Notes:

All verbs in Shiri are present tense in different forms, unless another tense is implied by other means.

In the main Tulari/Listari dialects, pronouns are usually implied; however, in Shiri they are occasionally used.

'a (Shiri)

of

achabe (Shiri)

spreading

acheyla (Alorya)

An informal greeting used between friends. It's interesting to note that Ashran independently remembered this word from Se'lar, where its implication was more that it was used in times of trouble, with the meaning "boy, am I glad to see you!" In Alorya though, it seemed to be used in more relaxed circumstances! The word acheyla is itself taken from a longer, more formal greeting: "Harani'a kaheyla deshanuay". I'm not 100% sure how it breaks down exactly but it means something along the lines of "I am honoured to greet you and walk beside you on your path" (Casteglan)

Adrastai (Tulari)

Scouts or rangers in service to the Crown. According to Robin, cognate in Irish to "Path of the Horned One."

Aerai (Tulari)

Queen

Aerenndelor

(Air-ENN-dih-lore) the name of the Forest on Aelveron.

-ai (common)

Verb ending for the "present and everlasting" tense. In Shiri dialect, is and will be, OR with an indicator, "was." It can also appear as a noun ending, in which case it still implies the same sense of long duration.

Ailee Sir'aniel sil'aelir (?-Kelurian)

Silent Rainwalker Gardenbright.

A'Laena Sar (Listari)

Until we Meet Again

Alcari, al-essendra, nameth elenmori… (Kelurian)

Unknown: given as a ritual phrase

A'lia'thaliss (Tulari)

An Elven city, possibly home of the Enrai. According to Robin and K'Llayna, possible cognate in Irish to "City Over the Stone," or a name for Falias.

Ali Sanar (Yyl'Nectaar)

I am missing you (connotations of I am missing your light)

Allien (Listari)

Those who are bodily

Alorya (Alorya)

Means "Land of Songs" and is the name for either our world or our nation within that world. (Arhuaine)

als (Shiri)

possibly means that/which.

Altari

An Elenari people. According to Robin, cognate in Irish to "People of the Wild, or the Hillock."

ama (Shiri)

blood

amache(Shiri)

laying low (defeating). May connote "drawing first blood."

ame(Shiri)

or

analalai (Amanjaku)

Danger

anda(Shiri)

color

-ar (Tulari/Listari)

Verb ending indicating present tense. In contrast to -ai, it implies an impermanent state. Compare to -e/-ye in Shiri dialect.

aranthi(Shiri)

white, 5 petaled flower that smells like honey

Araste Makatar Nih (Listari)

He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword, bringing oceans of tears in weeping

-ari (common?)

The People. May have originally delineated "the people" by either time or locale, but ultimately, it means Elves.

Arianai (Listari)

Appears to mean "eternal wickedness," but first appeared in the use of "you're wicked." "You" would be implied.

Arias'tama (The Tir)

Bad Ass

asha(Shiri)

spirit

Ashan'rai (Tulari)

Son of the High King, a Prince. According to Robin, cognate in Irish to "behind the king."

Ashtae (Listari)

The Area Around. Between. In the Area of

Astarii (?)

A race of starborn elves....not from the stars but created of them.

Aut/Auti (Shiri)

eye/eyes

Aut (Tulari)

Oh

ave(Shiri)

now

baca (Shiri)

crazy

Bak'an'sohl (Dan/Ja'sina)

Name, possibly meaning "light of my spirit"

Barith (Listari)

Seas of Chance

Beliana (Yyl'Nectaar)

Day

besove(Shiri)

charging

bochara(Shiri)

victory

ceshar (pron. keshar) (Alorya)

Goodbye, but with the implication that it is a temporary state; we part as friends and will meet again. Based on the suffixes of "des'tai" and "nes'tar" I would assume that the permanent goodbye would be ceshai, but I have no recollection of it. (Casteglan)

Ceshtanen (Tulari)

Erased completely. Seems by some to be associated with Corruption, but to the Shiri, denoted an ability (fading by Estara’s time to a rare few) to uncreate oneself and leave nothing whatever behind—far from being the process of Corruption, occasionally this magical form of suicide was used to escape being Corrupted.

