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! style="background:#afdeab; font-size:10pt;" colspan=2 | Base
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! Common
! Nanshilae
|-
| acceptable
| oyf toova
|-
| adult
| meged
|-
| adventure
| secoona
|-
| adventurer
| secoonayt
|-
| afraid
| pehood
|-
| agile
| zerees
|-
| agreement/contract
| choselith
|-
| alcohol
| aylcol
|-
| all
| awl
|-
| ally
| hoovaire'ray
|-
|alone
|hoodel
|-
| also
| gem
|-
| although
| off
|-
| And
| V'
|-
| anger, wrath
| ath
|-
| angry
| kaos
|-
| animal
| kaya
|-
| any
| oyzeh
|-
| archer
| keeshot
|-
| arm
| zeroe
|-
| armed
| im neshet
|-
| armor
| sheeryoona
|-
| army
| hayil
|-
| around
| yadyn
|-
| arrow
| hootz
|-
| as
| kemoo
|-
| assassin
| ra'tzay'rin
|-
| at
| ka
|-
| attack (n)
| nofaylith
|-
| aunt
| looda
|-
| badlands
| tanen'ras
|-
| back (of torso)
| laav
|-
| back (direction)
| chesak
|-
| bad
| ras
|-
| balance
| mayzen
|-
| bandit
| goonva
|-
| bartender
| bermen
|-
| battle
| ray
|-
| bear
| dobkool
|-
| beautiful
| yoofeh
|-
| beer
| birya
|-
| before (preposition)
| aeleh
|-
| beginning
| roosh
|-
| behind (preposition)
| meleh
|-
| belief
| oomanith
|-
| big
| goodel
|-
| bird
| kana
|-
| blade
| lehev
|-
| border
| ganool
|-
| boring
| mishemeh
|-
| both
| stay
|-
| boy
| yeledel
|-
| bow
| keeshen
|-
| brave
| ement
|-
| breath
| lahatith
|-
| bright
| vehir
|-
| broken
| bathak
|-
| brother
| ookt
|-
| bush
| see
|-
| But
| eval
|-
| by, near
| ooleyad
|-
| cat
| hatool
|-
| calm/mellow
| marpeleh
|-
| chest, container
| mik
|-
| chest, torso
| toors
|-
| chicken
| henayt
|-
| child
| yeled
|-
| cloud
| ananshah
|-
| cold
| chorleh
|-
| comfortable
| naeen
|-
| correct
| nookan
|-
| Council
| Mithoeatzeth
|-
| cousin
| vanloond
|-
| cow
| ooparah
|-
| crazy/insane
| metoreleh
|-
| cry
| giylith
|-
| Damn!
| Zoozah
|-
| danger
| seeknah
|-
| dangerous
| seeknalah
|-
| dark
| hoosekh
|-
| darkness
| hooseh
|-
| daughter
| vat
|-
| day
| yoom
|-
| defense
| hegena
|-
| despair/sorrow
| varagith
|-
| dew
| Tal
|-
| drink
| stot
|-
| dog
| zahzir
|-
| down
| nanyn
|-
| dragon
| rahab
|-
| dress
| seem'lah
|-
| duty/job
| dabarith
|-
| dwarf, dwarven
| Karak
|-
| ear/ears
| oos/oosen
|-
| East
| niryn
|-
| eight
| shmoe
|-
| either
| za oo za
|-
| Elf (sing.), Elven
| Nanshi
|-
| else
| kol
|-
| elven (language)
| Nanshilae
|-
| empty
| reyk
|-
| emptiness
| reykeh
|-
| escape (n)
| natselith
|-
| ever
| laylom
|-
| exciting
| rigooshah
|-
| expensive
| yookar
|-
| eye/eyes
| ayen/ayenen
|-
| face
| panahm
|-
| failure
| eretsith
|-
| Fall
| stova
|-
| family
| mespah
|-
| fast
| moohar
|-
| father
| oovu
|-
| field
| Nan
|-
| fight
| mahkith
|-
| finger/fingers
| esba/esban
|-
| fire
| firia
|-
| fish
| quitha
|-
| five
| maysh
|-
| flower
| perot
|-
| food
| ookal
|-
| foot/feet
| reygel/reygelen
|-
| for
| besvel
|-
| forest
| Yeritath
|-
| forever
| besvel laylom
|-
| forsaken
| Karna
|-
| forward
| yatsal
|-
| four
| bah
|-
| free
| hofsheem
|-
| friend
| hoovaire
|-
| friendly
| havera
|-
| from
| M'
|-
| fruit
| piriarn
|-
| full of
| Sh'
|-
| full
| Sha
|-
| gem
| oven toova
|-
| girl
| yeledela
|-
| glory
| haderith
|-
| god, deity
| heem
|-
| gold
| zehav
|-
| good
| toova
|-
| goodbye
| oo'good'toova (short for "oohev goodel toova", i.e. Love well)
|-
| grand
| benir
|-
| grandfather
| oovu'benir
|-
| grandmother
| aym'benir
|-
| gratitude, thanks
| dotah
|-
| grove
| noritath
|-
| hair
| sayr
|-
| half
| hitzi
|-
| hand
| yed
|-
| happy
| naia
|-
| happiness/joy
| naialah
|-
| harm
| nagafith
|-
| haven, safe place
| cornath (inside area)
|-
| haven, safe place
| ranos (outside area of fields)
|-
| haven, safe place
| sha'l (outside area of forest)
|-
| He/She
| Loo/Lah
|-
| head
| seybash
|-
| healthy
| loobritah
|-
| heart
| Cha
|-
| her
| loah
|-
| here
| foe
|-
| hers
| shooloah
|-
| Hey!
| ey!
|-
| hill/mountain
| hur
|-
| him
| loe
|-
| his/its
| shooloe
|-
| hope
| habalith
|-
| horse
| hoosus
|-
| house of
| Thayt'
|-
| house
| Thayt
|-
| How
| Ayt
|-
| human
| adom
|-
| humble
| kanas
|-
| hungry
| riayva
|-
| hunt (v)
| tzadahlas
|-
| hunt (n)
| tzadahlith
|-
| hunter/huntress
| tzadahlithot/tzadalithotan
|-
| hurt/injured
| nagafah
|-
| husband
| nanshileesh'oohevith
|-
| I
| Eni
|-
| idea
| chapash
|-
| if
| in
|-
| in
| B'
|-
| inner
| bina
|-
| in the
| B'Le'
|-
| journey
| lensoa
|-
| judgement
| dayanith
|-
| keep (small castle)
| renathae
|-
| kind/nice
| cheedah
|-
| kind/type
| zan
|-
| kindness
| cheedahlah
|-
| knowledge
| daatith
|-
| Land of...
| T' (short for Tan')
|-
| last
| ooharan
|-
| laugh/laughter
