Re: LeGuin (was: a 12th century conlang)

[Andrew Smith <hobbit@MAIL.EARTHLIGHT.CO.NZ>]

On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Sally Caves wrote:

> We were talking just a few days ago about the _Lingua Ignota_.  I'vedone this very
> thing when making up vocabulary (nouns) for Teonaht.   I was
> going to suggest that we conlangers produce some taxonomies similar
> to Hildegard's:   Let's see a list from some of you with at least twenty items
> in each of these categories:
>
I didn't get them all, even with going through my lists of unposted words.
Here's what I came up with:

>     1.  God, gods, angels, saints, and demons.
ill abostol, apostle
ill bugun, goblin, spook
ill cel, heaven, sky
llo ddew, gods and/or goddesses
Dew, God, but in context, the Goddess.
lla ddewdad, deity
lla ffefil deg, faeries, the fair family (in Welsh, Y Tylweth Teg)
ill iffern, hell
lla fiserigheirdd, divine mercy
llo saeth, the saints
ill yspirid, spirit, ghost
ill angel, angel
ill diawl, devil
ill dragun, dragon, esp. Ill Dragun Rhys! (ke ddug ill modd)
lla drinidad, the trinity
Dewi Saeth, the patron saint of Kemr
Iesu Crist, Jesus Christ
Ill Yspirid Saeth, the Holy Spirit
18 words

>     2.  Human family relationships.
ill antegessur, ancestor
ll choenad, brothers and/or sisters in law
lla efed, aunt
llo ffeil sons and/or daughters
ill ffradr, brother
ill ffuid, baby
ill gefell, twin
ill genr, son in law
lla wein, kindred, clan
ill lleith, bed, legal term from Kemrese common law refering to the four
generations that make up a clan or household
lla fadr, mother
lla sur, sister
ill nebud, grandson, nephew
lla neith, granddaughter, niece
lla non, grandmother
lla nor, daughter in law
ill oiol, grandfather
ill oncyl, uncle
ill padr father
llo sogr, fathers and/or mothers in law
20 words

>     3.  The parts of the body.
lla farf, beard
lla freich, arms
lla fron, breast
lla fuch, mouth
ill cerfel, brain
lla gil, eyebrows
lla bolff, flesh
ill cor, heart
ill deid, finger
ill dent, teeth
lla ffeig, face
lla 'enygl, knees
ill grenun, moustache
ill gwallt, hair on top of a head
lla ymr, shoulder
ill llafr, lips
ill man, hand
ill ogl, eye
lla os, bones
ill pil, hair
20 words
>     4.  Diseases of the body.
ill gor, abcess
ill llangur, fever
ill gweseg, blisters
ill tys, cough
ill galron, disease
ill claf, leprosy
lla rhewmatism, rheumatism
lla yscaf, scab
lla aruin, scabies (lit. the spider, interesting)
lla friwr, the shivers
10 words

>     5.  Names relating to Church or Religion
lla offren, mass
ill pluif, parish
ill prefder, priest
ill pechad, sin
ill bendith, blessing, grace before meals
lla Fibl, Bible
lla gabell, chapel
Caruisif, Lent
ill catakism, catachism
catholig Catholig
cristian Christian
lla egluis, church
lla enef, soul
ill ffidd, faith
ill gwad, prophet
ill pregeth, sermon
lla ingwghediwn, invocation
llaig, lay
ewangelig Evangelical, a Kemrese protestant
ill yddew, jew

>     6.  Names relating to Secular Hierarchies, the parts of Government
ill bailidur, manager
ill frad, judgement
ill captein, captain
ill ciwil, citizen
ill comite, committee
lla gostidydiwn, constitution
lla d+on, lords and/or ladies
ill duithur, leader
ill gwardd, police
lla woruin, staff, crew, proletariat
lla yfarfent, government
lla imheddegfent, impeachment
lla llegilladyr, legislature
ill mencib, slave
ill president, president
ill rheithur, provincial governor
ill rheon, kingdom
lla rhiant, queen
ill rhui, king
ill terruin, the High-King

>     7.  The parts of trade and human craft.
ill deneir, money
ill essag, balance
ill kenig, penny
lla wenidiwn, sale
ill llafur, work, labour, trade
lla llawn, blade
ill marthel, hammer
lla ober, work, deed
lla rhod, wheel
ill sedd, job
ill segyr, axe
lla ser, saw
ill soch, ploughshare
ill sollt, shilling
ill traethad, essay
ill carffent, axle
lla ysporth, basket
lla dawl, board
lla yscub, broom
ill ingen, engine

>     8.  Days, months, seasons of the year, hours, minutes.
D+oneg, Sunday
ill diwrn, day
Gwener, Friday
ill gweran, spring
ill ifern, winter
Ioi, Thursday
Llyn, Monday
lla fathin, morning
Merchyr, Wednesday
ill muis, month
ill gweil, holiday, festival
Sabad, Saturday
ill sediwn, season
ill segl, century
ill sethfen, week
Ystreblanc, September
ill suir, evening
lla ur, hour
Ebril, April
lla galen, first day of the month

>     9.  The Quotidian things of life: clothing, houses, farming.
ill agheir, sink
ill areben, acre
ill biscoeth, biscuit
ill camp, field
lla gas, house
lla gloch, clock
lla goff, cup
ill cosedyf, costume
ill curth, court, hall
ill eirigl, farmer
ill graneir, farmer
ill greg, flock
llo west, clothes
ill gwirddeir, orchard
ill llentewl, sheet
ill mas, farm
lla borth, door
lla dyneg, cloak
lla yscerff, scarf
ill ystafl, room

>   10.  The parts of the Natural World.
ill aenel, lamb
lla aer, air
lla aerell, clay
lla afon, river
ill arfur, tree
lla aruin, spider
lla ascellpell, bat
lla fre+, hill
lla gafurn, cave
lla gum, valley
ill deserth, desert
ill dilyw, flood
ill ffang, mud
ill ffog, fire
ill gwent, wind
ill llag, lake
lla llar, ground
ill mont, mountain
lla for, sea, ocean
ill suin, weather.

- andrew.

Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@earthlight.co.nz

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