Chairen (Tulari)

A group of individuals working in concert, either through a Draelren or more conventional methods, to heal an individual

Chev (The Tir)

Suffix meaning "beloved," used to refer to lifemates

chura (Shiri)

(your) female sexual fluids. Very rude: the more decorous term would be "nectar" in English. (No Shiri translation yet. Sorry!)

clarash (Alorya)

a musical instrument resembling a harp, small enough to rest on the knee. (Casteglan)

Ctathos (?...Ashran)

Rage unleashed

dan(Shiri)

South

da'n(Shiri)

proper, traditional

dara/daro(Shiri)

aunt/uncle

demii(Shiri)

equivalent of a large Siamese cat with telepathy and a strong interest in other people's business. pl demiie

Den'shrai (Tulari)

Thank you for help. It is connected with Des'tai, and has the connotation of "thank you for helping me on my path".

Des'eren (desh-er-en) (Tulari)

Well met, connotation of Des'tai

Desh'nerain (The Tir)

Brother

Desh'iriai (The Tir)

Sister

Desh'ketai (The Tir)

Father

Desh'mieve (The Tir)

Mother (compare Shiri "miera" for mother)

Desh'miriai (The Tir)

Guardian, bodyguard of a household

Des'tai (Tulari)

This word essentially denotes "the Way," in a manner rather like "Tao" would. It means the honorable path, the path that is in harmony with the energy flows. The centrality of this concept and its importance are one of the major distinguishing factors of an Elenari culture. To the Shiri, this concept translates as "River of Light" (word translation unavailable).

Deyash nek'tai (Tulari)

Walk with me.

done(Shiri)

dawn

Dorai (Tulari)

Love/duty to loved ones

dorr (Alorya)

a type of wild pony (Arhuaine)

Doulgen'ra (Tulari)

A Draelren with the intent of traveling to a specific location, or of exploring

Drachlande (Listari)

"Rocky/austere land" - Listari home

drachona(Shiri)

dragon

Draconai(Shiri)

all dragons, "dragondom"

Draelond (Listari)

"Deep Harbor"

Draels'tai (Tulari)

A group of individuals entering the spirit realm in concert

Draelren (Tulari)

The process of entering the spirit realm as part of a Draels'tai

Draestari

A race of Elenari, "Dark Elves." Drae seems to have meant "deep" to the Draestari, but possibly "dark/evil" to the Tulari of later times. According to Robin, cognate in Irish to "The Magical People" and "The Corrupt."

Dur(Shiri)

Lord (title, used with name)

Dyari (?...Dan)

Night Elves. Sometimes called Duelle. Variously correlated in Irish to "Despairers," "daughters," "dressed in red," and "tearful ones."

e (Shiri)

the (often not needed)

-e/-ye (Shiri)

Verb ending indicating present tense, or gentle command (as opposed to -th). Compare to -ar in Tulari and Listari dialects.

Easaahae (Listari)

Peace

echye (Shiri)

coward

ederoi (Shiri)

angels, as in the tall winged fellows. Usually used to apply to the "Nephilim," those who did not sign up under Yahweh, rather than those who did.

efaille (Tulari)

(ee-FAIL) forgotten

ehiela (Shiri)

devoted

Eisha'miai (The Tir)

Some sort of elven spirit-sickness

ekahal (Shiri)

wizard

ekahua (Shiri)

sorceress and advisor

ekahuei (Shiri)

wizard and advisor

ekar/a (Shiri)

master/mistress (implies skill and control)

el (Alorya)

of, or belonging to. Used in a name, or to denote posession of an object. eg: "clarash el Casteglan" = "Casteglan's harp". (Casteglan)

ela (Shiri)

stars

e'la (Shiri)

it

Elashta-shiri (Shiri)

Heavenly Tribe, the Tuatha de Danaan, ancestors of the Court

Ela-Ishtel (Shiri)

Star Palace; the sky, also refers to a cosmological concept linking elves to stars and the "Star Palace" to a homeland or paradise

Elen (Tulari)

Although Tolkien translates this as "elf/of the stars", it is in our tongue "elf and friend".

Elenari (Tulari)

Elen + ari, which appears to mean "tribe/people," so that this means "elven people of the stars." Used as the name of a distinct cultural and racial type of elves which includes several subcultures, including Tulari, Listari, Draestari, and Shiri, among others.

