The Great Elfquest Language Project v.2

I have been delayed in the work here lately. It should continue soon.

I am sitting with about a hundred pages in my lap. The manual, names and words all spread out. It feels good to get back to work on this. It has been a rough two weeks. Rougher than normal, that's for sure.

Completed the index (I hope) which will hopefully ensure this language manual is as comprehensive as possible. I looked at dozens of language manuals and looked at how things were arranged in the index sections so I could use them as a model. I suppose it's safe to say the "bones" of the manual are now complete. All that's left is fleshing it out, deciphering the remaining names and then adding words to the language to fill in the holes. One more milestone completed.

Sounds for me like you have biuilt the "skeleton" ... and now the flesh must be added

So...um...http://elfquest.imagesofher.com/whoiswho.php. I hope people can view this. A site I came across while looking at Elfquest characters in Russian. It's impressive to see so many laid out in this way. It also knocks the wind out of you to look at a list this big. Can anyone verify this list is accurate? It looks accurate to me but there are several names on there that I don't recognize. Fan fiction?

WOW ... that's extra long! There are definitely more names than I know about. I can take a look and sort out what I don't recognize - and those can be both fanon and canon I never noticed (or read) ... or simply translated/modified canon for Russian editions.

EDIT: I have looked over the list - not studied verything exactly, but enough to get a reliable impression. I'm pretty sure that all the names come from original EQ stuff - NO FANON.
The auther of the list has done an amazing job! This list seems to contain almost every character that was ever named. From the comics and prose novels, from distant past to the future stories, from canon and "non-canon" issues ... Elves, Trolls, Preservers, Humans and Bondbeasts.
Lots of the unfamiliar sound-names probably belong to Humans - from New Blood, Jink, Rebels, Futurequest and Rogue's Curse. There might be some new elfin names from the prose novels as well.

Everyone else is welcome to do the same! Especially the contribution of one of our Russian members might be helpful when it comes to the fanon/canon question.

Trying to link for easier access:

Speaking of BIG ... what exactly do you need, Jeremy? Can I skip the names that are clearly English - or are these interesting for you too?

I figure it would be helpful to sort everything (what you need only?) in Elf, Troll, Human, (Bondbeast) and UNKNOWN to me.

New translation: "Nan...nan iroeen seendal theri?"

Nan = Why

Iro = She

Ira = He

Ir = I

Een = To Make/To Do

See = Free/Unbound

"N" at end of word can signify negation

Dal = Now/Currently (to signify a change in status, something being different)

Thera = Servant

Theri = Servants

"Why...why she makes unfree now servants?" (Literal translation)

"Why...why does she imprison servants?"

As for the character lists, I just need the Elf character names so I can decipher them. Humans are not important. I'm not writing a manual for the human languages of Abode. Any help would be nice. I emailed Ekaterina Grishina, the one hosting this Russian site, but no respone yet. Fingers crossed. She could be very helpful. Thanks, Embala.

Oh, Embala dear...really?

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This list may not be 100% on all names, but I'm sure it's at least 95% on elf names.

Almost have forgotten about this - Thanks, Medea! Can be rather helpful for a start

Just for the sake of fiction, I had assumed that the World of Two Moons had only two languages prior to space exploration:
A single human language, dating from the time of the Original Quest. There would have been some changes between the time of Mantricker and Tyleet.
A single High Ones language, shared by all Elves and Trolls. The Preservers had a hyper baby-talk version of the same language.

A single HUMAN language basing on the one used at the time of EQ1? The same one on each continent? How should this work?

Elves. Trolls and Preserves might be able to conserve most of the original Conehead language due to their long life span. But short-lived Humans?

It's fiction. In a real world, there would be hundreds of languages.

Simplifying to allow an easy handling for fan fiction. I understand.

Still delayed with some other personal issues. Finals week is also coming up and then I am onto thesis submission. I'm hoping to get more work done soon.