Novantirna

Novantirna
Type	Fusional
Alignment
Head direction
Tonal	No
Declensions	No
Conjugations	No
Genders
Nouns decline according to...
Case	Number
Definiteness	Gender
Verbs conjugate according to...
Voice	Mood
Person	Number
Tense	Aspect
Meta-information
Progress	1%
Statistics Nouns 0% Verbs 0% Adjectives 0% Syntax 0% Words 404 of 1500
Creator	HorsesDrivingVans

Classification and Dialects

In-universe history

Novantirna is the official language of the Malendor Supercorporation, one of several empires in the Rabydosverse's Galaxy. It is the native language of the Novantirs, a race of blue-skinned aliens from the planet of Novantir at the northeastern Galaxy. The civilisation of Novantir is known for having the most advanced machinery in the Galaxy, but they also practice various magical rites in their religion.

External history

HorsesDrivingVans created the Novantir language at around 2019. He based it on Etruscan, Georgian, Russian, and Quenya.

Phonology

Consonants

		Bilabial	Labio-dental	Dental	Alveolar	Post-alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Nasal		m /m/		n /n/				ñ /ŋ/
Plosive	voiceless	p /p/		t /t/				k /k/
	voiced	b /b/	v /v/	d /d/				g /g/
Fricative	voiceless				s /s/
	voiced				z /z/			h /x/
Affricate						č /t͡ɕ/
Approximant			u /w/		l /l/		j /j/
Trill					r /r/

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
High	i /i/		u /u/ ï /ɯ/
High-mid	e /e/	ö /ø/	o /o/
Mid	ä /æ/
Low		a /a/

Pronunciation notes

• ä - [æ]
• č - [t͡ɕ]
• h - [x]
• j - [j]
• ï - [ɯ]
• ñ - [ŋ]
• ö - [ø]
• ř - [d͡r], [χ] after [t] or in ozře
• â - long vowel
• ã - long ä [æː]
• ĩ - long ï [ɯː]
• õ - long ö [øː]

Writing System

The Novantirna alphabet.

Novantirna is written with its own alphabet.

Letter	B	A	Č	N	E	Ä	L	D	G	O	P	Ï
Sound	/b/	/a/	/t͡ɕ/	/n/	/e/	/æ/	/l/	/d/	/g/	/o/	/p/	/ɯ/
Letter	R	V	I	H	Ö	K	S	U	Ñ	Ř	J	Z
Sound	/r/	/v/	/i/	/x/	/ø/	/k/	/s/	/u/	/ŋ/	/d͡r/	/j/	/z/
Letter	M	T		(Š)	(Ž)	(Ø)		Tř
Sound	/m/	/t/		/ʃ/	/ʒ/	/ɔ/		/t͡χ/

• ä - [æ]
• č - [t͡ɕ]
• h - [x]
• j - [j]
• ï - [ɯ]
• l - [l], [l̪] between o and a consonant
• ñ - [ŋ]
• ö - [ø]
• ř - [d͡r], [χ] after [t], [tχ] in ozře and nizře
• v - [v], [w] in magical or religious rituals
• â - long vowel
• ã, ä̂ - long ä [æː]
• ĩ, ï̂ - long ï [ɯː]
• õ, ö̂ - long ö [øː]

Grammar

Pronouns

nominative - accursative-genitive

• I: mor - mar
• I (superior): dro - drar
• I (god): vjo - vjar
• we: moře - maře
• thou: oz - z(ï)
• thou (superior): zo - zïa, zja
• thou (god): vjoz - vizjar, vjaz, väi
• you all: ozřa/ozře - zře
• you all (god): zrô - zrä
• he: ov - v(ö)
• he (superior): vo - voira
• he (god): jav, vai, vjä - väja
• she: oni/one - ni/njo
• she (superior): no - noira
• she (goddess): jov, voi, vjo - voja
• xe (drone) : oñgja - ñir/gir
• ze (carer): olja - lja
• they (anonymous): osk - skar
• it (inanimate): oznïr - (n)zïr
• it (robot): ořa - řa
• it (pejorative): avïk - vuin
• it (event): da - din
• it (great being): vřa - vřin, vřai
• they (plural): on(z)ře - ni(z)ře
• they (superior): vřo - vřoira
• they (inferior): lou - luir
• they (pejorative): ïv, ï - ïin, iin
• they (divine) - râdřa - râdře

Example: am-řev třavanz mor - I-drive vehicle my - I drive my vehicle

Affix pronouns

male - female - drone - carer - inanimate - neuter

• inhabitant (Malendor): -non/-no - -nan/-na - -nöñ/-nö - nïñ/-nï - -ndï - -iri

• inhabitant (outside): -nô(h) - -nâ(h) - -nõ(h) - -nĩ(ñ) - -ndïn - -nir
• doer: -don - -da(i)/-daja - -dön/-drön - -drïn - -ndrïn - -drî
• greater doer: -dron

Other parts for nouns

• -tře - (plural)
• -es - (plural, archaic)
• -da/-ta - genitive
• -i - genitive (respectful)
  • -î - genitive (respectful) after final i (e.g. vrûsränai (six lights) > vrûsränaî (of the six lights))
• ... rô - genitive (in names), for
• -da, -ta - genitive (in words)
• -třa - self

Verbs

"řev" (drive) is used as an example.

