Rile

The language spoken by the Rilsu.

Writing System

Letters

A	E	I	O	U	R	L

B	D	V	G	M	N	Z

P	T	F	K	S	H

Numbers

0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

Interpunctuation

.	,	!	?	:	"	(	)

Mathematical Symbols

+	-	*	/	=

less	greater	#	%	Zibo

Morphology

The plural of words is indicated by adding a word denoting the number, such as gol (two), not (few), hab (several), tud (many) or reg (all).

Nouns

	Singular	Plural
Masculine	Suffix -me rulme /ʀulˈme/	Word denoting the number + Suffix -me gol rulme /gol ˈʀulme/
Feminine	Suffix -ke rulke /ˈʀulke/	Word denoting the number + Suffix -ke gol rulke /gol ˈʀulke/
Neuter	No affix rul /ˈʀul/	Word denoting the number gol rul /gol ˈʀul/

Derivational Morphology

Derivation	Prefix	Suffix
Adjective → adverb		-si
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj])		-sa
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj])		-ʀu
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun])		-si
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic)		-mi
Noun → verb (to create [noun])		-ʀu
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb])	ʀo-
Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb])		-sini
Verb → noun (the act of [verb])	ʀo-
Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building)	ʀo-
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter)		-ta
Place of (e.g. wine → winery)		-e
Ordinal number	no-
Diminutive	din-
Augmentative	dul-
Negation		-lo

Vocabulary

Pronouns

	Singular	Plural
1st	va /va/ I	hab va /hab ˈva/ we
2nd	sa /sa/ you	hab sa /hab ˈsa/ you
3rd	ra /ʀa/ he, she, it	hab ra /hab ˈʀa/ they

Articles

	Definite	Indefinite
Singular	si /si/ the	da /da/ a
Plural	not si /not ˈsi/ the	not da /not ˈda/ a

Numbers

The Rilsu numerical system uses base 8.

Dec	Oct	Word		Dec	Oct	Word
0	0	zap /ʃap/		8	10	kuz /kuʃ/
1	1	miz /miʃ/		9	11	kuz miz /kuʃ ˈmiʃ/
2	2	gol /gol/		10	12	kuz gol /kuʃ ˈgol/
3	3	kep /kep/		11	13	kuz kep /kuʃ ˈkep/
4	4	vil /vil/		12	14	kuz vil /kuʃ ˈvil/
5	5	mif /mif/		13	15	kuz mif /kuʃ ˈmif/
6	6	got /got/		14	16	kuz got /kuʃ ˈgot/
7	7	deo /deo/		15	17	kuz deo /kuʃ ˈdeo/

Dec	Oct	Word		Dec	Oct	Word
16	20	golkuz /ˈgolkuʃ/		128	200	gol hikuz /gol ˈhikuʃ/
24	30	kepkuz /ˈkepkuʃ/		192	300	kep hikuz /kep ˈhikuʃ/
32	40	vilkuz /ˈvilkuʃ/		256	400	vil hikuz /vil ˈhikuʃ/
40	50	mifkuz /ˈmifkuʃ/		320	500	mif hikuz /mif ˈhikuʃ/
48	60	gotkuz /ˈgotkuʃ/		384	600	got hikuz /got ˈhikuʃ/
56	70	deokuz /ˈdeokuʃ/		448	700	deo hikuz /ˌdeo ˈhikuʃ/
64	100	hikuz /ˈhikuʃ/		512	1000	makuz /ˈmakuʃ/

Prepositions

Colors

Color	Word		Color	Word		Color	Word
	kiz /kiʃ/			sibag /ˈsibag/			gempa /ˈgempa/
	gemut /ˈgemut/			degma /ˈdegma/			degup /ˈdegup/
	tudeg /ˈtudeg/			tum /tum/			tup /tup/
	finug /ˈfinug/			fibul /ˈfibul/			kir /kir/
	unsem /ˈunsem/			sinlar /ˈsinlar/			sinhep /ˈsinhep/
	atenda /aˈtenda/			butenda /buˈtenda/			sinbu /ˈsinbu/

Common Phrases

Expressing Feelings Towards Others

Phonetics

Consonants

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Nasal	m		n
Stop	p b		t d		k g
Fricative		f v	s	ʃ			h
Trill						ʀ
Lateral approximant			l

Vowels

	Front	Back
High	i	u
High-mid	e	o
Low	a

Tenses

Present	No affix pagru /ˈpagʀu/
Past	Suffix -ʀo pagruro /pagˈʀuʀo/
Future	Suffix -ni pagruni /pagˈʀuni/

