Arda/Henaudute

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Description

Henaudute (Ἡναυδυτε) is a Dele language, spoken on Arda.

  • Timespan: beginning from 1400s anno mundi ≈ classical times
  • Setting: Yellow Empire (Ῥαυραρ Ἡνατε)

Morphology

Adjectives

There are few if any true adjectives; most are participial forms.

Comparison of adjectives is formed by prefixation.

ου -θα = ουθα
old PART:T : "old"
ἀμ- ου -θα = ἀμουθα
COMP old PART:T : "older"
ἰσ- ου PART:T = ἰσουθα
SUP old ADJ:TAN : "oldest"

Lexicon

In etymologies, ** indicates a root not in the Dele word list, while * is a regular Dele word.

  • ἁργλη, -λῑ t jackal. —**srgāl-.
  • λαρ, -ρῑ t ox.
  • λου, λωῑ t tiger. —**lōhu-
  • λυ, λυκῑ t wolf.
  • λυσσα, -σσῑ t young wolf.
  • μαυ, μαῑ t hare.
  • νολ, νολλῑ t hog.
  • πανδῑγι, -γῑ t panther. —**pan *dīgi
  • ῥικε, -κι l cycle of three λᾱδῑ, about 2,520 days
  • ῥοχυ, -χῑ
  • σις, -σῑ
  • ταλλα, -λλακῑ