The S'oshan Language
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The traditional language of the islanders, referred to by most as "S'oshan," is a flowing, melodic tongue as colorful as the people that speak it. Use of the native language of S'osha decreased drastically when the islands were assimilated by "landwalkers" from the mainland, and was virtually displaced by Common.
The S'oshan language excludes the letters c, q and x (The Big Island and the name of the capitol city are not native words. The x and the kh sounds are foreign constructions, and the name translates locally as Zen Koen, though it is rare to see it written so.). Pronunciation is simple and consistent. Dipthongs (ae, ai, ao, au, oi, ou, eu, ei) are stressed on the first letter. A glottal stop, represented by an apostrophe, is most frequently used between a word and its suffix and is pronounced quickly. Thus o'o sounds like oh-oh.
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a = ah (as in father)
e = ay (as in day)
g = (as in go)
j = (as in job)
o = oh (as in go)
u = oo (as in tune)
y = (as in yet)
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Verb conjugations are as follows:
infinitive
past
future
gerund
(a doer of) |
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'ele
'aya
'ake
'ora
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tuope
tuope'ele
tuope'aya
tuope'aka
tuope'ora
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(to talk)
(talked)
(will talk)
(talking)
(talker)
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Below are a few S'oshan terms. If you would like to create your own words please send an email to the Oceanuus Region Leader.
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| A |
| 'a (i.e. ino'a) |
indicates plural (i.e. followers) |
| abana |
brown (adj.) |
| aki |
self (noun) |
| amui |
purple (adj.) |
| analu |
pink (adj.) |
| anere |
swim (verb) |
| aro |
fourth |
| atu |
you (pron.) |
| atu'aki |
yourself (pron.) |
| atu'ji |
your, yours (pron.) |
| aveti |
gray (adj.) |
| ayoh (slang) |
hello (excl.) |
| B |
| be |
I, me (pron.) |
| be'ji |
my/mine (pron.) |
| be'aki |
myself (pron.) |
| D |
| dahe |
silver (adj.) |
| duna |
fever (noun) |
| E |
| e |
of (prep.) |
| elua |
eighth |
| enau |
blue (adj.) |
| etu |
the (definite article) |
| F |
| fira |
green (adj.) |
| G |
| H |
| hamani |
festival (noun) |
| hina |
third |
| hui |
god, goddess (noun) |
| Hui'a iwe meki atu |
goodbye (lit. 'Gods go with you') |
| huika |
and (conj.) |
| I |
| iani |
sun (noun) |
| ilila |
bird (noun) |
| Ina'ika e Ai'hal'a (literally, Hall of Silks) |
Silk Hall |
| ino |
follower (noun) |
| iwe |
go (verb) |
| J |
| K |
| kaimi |
treasure, darling, precious (noun) |
| kal'yanai |
water of life, the S.O. version of yadka, made with sweet potatoes (noun) |
| kala |
water (noun) |
| kala'una |
hydromancy (noun) |
| kala'una'ora |
hydromancer (noun) |
| Kapan ali'ako (of the school of Hydromancy) |
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| ke'ana |
Fathom (Hydromantic level, measure of depth) (noun) |
| keiki |
school (noun) |
| koe |
a, an (indefinite article) |
| kupira |
dance, form of (noun) |
| L |
| lahina |
waste (of a person or body part) (verb) |
| lo |
he (pron.) |
| M |
| makutu |
walk (verb) |
| mani |
light (noun) |
| maru |
seventh |
| meki |
with (prep.) |
| miko |
who, whom (pron.) |
| min |
him, his (pron.) |
| min'aki |
himself (pron.) |
| N |
| nalu |
ghost, specter, spirit (noun) |
| nemi |
be, am, is, are (verb) |
| Noari (member of the Hydromantic Council) |
Wave (noun) |
| noari'a |
waves (noun) |
| noni |
sixth |
| noti |
why (adv.) |
| nui |
red (adj.) |
| O |
| ori |
spirit, attitude (noun) |
| P |
| pan |
yellow (adj.) |
| peli |
that (pron.) |
| pija |
music, form of (noun) |
| poa |
flight (noun) |
| Poela (fungus = Glee) |
Bird's Flight (noun) |
| puari |
how (adv.) |
| puli |
this (pron.) |
| puno |
orange (adj.) |
| R |
| re |
she (pron.) |
| ruja |
what (pron.) |
| S |
| sar |
sir (noun) |
| sar'e |
ma'am (noun) |
| sen |
they (pron.) |
| shimi |
gold (adj.) |
| T |
| tahane |
midnight (noun) |
| tamure |
sing (verb) |
| tanga |
where (verb) |
| tasi |
first |
| te |
of the (prep. phrase) |
| tea |
fifth |
| toa'nui |
black (adj.) |
| tonu |
when (adv.) |
| tuope |
talk (verb) |
| U |
| una |
magic (noun) |
| una'ora |
mage, mancer (noun) |
| V |
| vai |
second |
| ven |
her, hers (pron.) |
| ven'aki |
herself (pron.) |
| W |
| Y |
| yan |
it, its (pron.) |
| yanai |
life (noun.) |
| yanai'una |
vivomancy (noun.) |
| yan'aki |
itself (pron.) |
| yomani |
love (noun) |
| yomaru |
love (verb) |
| Z |
| zu |
them (pron.) |
| zu'aki |
themselves (pron.) |
| zu'ji |
their, theirs (pron.) |
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