Elven Translations Expanded, Vol II.

[Unwillingly 18096]

hello, this is a rewrite and expansion of my previous elven translations post. the last one had many mistakes and I decided I wanted to correct what was there. elven is a broken and difficult language so I don’t expect all of these to be utterly flawless, and I’m always open to suggestions or corrections to anyone more fluent than I am

 

I provided a column for a breakdown of each translation to both explain how I formed it, and also hopefully help teach those wanting to understand the language better. translations marked with a red asterisk* are translations I particularly struggled with and would be open to hearing corrections on. most translations are in SOV order, which is reflected in the ancient elven and breakdown columns
 

if you would like anything translated pls comment I ran out of ideas. also sorry the formatting is so ugly

 

Inquiry & Questions
Ancient Elven	Common Translation	Breakdown
Talonnii heynae’leh?	What is your name?	Talonnii means family/bloodline, which implies name. Prefix heya- means what. nae means you, adding the suffix ‘leh denotes affiliation, creating the possessive noun your.
o nae iylin narn?	Why do you come here?	o means why. nae means you. The prefix iyl- means this, connected to lin for home, creating place. narn means to travel or to come
nae’leh lin heya ito?	Where are you from?	nae means you, adding the suffix ‘leh denotes affiliation, creating the possessive noun your. lin means home, implying one’s birthplace or nationality. heya ito means what place.
nae aver ito?	Does your soul wander?	nae means you. aver means wander, implying lost. Ito means within, implying one’s soul.
il’kae nae bida iller adont?	Would you like to share a drink with me?	kae means me, adding the prefix il- to this creates with me. nae means you. bida means to drink. iller means to give/grant, implying share.
Lye karinte paroment?	Have we met before?	Lye means we. oment means to meet, designated as past tense by karinte, creating met. The prefix par- designates before, or pre.
heya nae cruan’er?	What ails you?	heya means what. nae means you. cruan means pain or suffer, adding -er creates the present participle verb, being pains.
nae uhier kae o?	Why do you seek me?	nae means you. uhier means seek. kae means me. o means why.
Nae’leh taeleh heya ito?	What’s on your mind?	nae’leh means your. taeleh means mind. heya means what. ito means here or within, indicating one’s inner self.
kaeh nae il’enetiller?	Might I keep you company?	kae means I. Adding the optative singular -eh to this expresses a wish (may I). nae means you. The prefix il- means with. iller means to share or give, combined with enet as time, creating to share time or company with one another.
heya’nae van?	How do you fare?	heya means how, nae means you. van means fare.
Everyday & Social
kae nae myumier’er.	I shall escort you.	kae means I. nae means you. myumier means to bring, implying escort. Adding the optative plural suffix -er turns it into a verb, turning it into request, expressing a wish or desire, shall.
igne’sae ito anh'sae.	Trouble stirs here.	igne’sae means war/destruction, implying danger. ito means here. anh’sae means expanding or stretching, implying that danger stirs. By replacing the apostrophe in “anh’sae” with vowels [a/o/i/e], and omitting ito, you can specify [north/south/east/west] respectively.
Llun, nae’ehya div’enet.	My apologies, but I’m busy.	llun means sorry. ehya means but. nae means I. enet means time, adding the prefix div- means devoid of, meaning without time, implying that one is busy.
kae elMalaurir uhier.	I seek the High Prince.	kae means I. uhier means seek. laurir means noble, of which we add the prefix -el to indicate it is a title, as ma- emphasizes reverence, implying High Prince.
[mal’e/lari’e] tal’laureh Talonnii.	[He/she] is of noble blood.	mal and lari, respectively, mean male/female. Adding the suffix -e to each creates the nominative third person singular inflection, turning them into pronouns he/she. The prefix tal means part of, connected to laureh, which means noble. Talonnii means bloodline. You can also substitute mal/lari with a name to speak of someone directly.
nae’leh taynei kae karinah ilum’er.	Your presence brightens my day.	nae’leh means your. taynei means energy/essence of living, implying one’s presence. kae means my. karinah means day. ilum means to glow, and adding the suffix -er turns it into a verb, creating glows, which implies brightens.
