Gioran Lexicon
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Please see here for a Gioran Translator. This is a phonetic representation of the Gioran language.
Please see here for a written Gioran translator. This is a visual representation of the Gioran language.
Note: Both translators are in constant development.
| Gioran Word or Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Greeting | |
| ɰɒ̈ ɛɒ̈ʨ ɕʊ̈ɨ (aghala eate deuee) | (ahghal-ah eh-ahte deu-ohee) - "It's good to meet you!" or "Well met!" - can be used both for meeting someone for the first time and seeing someone again after a long time |
| ʤʊ̈ɰ ä ɕʊ̈ɨ? (daeuaghal aye deuee) | (daeuoh-ahghal aye deu-ohee) - "how are you?" |
| ʊ̈ (eu) | (euoh) - "Hello" |
| ħʥɓɕɒ̈ (hadabedy) | (hahda-bedeah) - "Goodbye" |
| Phrases | |
| ɰɒ̈ɻcʊ̈ɛɒ̈ (aghalarseueah) | (ahgalarr-seeu-ah) - "You're welcome" |
| ɰʊ̈! (aghaleoh!) | (ahghal-EUOH) - an expression of surprise or disbelief, such as "whoa!" |
| äɰäɕ! (ayaghalyt!) | exc. (aye-ahghal-yete!) - Lit. Away! Get lost! |
| ɪ̈ ɻʊ̈ ɕʊ̈ɨ (ey areu deuee) | (eye arr-euoh deu-ohee) - "I love you" |
| ɪ̈ɛ ɣðɕ (ey yalthady) | (eyeeh yal-thad-ee) - "I'm sorry" |
| ɛɒ̈ʤ (eyhada) | (ehada) - sound used to indicate indecisiveness or apathy - similar to "meh" |
| kɕʊ̈ɨ (kdeuee) | (kaydeu-ohee) - "thankyou", can be intensified by saying ɛɨcʤ (eh-ee see-dy) k ɕʊ̈ɨ |
| ʋɻɒ̈ä? (verahay?) | (veearrah-aye) - "please" (more accurately "if you please"); also used to indicate "do you understand?" |
| ɣʤɪ̈ʨ! (yaldyet!) | exc. (yalda-eye-te!) - "Shit!” |
| ʑʊ̈ ʋðʊ̈ɓɻɒ̈ɛ (zeu vetheuberahe) | (zeeuoh veetheuoh-beharrah-eh) - "As you wish" or “no problem” |
| Races | |
| äɓʊ̈ɛä (aybehay) | (aybe-euohay) n. – a wick (literally “abomination”) |
| ʤɨɛ ɛ (dayee) | (da ee) n. - human man |
| ʤɨɛ ɰʊ̈ɛ (dayaghaly) | (da ahghalee) n. - human woman |
| ħäɻʥ (heyardy) | (heyarr-dy) n. - a galdor |
| ʋäɪ̈ (veay) | (vee-aye) n. - a passive |
| Relationships | |
| äɨ (ayde) | n. (aye-dee) - aunt |
| äɨʤ (aydeda) | n. (aye-deeda) - uncle |
| ɓðʊ̈ (betheoh) | n. (beeth-euoh) - brother, close friend |
| ɛʊ̈ (eoh) | n. (ee-euoh) - mother |
| ɛʊ̈ʤ (eohda) | n. (ee-euoh-da) - father |
| ɦäɛɪ̈ɻɕ (huayrde) | n. (huay-eeye-arrde)- family |
| ðʥɛʊ̈ (thdeoh) | n. (thde-euoh) - grandmother |
| ðʥɛʊ̈ʤ (thdeohda) | n. (thde-euoh-da) - grandfather |
| ɣɪ̈ (yaley) | n. (yal-eye) - sister, close friend |
| Other | |
| ɛʊ̈ɕ (aekesk) | n. (ayek-esk) - money |
| ɰʊ̈ɛ (aghaly) | (ahghalee) n. - a woman |
| ɒ̈χɪ̈ɻɒ̈ (ahexear) | n. (ahex-eyearr) - someone who has been exiled from Gior, either due to criminal activity or by Pilgrimage after leaving the Child Priesthood. |
| ǂɕ (amkode) | adj. (amko-de) - very/fair |
| ǂʨ (amkote) | (amkote) n. - a Seventen or guard |
| ɻʊ̈ (areu) | n. - lit. (arr-euoh) - love, either the love one has for a person or the object of affection. |
| ɻɪ̈ħɪ̈ʊ̈ɨɣ (arheyeyal) | (arehey-euoh-eyal) n. - a member of the Everine |
| ɪ̈ck (aycek) | (eyeseekay) n. - a tricky person |
| äɛʊ̈ɨ (ayoeh) | n. (ayee-oheh) - "amount of" (aka "just a ehyse ayoeh eohde") |