"řev" (drive) is used as an example.

• am-řev - I drive (ab- in some words, such as "lak" (am, is))
  • "I am" is am-am, am-ba, or am-lak.
• jo-řev, va-řev, vjo-řev - I drive, thou drives (magical, classical)
• au-řev - I drive (magical, masculine)
• ai-řev - I drive (magical, feminine)
• vja-řev - I drive (divine, masculine/default)
• vjo-řev - I drive (divine, feminine)
• (o)z-řev - thou drives
• zja-řev - thou drives (magical, classical, masculine)
• zjo-řev - thou drives (magical, classical, feminine)
• zjarau-řev, zrau-řev, zro-řev - thou drives (divine, masculine)
• zjorai-řev, zrai-řev - thou drives (divine, feminine)
• řev-ve - he drives
• řev-vja - he drives (divine, magical)
• řev-nje - she drives
• řev-vjo - she drives (divine, magical)
• řev-gje - xe drives (drone)
• řev-lje - ze drives (carer)
• řev-skar - they drive (anonymous/neuter, singular they)
• řev-(n)dï - it drives (inanimate)
• řev-dar - it drives (robot)
• řev-mui - it drives (pejorative)
• am-řev-ře - we drive (ab-X-ře in some words, such as "lak" (am, is))
• za-řev-ře - you all drive
• zrô-řev-es - you all drive (divine)
• řev-nizře - they drive
• ?-nizře - they drive (inferior)
• řev-râdřa, řev-dřau - they drive (divine)

Verbal tenses

Past: du(v)-

Past (poetic): -(e)llo, -(a)llo

Present (not often used as the pronouns already replaced their function): -sse, -ste

Future: -ñau, -(h)au

ba- - passive

Affixes

Location

• tro ... - from
• as- - towards, -wards
• eturibe - towards
• ir ... - to
• uloh - through
• -int - in
• kan - in
• askan - inwards
• asint, asinta - inner, internal
• utna, utta, tra - out (very near)
• loh - out
• lohha - out (further)
• varoh - out (far away)
• -ovs(t), -aust - out
• asvost, asausta - outwards
• asloh, aslohha - outer
• asvar'ho, svaroha - outer, peripheral, outlying
• ura(n) - over, on, above
• ol, jol - above
• lon - under, below
• jön - alignment, direction, course
• terîn - north
• tîra - north (archaic, classical)
• vänar - east
• vjändanar, vjestar - east (archaic, classical)
• lïřin - south
• larin - south (archaic, classical)
• čaiva - west
• čraiva, čaravai - west (archaic, classical)
• ähka - up
• utol - down
• rou - left
• laud - right
• ... jer - here
• ... kjer - there
• ... ñjer - there (distant)
• töisar - far
• vôl(a) - around
• löjal - among

Amount

• kor- - all
• kro- - all (archaic, classical, poetic)
• ... ransar - every
• koransar - everything
• kroransar - everything (classical)
• ôkossaran - all things, everything else
• vrei - every, each
• böčän - empty
• ... älgo - full of
• ômbo, ô - great
• lond - greater
• londrařo - greater (classical)
• dři, ri - little
• pjas - not enough, bad
• bjäs - very insufficient, horrible
• nôranom - excessive, "very too much"
• nôru - more
• lervu - less
• ûlra - only
• ville - very
• -řo - more, -er (classical)
• -řoi, -řai - most, -est (classical)
• -graus - than
• kârunôru - more
• kârunôruast - most

Time

• ñens - next
• stolei, stolä, ssolä - today
• antas - starting day of period
• ñorela - final day of period
• mät-, mäč- - pre-, before
• mäič - before
• kri(n)- - mid-, between, in the middle of
• ira - start
• âle, âl, âdïl, atř(a) - end, ending
• vik - then
• ïrri - always
• leî - again
• lje-, rje- - re-
• pälčo - for a long time
• pälčovâra - long, long ago ...

