Rules of the language | The Alphabet
| English to D'ni | Translations
A word of caution - some people have complained that this list and others
like it ruin the fun of translating the language. While I don't subscribe to this
theory, please remember that you have read this warning and read of your own
free will.
Words that I have only recently added will appear in bold italics.
Nouns
- Abtsee = Basalt
- Ahnotam = Lava
- Bah = Beast
- Bahtsahnah = Map
- Bigto = Blessing
- Bishta = Tunnel
- Bonoo = Acid
- Boogin = Creature
- Broon = Tube
- Chay = Fault
- Chir = Organism
- Devokan = Hope
- Dovah = World
- Doyhah = Machine
- Eder Tomahn = Sleep House
- Eflin = Order
- Filahd = Top
- Gahn = Empire
- Galon = Ground
- Gahlpo = Cave
- Garo-Hevtee = Mighty Words
- Gilo = Plant
- Hern = Room
- Hev = Word
- Hevo = Swarm
- Idsay = Line
- Irvahn = Mineral
- Kaligho = Council
- Klay = Example
- Kor = Book
- Korfah V'ja = First Book Celebration
- Kormahn = Descriptive Book
- Kortee'nea = Blank books
- Korvahk = Linking Book
- Lenah = Journey
- Lehm = Ink
- Lehsh = Rule
- Marg = Layer
- Met = This
- M'la = Lizard
- Nava = Master
- Oonray = Lord
- Oosha = Formula
- Pahts = City
- Poahnt = Saliva
- Poy = Bulb
- Prad = Rock
- Regehstoy = The Art
- Rehevkor = The Word Book
- Rerehm = The Skill
- Riway = Procdeure
- Rooay = Route
- Roon = Zero
- Rov = Person
- Tahleeo = Surface
- Tahm = Fire
- Tehl = Guild
- Ter = Tree
- Terelin = Contact
- Terokh Jeruth = Tree of Possibility
- Tes = Group
- Ti'ana = Story Teller
- Tiwah = Shaft
- Tomahn = House
- Toogo = Foot
- Trom = Wing
- Sev = Age
- Shorah = Peace
- Shuhteejoo = Rocksalt
- V'ja = Celebration
- Vog = Nature
Verbs
- Ahnee = Get
- Bahrehl = Make
- Chev = Thank
- Chihso = Archive
- Choylahnay = Complete
- Dormad = Defeat
- Eder = Sleep
- Gid = Excavate
- Glas = Drink
- Glo = Begin
- Hoor = Find
- Ilahis = Charge, power up
- Kazee = Detour
- Ken = "To be" (how, is, are, etc.)
- Kro = Move
- Lasa = Seal
- Lon = Discover
- Marent = Follow
- Mahn = Bring
- Mahrn = Create
- Mes = Require
- Paboy = Bless
- Rees = Eat
- Reeslo = Dissolve
- Say = Design
- Sek = Has
- Sel = Write
- Shento = Take
- Shokoo = Instruct
- Tag = Give
- Tahgahm = Know
- Teeg = Work
- Tsahv = Live
- Tsoid = Glow
- Tokitu = Determine
- Tool = Grow
- Torn = Spit
- Voohee = Be
Adjectives
- Ahtsoo = Ready
- Chile = Main
- Garo = Great (As in strong)
- Gitsa = Safe
- Iglarno = Temporary
- Jeru = Possible
- Kahg = Original
- Kera = Brave
- Na'grenis = Brittle
- Noref = Final
- Nyalo = Sick
- Oglahn = Ancient
- Oshahnin = Lost
- Para = Great (As in big)
- Prin = Small
- Ril = Not, no
- Robot = Actual
- Sifay = Wired
- Shoo = Dead
- Soygi = Stable
- Teema = South
- Tsahvahn = Immortal
- Zith = Low
Adverbs
Interjections
Prepositions
Pronouns
Prefixes
- B = To
- Bo = Future Tense (I will)
- Bodo = Future progressive (I will be)
- Boko = Future perfect (I will have)
- Bodol = Future perfect progressive (I will have been)
- Do = Present Progressive (I am)
- Ehrth = An
- Feh = On
- Ga = And
- Kh = For
- Ko = Past tense (I have)
- Kodo = Past progressive (I was)
- Kol = Past perfect (I had)
- Le = Perfect (I have)
- M = From
- N = Around
- Re = The
- T = By, in, of the, with
Suffixes
- Ah = A form of command
- Ahl = Changes a verb into an adjective.
- Eet = They (rees-eet, they eat)
- Ehts = Changes a noun into a adjective.
- En = Indicates he, she, or it does something. (rees-en, he eats)
- Et = We (rees-et, we eat)
- Em = You (Singular, rees-em, you eat)
- Ij = Changes a verb to a past tense if no person is indicated.
- Tee = You (Plural)
- Okh = Indicates possesion (rough translation, "of")
- Om = Your
- On = His/her
- Os = Their
- Ot = Our
- Oy = My
- Sh = Changes an adjective into an adverb.
- Tahn = Changes a verb into an personal noun. (Mahrn-tan, creator)
- Tahv = Changes a verb into an noun. (Mahrn-tav, creation)
- Tee = Makes a noun plural
- Th = Changes a adjective into a noun
Words not yet fully translated.
- Gemedet = A D'ni game
- Re'dantee = The Tweezers
- Chor bahkh = A type of D'ni food, a meat-filled roll.
- Ikah nijuhets = A type of D'ni food
- Jimah = Prophecies
- Kenen vohee shuhteejoo = It could be rocksalt
- Relyimah = The Unseen
- Ahrotahntee = Outsiders
- Yertis = A small plant on Riven.
- Dash = The dome towers.
- Heek = Gehn's cane
- Uhgraht = The pillars in the Whark Lake on Riven.
