This is a dictionary/guide to my Ancient Gamilon language, used in multiple fanfics. The language was something I created, so it is very likely that this is the only guide you will find to it. It will be updated periodically as new terms are used in the various stories.
Verb Rules:
Conjugation is denounced by a single-letter suffix. The verb structure itself does not change, and the conjugation is inferred by presence of the suffix. If a word which ends in one of these letters is not a verb, then the letter is meant as a part of the word.
There are no irregular verbs, since I see them as annoyances that could have been avoided.
The conjugation of present, past, and future is denoted by a prefix. The same rules apply as to the above conjugation (which, for clarification, refers to person conjugation, such as I, you, he, etc.).
Person:
I: k
You: r
He: x
She: z
We: q
They/Them: d
Example:
I: Juilk
You: Juilr
He: Juilx
She: Juilz
We: Juilq
They/Them: Juild
Tenses:
Past: Il
Present: no change
Future: Sa
Examples:
Past: Ilmi
Present: Mi
Future: Sami
Possessives:
Possession can be expressed in one of two ways:
- Placing the noun before the verb, and conjugating the verb to reflect the person: my house translates to "Ensilarbet relkik", where Ensilarbet is the noun and relki is the verb.
- A more archaic form would be to place the noun before the verb as before, but express possession by attaching the suffix "kha" ("of") to the unconjugated verb: "Ensilarbet relki'kha."
Likewise, some words change their meaning when made possessive: "juil", the word for "kill", becomes "death" when made possessive. (i.e. "Ensilarbet juilk" is "my death".)
Article Rules:
Articles use a similar system as the verb conjugations, adding a single-letter suffix to denote an article.
Articles:
A: e
An: a
The: i
Example:
A: centure
An: centura
The: centuri
Adjective Rules:
Adjectives can be represented in one of three ways:
- Added to the beginning of the noun, as in "shunjil" (detonation sequence).
- Added to the end of the noun with an apostrophe, as in "centur'eithkil" (starry sky).
- Placed before the noun as a separate word, as in "centur klishka" (cosmic disk).
Word List:
A: forever (this is distinct from the article "a", which denotes the article "an."
Aethi: spirit
Centur: star(s), cosmos
Eithkil: sky
Ensilarbet: Elizabeth (this is my first name, so naturally I translated it)
Hiatu: may
Jel: trigger
Jil: detonation
Juil: kill
Karmil: buy
Kliskha: disk
Mi: live
Na: among/amongst
Nakil'ska: Nova
Sen: it
Senji: name
Shun: sequence
Tankil: Talan
Known Phrases:
Aethir miana hiatu centuri: may your spirit live forever in the cosmos
Centur klishai: the cosmic disk (Gamilon name for the Milky Way Galaxy)