Kuelgon

In-universe history
Kuelgon is the native language of the Kuelgons, a race of mutants from the northern part of the Galaxy. Long ago, the Kuelgons were banished from the planet of Gausari. Mutated by the toxic waste of their next homeworld, the Kuelgons developed superpowers, from shapeshifting to pyrokinesis.

Angered by their banishment from Gausari, the Kuelgons became a warlike empire bent on revenge against the Igarin Empire.

External history
HorsesDrivingVans developed the Kuelgon language at around 2017. He based it on Adunaic, Black Speech, Russian, and English, and he wanted it to sound as ugly as possible.

Writing System
v, n, k, m, j, g, l, f, t, d, p, b, q, r, a, i, o, e, s, z, (š), y, ŷ, h, u

vasyo/vala, nakka, kallo, mondo, josurra, glariska, lafon, fonska, tubavi, doiqar, pagravo, barabob, qrulog, rurrago, auga, irmyan, omag, esmi/yosmag, sogmar, zolond, (šolond), yoqrut, ŷrong, hâzel, urna

Meanings: victory/fate or rune, fire, age, honour or temple or strength, spear or sun, shield, horn, dolphin, root, wall, lantern, bowl, hills, arm, lord, hunger, warrior, scholar, rabbit, mace or history, hatred, dawn

Some Kuelgons proposed several letters, most of which were used to transcribe foreign sounds: gloqor (gl, "completion"), žuros (ž, "change")


 * â - (long vowel except in y)
 * gl - [gɫ]
 * h - [x]
 * j - [j]
 * l - [l], [ɫ] after g, h, q, t
 * o - [ɔ] when stressed, [o]
 * q - [q]
 * y - [y]
 * long y is written as ý
 * ŷ - [ø]
 * long ŷ is written as ỹ
 * may be pronounced [-a] at the ends of words

Pronouns
male - female - drone - carer - neutral - it


 * I: âr - êr - lôr/tôr - ven/ten - bur - brod


 * me: bar - ber - blor/têdu - vlen/tendu - mur - vrod


 * my: âau - êou - lôu/tôuu - vleu/temvu - meau - vrou
 * The latter set of drone and carer pronouns are considered more respectful and polite.
 * By superiors: jâr/jâzar (I, 2nd for higher ranks) - jor (me) - jarau (my)
 * By gods: jezar/zjâr (I) - zor (me) - zrau (my)


 * we: tye


 * us: far


 * our: fyeu


 * thou: nu - ne - nor - nen - nur - nod
 * To superiors: tok/tor (thou, the latter for higher ranks) - tekor (thee) - takau (thy)
 * To gods: tjar (thou) - tjor (thee) - tjau (thy)


 * thee: duu/dou - due - duor - duer - dur - dod


 * thy: nau - neu - nou - nejeu - njod


 * you: nule


 * ye: nolar


 * your: nelau
 * To multiple gods: nilzor (you) - nilzôr (ye) - nilzau (your)
 * "Nilzor" or "Niloz" also refers to all the Kuelgon gods as a pantheon. It is derived from an archaic Kuelgon word for "you all".


 * he: kad - ked - tôr - ten - kod


 * him: kadu - kedu - tôdu - tedu - kodu


 * his: kâvu - kêvu - tôvu - tevu - kovu
 * To superiors: kado (he) - kadro (him) - kadvyo (his)
 * To gods: kjâu/krau (he) - kror (him) - krau/krauvo (his)
 * To goddesses: kjê/krei (she) - krejor (her) - krauva/krauve (her)


 * they: tue


 * them: zuar


 * their: dvau

The Kuelgon language has a different set of pronouns used in ceremonies to address deities, such as Frinqar. Many Kuelgons also use these pronouns to address foreign deities such as Naeloros, Pjosaroz], and even Odin].