Elia (The Tir)

Soul or Spirit; Can also be a proper name

Eliai'iriai (The Tir)

Soul-sister

Eliai'nerain (The Tir)

Soul-brother

El’ôallen (Kelurian)

"Thou art me."

Eluana (Tulari)

Female name

embave (Shiri)

resting (also imperative: rest!)

emme (Shiri)

four

Enaerson (Listari)

"Right there" - sexual connotation

enai(Shiri)

endures, withstands

endrai (Shiri)

free

eng(Shiri)

me (like other pronouns, this seldom appears: usually implied)

Enrai (Tulari)

High King. In most Elenari cultures, the Enrai (or equivalent) is understood to rule by the consent of the governed, and to be in service to them.

Enraien (Tulari)

"Royals," the royal family.

En(d)rastai (Tulari)

Palace guard. According to Robin, Irish cognates are "I interpose/protect" and "the path of sleeping in."

Enta (Tulari)

You hear me

ê ôcaneth sith tinuriel (Kelurian)

Unknown: signature phrase.

Era (Yyl'Nectaar)

Earth (world?)

Era Katana (Yyl'Nectaar)

"Earth Land"

Ereiash'demaa (The Tir)

Badass

Eren'rai (Tulari)

Daughter of the King

Eshai'du (The Tir)

Colloquially "dumbass;" more likely "ignorant"

eshe(Shiri)

friend, especially in the sense of trusted ally

Esiai'desh'mirain (The Tir)

A noble bodyguard

estai(Shiri)

wrath, anger

et'tuith (?-Ashran)

Something said in frustration, like cursing. "Et" means roughly "are," and "tuith" means "in the future;" the combination is "are coming together in the future." The implication is that the word means something like Destiny: so perhaps, in the context, the speaker is cursing hir fate.

evala(Shiri)

cloak

Evrantilen (Tulari)

Oath-sworn, (noun, plural)

fai(Shiri)

huh?

fin(Shiri)

air

gale (Shiri)

staining

gar (Shiri)

proficient?

gaya (Shiri)

hear this (formal)

Gieran (Tulari)

Beloved brother (said as Geahren has a bitter connotation)

Gil-Enrai (Tulari)

Champion of the King

glora(Shiri)

sun

Gorai (Taluri)

Humans. According to Robin, cognate in Irish to "Rough/Fierce/Loud Ones" or "Hatchers."

gwairoch (Alorya)

Literally, skyhorse. An animal like a pegasus. (Arhuaine)

ha (Shiri)

and

Hae Hanae-Sa (Listari)

See the way

Hal(Shiri)

Festival day

Halae-Han (Listari)

Walk the water

Hanae-so, hanie-ho-so (Listari)

Singer of the way

haran (Alorya)

honour, respect (Casteglan)

hássen (?-Kelurian)

Moon-water: a kind of water that shone as if with absorbed moonlight.

hatha rhan(Shiri)

"Little old ones," nature spirits

hein(Shiri)

gold

heir(Shiri)

so, very

Helath (Listari)

The Paths or Tapestry of Worlds

hi(Shiri)

yes

hie(Shiri)

ouch

Hole Asin (Listari)

Child of the Fae - Fae child

holleholle(Shiri)

thinking or stalling noise, "hmm"

howei (Shiri)

is coming

huei(Shiri)

guard

huer(Shiri)

west

ia(Shiri)

okay

Ias (Yyl'Nectaar)

Formal House, as in Household or Clan

Iasa (Yyl'Nectaar)

Head of the household or "father"

Iasatar (Yyl'Nectaar)

Thank you, be it known I thank you (Sata in this case means "Know")

in (Shiri)

your

Iri'A (The Tir)

The One Force; the creative force behind all things, very much akin to the Force in the Star Wars trilogy

Iriv'teshai (The Tir)

War-companion; The equivalent of the mortal term "buddy" in Vietnam. Compare "eshe" in Shiri.

irro (Shiri)

was

isa (Shiri)

hush!

I Satanas (Yyl'Nectaar)

I Know

islavanye(Shiri)

is covering

islavo(Shiri)

has covered (both used of colors in the sky)

jandaha (Tulari)

(jan DA ha) Animalistic. Possibly related to "jen."