Question

• zal - what
• zad - where
• zjä(s), zjasä - when
• zan - why
• näikö - which one

Other

• zal - what
• zad - where
• zjä(s), zjasä - when
• zan - why
• näikö - which one
• zo - because
• ... va? - (interrogative)
• ... ol?! - (imperative interrogative)
• ... än? - or not?

Other

• lir - like
• klä ... - less like
• ba ... - more like
• sbe - if
• drin, zdin, zin - this
• dan, zan - that
• trais - by someone (common)
• taris (diñ) - by someone (masculine, formal and default)
• tarja (däñ) - by someone (feminine, formal)

States of being

• -stol - -ness
• -dra - -ness, condition (greater)
• -tar - -ness (classical)
• -don - -da(i)/-daja - -dön/-drön - -drïn - -ndrïn - -drî - doer (see pronouns section for more details)
• -dron - doer (greater)
• -dra, -drä - a doer (classical, poetic, divine)
• el- - a person in condition, a doer (negative)
• -ost - -er, more
• -ast - -est, most
• -čas, -čaes - servant of, agent of a god
• -čon - a person gifted with or by someone, especially a god or the Gods; a blessed one (positive, classical, divine)
• -nara - realm of
• -rja, -rija - realm of, domain of

Lexicon

Basics

• ond - to do
• rav - to have
• ñir, gir - to be
• am, lak - is, am, are
  • am ladkarai - I am a monster
• -je - to be (in a condition or feeling)
  • ladkarai-je, mor-je ladkarai - I am being a monster
  • mor-je ladkaraiast - I am the most monstrous/I am the greatest monster
• ... ri - is
• ča - and (formal)
• en - and
• hï - or (formal)
• mual - or
• jo - but
• jo - let there be ...
• čar - for
• vik(ni) - with
• heñ - yes
• jôr - that's true, that's right
• tilänï - very well, it shall be done, affirmative
• uah - no, not
• uâh - no (formal, strong)
• uôh, uôhos - no (stronger)
• uôhnol, uôhhoč, uôčon - never (strongest)
• uo- - not, un-
• uah- - without
• âuan - do not
• aôčon, auôcon - never do ...
• ga ... - may it be
• vei - will, may it
• ... nâr - shall
• g(rints) - please
• mät(i) - can, able to

Greetings

• Kâralära - more of the best, (formal) greetings
• Kôraläč - hello
• Kôrnai Lumbařiz! - Hail Lumbariz!
• Oz lôräja va? - Are you alright?, How are you?
• Mor (uâh) lôräja - I am (not) fine
• Čaruri - Thank you
• Čatvärja - (formal) Thank you
• kôressai - hail to, praise, greater praise
• Mendas - I am ready.
• Sbâja - Goodbye
• Sbatačäja - (formal) Goodbye
• Honnöh, Honnöi - I am sorry
• Mar oz-lulannäč! - Forgive me!
• Nela ... - May you have a happy festival

Numbers

• 0; 1-10 - řve; han/ban, rus, vais, zres, hoks, vrûs, čepas, ïvdos, grons, tams
• 11-20 - savens, tusars, vessars, zersars, hoksars, vrosars, čespars, ïvnars, gronnars, tais
• 30-100 - rumbars, sovčas, hokčas, vročas, čerčas, ïvčas, grončas, smos
• 1000 - vâns
• 10000 - zalans
• 100000 - koldans
• 1 million - vils

-na makes a number genitive. If a number ends with -s, the -s is omitted to add the -na: for example vrûs (six) becomes vrûna (sixth).

Wordlist

A

• alon - long, tong time
• alonda(ra) - forever
• alondarasol, londrasal, londrasol - eternity
• alsk - all
• ankasañ - naturally
• aseri, asar - white
• âtsab - attack
• âuan - do not
• aub(s) - animal
• augro - phoenix

Ä

• älgo - full
• ... älgo - full of
• älgozren - full of (useless) brains, stupid

B

• ba-ruiv(a) - to be sent out
• Baruivä, Bon Baruivä - the Exile, when the victorious Poreseai exiled the Gedrava ancestors from their homeworld.
• beru - good (S)

• binřo - to build
• bres - to bring

Č

• čarna - outstanding
• čola - black

D

• darčet - to buy, to purchase
• dôl - deep black, dark

• dôr, kôr, zôr - deep red
• dosča - city
• -dön - a doer (in general, high-ranking, respectful)
• dres, dřêsai - day
• drizi - engine

E

• enře - ending
• ev - machine, robot

G

• gâran - to avenge
• geřav - a person

H

• hačne - wish
• had - blue
• halke - to help, support
• haska - sky
• hav - enough
• hav-uah - not enough
• hänsja - holy magic, scientific innovation
• henga - yellow
• heñ - yes
• hliñ - to drink
• hosko - fun