| lahabith
|-
| leaf
| lonovan
|-
| left (direction)
| smool
|-
| leg/legs
| hebel/hebelen
|-
| less
| pihoot
|-
| lesson
| yeravith
|-
| liar
| gabatalithot
|-
| lie/deception
| gabatalith
|-
| light (illumination)
| Or
|-
| lip/lips
| sahpat/sahpaten
|-
| little ("a little bit")
| kootzet
|-
| long
| erooha
|-
| Look out!
| sic!
|-
| magic
| manaena
|-
| magical
| manaenahat
|-
| man (adult elven male)
| nanshileesh
|-
| master
| sharrar
|-
| maybe/perhaps
| laylai
|-
| me
| ni
|-
| merchant
| lemcorithot
|-
| mercy
| neelah
|-
| merciful
| sh'neelah
|-
| message/note
| ktoovith
|-
| mine
| shooli
|-
| missing
| oevard
|-
| moon
| levena
|-
| more
| ood
|-
| most
| yootir
|-
| mother
| aym
|-
| mother-in-law
| aym'oohevith
|-
| mouth
| chepeh
|-
| much/many
| hoormay
|-
| neck
| nehesh
|-
| neice
| vat'ookt (daughter of brother)
|-
| neice
| vat'ooktan (daughter of sister)
|-
| neither
| gem li
|-
| nephew
| van'ookt (son of brother)
|-
| nephew
| van'ooktan (son of sister)
|-
| never
| naylom
|-
| new
| hoodas
|-
| next
| leebah
|-
| night
| lieulia (pronounced LOO-lee-ah)
|-
| nine
| taysh
|-
| No
| li
|-
| Nor
| nui
|-
| North
| galdyn
|-
| nose
| charav
|-
| now
| shav
|-
| Oh no!
| li shav!
|-
| OK!
| fen toova!
|-
| old
| yur
|-
| on
| ool
|-
| once
| poam
|-
| on the
| oolle
|-
| one
| hod
|-
| Or
| oo
|-
| Orc
| vlook
|-
| Order
| Sedera
|-
| ours
| shoolu
|-
| out
| hootz
|-
| outer
| hootzeh
|-
| passage
| aek
|-
| peace
| sheloom
|-
| pig/boar
| chasiyr
|-
| pleasant, nice
| pelail
|-
| poor
| aynee
|-
| potion
| Leshtoneth
|-
| powerful
| hezook
|-
| quickly
| moohir
|-
| quiet
| choorash
|-
| quietly
| choorir
|-
| rain
| maimaym
|-
| raven
| oorayv
|-
| rich
| aysheer
|-
| resistance
| negedith
|-
| right (direction)
| yemol
|-
| road, i.e. way of passage
| Der'ek
|-
| safe
| moog
|-
| sale
| lemcorith
|-
| scum
| chellah
|-
| Sea
| Nir
|-
| season
| zamin
|-
| seven
| sheev
|-
| Shaahesk
| Shaahesk
|-
| shadow
| tzeleth
|-
| shield
| megen
|-
| short
| ketzir
|-
| shout (n)
| hedadith
|-
| sick
| noleh
|-
| silver
| kesev
|-
| sister
| ooktan
|-
| six
| shaysh
|-
| sky
| shemaym
|-
| slow
| lot
|-
| slowly
| lotet
|-
| small
| kooten
|-
| smart
| kokom
|-
| smile (n)
| cheyith
|-
| smoke
| ashanith
|-
| snow
| shelega
|-
| so
| cas
|-
| something
| medoovar
|-
| son
| van
|-
| song
| sher
|-
| South
| mikyn
|-
| spice
| zonoya
|-
| Spring
| aviviya
|-
| star
| kohav
|-
| stomach
| behten
|-
| storm
| zehrem
|-
| strange/weird
| ratsah
|-
| stranger
| gartha
|-
| strength
| eyth
|-
| strong (full of strength)
| sh'eyth
|-
| stronghold, castle
| gwenverae
|-
| stupid
| toopaysh
|-
| success
| kasherith
|-
| Summer
| kaytza
|-
| sun
| Reth
|-
| sword
| hareva
|-
| tail
| tsabahn
|-
| tall
| mashah
|-
| tavern,
| inn faav
|-
| teacher/mentor
| merah
|-
| ten
| esra
|-
| than
| kemoo
|-
| thank you dot'ooli,
| dotah shooli (my gratitude)
|-
| that, which
| D'
|-
| the
| Le'
|-
| theirs
| shooloom
|-
| them
| loom
|-
| there
| shoom
|-
| They
| Loom
|-
| thing
| doovar
|-
| thirsty
| tzoomah
|-
| this
| za
|-
| three
| loash
|-
| thunder
| raam
|-
| time
| zemanath
|-
| tired
| aiyef
|-
| toe/toes
| boh/bohen
|-
| tooth/teeth
| mashil/mashilen
|-
| tourist
| teeyar
|-
| toward
| mineth
|-
| town,
| -ton (like -eth (ending) )
|-
| trade (noun)
| zvidurat
|-
| traveler
| oollensoa
|-
| tree
| etzeth
|-
| true
| oomnah
|-
| truth
| oomnith
|-
| two
| shta
|-
| ugly
| moocoah
|-
| uncle
| loond
|-
| undead
| mooteran D'Lulecet (sing.) mooteranen D'Lulecetu (pl.)
|-
| up
| oryn
|-
| us
| lenu
|-
| very
| mod
|-
| wall
| kaytol
|-
| war
| garrah
|-
| watcher, guard
| shemath
|-
| water
| maima
|-
| way
| Dera
|-
| We
| Nethnu
|-
| weak
| sh'hooleh
|-
| weakness
| hooleh
|-
| weapon
| neshet
|-
| Welcome
| Pelail
|-
| West
| toryn
|-
| What
| Meh
|-
| When
| Mitayn
|-
| Where
| Eyeh
|-
| whether
| ayloo
|-
| while
| b'zemanath' _____
|-
| Who
| Meen
|-
| Why
| lima
|-
| wife
| nanshileeshan'oohevith
|-
| wind
| roo
|-
| wine
| yeyin
|-
| wing/wings
| tahm/tahmen
|-
| Winter
| hirefya
|-
| with
| im
|-
| woman (adult elven female)
| nanshileeshan
|-
| wonderful
| naialah
|-
| worth/value
| mehker
|-
| worthy
| mehkereh
|-
| wrong
| sheg
|-
| Yes
| fen
|-
| yet
| bes
|-
| you (pl)
| tem
|-
| you
| ta
|-
| young
| tooir
|-
| yours (pl)
| shoolem
|-
| yours
| shool
|}
|
|}
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== Base language ==
The elves of Avlis were created by a god named [[Dru'El]]. In his mortal life, he was a human who got instructions from the elven god Corellon Larethian on how to make elves when he became a god.