nae narn ayla enet.	You’ve come at a good hour.	nae means you. narn means travel, or to come. ayla means good. enet means time, implying hour.
kaean’er tenna ito div’perith narn.	Let us walk until we forget where we’re meant to go.	kae means I. Adding the suffix -an designates plurality, while the optative plural suffix -er expresses a wish or desire, creating let us. tenna means until. ito means here or within, implying location or destination. perith means to remember, as the prefix div means devoid of, meaning forget. narn means travel, or walk.
par kae nae div’narn adont’er narn.	Go, before I convince you to stay	par  means before. kae means I. nae means you. narn means to go or travel, adding the prefix div creates the opposite, implying stay or linger. adont’er means to request or ask, implying convince. narn means travel.
res’narn ito, anh nae’leh taliiyna. *	Should the road turn perilous, trust your heart.	narn means road, with the prefix res meaning wayward, implying a danger or unpredictable path. ito implies to be, referring to the state of being. Anh refers to direction, which can imply to follow. nae’leh means your. taliiyna means heart.
kae san’ito saner.	Tell me a story.	kae means me. san means word, combined with the suffix ito as spirit, implying story. saner means to speak, or to tell.
leyu [karin/ker].	It’s a beautiful [day/night].	leyu means beautiful. karin/ker means day/night, respectively.
narn’er il’kae, tenna par'karinah annyer’er!	Come with me, let us dance until dawn!	narn means to travel. The optative plural suffix -er designates a desire or wish, indicating come. il’kae means with me. tenna means until. karinah means day, combined with the prefix par, which means before, creating the word dawn. annyer means to dance, with the suffix -er, indicating let us.
Il’kae ehya len div’narn welier	Stay with me, enjoy the music.	Ilkae means with me. Len means song or music. Narn means to travel. The prefix -div, meaning devoid or without, can imply the opposite of travel as stay. Welier means to listen, or enjoy.
Nae’leh suliian il’ilumr wyn	Your eyes are bright with joy.	nae’leh means your. sulii means eye, the suffix -an indicates plurality, meaning eyes. il- means with, ilumr means glowing or glow, implying bright. wyn means happy, or joy.
Kae’leh taliynaito’an tahu.	My spirits are high.	kae means me, the suffix -leh denotes affiliation, creating the possessive noun my. taliyna means body, with the suffix ito to imply one’s inner self, or spirit, as well as the suffix -an to denote plurality, spirits. When a word such as taliyna has two suffixes, we prioritize only the second apostrophe. tahu means high.
Insults & Curses
llumeh nae.	Woe upon you.	llum means sorrow, inflected as a desire by the optative singular suffix -eh. nae means you.
nae div’leyu Lye.	You are a disgrace to our people.	nae means you. leyu means grace, the prefix -div means without or devoid of, implying disgrace. Lye means our people or elves as a whole.
kae il’nae mallum.	I am disappointed with you.	kae means I. il’nae means with you. llum means sorrow or sadden, the prefix ma- is an intensifier, implying disappointed.
iheiuhan sanerwy’leh vaner.	Much wind leaves your mouth.	iheiuh means wind, the suffix -an indicates much or plenty. There is no word for mouth or lips, so we can use the word san, meaning speak, and turn it into a noun using the suffix -er to create speaking. Combining it with wy, meaning appendage, can indicate one’s mouth. The suffix -leh indicates a possessive noun. van means fare, which can imply to leave. Adding -er to this turns it into a verb, creating leaves.
nae’leh Talonnii maparonn enet suluelleh karinte.	Your line should have ended long ago.	nae’leh means your. Talonnii means bloodline. maparonn means ancient, and enet means time, implying long ago. sulull means end, and the optative singular suffix -eh means to desire. karinte designates end as past tense ended.
nae ito sul nae barbuer .	You dim the light around you.	nae means you. ito can designate here or at a given location, such as around. sul means light. barbu means dark, the opitative suffix -er turns it into a verb, creating darken.
Nae kina!	You are marked for death! (I’ll kill you)	nae means you. Kina means marked for death, or killed.
nae taeleh’ne nae’leh Malin.	You are king only in  your mind.	nae means you. taeleh means mind, the suffix -ne indicates a negative connotation to this. nae’leh means your. Malin means king.