Janda'hai (Drae'stari--Dan calls Tulari)

Round-Ears -- referred to an apelike species of creatures. Compare So'ak, but Janda'hai are less aggressive and more "evolved." May also be used, disparagingly, to mean humans.

Jasho-ren (Shiri)

high priestess (a singular title)

jen (Tulari)

animal, or unidentifiable "critter."

Jiach'ar (Tulari)

A Draelren with the intent of striking at an individual, spirit or magical construct

-ka (common?)

indicator of soul or spirit. Indicates something being so innately part of oneself as to be part of one's Destiny. Cognate in ancient Egyptian to the soul, specifically the vital, animating force related in some traditions to breath. Indicating, perhaps, in our usage, "this is as much a part of me as the air that I breathe."

Kai' (The Tir)

Female honorific prefix to a given name (Kai'Laria)

kal (Shiri)

north

kala (Shiri)

fire

Kaldar-maaren (Lyran)

Shadow-born -- Also called dark men -- They have no bodies, but they use those of living beings if the will is weak or someone has prepared the way for them by other means. Even then the body gradually fades into the darkness of it's possessor...so they must seek new hosts constantly.

Kaleanae (Listari)

Observer, Watcher

Kalthilas

A "wild" subculture of Elenari that tended to wander the woods. Some became gypsies; others lived in remote territories and practiced shamanic forms of magic, including some shapeshifting.

kan- (Shiri)

seems to imply reflection or return

kanvorye (Shiri)

you're welcome

karduth (Shiri)

dragon in humanoid form

kashach (Shiri)

killed? dead? executed?

Katamah! (Kalthilas?)

I think I had come up with this one, which I suspect might be Kalthilas. To me it had more of an intense, immediate Feel to it. Something along the lines of something you'd say when you were quickly and fiercely channeling energy for an immediate purpose. Notice the "Kata" here and in the next - Katar Neenar. If Katar is "my being" (including body, spirit and soul), this could be an expression of "I am more fully here!", as in more of the spirit intensified on the physical. (Syl)

Katar Neenar (Tulari)

I have absolutely no idea; this is alien to my being.

Katinar (The Tir)

Proper name meaning "kitten".

Ke' (The Tir)

Male honorific prefix to a given name (Ke'Ninaste, for instance)

Keh? (Tulari)

What?

kel (Shiri)

green

Kemskrae Hal (Shiri)

Lammas: ceremony of early fall

kenesa (Shiri)

high king? Alternately might mean bane or gadfly. Not sure yet.

Keroth (Unknown Elven)

brother

Keth'enai, to ma na'ei! (Unknown Elven)

My brethren, in my heart

Kieran (Tulari)

Beloved sister

Ki'Leana (Tulari)

Female name. The "Ki" part means spirit fury. Leana means something like "dedicated or in service to". Ki'Leana could then mean something like "Dedicated to spirit fury".

Kiyana (Nanine)

Kind of like an angry exclamation word....something to do with expressing spirit fury. (Note: this word and definition were given to us by a person who had never seen this list or the above definition!)

Kir' (The Tir)

Male honorific prefix to a given name beginning with a vowel (Kir'Aidan)

Kiran a'Llyra (Wildfae)

From/of the soul

Kitathas (Tulari)

Short form of "Wind of Spirit Fury"

kla (Shiri)

but

klia (Shiri)

city

koa (Shiri)

stays

kochuei (Shiri)

high court

koho (Shiri)

father

korahoi (Shiri)

direction/element

Korai (Shiri)

Oracle, a priest(ess)/advisor to the High King.

kore (Shiri)

keep

korin (Shiri)

stone

kovo (Shiri)

knock

kovokovo (Shiri)

"knock knock," polite greeting to an animal

kronai (Shiri)

breaks

krono (Shiri)

is broken

K'th! (Amanjaku)

Obey! A command from a 'superior' to an 'inferior'.