Dru'El was fascinated by the spirit population that used to inhabit Avlis before the time of the gods. Unfortunately, most (almost all) of them were wiped out in the battle between the nine gods and the evil Negerai invader god which nearly destroyed Avlis in the beginning. The population of spirits was low to begin with because even before the major deities ascended to godhood, the Negerai had gated in hoards of Tanar'ri which began to EAT the spirits.

Still, Dru'El wanted the language of his elven people to be the same language that was once spoken by the benevolent nature spirits that inhabited the world. He made due with whatever fragments could be found and filled in the rest himself. Thus, the elven language on Avlis today is a derivative of the spirit language and therefore differs greatly from elven languages on other worlds such as Krynn or Toril or Middle Earth.

The word the spirits used to describe themselves as a whole was ''"Nanshae"'' (pronounced: non-SHAY). Later over time, the elves adopted this word to describe the elven species as a whole, but it was spelled Nanshi and pronounced ''"NON-shee"''. However, the elves in the Northern part of the country still use the old pronunciation of ''"non-SHAY"''.

Apostrope's in the Avlissian elven language are often used to denote the word "of", much like slang English will use o', as in "pile o' stuff". Except in elven it's proper usage. The Avlissian elven word for land is Tana (TA-na) and the early elven name for their nation was Tan' Nanshi, later shortened to T'Nanshi, or "Land of the Elves".

===Interesting note about Drangonari Elves:===

The drangonari elves were a creation by the god Angadar. When he ascended to godhood, he immediately got the lofty idea to create a race of his own, and taking the form of one of his enemies, an avariel (winged) elf, Angadar corrupted the form into the drangonari. They are almost identical to the avariel in stature and build, and they even once had leathery wings in place of the angelic wings of the avariel. Also in place of soft white skin they have dark green scales much like a lizard, and they always have black hair.

Through an unknown and disasterous series of events, 99.99% of all drangonari lost their wings, and the ones born today do not have them at all. Few remaining ones do, and they are considered to be direct descendants of Angadar himself, whom the drangonari all revere, even if they don't openly worship him.

Angadar was once a mortal elf born on Toril, which is the planet of the Forgotten Realms setting. The elven language which HE speaks IS the Forgotten Realms elven language, and that is the language which he taught to his creations.

