Ograrian

Ograrian is the language of the ogres of Legendworld. It is not a sophisticated language and may seem rather crude to the more noble speaker, but it works very well for their needs. The ogres are a fairly primative race, but they are intelligent enough to make quality architecture, weapons and armor, and art work.

Ograrian has eighteen phonetic glyphs, ten numeric glyphs, and three syntax glyphs. Each phonetic and numeric glyph has a sound as well as a meaning.

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Phonetic Symbols

V R K H F D

V
Metal, Money, Strength R
Me, Mine, My Clan's K
Good, Like, Yes H
Below, Under F
Great, Large, Big D
Creature, Animal, (Plant)

L W P T G Z

L
Fire, Life, Light, Warm W
Before, Past, (After, Present) P
Weapon, Kill, Attack T
Clan, Friend, Family G
Food, Eat, (Water, Drink) Z
Stone, Hard, (Dirt, Soft)

C B M S J Y

Ch
Go, Do, Be B
Birth, Start, Begin M
Beauty, Art, Craft S
None, Nothing, Empty, Missing J
Man, Son, Father Y
Gain, Get, Add

Numeric Symbols

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 (less than 6) 6 (sacred)

! @ # $ %

12 (more than 6) 18 24 30 36 (many)

Syntax Symbols

. ' 7

End Opposite Keep

Because the Ograrian language is without vowels, each phonetic glyph has an 'uh' sound if there is another glyph after it, or if there is only one glyph. Thus T is pronounced "Tuh", TZ is pronounced "Tuhz". If there is a keep glyph ( 7 ) you keep the last "uh". So TZ7 is "Tuhzuh". The keep glyph is used to alter the meaning of the word.

The opposite glyph ( ') changes the preceding glyph to its opposite meaning. It also acts as a vowel modifier, changing the 'uh' sound to 'ah'. So, T'Z is pronounced "tahz". If the opposite glyph is placed at the end of a word, the vowel is always pronounced regardless of a keep glyph. So, TZ' is pronounced "tuhzah".

Because Ograrian words are composed of symbols that have meanings, there are many words that are spelled and pronounced the same, but have different meanings depending on how the word is used in a sentence. There are no official rules for how a word changes meaning, it's just something you learn to distinguish as you study the language.

Ogarian Words

Ogarian	Transliteration	Literal	Humanish
1	Buhb	One	One
2	Jahj	Two	Two, More than one
3	Juhj	Three	Three, More than two
4	Guhg	Four	Four
5	Tuht	Five	Five, Less than six
6	Luhl	Sacred	Six, Sacred
!	Taht	Twelve	Twelve, More than six
@	Gahg	Eighteen	Eighteen
#	Yuhg	Twenty-Four	Twenty-Four
$	Wahw	Thirty	Thirty
%	Fuhf	Many	Thirty-six, Many
V	Vuh	Glyph	Glyph
V	Vuh	Metal	Metal
VZ'	Vuhzah	Metal Dirt	Copper
VM	Vuhm	Metal Beauty	Silver
VL	Vuhl	Metal Fire	Gold
VK	Vuhk	Metal Good	Steel
VZ	Vuhz	Metal Stone	Iron
DP	Duhp	Animal Kill	Hunt
D'P	Dahp	Plant Kill	Farm
LKM	Luhkuhm	Life Good Beauty	Love
PV	Puhv	Weapon Metal	Axe
PV7	Puhvuh	Weapon Strength	Sword
TV	Tuhv	Clan Strength	Chief, Leader
TW	Tuhw	Clan Past	Ancestors
TP	Tuhp	Clan Attack	War, Battle
TJF6	Tuhjuhfuhluhl	Clan Father Great Sacred	Rath
G6	Guhluhl	Water Sacred	Blood
G'H'	Gahhah	Water Above	Rain
Y'Y	Yahy	Give Get	Trade, Barter

Written Ograrian doesn't have a signifier for when a word ends and another begins so the reader must figure out the different words through practice. This can be incredibly difficult for a new learner of the language. The keep glyph is helpful because it can only be placed at the end of a word, so it acts as a break for a few words.

Sentences are structured in topic order. The four topics are: Object, Time, Place, Action. This structure is repeated for each object in the sentence. Descriptive words are placed after the topic they are refering to.

Ograrian Sentences

Ogarian	Transliteration	Literal	Humanish
RG.	Ruh guh	Me Eat	I will eat.
TC.	Tuh chuh	Clan go	Go home.
RCMY'YVLY.	Ruh chuh muh yahy vuhl yuh	Me go art sell gold get	I will go and sell my art for gold.

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