Suffixes

 * Doer: -(k)on/-ond - -(j)an/-ae - -lôr/-tôr - -vyen

Others
-(k)eo - plural

-(n)ek - genitive

-(n)es - dignified genitive (e.g. for deities and heroes)

-zei - disliked genitive

Verbs
Past: lu(r)-/umb-

Present: (none)/-nîr

Future: -(n)ero ueg/-ueg

Continuous: -sse/-zze

Future conditional: -(n)eri

Passive: sub-

Location

 * mor- - from
 * -bag - towards
 * keti ... - towards (archaic, ceremonial)
 * ti- - to
 * -byn - on, above
 * -by - on
 * duo(k)- - below
 * -yn - in
 * nod-/duo- - under
 * sqob - out of
 * jun - behind
 * rulq - around, among
 * abak - here
 * tubak - there
 * qon - north
 * hâr - east
 * bletar - south
 * dainoq - west

Amount

 * glâ - all
 * eb(u)-, ep(u)- - small, little
 * moy- - -er, more
 * moyor-, droz(d) ... - -est, most
 * -nep - -est
 * -lep - est
 * drô - greatest
 * lek, leks - lesser

Time

 * sbul - before
 * nâs - now
 * sbjar - after
 * gat- - in the middle of, mid-
 * -azok - ever, always

Question

 * âbko - who
 * âbuno - what
 * âbunori - what is going on?
 * hala(g/k) - why

Miscellaneous

 * ... hos - this
 * ... hâs - that
 * sa - as, per, according to
 * darutag - in return

States of being

 * -klep - doer, -er (comparative)
 * -ug - occupant, doer of
 * -ond - doer
 * -loh - a being (sometimes derogatory, usually a non-Kuelgon sentient)
 * -kel - being, person (sometimes derogatory)
 * -rok - man, person (derogatory)
 * -plavo, plau - place of
 * -rri - month of

Numbers

 * 0; 1-10 - dose; bâqol, leiqol, maquol, vyequol, zuerol, daiquol, ryequol, pailquol, brynequol, zâjoquol
 * 11-20 - zâjubaq, zâjoleiq, zâjomaq, zâjovyeq, zâjozueq, zâjodaiq, zâjoryeq, zâjoplaq, zâjabryq, lêzaq/lezqa
 * 30-100 - mazeq, olezqa, olezzaq, malezqa, malezzaq, velezqa, velezzaq, som
 * mazeq (3x10), olezzaq (40+10), malezzaq (60+10), velezzaq (80+10)
 * olezqa (2x20), malezqa (3x20), velezqa (4x20)
 * 1000 - baim
 * 10000 - fanq
 * 100000 - snâq
 * 1 million - flôriq

To turn a number ordinal, replace the -(qu)ol, -(za)q, and -zqa suffixes with -(s)qyn. For example: daiquol > daisqyn (6th); olezzaq > olezqyn (50th); baim > baimsqyn (1000th); and flôriq > flôrisqyn (millionth).

Verbs

 * rezqan - to require
 * roq - to have, to possess

Greetings

 * vasyo - hail to
 * irfulen - greetings
 * Kroplavos ... - Long live
 * Vitplavos ... - Short life to ... / Death to ...
 * Vairanni ... - ... will win

Others

 * bâh - yes
 * ok-, oq - no, not
 * ogtur - without
 * lab, ha - and
 * lab is used in more formal settings
 * noi, nov - or
 * plet - for
 * alge - well done
 * nag - need, should
 * ir- - (respectful prefix)


 * sîr- - (disrespectful prefix)

Example text
'''Vasyo Frinqar, ir-Zveqrezq-ond! Mahna ti-tagâs-keo krau: Vastanom lab Varenom, ir-Bûri-keo Varero-nes!'''

[vaˈsɥo ˈfriŋqar irˈzvɛqrɛzqond maxˈna titagaːskɛˈo krau vastaˈnom lab vareˈnom ir-buːrikɛo ˈvarɛronɛs]

''Hail Frinqar, sir-Transformation-lord! Glory to-son-PLU his: Vastanom and Varenom, sir-Lord-PLU Victory-GEN!''

Hail, Frinqar, Lord of Transformation! Glory to his sons Vastanom and Varenom, the Lords of Victory!

'''Fuezejud Irsirra-zei. Nâs Fasar jenvejud Qozroi myarqa Zarue!'''

[ˈfwezɛjud irsiˈr˦˥azɛi naːs ˈfasar jɛnvɛˈjud qozˈroi ˈmɥarqa ˈzarwɛ]

''End-age Sun-GEN. Now Age-start start-age Mutant rule Galaxy!''

The Age of the Dark Sun is over. Now comes the age when the Mutant shall rule the Galaxy!