Speaking Beladanese: Vocabulary
by Lexi Summer Hale (@velartrill)
This is a list of Beladanese words. To learn how to put them together to form meaningful sentences, see Speaking Beladanese: Chapter I and following chapters.
Key: "n" means a noun, "v" means a verb, "p" means a postposition, and "d" means a descriptive verb.
A
- adari, p: among
- an, particle: (optative)
- anahe, pron.: reciprocal
- anasto, n: heart
- arhad, n: love (romantic)
- ar, n: mother
- arbara, n: "bastard" (motherless)
- arbara, d: motherless
- arche, d: maternal
- arga, v: to give birth
- argari, n: voice
- asta (pl. ossa), v: be (equating nouns, person subject)
B
- besa, pron.: reflexive
- barga, n: ass
- bargatinga, n: asshole
- bosta, v: own
- bostam, v: owner
- bostagan, n: slave (formal/gender-neutral)
C
- cambe, n: tree
- cambeche, n: arboreal
- cambedin, n: grass
- cambescan, n: forest
- cara, n: slavegirl, female slave
- carda, v: do
- cardast, n: fashion
- cardastache, d: fashionable
- cardastagan, n: fashionista
- chaddame, v: to profit from
- chasta, v: be (equating nouns, non-person subject)
- chenda, d: just, righteous
- chomassara, v: to converse, engage in idle chatter
- chisa, v: to say, declare
- chira v: lack
- chirasta, p: without, lacking
- corde, d: dead
- cordeche, d: mortal
- cordechem, n: mortal
- cordestue, n: death, mortality
- corma, n: unmarried man
- cuenda, n: glass
- carnag, n-ue: mud
- cale, n-ue: faith, religion
- cuore, v: expect
- core, p: inside, within, emerging from
- cuiona, v: hurt, harm, upset
E
- e, pron.: this, it
- ericha, v: happen
- egarsa, v: swear, promise
F
- fal, n: daughter
- farista, v: love (sexually)
- fasta, v: speak, say
- fasastue, v: language, spoken words
- frema, v: to hear
- falbara, d: childless
- faltig, n: tomboy
- fena, n: sister
- ferad, n: slaveboy, male slave
- fienge, n ← Leng Shan vieng: tongs
G
- gabra, n: goat
- gapuela, v: to pound, beat
- gapuelam, n: hammer
- gabragan, n: goatherd
- gelisua, d: happy
- genda, v: to carry
- guarda, v: prove, demonstrate
- guardam, n: proof, demonstration
N
- nali ← Elvish nali "good person, hero", n (Western Belad): friend, dear, helper, thoughtful person
- nistal, n: language, spoken tongue
L
- laminchi ← Shan lau min ji "slaver", n: slaver
M
- meclista, n: beauty
- meclistache, d: beautiful
- mesca, v: want
- mescua, v: attract, appeal to
P
- parna, v: fuck
- parna, n: sex
- parnagan, n: sex worker
- parnatte, n: brothel (crude)
- penda, v: know
- perande, v. show sth. off
- puen, n: fire
- puenche, d: on fire
- panchue, v: set fire to
- panchende, v: catch fire
- puenhana, n: firecraft
- puengan, n: firecrafter
- puoie, n ← Leng Shan puoi: forge
S
- selacte, v: spank, subjugate
- solganda, v: to betray (one's subordinate); to abuse
- solgandestue, n: violation of the First Law
- suaha, n ← Leng Shan sau': anvil
H
- hacara, v/n: rule
- hacarabara, d: anarchic
- hacarabaragan, n: anarchist
- hacarabarastue, n: anarchy
- hacaram, v: queen, mistress
- hacarast, n: kingdom, domain; subject
- hacaragan, n: royalist
- hafre, d: true
- halla, n: river
- halecha, v: to stand ready
- hali, n: elf
- hana, v: create
- hanatte, n: workshop, factory
- hanast, n: art, creation
- hanagan, n: artist, scientist
- hanagan puen, n: physicist
- hara, v: come
- heda, v: oppose
- hedam, v: enemy
- hedi, p: in opposition to
- hueste, haste-, d: proper, righteous, in keeping with Menoran morality
P
I
R
- rafta, v: cause
- raftast, v: result
- ramma, v: be inside of
- rahod, n: shit
S
- sachora, n: passion, lust
- sigara, v: beat, discipline
- suleche, n: a crisp pastry made from seaweed
T
- tara, n: sword
- tali, p.: like, in the manner of
- tama, n: brother
- tela, v: meet
- teliche, v: please
- tig, n: son
- tigal, n: father, married man
- tigalche, d: paternal
- tigalga, v: sire
- tinga, n: mouth