| äɻ (ayr) | v. (aye-arr)- to travel, wander or meander aimlessly |
| äɻʨ (ayrte) | adj. (aye-arty) - alter or change |
| äðʊ̈ɨ (aytheuee) | (ayeth-euoh-e) n. - a jack-of-all-trades, someone who has many talents |
| ɓɒ̈äɨʨɪ̈ɦɨɻ (batyhur) | adj. (be-ahay-teyhur) - beautiful (used to describe man or woman) |
| ɓäʥ (beaydy) | v. (be-aye-day) - bad |
| ɓʊ̈äʨ (beohayt) | n. (be-euoh-aye-te) - a boat |
| ɓɛð (bieth) | n. (be-eeth) - a ritual dance |
| ʤ ɦʊ̈äŋɨ (da huane) | (da huane) n. - the current leaders of Gior |
| ɕ, ʑʊ̈ (de, zeu) | (de, zeeuoh) - "yes", "no" |
| ɨɰɕ (deaghalde) | (deah-ghal-de ee) n. - trustworthy |
| ʤʊ̈ɨ (daeh) | n. (da-eh) - house |
| ɕɒ̈äð (deahayeth) | (dea-hayeth) n. - sing. or pl. - year/years: "How many years since you married your ethseeda?" |
| ʥɪ̈ðʨɕ (dythtede) | adj. (day-eyeth-tede) - lowlife, petty; also means dirty, filthy |
| ɛ (e) | (ee) n. - a man |
| ɛäðɕ (eaythde) | v. (eeaye-thde) marriage/to marry |
| ɛcʤʨ (eeseedayte) | (eesee-date) n. - a merchant or salesperson |
| ɛɨc (ehyse) | adj. (eh-ee see) - small |
| ɛɨcʤ (ehyseda) | adj. (eh-ee see-da) – big or much |
| ɛðcʤ (ethseeda) | (eeth-seeda) n. - a good woman, a matriarch |
| ɛʊ̈ɨä (euohey) | n. (euoh-ee-aye) - mountain |
| ɨʋɪ̈ʥ (evyedy) | adj. (eevee-eyeday) - slow, dull, stupid |
| ɪ̈ɛä (eyhaye) | (eyee-hahyee) Imaan |
| ɦäǂɓɻ (haymokbar) | adj. (huaye-amok-beearr) - favorable, as in favorable circumstances |
| ħʥʤ (hedyda) | adj. (hedayda)- really good |
| ħɪ̈ (heye) | (heye) n. - a Gioran, used to indicate "from Gior" |
| ɦä (huay) | v. (hu-aye) - fast |
| ɦäɛɪ̈ɻɪ̈ð (huayrth) | adj. (huay-arrth)- familiar |
| ɦʥ (hudy) | n. (hu-day) - food |
| ɦɛ (huee) | v. (hu-ee) - to inform |
| ɦɒ̈ɪ̈ħʑ (hueheze) | (huaheye-hezee) n. - an outsider, a foreigner, anyone who isn't Gioran |
| kɪ̈ (kaee) | v. (kay-eye) - to kill or murder |
| kʑɪ̈ɦɒ̈ (kzeha) | n. (kayzee-eye-huah)- a knife or other small cutting implement |
| ŋɨʑk (ngezek) | n. (eng-ehzeekay) - junk |
| ɻäɓ (rayb) | n. or v. (array-be) depending on context - manual labor, hard work, work in general |
| cʤɪ̈ɻ (seedayar) | n. (seeda-ar) - child; pl. cʤɪ̈ɻʥ (seeda-ardy) |
| cɨ (seede) | n. or adj. (see-dee) - term of endearment. Also adjective for cute, endearing |
| cɪ̈ʨɕ (setede) | n. (see-tee-dee) - the city |
| cðɨɒ̈ɻ (sethear) | adj. (seeth-eearr) - cruel or bastardly |
| cʊ̈ɨðʨ (seuthte) | v. (see-euohth-te) - to court |
| cɪ̈ħäʨ (seyheate) | n. (seeeye-heah-te) - a cigar or other rolled tobacco product |
| ðɪ̈ʨɨäɻ (theythayr) | n. (theeth-hay-arr) - a song |
| ðɨʑ (theze) | v. (thee-zee) - to run |
| ðʊ̈ä (thuay) | n. (theuoh-aye) - a delicacy of Gior, made with luminescent biospores and whice |
| ʋðʊ̈ɪ̈ʨɨ (vethetede) | (veetheuoh-eyetede) n. - a loose woman, a prostitute; a brothel is called a "veetheuoh-eyede dyeh" |
| ʋðɪ̈ʨ ʊ̈ɦ ɪ̈ɛä (vethetee euhu eyhaye) | (veethey-tee euhu eyee-hahyee) n. – a Child Priest of Imaan |
| χɕ (xde) | adj. (ex-de) - sexy |
| ʑɣ (zeyal) | n. or adj. (zee-yal) - trickery, or any kind of false magic used for show; also means “nonsense" |
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