Kusanar (Yyl'Nectaar)

Twilight (just after sunset)

Lachol (Shiri)

"Hell"

Laere-Tere Tellle (Listari)

Valley in the Northern Forests, with lots of running water and a heavy canopy of trees.

lai (Shiri)

listen

laiam (Shiri)

free passage

Leana Sar (Listari)

You see the walls of True

Leire (Listari)

Proper name, "she who stands at the border of dawn"

Lenae Senecar (Listari)

Yes, we are walking the land of the shadows or the moon; She who walks the plain of the shadows; See into the walking path of the worlds...

lenai (Shiri)

alive/living

liachar (Shiri)

A word for humans. One of a very few Shiri words retaining the word ending "-ar" to imply a temporary state of being.

Liana (Listari)

female name meaning "in service/dedicated to".

Lik'tai Na (Listari)

This situation is alien. May more literally mean "This is of my path-not."

Lik'tai Nar Senek'tar (Listari)

This situation is so alien I do not know where "here" is; (I really desire to know).

Lik'tai Neyanar (Firefen, Melendil)

Not connected to the past. An event that stands alone in your memory not having roots in the past

lila (Shiri)

sleep: may be personified as a demigoddess, Lila/Sleep.

Lineat (Listari)

Song of the "Pathers" (Those who walk the Path)

Listari

A race of Elenari. According to Robin, cognate in Irish to "Latecomers." May also refer to "People of the rath", "shining," or in Norse, to "light."

Lithan (Shiri)

water spirit or ghost?

locho (Shiri)

holy war; to kill in a holy war

lochuei (Shiri)

fairies

lor (common?)

land, place.

lo shien (Shiri)

go forth (formal). Or may be related to "tashen."

Ma (Shiri)

Festival night

macha (Shiri)

red

mahal (Shiri)

origin

mal (Shiri)

bad, evil

mala (Shiri)

girl or woman

Malanai (Yyl'Nectaar)

Mother

malathi (Shiri)

returned

maleisan (Shiri)

rebel, outcast

mana (Shiri)

the world

Mana (Yyl'Nectaar)

No

Marara (Yyl'Nectaar)

Child

Mari (Shiri)

lady (title, used with name)

mavron (Shiri)

oak tree

meana (Shiri)

beloved. May be common to all dialects. Possible Tulari derivation is mea (love of my heart) + na or a (to you).

mechuei (Shiri)

water court

meira (Shiri)

sea

mer (Shiri)

us

mesa lai (Shiri)

proper greeting between commoners or those of differing status. "Lai" would probably mean "listening."

miera (Shiri)

mother

Milana (Yyl'Nectaar)

Forest

Mileana Tar (Listari)

You are thanked. Thank You; Your soul rules the lands of spires.

miyal (Shiri)

name

mochial (Shiri)

deeply

moka (Shiri)

earth (element)

molbasti (Shiri)

suicide (literally, I think, "self-murder")

Muai'urai (KySian)

House, Clan, and station markings (usually facial) worn mostly in the later years. Some had them made permanent, while others simply drew them on.

muli (Shiri)

blue

na (Shiri, Tulari)

no (or not)

naneachuai (Shiri)

fawning, obsequious

nareth (Shiri)

allow

ne (Shiri)

I

Negeth (Tulari)

Is not (Tal)

Nehatah (Tulari)

Brain Lock

Neshtai (Shiri)

Dialect-variation of "nis'tai."

Nestye (Shiri)

Dialect-variation of "nist'ar." In modern usage, sometimes further Anglicized into an odd pronunciation of "nasty" as "NEH-sty."

Nesh'tirai (The Tir)

Otherkin shapeshifters; large and furry in their normal forms, can pass for elven (jokingly referred to in English as "Wookies") May alternately mean "one who leads off of the Path," or "this will lead off the Path if continued."

Netherai (Tulari)

Literally, "She who is not"

-ni (Shiri)

Indicates the doer. For example, if tele means to sing, then teleni is "singer."

'Nieve (The Tir)

Suffix meaning "lover," used to refer to lovers who are not lifemates.

nimbe (Shiri)

tree

Ninaste (The Tir)

Proper name meaning "master of wonders" or "Leader of the Hunt"

Nish'allien terestai (The Tir)

Go back to the trees; Pejorative used in Shain Cemar (there are no trees in the city, and the rules there are a lot different from standard society)

Nish (Tir Dialect)

Variation of or root of Nis'tai, indicating off, or strayed. May indicate "far from"

Nis'tai (Tulari)

Dishonorable/Off one's path; Far from what should always be.

