as a ruler of the land of the dead

srk

large knife

srn

flute

srp

juice, sap or nectar used to sweeten food

stl

manner

stv

hunger

stw

only thing

sws

pond, pool

swv

ice

thl

calm

tjf

ruler

tjn

cooking pot

tjp

finger

tjq

rod, staff

tjq

reed, hollow stem

tld

child

tlf

the dark night, one of two periods of the day when Leyen usually sleep

tln

ancestor

tlt

all

tmk

coppiced or pollarded tree

tms

fruit

tmw

the larger of the two moons of lijin kovt, in legend personified as a ruler of the land of the dead

tnj

small thing

tpv

a type of tree, cultivated for its edible leaves and nuts

trf

truth

trh

that thing

trm

One of the two courts of a traditional Leyen house. One is build around a hearth, the other around a pool.

trj

three

trt

third one

tsr

fibrous material

tvs

you

vqn

medicine

vrv

living being

wbr

small burrowing animal

wfr

journey

wgr

unpleasant odour associated with tainted food

whn

egg

wjt

scales, balance

wkr

patrigene, species of vertebrate where the males carry eggs in a brood-pouch until hatching. Some Leyen biologists restrict the term to land-dwelling species, others include viviparous fish

wlg

fat, grease, oil

wlm

all time

wln

ball, sphere

wmr

wall

wns

we

wpj

climbing plant

wpt

grinding stone

wsd

sand

wsl

bath

wst

net

wtg

student

wvg

a birdlike creature similar to a quail, noted for its strong pair-bond

wzr

a grasslike plant

zkr

ditch, channel

znr

seed

zrk

a pleasant odour, which indicates that something is edible