nae sanerwy’athri ito.	You have the tongue of snakes (You are dishonest and a liar).	nae means you. sanerwy means mouth or tongue. athri means snake. ito means to have. To mean that one is a liar, dishonest, or deceptive.
mathul ikru ullral ata.	Dirty ass dusty ass bitch.	Self explanatory. Note that cursing in elven may attract ill-willing aspects.
nae div’karimir ito!	You are a coward!	nae means you. karimir means hero, adding the prefix div- indicates devoid or or without, indicating cowardly or weak. ito means within.
nae malier Lye!	You are a traitor to our people!	nae means you. malier means traitor. Lye means our people or elves as a whole.
kae nae Tuva madri.	I hate you more than anything.	kae means I. nae means you. Tuva means everything or all. adri means hate, intensified with the prefix ma- to indicate most or more than.
kae san’ullral welier’ne.	I do not heed the word of the wicked.	kae means I. san means word. ullral means decayed, and the prefix ael- means vile, implying wicked.  welier means listen, inflected as negative or do not with the suffix -ne.
kae’leh suliiern narndont.*	Get out of my sight.	kae’leh means my. sulii means to see, while the suffix -n turns the verb into a noun, creating sight. narn means to travel, dont inflects it as a demand.
iheiuher Talonnii’leh div’perith.	Even the wind will forget your name.	iheiuh means wind. Talonnii means bloodline, implying name, with the suffix -leh, which turns it into a possessive noun. perith means to remember, the prefix div- means without or devoid of, creating to forget.
nae haler welier iheiuii nae’leh akaleh.	You sell loyalty for the sound of your own voice.	nae means you. haler means pledge or to promise, implying loyalty. welier means to listen, implying sound. iheuii means voice, inflected with nae’leh, meaning your. akaleh relates to money or commerce, implying sell.
nae’leh turan’eh ciw il’taliynaiian.	May your bones know rest only with worms.	nae’leh means your. turan means bones, inflected with optative singular -eh to denote wish or desire. ciw means sleep or rest, and taliynaii means little creatures, implying worms. The suffix -an denotes plurality and the prefix il- means with.
nae’leh llyth div’sulii llum’saer.	Your aim shames even the blind.	nae’leh means your. llyth means to strike, implying one’s aim. sulii means eye, the prefix div- meaning without or devoid of, meaning the sightless or blind. llum’saer means sadden or sorrow, implying shame.
naeh taelu.	May you learn.	nae means you. The optative singular suffix -eh expresses a wish, meaning may you. Taelu means learn.
nae mata elor!	You disgusting abomination!	nae means you. ata means tainted or ugly, with the prefix ma- as an intensifier. elor means abomination.
nae divmaehr tilrutaliyna.	You witless dog.	nae means you. maehr means knowledge or wisdom, the prefix div- indicates empty or devoid of, meaning unintelligent or witless. tilru means serving or submissive, referring to obedience, and taliyna means living being, these combined referring to dog.
nae ikru!	You fool!	nae means you. ikru means fool.
Affectionate & Emotional
kae’leh taeleh anh nae avern’yem karinte.	My thoughts have wandered to you often.	kae’leh means my. taeleh means mind, implying thoughts. anh implies direction as nae means you, creating to you. avern means wander, the suffix -yem means again, implying often wandering. karinte designates the past tense of wander.
kae karinte ne ilum, ehya nae kae madont.	I do not often mourn the past, but I have missed you deeply.	kae means I. karinte indicates the past. ne ilum means to not sorrow. ehya means but, and dont means to await something, prefixed with ma- as an intensifier to indicate profound longing.
kae nae ito andria karinte ehier	I hoped to find you here.	kae means I, nae means you. ito means here. andria means hope. karinte indicates past tense inflection. ehier means to seek, or to find.
narnan kae narn, kae nae’leh yem	Of all the paths I walk, I return to yours.	narnan means road or path, pluralized with the suffix -an. kae means I, narn means to walk or travel. nae’leh means yours, and the suffix -yem means again, implying one’s return.
kae mayilun nae.	I love you.	Self explanatory.
kae nae mayilun ohn par’karinah maylun sul.	I love you as dawn loves light.	kae means I. nae means you. mayilun means love. ohn means like or as, similar to. par’karinah means dawn, and maylun means love. We omit the ‘I’ in the second maylun as the object is not a person. sul means light.