Nis'tar (Tulari)

When thinking about actions which are not Des'tai, it does not always seem quite right to say they are Nis'tai because "ai" implies everlasting. There is a form of this word, Nis'tar, which implies a temporary, or single, incident that is not Des'tai.

no (Shiri)

of, from [Compare, from the Tir, "Ereiash'demaa na Enrai" = Bad Ass to the High King. We might conjecture a relationship between "na" of the Tir and "no" of Shiri.]

noi (Alorya)

darkness, shadow. Not as in evil, but as in absence of light. (Casteglan)

non (Shiri)

not of

non estai (Shiri)

not from anger: in other words, "calm down"

novo (Shiri)

night

-o (Shiri)

Verb ending indicating present perfect tense ("has been").

or (Shiri)

he is

orre/orri (Shiri)

it is (only appears in possessives: "my name is")

os (Shiri)

white

pali (Shiri)

daughter pl palier

Pira (The Tir)

Prefix meaning "little"

Po'ak (Jasina)

Troll-like race that lived and hunted in nocturnal groups. They had hard, greenish-grey skin, claws, and short, sharp teeth. Their cultural level fell in the high primate to Neandertal range.

quievo (Shiri)

is finished

-rai (common)

A noun ending indicating very high status (compare Shiri -ren). It connotes one who helps the People on their collective Path, and very often, royal lineage.

-ren (Shiri)

a name ending indicating royal or godly status, genderless. Sometimes also occurs as -ran.

Rialian (Listarii)

Far Traveller

Ri'il (Seran D'Fea)

manipulation of space/time/matter/energy (hence, Ri'ili or Ri'ali is one who does so)

rislan (Shiri)

might (power)

roch (Alorya)

horse, or a horse-like riding animal (Arhuaine)

ruach (Alorya)

A fermented and spiced berry drink, mildly alcoholic, served warmlike mulled wine. (Arhuaine)

Ruei Ma (Shiri)

"Samhain."

Saeth (Unknown Elven)

Cloak of Invisibility

sahar-man (Shiri)

coming next

Sanar (Yyl'Nectaar)

Another word for Light (having to do with light of goodness)

Saikatar (Listari)

I will be and fulfill your desire of me (as male--see note under "senar")

Sainar (Listari)

I desire you now (the speaker wishes to be male--see note under "senar")

Satar (Listari)

You look here (angry/annoyed connotation)

se' (Tulari)

Duty-bound, obligated to one's People. May alternately be sel.

Sear (pronoounced Seara) (Yyl'Nectaar)

Night

sef (Shiri)

capital

Sektar (Firefen, Melendil)

Uncertain

Sel'ar (Tulari)

Home. The name usually ascribed to a particular world on which several Elenari cultures lived, and sometimes, but not always, identified with a younger Earth. Note the temporary-nature "ar" ending.

Selar Seeyata Vorai (Firefen, Melendil)

Possibly "Our home (Sel'ar) has been overrun by the hosts of the Corruption."

Se'leana (Tulari)

Female name meaning "In service to you (general you)"

se’len’a (Tulari?)

Cognate in Old Irish to "truth seeker." In Greek, resembles Selene, a name of the moon goddess.

Senai (Listari)

I desire you forever (the speaker wishes to be female--see note under "senar"). Use with a name would be "(name) Senai."

Senar (Listari)

I desire you now (the speaker wishes to be female). Use with a name would be "(name) senar." [Estara's note: the theory given by Rialian is that the Listari could shift gender: hence the need to state which role is being taken. Alternately, in worlds where physical gender was less shiftable, such statements could indicate a generally bisexual culture, and a need to state whether one desires to take the active (masculine) or passive (feminine) role in a specific pairing.]