Other Verb Forms

Imperative	Suffix -vo pagruvo /ˈpagʀuvo/
Subjunctive	Suffix -fe pagrufe /pagˈʀufe/

Sentence Structure

Verbs

Verbs are placed after the object and before the subject.
Example:

• Dotengi e Palru Golkiz - "destruction" + "in" + "exist" + "lesson"

Modifiers

Adjectives are generally placed after the noun they define. The same rule applies to ordinal numbers.
Example:

• mitgu vumpami - "section" + "traffic-related"

Deviating from this rule serves to emphasise the modifier.
Examples:

• Zem Runeki - "final" + "war"
• Nonfi Nis - "empty" + "night"

Adpositions

Adpositional phrases appear before the main word, with the adposition in the middle.
Examples:

• Ronekru Lu Apip - "existence" + "of" + "nature"
• Larevok - "sky" + "in" + "fire"
• Danokon - "tomorrow" + "towards" + "eye"

Dictionary

4350 Words.

Root Languages

• Rilangun
• Zuni

Successor Languages

• Hiding in Chatter

Spoken by

• Rilsu

Mottos

English

In destruction exists a lesson.

— motto of the Rilsu World Republic

Rile

Dotengi e palru golkiz.

— Rokosasmi Rilsu lu kenda

Rile

Dotengi e palru golkiz.

— Rokosasmi Rilsu lu kenda

English

Even from the ashes, life finds a way.

— inscription on the pots of Umpu Deraksi souvenir plants

Rile

Pifu keb iba, fid nutru keg.

— milut Umpu Deraksi patisi lu igif vu ugul

Rile

Pifu keb iba, fid nutru keg.

— milut Umpu Deraksi patisi lu igif vu ugul

English

They all see, but cannot touch.

— motto of the So Family

Rile

Reg ra utgiru, pa doru sihipru gu.

— Dulid So lu kenda

Rile

Reg ra utgiru, pa doru sihipru gu.

— Dulid So lu kenda

Colloquial Phrases

English

You're trying to bounce off all eight.

— used to tell someone that their goal is too difficult

Rile

Iru abruta sa sil reg kuz keb andiru.

— rohoru kof sia o vosru sil ra lu vog iru hadel uva

Rile

Iru abruta sa sil reg kuz keb andiru.

— rohoru kof sia o vosru sil ra lu vog iru hadel uva

Notable Quotes

English

I feel deeply honored to receive this award. I thank you for the trust that you placed in Ub Lenliz Lu Kegmilut, and I am proud to say that we delivered on our promises. But still, the greatest reward is to see the plants grow, blossom and bear fruit after all these years. We have shown that this world is far from dead. We have shown that there is a future waiting for us. And I promise you - I promise you all - that the feast we just shared will merely be the first of many to come.

— Te-Sakal, upon being awarded the Spring Crab Medal

Rile

Hakru va iverasi pabsi, res vutga nu guleru. Reg sa o goduru va, re Ub Lenliz Lu Kegmilut o pampu nuboruro, di muru pi iru va rengehaksi, si reg romupru reg vami pamemparuro reg va. Pa nontat limbil ulrep si iru, sil fitru di aguru di lingoru reg milut utgiru va, vuz reg ad nu. Gotruro reg va, sil ropibru keb iru sas nu vutgo. Gotruro reg va, sil reg va ki leniru muzu. Di reg sa o mupru va - reg sa bez o mupru va - sil kongebla si, miz nu buzruro faf reg va, tud zatruta lu nomiz vombit iruni.

— Te-Sakal, Gukezu Nobluvo guleruta

Rile

Hakru va iverasi pabsi, res vutga nu guleru. Reg sa o goduru va, re Ub Lenliz Lu Kegmilut o pampu nuboruro, di muru pi iru va rengehaksi, si reg romupru reg vami pamemparuro reg va. Pa nontat limbil ulrep si iru, sil fitru di aguru di lingoru reg milut utgiru va, vuz reg ad nu. Gotruro reg va, sil ropibru keb iru sas nu vutgo. Gotruro reg va, sil reg va ki leniru muzu. Di reg sa o mupru va - reg sa bez o mupru va - sil kongebla si, miz nu buzruro faf reg va, tud zatruta lu nomiz vombit iruni.

— Te-Sakal, Gukezu Nobluvo guleruta

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