So on Avlis, the old elven language that is seen in so many other campaign worlds is actually the spoken language of the drangonari! So, you may want to watch what language you speak in front of the Avlissian high elves!
</div>
<div align="justify">

== Conjunctions/Prepositions: ==
:* And ''V' ''
:* But ''eval''
:* Of '' ' (pronounced as a sharp cutoff of the word it follows)''
:* Or ''oo''
:* Nor ''nui''
:* yet ''bes''
:* so ''cas''
:* for ''besvel''
:* into ''bel' ''

Update from From: Orleron - Not sure I ever divulged this rule before, but Hebrew definitely does that when you want to abbreviate "of the". Use an "ai" ending instead of stacking the prefixes B'Le. For example: Mespahai tzadahlit = Family of the Hunt

==Colors:==
:* black ''sekor''
:* blue ''kehol''
:* green ''yerak''
:* orange ''tepook''
:* red ''edom''
:* white ''laban''
:* brown ''soos''
:* purple ''oorgmin''
:* yellow ''tehoov''
:* silver ''kesev''
:* gold ''zehav''

==Numbers:==
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width=500px;"
| '''1.''' ''hod''
| '''10.''' ''esra''
| '''100.''' ''rish''
|-
| '''2.''' ''shta'' || '''20.''' ''shny''|| '''1,000.''' ''esrish''
|-
| '''3.''' ''loash'' || '''30.''' ''lasha''|| '''10,000.''' ''esra esrishen''
|-
| '''4.''' ''bah'' || '''40.''' ''arba''|| '''100,000.''' ''rish esrishen''
|-
| '''5.''' ''maysh'' || '''50.''' ''mishya''|| '''1,000,000.''' ''goodesrish''
|-
| '''6.''' ''shaysh'' || '''60.''' ''shish''||
|-
| '''7.''' ''sheev'' || '''70.''' ''shvi''||
|-
| '''8.''' ''shmoe'' || '''80.''' ''mona''||
|-
| '''9.''' ''taysh'' || '''90.''' ''tish''||
|-
|}

When counting, you should go from the largest to smallest number, using v' (and) for hooking on the last numeral placement. 
When a number is > 1 of a large number (hundreds, thousands, millions), the multiple is plural (rishen, esrishen, goodesrishen) on that large number's nanshilae word. 
If something is 11,000-19,000 it will be expressed as esra v'hod esrishen - esra v'taysh esrishen for the thousands place.
In the case of 100,000, the "hundred" in the thousands place will always be single (''rish'') even when it is more than 1 (see the 200,000 example below) 

Example:
:* 11... esra v'hod
:* 37... lasha v'sheev
:* 100... rish
:* 104... rish v'bah
:* 200... shta rishen (two hundreds)
:* 350... loash rishen v'mishya
:* 225... shta rishen shny v'maysh (two hundreds twenty and five)
:* 2,000... shta esrishen (two thousands)
:* 2,148... shta esrishen rish arba v'shmoe (two thousands, one hundred forty and eight)
:* 4,321... bah eshrishen loash rishen shny v'hod (four thousands, three hundreds twenty and one)
:* 12,345... esra v'shta esrishen loash rishen arba v'maysh (10 and 2 thousands, three hundreds, forty and five)
:* 200,000... shta rish esrishen (two hundred thousands)
:* 12,345,678... figure it out yourself!

To use the number to denote placement (first, second, third), you would add ''leh'' to the end of the number.

:* First: hod + leh = hodleh
:* Second: shta + leh = shtaleh
:* Third: loash + leh = loashleh
:* Fourth: bah + leh = bahleh
:* Fifth: maysh + leh = mayshleh
:* Sixth: shaysh + leh = shayshleh
:* 20th: shny + leh = shnyleh
:* 104th: rish v'bahleh (100 and fourth)
:* millionth: goodesrishleh

==Expressions:==

Excuse me ''Reyalan''!

Goodbye ''Oo'good'toova!''

Good day ''Yoom toova!''

Good night ''Leiulia toova!''

Hello!/Well met! ''Pelail!''

Good day! (Hello!) ''Yoom pelail!''

Good evening/ Good night! ''Lieulia pelail! ''

Of course, certainly ''Bevoodai!''

Please ''Rabaleh''

Thank you ''Dot'ooli!''

You're welcome ''Bevoodai!''

I'm sorry ''Silath ni''

I speak elven. ''Eni doober nanshilae.''

Do you speak elven? ''Doober ta nanshilae?''

I do not speak elven, but I want to learn. ''Eni li doober nanshilae, eval eni retzelath moderas.''

==Family:==
Note: 
In the case of neices and nephews, the term depends on if they are the son/daughter of your brother or sister. 
The term for wife and husband will often interchange nanshileesh(an) with adom(an) if the spouse is human. 