I

• ič - eye
• inv - death (S)
• invï - dead
• irres - friend
• isar, isera - white

Ï

• ïčarna - morning
• ïrri - always
• ïrsen - music (S)
• ïvdos - eight

J

• ječ - to eat, meal
• ječ zren(tře), hliñ mehs - eat brains, drink nails; go and die; get lost
• ... jer - here
• jo - but
• jô - month

K

• kârmïr - worse
• kârrond - guardian

• käiva - great gate (S)
• käiva rilalumrô - heavenly gate, Celestial Gate (S)
• kelo - manner, form, type (S)
• kiröh - endure

• kkûr - fear
• klanjara - damsel
• klujo - project

• knan - knowledge, information, data (S)
• knon - know
• kond - to go to (formal, classical)
• kôrnai - success, hurrah, Glory to ..., victory

L

• ladkarai - monster
• lâra - good (principle), righteous, excellent
• lârast - best
• lir - like
• lïřin - south
• londrasol - eternal joy, paradise, Heaven, greatest reward, great accomplishment, greatest joy (S)
• londrassö - greatest joy, biggest happiness, (much) happiness (S)
• luis - pain, suffering
• lumba - wheel (S in divine contexts)
• lunt - hedgehog, pitiful creature

M

• mand - to make someone do

• mehs - nails
• melda - to organise, to consolidate
• mendas - ready
• mîr - new
• miri - to weep
• mir-kle - bad form, freak
• mîrvel - new year, bad news
• mïr - bad
• mïr-kle - bad form, freak, nobody, loser
• mïrvel - bad news, new year
• mïřev - bad vehicle, fool
• mon-čir - one who bows down, slave, loser
• mor - my
• more - our
• mual - or
• mukah - to go
• munda - to bow down, to submit

N

• nâk(ka) - great, big
• nâkkemeldarandi - supercorporation
• nâkuta - greatness
• narsa - dawn, morning (S)
• narsa - diamond (S)
• narsai, dřêsai - day
• narseč - dawn meal, breakfast
• narsi - to guide
• narsig - morning
• naksa - target, goal, objective, task

• nirt(ä) - green
• noi - origin, birth
• novana - unity

Ñ

• ñeb - Igarinoid egg, embryo

• ñens - next

• ñulk, gulk - plaguewalker, zombie

O

• Ogaltons - Hell
• ok - to go to (common)
• ômbo - great
• -(o)nd, (a)nd - lord of
• ort, tro - ear

Ö

• ömbe - flag (S)
• ör - happy
• öra - happiness, joy, mirth
• örha - much happiness, joy, pleasure
• örma, on, ion - sun
• öskön - to lead
• ösköndön - leader

P

• pal - spear (S)
• palč(o) - time
• par - life, living, upright
• peri - friend
• pleti - step
• plinda - pearl

R

• rand - god, deity
• randon - temple
• rannon - rehearsal, exercise
• rez - to learn
• Rilaluin - Celestials
• Rilalum - Star-Wheel, Heaven
• rîra - star
• ruiv - to send out

Ř

• řai, řä - queen (S)
• řad - king (S)
• řân - to set, to prepare, to make ready
• řâna - ready
• řau - to rise
• řev - to drive
• řeva - drive, run, course

S

• sâr, sjar, star(a), iar, zjar, mjar, gljar - fast
• sarča - a gnome, a wight
• sarïč - fairy, coward
• saurna - blessing, speed
• saura - divine, holy
• serrand - holy
• seura - bright
• sila - worship
• sjâr(a) - great white, holy
• skâ - deep magic, arcane knowledge, cosmic horror
• skan - see

• sköi - to sing
• skûr - to show
• skuro - suffering, pain, torment
• smant - trust
• sör - joy
• ston - to move

T

• tinzren - computer
• tir - bastion, castle
• tollen - to tell
• třava - vehicle
• tuilen - clone

• tûlin, tïrin(do) - moon
• turna - worship

U

• uohsan - to refuse
• uoknan - without knowledge, ignorant
• uoveč - nothing
• urokki - cold

V

• vai - holy
• vanda - destiny, fate
• vardo - war
• vels - fire
• velsar - to burn
• vî - creature
• vilur - alien

• viñ(i) - dream
• visčar - inevitable
• vïr - wickedness, evil
• vluñ - to fail
• vluñas - failure
• vr - evil

Z

• zära, zäri - red
• zdun - to move
• zdunne - movie
• zeba - sound
• zort - road (S)
• zren - brain, AI
• zron - action
• zurn - hate

(S) is a word that uses a -es suffix for plural.

Example text

Ozře ri čeptře rîlaes-i

You all is child-PLU star-PLU-GEN.

You are the children of the stars.