kae’leh llir, maenet!	My friend, it’s been too long!	kae’leh means my, llir means friend. enet means time, affixed with the prefix ma- to indicate a profound or long passage of time.
il’nae narn, kae narn.	Where you go, I go.	il’nae means where you. narn means travel, referring to go. kae narn means I go.
kae narn’er il’nae karinte taeluan.	I have learned much from walking beside you.	kae means I. narn means to travel or walk, the suffix -er turning this noun into a verb, creating walking. il’nae means with you. karinte marks this phrase as past tense. taelu refers to knowledge, the suffix -an designating plurality, or having learned much.
ilum’ne kae il’nae myumier’ne.	There is no burden I would not carry with you.	ilum’ne means no sorrow, or no burden. kae means I. il’nae means with you. myumier’ne means to not carry.
nae kae’leh [mal’onn/lari’onn], kae mallyt’ne nae!	You are my [brother/sister], I refuse to fight you!	nae kae’leh means you are my. mal’onn/lari’onn means brother/sister, respectively. llyth’ne means to refuse to strike, intensified with the prefix ma- to indicate hostility towards another.
nae kaeleh’ne kathir.	You are not my enemy.	nae means you. In elven grammar, while most suffixes are indicated with an apostrophe, when a word has two suffixes instead of one, we only apply the apostrophe to the second sufix, in this case, kaeleh’ne, which means not my. kathir means foe, or enemy.
nae barbu div’karimir’ne wyl nae il’kae narn.	I do not fear the dark when I face it with you.	nae means you. barbu means dark. karimir means heroic or bravery, prefixed with div- to imply a lack of heroism, being fear or cowardice. The suffix -ne means not, or to not fear. wyl means while, or when. il’kae narn means to walk with you.
Formal & Cultural
Maline ehya Malin.*	There is No King but Malin	Malin means king, affixed with -ne to indicate No King. ehya means but. Malin means Malin.
Lye Tuva Malinor iyath.	We all dream of Malinor	Lye means we. Tuva means all, or everything. Malinor means Malinor. iyath means to think, referring to dream.
matayunel ito Lye!	Glory to the elves!	taynuel means alive or vitality, prefixed with the intensifier ma- to imply glory. ito means here or within, indicating to or for something. Lye means we, or elves as a whole.
kae nae’leh tilrun, nae’leh ahMalaurir.	I am at your service, Your Highness.	kae means I. nae’leh means your. tilru means serving, adding the suffix -n to this turns it into a noun, or service. Malaurir means one of great reverence, implying High Prince. The prefix ah- turns it into a honorific or designation, creating highness.
nae len’Lye welier?	Do you hear the song of the elves?	nae means you. len means song. Lye means we, and welier means to hear, or listen.
Malin tali’Lye laurier div’eth	Eternal is the King of Elves.	Malin means King. tali’Lye means of Elves. eth means to end, the prefix div- meaning devoid of or without, creating the word endless to imply eternal.
Sohaer ito thill.	Pure is the Sohaer.	Sohaer means ruler. ito means here or within, referring to one’s essence. thill means pure.
mataliyna anniler naeh.	May the Aspects guide you.	taliyna means living being, or in this case aspect, intensified with the prefix ma- to indicate Cernunnos and Cerridwen. anniler means guide. nae means you, affixed with the optative singular suffix -eh to indicate a wish or desire, such as may the.
Aelwen leyu nor.	Aelwen is a beautiful land.	Aelwen is Aelwen. Leyu means beautiful. Nor means land.
nae Yuln’Elanih narn?	Have you visited the Jewel of the East?	nae means you. yuln means gemstone, or jewel. elanih means east. narn means to travel or visit.
tilrun tali’Malin arhil	Just is the Mantle of Malin.	tilru means serving, referring to a role or responsibility, implying Mantle. the suffix -n turns this verb into a noun, service. tali’Malin means of Malin. arhil means just.

 

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u da real art

[Ludulo 74]

Great work, we love to see it. I also especially love the breakdown column. That helps a ton.

[molly molly molly 1329]

the goat strikes again! useful for new elven speakers AND vets!! hail to unw !! 🫶🫶

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Impossible to read on mobile. I weep. But no doubt it rocks, thanks for this Unwillingly; most of my ram goes to 5 different elven translation pages 😭 this stuff helps a ton, genuine