{|border="0" style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:750px;"
! !! !! !! !! !!
|-valign="top"
|Mother ||''aym''||Aunt ||''looda''||Grandmother ||''aym'benir''
|-
|Father ||''oovu''||Uncle ||''loond''||Grandfather ||''oovu'benir''
|-
|Sister ||''ooktan''||Cousin||''vanloond''||Great Grandmother||''aym'benir'goodel''
|-
|Brother||''ookt''||Neice||''vat'ookt(an)''||Great Grandfather||''oovu'benir'goodel''
|-
|Daughter||''vat''||Nephew||''van'ookt(an)''||Granddaughter||''vat'benir''
|-
|Son||''van''||Mother-in-Law||''aym'oohevith''||Grandson||''van'benir''
|-
|Wife||''nanshileeshan'oohevith''||Father-in-Law||''oovu'oohevith''||Great Granddaughter||''vat'benir'goodel''
|-
|Husband||''nanshileesh'oohevith''|| || ||Great Grandson||''van'benir'goodel''
|-
|}

==Places:==

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|Dwarfhome || ''Karak Thayt''
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|Dwarftrade || ''Karak Zvidurat''
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|Fourtree || ''Bah Etzethen''
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|Grovehaven || ''Noritath Sha'l''
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|Silverfall || ''Oyfith'Maima Laban''
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|Summerleaf || ''Lonovan'Kayta''
|-
|}

==Verbs:==

Infinitives end in -as. The rest of the word is called the "stem". Therefore, to guard '''shemaras''' stem is '''shemar'''

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|to accuse||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|saltanas
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|to agree||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|choselas
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|to allow||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|nathalas
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|to answer||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|emerlas
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|to arrive||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|negalas
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|to ask||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|rabalas
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|to attack||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|nofaylas
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|(to be) able to||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|yucolas
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{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="110"|B
!width="120"|
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|to become||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|(use 'to be' future imperfect)
|-
|to begin||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|(use am/is beginning ex: Eni roosh)
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|to believe||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|oomanas
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|to bless||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|berathas
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|to borrow||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|shaalas
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|to break||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|bathalas
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|to breathe||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|lahatas
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|to bring/carry||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|galdalas
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|to buy||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|knotas
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|C
!width="80"|
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|to call||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|kraytas
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|to calm||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|marpelas
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|to care||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|carashas
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|to cast||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|mankraytas
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|to change||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|calathas
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|to climb||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|altoodas
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|to close||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|cagaras
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|to come||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|vooas
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|to create/make||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|vroathas
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|to cry||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|giylas
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|to cut||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|batsalas
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|D
!width="80"|
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|to deceive/lie||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|gabatalas
|-
|to decide||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|charas
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|to defend||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|nofayas
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|to despair||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|varagas
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|to die||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|mootas
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|to do||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|yadatas
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|to drink||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|stotas
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|E
!width="80"|
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|to eat||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|ooklas
|-
|to escape||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|natselas
|-
|to excuse||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|silathas
|-
|to explain||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|beynaras
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|F
!width="80"|
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|to fail||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|eretsas
|-
|to fall||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|zaynavas
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|to feel||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|hergathas
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|to fight||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|mahkas
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|to fill||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|sobanas
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|to find||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|ralahas
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|to finish||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|gemoratas
|-
|to fly||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|oyfas
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|to follow||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|regeras
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|to force||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|atzaras
|-
|to forget||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|sahakthas
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|to frighten||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|behalas
|}
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{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:30px;"
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{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|G
!width="80"|
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|to give||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|taynas
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|to go/walk||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|lulecetas
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|to grow||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|dagahlas
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|to guard||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|shemaras
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|H
!width="80"|
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|to happen||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|karathas
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|to hate||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|senatas
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|to heal||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|refanas
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|to hear||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|otzenas
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|to help||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|oozaerlas
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|to hit||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|dafakas
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|to hold||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|baythas
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|to hope||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|tikvooas
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|to hunt||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|tzadahlas
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| to hurt/harm||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|nagafas
|}

{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|I
!width="80"|
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|to ignore ||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|shagahas
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|to include ||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|sendalas
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|to invade ||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|pashatas
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|to involve ||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|halachas
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|J
!width="80"|
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|to journey||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|lensoetas
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|to judge||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|dayanas
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|to jump||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|natharas
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|K
!width="80"|
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|to keep||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|charathas
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|to kill||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|horagas
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|to know||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|daatas
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|L
!width="80"|
|-
|to laugh||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|lahabas
|-
|to leave||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|ayzavas
|-
|to learn||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|moderas
|-
|to like/enjoy||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|oohevas
|-
|to listen||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|sematas
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|to live||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|chaylas
|-
|to look||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|hinnelas
|-
|to lose||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|aybedas
|-
|to love||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|oohevas goodel
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|M
!width="80"|
|-
|to mean/intend||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|doomathas
|-
|to meet||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|payenas
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|to move||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|shooratas
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|to murder||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|retzahkas
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|N
!width="80"|
|-
|to need||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|(see 'to want')
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|O
!width="80"|
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|to open||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|yegalas
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|to order/command||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|debahras
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|P
!width="80"|
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|to pay||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|merekas
|-
|to play||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|nimayvas
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|to promise/swear||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|temoyas
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|to put||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|salahkas
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|Q
!width="80"|
|-
| ||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|R
!width="80"|
|-
|to read||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|lekronas
|-
|to remember||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|zecoras
|-
|to resist||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|negedas
|-
|to rest||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|noomas
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|to return||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|hayseevas
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|to ride||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|hararas
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|to run||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|raytzas
|}
||
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:30px;"
|}
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{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="130"|S
!width="100"|
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|to save||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|shemaras shav
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|to say||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|oomeras
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|to see||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|reyalas
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|to sell||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|lemcoras
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|to send||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|maltaras
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|to set||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|aheras
|-
|to show||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|basavas
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|to sing||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|sheras
|-
|to sit||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|sayvas
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|to smile||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|cheyas
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|to smoke||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|ashanas
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|to speak||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|dooberas
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|to spend||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|kalathas
|-
|to stand||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|maydithas
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|to start||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|(see: to begin)
|-
|to stop||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|chedalas
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|to succeed||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|kasheras
|-
|to suggest or recommend||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|yalatas
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|to swim||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|sachoolas
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|T
!width="80"|
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|to take||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|kahas
|-
|to teach||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|yeravas
|-
|to think||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|hooshevas
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|to travel||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|nensoatas
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|to try||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|chakarthas
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|to turn||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|seevas
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|U
!width="80"|
|-
|to understand||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|mevinas
|-
|to use||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|ooshalas
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|V
!width="80"|
|-
|to visit||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|bihkuras
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|W
!width="80"|
|-
|to wait||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|oorebas
|-
|to wake/awaken||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|oorahtas
|-
|to want/need/desire||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|retzelathas
|-
|to watch/guard||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|shemaras
|-
|to wear||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|balahas
|-
|to win||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|zatheras
|-
|to work||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|yetzeras
|-
|to worry||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|lebelas
|-
|to worship/pray||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|palelas
|-
|to write||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|ktoovas
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|X
!width="80"|
|-
| ||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|Y
!width="80"|
|-
|to yell/shout ||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|hedadas
|}
{|style="font-size:10pt; text-align:left; width:230px;"
!width="150"|Z
!width="80"|
|-
| ||style="font-style:italic; text-align:right;"|
|}
|-
|}