Seneer (Listari)

Variation of Senar. I desire you (speaker wishes to be female)

Seran (Seran D'Fea)

Newborn Star

Serae (Listari)

I will arouse your desire

Ser'noth (Unknown Elven)

Sister

Shaeyata (Tulari)

Specific style of warrior honor

shai (Shiri)

now

Shain Cemar (The Tir)

Border Town in Tir

shar (Shiri)

silver

shefaralach (Amanjaku)

Someone who is a nuisance

Sheltleth (Tulari)

Dark in nature/unseelie

Shema'shestai (The Tir)

A phase in elven life corresponding to the mid-20s of mortal life

shir (Shiri)

one of the Elashta-Shiri. Only context in which "shir" is singular.

shiri (Shiri)

tribe. Currently used as the name for a Faery-dwelling subculture of Elenari, probably most closely related to the Tulari. According to Carries a Lance, cognate in Japanese to "castle." Similarity to the word "sidhe" has also been pointed out.

Shi''ria na (Unknown Elven)

My friend's Old name

Sh'mai (Unknown Elven)

Beloved of my soul

Shodai'urai (Drae'stari)

An object, given as a personal gesture of affection and friendship, usually marked with the giver's muai'urai (house markings). Acts almost like an elven "backstage pass".

-s(h)tai (Tulari)

of the Path. According to Robin, cognate of Irish staid, meaning a forest path or a state of being. Unaspirated, -stai sometimes occurs at the end of titles indicating service to the crown (and by extension to the Path).

shtol-ka (Shiri)

the chaos people, shapechangers. There's an off chance that it means "Path-spirits," spirits of the Path.

Siafanar (Yyl'Nectaar)

Flower

Siagna (Yyl'Nectaar)

Path/Street

Sian (Yyl'Nectaar)

Bad

Siana (Yyl'Nectaar)

Yes

Sildanai (Tulari?)

Weavers

Sil Elyari (Sirc? Tulari?)

untranslated

Sil Ultheri (Sirc? Tulari?)

Arch-demon.

sin (Shiri)

pink

Sirc (Tulari)

The word that elves called themselves in the 1st & 2nd cycles

sloa (Shiri)

so be it

sol (Shiri)

strength or might

son (Shiri)

omen

soren (Tulari)

alone, abandoned

Soto-Car Laena Sa! (Listari)

Hey, you walk there, "by the singing soul"; I see the way of walking, see, so see the soul of my way.

sovai (Shiri)

drinks/will drink

stepanya (Shiri)

is drenching

su (Shiri)

you

suk (Shiri)

bondage?

sul (Shiri)

east

Sulianna/Suliana (Yyl'Nectaar)

Light (I think it has something to do with daylight

Sukanar (Yyl'Nectaar)

Dark

Sukatanar (Yyl'Nectaar)

Temporary darkness over the land

sur (Shiri)

grey

svaRAlim (Amanjaku)

Has something to do with the flow of power and magickal energies

Ta (Listari)

Yes, I get it

ta (Shiri)

one

tach (Shiri)

Damn. Possibly a further development of "tah."

tah (Listari)

Enough! An exasperated inflection of "ta." (I get it, I got it a long time ago, shut up.)

tai (Tulari)

hearing. Robin gives cognate meaning as "being with."

Taia (Tulari)

I hear you. Robin's meanings are tai'ah, "this is" or "here it is," and tai'ya, "here am I."

Taiowari (?-Kelurian)

A race that is connected to the "Greys" but are not their creators. An elder people banished from consentual reality because of some incident before spirit and flesh became distinct. Some maintain limited contact with reality. aka Tarobaun.

taishe (Shiri)

the One Divine--the genderless "Void" out of which all things arose.

ta kanishe (Shiri)

a polite greeting among nobles. Shortened t'kanishe. Robin theorizes as meaning "this knife," possibly a pledge of service and honor: "at your service." Alternately, it means "(hail to) one who reflects the Divine."

ta kanishe va (Shiri)

the correct response, hello to you too

Tal (common?)

Either a title of high status, or a name common to those who gain high status.

Taleanar (Tulari?)

uncertain translation

Taluri (Shiri)

ancestors

Tana/n (Shiri)

Goddess/God

Ta'na Ahlay (Kalthilas?)

Walk in Light that is like Water. Robin compares (Scottish?) to ta'na'lay, "walk in light," and gives ta'na ahlay as Kalthilas for "light like water." This translation would seem to be a compromise between the two.

Tanaii (The Tir)

A Path; a path one chooses, not respective of whether said path is Des'tai or Nis'tai. It does not imply the rightness or wrongness of the path, merely the existance of the path.

