Tolder
The official language of Tolderan Theocracy. The Tolder spoken language is fairly easy to learn, but takes a long time to master due to the many different ways to pronounce letters and words. The written version contains many symbols not used at all in the rest of the world, but those versed in Höjd Tolder might at least recognize some of it. Here are some samples of the structure and sound of the Tolder language.
Syntax
English order
..and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind.
Tolder order
..and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind.
..and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind.
Tolder order
..and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind.
Vocabulary
shlaů
/ʃlaʊ̯/: fly
traůni̊s
/tɹaʊ̯ˈnɪs/:magic, mystery, force
wei̊lfeaů
/weɪ̯lˈfɜːaʊ̯/: arch
ti̊der
/tɪ'dɜr/:show, demonstrate
ɔi̊nuaůl
/ɔɪ̯ˈnuːaʊ̯l/:grand, large, motherly
Counting
Tolder has a base-10 number system.| 1 | suut |
| 2 | doru |
| 3 | viru |
| 4 | gad |
| 5 | quas |
| 6 | fir |
| 7 | rad |
| 8 | ven |
| 9 | nei |
| 10 | ti |
| 11 | tisuut |
| 12 | tildoru |
| 13 | tisviru |
| 14 | tigad |
| 15 | tiquas |
| 16 | tifir |
| 17 | tirad |
| 18 | tiven |
| 19 | tinei |
| 20 | derm |
| 100 | trai |
| 1000 | trisen |
Tenses
| Nouns | |
|---|---|
| Singular | No affix
uhm /ʌm/ boy |
| Plural | Suffix -iːf
uhmif /ʌˈmiːf/ boys |
Sentence Structure
Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary opened the door with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: postpositions
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: postpositions
Common Female Names
Tara, Luna, Kuli, Shoolana
Common Male Names
Feifdir, Gaush, Tekli, Geipa
Common Unisex Names
Pauz, Traun, Vudero, Kader
Common Family Names
Teroen, Vemaresso, Lekte, Kadeneto