== Grammar ==

{| align=right style="font-size: 10pt; background:#afdeab; border-left:10px solid white;"
|+ For Example:
| '''Singular'''
| '''Plural'''
|-
| Thayt - house
| Thayten - houses
|-
| Ray - battle
| Rayen - battles
|-
| Nan - field
| Nanen - fields
|-
| Dera - way
| Deran - ways
|}
<div align="justify">
====Single/Plural:====

If the word ends in a consonant, add "-en". If the word ends in a vowel, add "n".

===== Present Indicative tense =====
'''Singular verbs, remove the as ending and use the stem by itself:'''

:* I guard 'Eni shemar''

:* You guard ''Ta shemar''

:* He/She/It guards ''Loo/Lah/Loo shemar.''

'''Plural verbs, add -u to the stem:'''

:* We guard ''Nethnu shemaru''

:* You guard ''Tem shemaru''

:* They guard ''Loom shemaru''

===== Present Perfect tense: =====

In the present perfect tense, it is not necessary to use the pronoun. Thus, I guarded, "Eni shemarti", can be "shemarti". Accent is on the second syllable in this tense.

:* I guarded ''shemarti''

:* You guarded ''shemarta''

:* He guarded ''shemaroe''

:* She guarded ''shemarah''

:* We guarded ''shemarnu''

:* You guarded ''shemartem''

:* They guarded ''shemaroo''

===== Future imperfect: =====

:* I will guard ''Eni e'shemar''

:* You will guard ''Ta tee'shemar''

:* He/She/It will guard ''loo/lah/loo ye'shemar''

:* We will guard ''Nethnu ne'shemar''

:* You (pl) will guard ''Tem tee'shemaru''

:* They will guard ''Loom ye'shemaru''

===== Converting a verb to a noun: =====

Take the stem and add the 'ith' ending. ''(Some verbs like Sheras (to sing) do not follow this rule.)''

'''Examples:'''
:* ''taynas'' (to give) becomes '''taynith''' (giving)
:* ''tikvooas'' (to hope) becomes '''tikvooith''' (hope, or hoping)

There is no distinction in elven between the gerund (-ing ending) form of a verb turned into a noun and its non gerund form. Thus, hope and hoping are both tikvooith, and you must know the context of the sentence to figure out which is which.

If the noun is a person, add 'ot' to the end of the noun (or 'ithot' to the end of the verb stem). Remember plurals come after the entire word (ithoten not ithenot).

'''Examples:'''
:* ''taynas'' (to give) becomes '''taynithot''' (giver)
:* ''raytzas'' (to run) becomes '''raytzithot''' (runner)

===== The verb "to be". =====

The only irregular verb in the Avlissian elven tongue is the verb "to be" (hayas). In elven, the verb "to be" is ''implied'' in the present tense.

:* I '''am''' good. ''Eni toova.''

:* You '''are''' good. ''Ta toova.''

:* He '''is''' good. ''Loo toova.''

:* She '''is''' good. ''Lah toova.''

:* We '''are''' good. ''Nethnu toova.''

:* You '''are''' good. ''Tem toova.''

:* They '''are''' good. ''Loom toova.''

Past Perfect:
:* I '''was''' good. ''Hayti toova.''

:* You '''were''' good. ''Hayta toova.''

:* He '''was''' good. ''Hayoe toova.''

:* She '''was''' good. ''Hayah toova.''

:* We '''were''' good. ''Haynu toova.''

:* You '''were''' good. ''Haytem toova.''

:* They '''were''' good. ''Hayoo toova.''

Future Imperfect:
:* I '''will be''' good. ''Eni e'hay toova.''

