dejy
The Dejy language has many dialects and variations. Each Dejy
tribe speaks a different version; therefore, no one Dejy tongue truly
exists. Dejy also lacks a written form. Dejy tribes pass down their
culture with a great oral tradition. The only Dejy writings are
drawings on animal hides or in caves. Many scholars debate whether
ancient Dejy civilizations ever had a written form of communication.
The most common Dejy letters are A, B, C, CH, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K,
N, O, R, S, SH, T, TH, V and Y. Sentence structure generally follows a
noun-verb pattern. Dejy has no stand-alone pronouns, adverbs or
prepositions; they all take the form of prefixes.
Dejy place great importance on names. Many northern tribes do
not even name children until the child’s first birthday, when they
have a naming ceremony with the entire family present. When
possible, a tribal Cleric bestows the name after consulting with the
gods first. These Dejy believe that when they give the child a name, a
spirit with a matching name begins to guide that child. Using a bad
name brings a wicked name spirit, and a good name brings a helpful,
benevolent spirit that will guide the person through a long and
prosperous life.
The sound of a good name varies from tribe to tribe. Most tribes
use only one name, but a few use surnames as well. The Dejy also look
to their own tongues for names rather than other languages, which
they usually find bring evil name spirits.
Dejy might also change their name, if they feel that they have
dishonored their name spirit, or if they feel that they have changed
their personality so that their name spirit is not a good match for
them anymore. A major alignment change, a horrible trauma (like
being killed and raised), or a great loss might incur such a change.
Spoken by
Common Female Names
Adagyr, Ashny, Aslesh, Chada, Cheshy, Daresh, Dolshy,
Enshy, Freesha, Jolndar, Jynko, Koshy, Kylsha, Rosharek, Shary, Slajen,
Thena,Vashel,Yendo,Yerjen,Yuji
Common Male Names
Bajyr, Chojen, Gyrjen, Janesh, Jaresh, Jish, Jorjen, Khodri,
Kotesh, Nyrash, Rijani, Roshnyr, Saryf, Shanko, Shathy, Shiseth, Shyja,
Shynath,Thakyr,Thekevi