Glossary

A Growing Glossary of Elnaran words:


  • Dhan: "No" or prefix of negation of a verb
  • Dhan ni: "is not" or "am not"
  • Elnara: Name of the planet and the inhabitants thereof
  • Ik: "Yes"
  • Ik a Dhan Oh: "Yes or no?"
  • Kuma: "I" or "me" (1st person singular)
  • Kuma ni...: "I am..."
  • Kumani: The personal name of deity and collective forces of nature, considered as one and the same.
  • Kuma se: "We" (1st and 3rd person)
  • Kuma va: "We" (1 and 2nd person)
  • Moom: A radial Mammal native to Elnara; rather like a shaggy sea urchin in appearance.
  • Nglo: To like.
  • Ngloko: To like very much
  • Nglokoko: To love (as of a person, rather than a thing)
  • Ngolandra: The heavens; more specifically, the particular galaxy wherein Elnara is located.
  • Ni: "is" or "am"
  • Oh: At the end of a statement, indicates a question.
  • Se: Suffix to pluralize a noun or pronoun
  • Shlaan: A radial reptile, native to Elnara. "... much like a cross between a dragon and a starfish."
  • Tande: Understand on a verbal level
  • Tunda: Understand on a mental level while touching hand-to-hand.
  • Tundunda: Understand on the deepest mental level while touching the head
  • Va: You (2nd person singular)
  • Va se: You all (2nd and 3rd person)
  • Yiffle: A radial, gliding creature of Elnara. It looks a bit like a feathered umbrella, without the handle.