Ilaini - the language of Valdyas

Introduction

Some history, dialects, a bit about writing, and a very short overview of the language.

Pronouncing and spelling Ilaini

Script and pronunciation. Text browsers miss the script, but not the pronunciation: everything is in ASCII IPA as well.

Ilaini-English dictionary

Made from my words database with a Python script, and not yet searchable, alas. It's also woefully out of date, because I lost everything I added after June 1999 in the Great Computer Crash.

Grammar of Ilaini

Fairly embryonic as yet, but growing all the time. Warning: some extensive tables that I haven't been able to tame for use with text browsers. If your browser doesn't like them, ask me for plain text. CSS will do the trick eventually, but I'm still teaching myself.

Texts

All texts are in Ilaini and English.

Biryinin tacholsenan da folay fere

A recipe for nut balls, tried and tested.

The Charter of the Guild of Anshen

With a short explanation. And here is a glossed version.

Esh Mailei Hallei rainei lhayi gylsinin

The story of Grandpa and the Dragon from the Book of Halla's Left Hand.

Tainene Hestin Moch

The Four Invocations of the Gods, a prayer for all occasions.

Hanleni halsen - The Starlings' Song

A little folk song, translated into eighteen constructed languages as a relay, as well as into some more constructed languages from the original.

Last updated: 07-Sep-2002