:* You '''will be''' good. ''Ta tee'hay toova.''

:* He '''will be''' good. ''Loo ye'hay toova.''

:* She '''will be''' good. ''Lah ye'hay toova.''

:* We '''will be''' good. ''Nethnu ne'hay toova.''

:* You '''will be''' good. ''Tem tee'hay toova.''

:* They '''will be''' good. ''Loom ye'hay toova.''

==== Pronouns ====
'''1st Person:'''
:* I - ''Eni''
:* We - ''Nethnu''

'''2nd Person:'''
:* You - ''Ta''
:* You -''Tem''

'''3rd Person:'''
:* He/She - ''Loo/Lah''
:* They - Loom''

=====Indirect pronouns:=====

:* me ''ni''

:* you ''ta''

:* him ''loe''

:* her ''loah''

:* us ''lenu''

:* you (pl) ''tem''

:* them ''loom''

=====Indirect pronouns with prepositions:=====

:* from me ''M'ni''

:* from you ''M'ta''

:* from him ''M'loe''

:* from her ''M'loah''

:* from us ''M'lenu''

:* from you ''M'tem''

:* from them ''M'loom''

==== Showing possession: ====

The elven language does not use the verb to have in the same way as most other languages. Instead of saying "I have", they are literally saying "There is to me".

'''You can make statements of possesion by adding the proper personal ending to the root "Yayn'", as below:'''

:* I have (literally: There is to me): Yayn'ni

:* You have (There is to you): Yayn'ta

:* He/It has (There is to him/it): Yayn'loe

:* She has (There is to her): Yayn'loah

:* We have (There is to us): Yayn'lenu

:* You have (pl) (There is to you): Yayn'tem

:* They have (There is to them): Yayn'loom

'''To make these negative, add the word no, "Li" in front of them.'''

:* I don't have Li Yayn'ni

:* You don't have Li Yayn'ta

:* He/it doesn't have Li Yayn'loe

:* She doesn't have Li Yayn'loah

:* We don't have Li Yayn'lenu

:* You don't have (pl) Li Yayn'tem

:* They don't have Li Yayn'loom

==== Misc Notes ====
:* The accent is always on the first sylable unless otherwise noted.
:* Adjectives come after the nouns: friendly stranger gartha havera
:* The preposition "from" is M', and it is used in much the same was as the word "the", Le'.
:* More information on Nanshilae verbs can be found [[Nanshilae/Verbs|here]].
</div>

Alpha Server

2012-07-12T13:57:25Z

PlasmaJohn:

'''GOG.com keys'''

Please be aware that when you purchase NWN from GOG.com that it comes with a set of default keys. Even though the MasterServer is no longer operational, the NWN server software requires that all players connecting to it must have a unique set of keys. We have blocked the default keys to prevent issues.

GOG will supply their customers with a unique set of keys suitable for multiplayer use. Please visit this page to request new keys: http://www.gog.com/en/support/neverwinter_nights_diamond_edition/online_play_in_neverwinter_nights_diamond.

'''Your servers keep telling me "Your player name has been refused by the server"'''

On June 28, 2011 Bioware's Master Server was taken offline and has not been restored or replaced. The Master Server provided authentication services for NWN multiplayer servers. Some form of MSID authentication is necessary to prevent account hijacking.

'''What is the Alpha Server?'''

Alpha is a replacement Master Server that authenticates NWN multiplayer logins to select NWN servers. It does not decrypt Premium modules and never will. Since we do not have access to the Master Server database, we need to collect authentication information from you before you can play.

If you had played on Avlis between June 19th and June 29th, I have an authentication session on file and all you need to do is to register with the web page. All other requests need to send a PM to the Alpha Administrators for assistance.

'''Who are the Alpha Admins?'''

PlasmaJohn, TripleAught, refminion, maxinion

'''I've never logged into Avlis before what do I need to do?'''

New players may use any ID they wish that does not match one that we have on file. If and when the Master Server returns, you will need to reauthenticate that ID against the Master Server. If you cannot satisfy the Master Server you will not get access to the characters created under that ID until you can.

Safe Harbor Exception: If the id created is prefixed with 'avlis_' we will make sure that you have access to your characters one way or the other.

If you choose not to use an 'avlis_' prefixed MSID, please let me know that you have read and understood this section in your PM.

'''I've logged into Avlis before what do I need to do?'''

If you want in you need to register your NWN multiplayer login and password with a web form. We don't ask for this lightly and we understand that's going to be uncool with people, so there will be other options in the future. If this doesn't scare you off read on.

If you had logged in between June 19th and June 29th of 2011 you only need to visit visit https://world.avlis.org:20443/alpha/ to register your multiplayer password. Please check there first. If it rejects you then you must get help from an Admin.

Please clearly state what your MSID is when sending in requests even if it matches your board id. Making the Administrators guess who you are will lead to significant delays in handling your request. Please '''do not''' send your multiplayer password or cdkeys. We will not ever ask you to PM those.

We are not blindly handing out registrations. Before they're approved, the Administrator has to verify that you have rights to that MSID. The best way for us to do this is if the board account you are PM'ing from has posted as at least one of the characters linked to the MSID prior to June 29, 2011. If you already have a verifiable established account that this MSID is an alt for we can try to match your cdkeys, but you will need to send your request from the primary.

