Iljena/dictionary/iljena to English/Noun roots

bng

reason

brd

bush

bnk

wood

brt

spirit, verb pattern

brn

tool

brs

criminal

bsk

wood

djs

happy thing

dms

house

dnd

tree

dnq

a species of pack or draft animal

drq

any thing

fkt

craftsman

fnw

fine thing

frg

part

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

grt

wagon

hfr

cold thing

hlf

no time, never

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

hqr

echo, couplet, verse composed of couplets

hwm

3rd person singular

hws

rope

jgd

boy

jqt

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

jrm

3rd person plural

jtn

A proper name

kbn

pen, stylus

kdm

hammer

kds

chain

kdv

dead person or thing

kfn

family

kjw

plant

kln

Kēleñi

klp

basket

klt

cargo

klv

shoulder

knk

sorceror

kns

a species of sociable, domesticated carnivore

knt

pattern

knw

outrigger

kps

body, noun root

kpt

head

krj

virtue, moderation, goodness

krt

map

ksp

purpose

kst

condition

ktd

long

kvp

a marked but unpaved track

kvs

bird similar to a raven

kwg

lake

lgw

map

ljn

Leyen: crepuscular sentient bipeds with vibrissae over their entire bodies

mbr

shade

mgn

field

mhg

a species of tree

mhn

hand

mjz: great

mkr

proper name. A legendary craftsman

mrj

sea

mtl

a small harp or zither with sympathetic strings

mtj

ink

mvy

hill

njq

city

nkn

magic, spell

nkt

merchant

nky

black thing

nqr

new thing

nrt

story

nsd

fire

nsk

second thing

nvs

ship

nwn

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

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

qnh

ritual, religion

qpp

A proper name. Looks non-native in origin

qpt

conjunction of lijin kovt's two moons, month

qsk

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

this bark

qst

what thing: this thing

rjl

beauty

rtj

money

rvq

fibre obtained from tree bark

sbl

key

skf

boat

srj

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

srp

juice, sap or nectar used to sweeten food

sjk

book

sjq

secret

sng

love

sns

teacher

spk

language

stl

manner

stv

hunger

stw

only thing

swv

ice

thl

calm

tjf

ruler

tjq

rod, staff

tld

child

tlf

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

tln

ancestor

tlt

all

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

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

tvs

you

vrv

living being

wfr

journey

wlm

all time

wmr

wall

wns

we

wsd

sand

wtg

student

wvg

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