Background[]
Jekhr is the language spoken by the Deeplings and can be found written in books found in the Fiehonja Library and through a few other sources.
Orthography[]
Written | Latin Alphabet | Pronunciation |
---|---|---|
^ | A | a |
V | B | b |
< | C | c |
) | D | d |
- | E | e |
= | F | f |
8 | G | g |
T | H | aa or h (only word-initially) |
| | I | i |
J | J | j |
X | K | k |
( | L | l |
W | M | m |
" | N | n |
O | O | o |
] | P | p |
Q | Q | k |
B | R | r |
~ | S | s |
L | T | t |
C | U | u |
> | V | v |
U | W | w |
+ | X | ks |
\ | Y | y |
/ | Z | z |
° | . or ! | Lowering intonation or forceful articulation |
: | ? | Raising intonation |
Vocabulary[]
Written | Pronounced | English | Part of Speech |
---|---|---|---|
CL | ut | and | Article |
J-T | jeh | the/that/this | Article |
8O"" | gonn | what | Pronoun |
TO" | hon | who | Pronoun |
J-\ | jey | we/us | Pronoun |
JT | jh | I/me | Pronoun |
XC | ku | him/he | Pronoun |
"^ | na | you | Pronoun |
VOJT | bojh | blight/plague/pest | Noun |
VOB8-|^ | borgeia | Borgea, the (location) | Noun |
VO~L | bost | statue/figure | Noun |
VBOW-T | bromeh | swamp | Noun |
VBOX | brok | death | Noun |
VWT-( | buhel | visit/visitor | Noun |
)^X" | dakn | narrow | Noun |
)|>|)-j | dividej | peace | Noun |
=|- | fie | light | Noun |
=|-JT| | fiejhi | sun/sunlight | Noun |
=|-LT | fieth | day/days | Noun |
8^LT" | gathn | sand | Noun |
8|T( | gihl | safety | Noun |
8|OLJ^ | giotja | library | Noun |
8OCLT"^| | gouthnai | humanity | Noun |
8OCLT"^ | gouthna | human | Noun |
8OCLT" | gouthn | surface | Noun |
8UOV | Gwob | Gwob, the One | Noun |
TO"8OC | hongou | mirror | Noun |
J^C( | Jaul | Jaul | Noun |
JT(^| | jhlai | waves | Noun |
JT(| | jhli | sea/water | Noun |
JT(imeh | jhlimeh | seabed | Noun |
JT(osk | jhlosk | Undersea, the (location) | Noun |
J|T | jih | there | Noun |
X-"T | kenh | intruder | Noun |
XU-T | kweh | path | Noun |
(T"J-| | lhnjei | greet/greeting | Noun |
(OBXC(T | lorkulh | perseverance/endurance | Noun |
L^"J|~ | Tanjis | Tanjis | Noun |
QJ-(( | Qjell | Qjell | Noun |
BO== | roff | hand | Noun |
~CWJT | sumjh | brother/brothers | Noun |
CWJTXT | sumjhkh | brother/brothers-in-arms | Noun |
OVCJO~ | Obujos | Obujos | Noun |
LT" | thn | face | Noun |
LOXJT(| | tokjhli | ship | Noun |
JT| | jhi | my | Adjective |
"^| | nai | their | Adjective |
^=^B | afar | watch | Verb |
V^J^B | bajar | to return | Verb |
<|- | cie | rise | Verb |
)JOC | djou | strike/force | Verb |
)OJT | dojh | wipe | Verb |
-"|=^B | enifar | reign | Verb |
J^C | jau | protect | Verb |
JC( | jul | let | Verb |
JT(|X^ | jhlika | bathe | Verb |
JT(JT | jhljh | swim | Verb |
JT(O | jhlo | wade/to wade through | Verb |
XBCW | krum | will | Verb |
(TCW | lhum | press/press on | Verb |
(CW- | lume | reach | Verb |
WOLOWT | motomh | travel | Verb |
WOLOW | motom | walk | Verb |
"-L^ | neta | guide | Verb |
QOT" | qohn | obey | Verb |
QCXT | qukh | to prevail | Verb |
~TCW | shum | march | Verb |
~O(-~L-T | solesteh | smile/smiling | Verb |
LT(| | thli | to count/countless | Verb |
LO | to | shall | Verb |
LOX\ | toky | sit/sitting | Verb |
C~X | usk | serve | Verb |
-( | el | when/if | Adverb |
=|J | fij | well/good | Adverb |
BO | ro | not | Adverb |
"J^| | njai | together | Adverb |
)JC | dju | against | Preposition |
TO | ho | from/of the | Preposition |
8OC | gou | over/up/on | Preposition |
OT | oh | for | Preposition |
CW | um | in | Preposition |
)C | du | three/third | Number |
-WW | emm | ten/tenth | Number |
TO" | hon | one/first | Number |
XB| | kri | eight/eighth | Number |
(^-X | laek | seven | Number |
(O) | lod | nine/ninth | Number |
QO | qo | four/fourth | Number |
B^C | rau | two/second | Number |
B-| | rei | five/fifth | Number |
L^C | tau | six/sixth | Number |
See also: Languages