'''My browser is complaining about your certificate.'''

The certificate is for avlis.blackdagger.net and needs to be regenerated for world.avlis.org. The SHA Fingerprint is:

<tt>SHA1 Fingerprint=F4:C4:85:03:00:2A:E0:D2:3B:08:D9:0E:16:56:41:58:EE:6D:A1:09</tt>

'''The registration form keeps rejecting my login and password'''

If you have Remember Password ticked in your client, look in your nwnplayer.ini file for a line that says Password=yourpassword and make sure that what you're typing into the form matches that. If you're still having trouble please send your multiplayer ID (only, '''no passwords''') to our Alpha administrators (see above).

'''Is this secure?'''

The password is transformed by a one-way function. This means there is no function to take the result and produce your password. This is not perfect, it only makes it harder to break. Before I save the result, it is encrypted using a two-key system. The website only has the encryption key and cannot decrypt the data.

While I have taken pains to harden the servers I will not and cannot claim they are perfectly secure. Anybody who does make such a claim is lying, stupid or both.

'''Who else is using Alpha?'''

So far this Avlis and Tairis only. It will be offered to the other CoPaP servers as soon as some administrative details are worked out.

Alpha Server

2012-03-02T19:19:43Z

PlasmaJohn:

'''GOG.com keys'''

Please be aware that when you purchase NWN from GOG.com that it comes with a set of default keys. Even though the MasterServer is no longer operational, the NWN server software requires that all players connecting to it must have a unique set of keys. We have blocked the default keys to prevent issues.

GOG will supply their customers with a unique set of keys suitable for multiplayer use. Please visit this page to request new keys: http://www.gog.com/en/support/neverwinter_nights_diamond_edition/online_play_in_neverwinter_nights_diamond.

'''Your servers keep telling me "Your player name has been refused by the server"'''

On June 28, 2011 Bioware's Master Server was taken offline and has not been restored or replaced. The Master Server provided authentication services for NWN multiplayer servers. Some form of MSID authentication is necessary to prevent account hijacking.

'''What is the Alpha Server?'''

Alpha is a replacement Master Server that authenticates NWN multiplayer logins to select NWN servers. It does not decrypt Premium modules and never will. Since we do not have access to the Master Server database, we need to collect authentication information from you before you can play.

If you had played on Avlis between June 19th and June 29th, I have an authentication session on file and all you need to do is to register with the web page. All other requests need to send a PM to the Alpha Administrators for assistance.

'''Who are the Alpha Admins?'''

PlasmaJohn, TripleAught, maxinion, refminion

'''I've never logged into Avlis before what do I need to do?'''

New players may use any ID they wish that does not match one that we have on file. If and when the Master Server returns, you will need to reauthenticate that ID against the Master Server. If you cannot satisfy the Master Server you will not get access to the characters created under that ID until you can.

Safe Harbor Exception: If the id created is prefixed with 'avlis_' we will make sure that you have access to your characters one way or the other.

If you choose not to use an 'avlis_' prefixed MSID, please let me know that you have read and understood this section in your PM.

'''I've logged into Avlis before what do I need to do?'''

If you want in you need to register your NWN multiplayer login and password with a web form. We don't ask for this lightly and we understand that's going to be uncool with people, so there will be other options in the future. If this doesn't scare you off read on.

If you had logged in between June 19th and June 29th of 2011 you only need to visit visit https://world.avlis.org:20443/alpha/ to register your multiplayer password. Please check there first. If it rejects you then you must get help from an Admin.

Please clearly state what your MSID is when sending in requests even if it matches your board id. Making the Administrators guess who you are will lead to significant delays in handling your request. Please '''do not''' send your multiplayer password or cdkeys. We will not ever ask you to PM those.

We are not blindly handing out registrations. Before they're approved, the Administrator has to verify that you have rights to that MSID. The best way for us to do this is if the board account you are PM'ing from has posted as at least one of the characters linked to the MSID prior to June 29, 2011. If you already have a verifiable established account that this MSID is an alt for we can try to match your cdkeys, but you will need to send your request from the primary.

'''My browser is complaining about your certificate.'''

The certificate is for avlis.blackdagger.net and needs to be regenerated for world.avlis.org. The SHA Fingerprint is:

<tt>SHA1 Fingerprint=F4:C4:85:03:00:2A:E0:D2:3B:08:D9:0E:16:56:41:58:EE:6D:A1:09</tt>

'''The registration form keeps rejecting my login and password'''

If you have Remember Password ticked in your client, look in your nwnplayer.ini file for a line that says Password=yourpassword and make sure that what you're typing into the form matches that. If you're still having trouble please send your multiplayer ID (only, '''no passwords''') to our Alpha administrators (see above).

'''Is this secure?'''

The password is transformed by a one-way function. This means there is no function to take the result and produce your password. This is not perfect, it only makes it harder to break. Before I save the result, it is encrypted using a two-key system. The website only has the encryption key and cannot decrypt the data.

While I have taken pains to harden the servers I will not and cannot claim they are perfectly secure. Anybody who does make such a claim is lying, stupid or both.

'''Who else is using Alpha?'''

So far this Avlis and Tairis only. It will be offered to the other CoPaP servers as soon as some administrative details are worked out.

User:Ninja

2011-12-26T16:56:30Z