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rather like those who spell cooperate as coöperate.Īnother example is gedwëy. Technically, the word could even be said al-uh-GAH-ay-zee-uh, but no elf would pronounce it in that fashion unless he or she wished to appear snobbish and condescending. In Alagaësia, the ̈ is redundant because ae would still say ay without it. The elves have allowed these exceptions to remain because they do not interfere with the existing pronunciation. There are a few exceptions, mainly the result of how the spelling of the ancient language has changed over the millennia. However, if you modify the second vowel with an accent, the first vowel does not revert to its native sound but retains the pronunciation that it would otherwise have: alaleä (ahl-ah-LEE-ay), not (ahl-ah-LEH-ay), and guliä (GOO-lee-ay), not (GOO-lih-ay). Thus äenora (ay-eh-NOR-uh) versus aenora (ay-NOR-uh). In the ancient language, if you place an accent mark over a vowel that is the first of a pair of vowels, the pronunciation of the first vowel changes, while the second vowel is pronounced independently and reverts to its native sound.Translators are free to use their discrimination in arranging the words. A strong woman is aí koma ramr, where koma is Descriptions can be placed in nearly any order so long as they follow the item being described. Titles, honorifics, and descriptions usually follow the person or item named.She will be a strong-looking woman-älfrinn weohnata waíse aí koma ramrsja She is a strong-looking woman-älfrinn aí koma ramrsja She looked like a strong woman-älfrinn sjaí aí koma ramr She was a strong-looking woman-älfrinn ero aí koma ramrsja Since eldrvarya is the plural form of eldrvarí or burn, a literal translation of Du Völlar Eldrvarya reads The Plains Burns. As is the custom in the ancient language, the noun völlar precedes the adjective eldrvarya. The closest you can come to saying this is “As I ran down the hall.” Same for “As I am running down the hall,” which becomes “As I run down the hall.”A different case would be Du Völlar Eldrvarya or The Burning Plains.
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Whereas in English we would say, “Walking into the room, Eragon sees Arya,” the elves say, “As walk into the room, Eragon see Arya.” Other examples: “As I was running down the hall” has no direct correlation in the ancient language.
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The example given below, älfrinn ero aí koma ramrsja, might, in casual conversation, be said älfrinn ero koma ramrsja- she was woman strong-looking-but would be interpreted as she was a strong-looking woman. The line can even be written Eka fricai un Shur’tugal or I Rider and friend without changing its intent. Unless you are using formal grammar or if their absence causes confusion, am and both definite and indefinite articles are often excluded from sentences, as in Eka aí fricai un Shur’tugal, which translates literally as I a Rider and friend but means I am a Rider and a friend.Past tense is formed by adding the suffixes í and o. Future tense is indicated by using shall, will, and other appropriate words. Thus älfr ach thornessa (literally, he do this) translates as he does this. By default, all verbs in the ancient language are set in the present tense.Galbatorix knew that most humans wouldn’t understand the deeper meaning, but for the elves and dwarves, the capital’s name is an open insult.) Urû’baen then translates as the elders’ grief/sorrow, the elders’ folly, or even the elders’ downfall. Urû is a dwarf word-obvious since the ancient language uses no circumflexes-that means elders or sages. (A side note on Urû’baen: The name is a bastardization coined by Galbatorix. Said properly, the apostrophe makes you spend an extra half-second on Shur’tugal, emphasizing the Riders’ elevated status.In the case of Urû’baen and Ristvak’baen, baen is part of each name, but because it represents such a powerful and complex form of grief, it is set off by the apostrophe. An apostrophe is often introduced into a word that was previously free of one to force a pause or trill and to give it an added layer of importance. For example, elves will trill the double r in Zar’roc, a sound often ignored by humans in favor of the more straightforward method of splitting the name into two parts.Only a few words or names warrant apostrophes in the ancient language. An apostrophe signifies either a pause or-if the apostrophe is situated between two r’s-a trill in a word.In addition to the canon resources below, click here to see a complete grammar of the ancient language, put together by fans in the Netherlands.