Tanaii-ka (The Tir)

This is the path of one's Soul, when the path chooses one instead of one choosing the path. Probably not too far from des'tai in meaning but Tanaii-ka refers to action, or to the overall duty one has for one's life as opposed to any one portion of it. For example, choosing to be a hunter is my Tanaii, my path. But being of the Wild Hunt and honoring the things we honor, and doing what we must to, that is my Tanaii-ka, that which has chosen me. When I was given my Hunt Name to honor my particular Talents, that name was the embodiment of my Tanaii-Ka. It is possible, however, for one's Tanaii-ka to be either Des'tai or Nis'tai, depending on the things one has chosen to do. If I had used my talents and gifts to destroy, to take power, to harm, then the path I am on would would still be Tanaii-ka but it would be Nis'tai, a thing of wrongness and destruction.

Tara (Shiri)

Morning Star

tari (Shiri)

"stars," but actually the visible planets

Tashae (Tulari)

[You] hear me

Tashen (Tulari)

Pay close attention, listen well. According to Robin, cognate in Old Irish to knowledge gained from the dead. The -en may indicate plural listeners, as opposed to a singular tashe or tashae.

telane (Shiri)

promise

tele (Shiri)

sing

Teremai (The Tir)

Compassionate

Terestai (Tulari?)

The forest that will ever be: the forest in the spiritual sense, implying that it, like the Elenari, is "on the Path," and that it is willing to help us on the Path.

Teshmeeat (Tulari)

So, it comes at last to this, this justice, this final place/conclusion; it was/is/will be inevitable, a crossing of threads that brings a conclusion or cycle-end.

-th (Shiri)

Verb ending indicating a strong command. Compare "k'th."

thaliss/thalas/thilas (Tulari)

A tribe or host. According to Robin, may be cognate in Irish to "host of Fal." May also indicate "place of the leader," with thal as an aspiration of Tal, a leadership title.

thia (Tulari)

beauty. Compare Shiri "tia."

thrachae (Shiri)

raven

thulia (Shiri)

water

tia (Shiri)

lady (general, or in her absence)

tiena (Shiri)

moon

Tiena Ma (Shiri)

moon festival

tilbrin (Shiri)

priest

tilbri'n (Shiri)

priestess

T'negeth (Tulari)

Isn't it?

todon (Shiri)

present (here)

tonar (Shiri)

heir apparent

tor or tora (Shiri)

lord (general, or in his absence)

torek (?-Ashran)

Undefined, probably an expletive. Said when angry.

trillium (Tulari)

A favored metal, somewhat resembling pewter but much lighter and stronger. On Earth "trillium" is a Latin term, and is the name of an herb.

t'sai (Shiri)

"savage," used to mean "asshole"

Tulari

An Elenari people. According to Robin, cognate in Irish to "People of the Mound/Hill."

tumel (Shiri)

lazy

uch (Shiri)

ick

Unasae (Tulari? Kalthilas?)

Don't quit/give in

Unosar (Yyl'Nectaar)

Morning

vala (Shiri)

holy

valoa (Shiri)

passion

var (Shiri)

black. Develops into "vaur" and/or "vor," to give a connotation of "dark and evil," ie, Corrupt.

vaurkala (Shiri)

defiler or devourer, applied to what in other dialects would be "vor'jen." The literal meaning appears to be "black fire."

veler (Shiri)

falsehood

veshalve (Shiri)

goodbye with blessings [If this word is connected to the Silver Elves' word "shalva," it would mean something like "I feel sorry for you." While the word does have potentially bittersweet tones, I don't think it goes quite that far! Literal may be "may you be blessed."]

Vlana (Yyl'Nectaar)

Good

vorai (common?)

The host of the Corruption, or the "everlasting darkness/evil." (Darkness is not always connected to evil; this is a development, probably, of "vor" from "var.")

vor'jen (?)

An agent of Corruption: literally, a "dark critter."

vorye (Shiri)

thank you

vrei (Shiri)

purple

Yanna (Tulari)

Female nads

Yeata (Caveney)

Fire. Also an elven name.

Yldannan (Unknown Elven)

Striders across time

zagrath (Shiri)