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==History==
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<noinclude>{{Trad
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|EN= Fyrk |ENs= 4
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|ES= Fyrk |ESs= 4
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|FR= Portail:Fyros/Langage |FRs= 4
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|RU= Fyrk |RUs= 4
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:''See also: [[Fyros]] (main article)''
  
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==Phrases==
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=Preamble=
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Fyrk is a language of measure and reserve. It transcribes the way of life of the people of the Desert accustomed to surviving in a harsh and inhospitable environment. The Fyros language transcribed below was commonly spoken in the alleys, academies and palaces of the flamboyant capital of the Old Lands: Fyre.
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==Sounds==
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===Vowels===
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The '''u''' is pronounced ''ou'' (as in mood).
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The '''e''' is pronounced ''é''.
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The '''ü''' is pronounced ''u'' (as in new).
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The '''ï''' is pronounced ''aye'' (as in pie).
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As a general rule, all vowels are pronounced, so '''pyrae''' is said '''pyr-a-é'''. Accented vowels are long ('''èch''', '''ùch'''...). When there are more than two vowels to be pronounced in a row, the last one prevails. '''pyraeùch''' -> '''pyrùch'''
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<u>Exception</u>: '''pyraeen''' became '''pyrae'''
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===Consonants===
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The '''r''' is guttural as in French, except when it is preceded by an accented vowel ('''ûr''', '''nûr'''). In this case it is rolled (as in Italian).
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The '''t''' and the '''k''' are very marked.
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The “sh” at the end of a word tends to fall in favor of the “k” when the idea conveyed should be imbued with force or power. Thus '''orash''' becomes '''orak''' (''discipline'') or '''fyrash''' became '''fyrak''' then '''fyrk''' (''dragon'').
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Two recordings, on the fyros pronunciation: (thanks to Skarn and Horion!)
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[http://ryzom.kervala.net/voix_fyros_1.wav] et [http://ryzom.kervala.net/voix_fyros_2.wav].
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==General Language Info==
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Marks of plural, gender, or deference are absent. Fyros don't bother with these kinds of subtleties. The context is generally sufficient to define the number, rank, and sex of beings and things.
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===Verbs and Conjugations===
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The verb is the main vector of context, being the one who transcribes the action. It is always located at the end of a sentence. (Except in official documents and speeches where it immediately follows the subject)
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The verb is conjugated in 4 cases: Present, past, future, imperative.
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The declensions of the verbs 'being' and 'having' are used to decline all the other verbs.
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|+Being
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|-
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! scope=col colspan=2 | Past
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! scope=col colspan=2 | Present
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! scope=col colspan=2 | Future
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|-
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||I was||àch
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||I am||èch
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||I will be||och
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|-
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||You were||às
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||You are||ès
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||You will be||os
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|-
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||He was||àt / àr
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||He is|| èt / èr
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||He will be|| ot / òr
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|-
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||We were||san
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||We are||sun / sen
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||We will be||son
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|-
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||You were||sat
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||You are||sut / set
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||You will be||sot
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|-
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||They were||sam
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||They are||sum / sem
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||They will be||som
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|}
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|+Having
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|-
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! scope=col colspan=2 | Pass
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! scope=col colspan=2 | Present
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! scope=col colspan=2 | Future
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|-
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||I had||nùk
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||I have||ùch
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||I will have||mùk
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|-
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||You had||nùs
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||You have||ùs
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||You will have||mùs
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|-
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||He had||nùr
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||He has||ùr
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||He will have||mùr
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|-
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||We had||nùn
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||We have||hùn
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||We will have||mùn
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|-
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||You had||nùt
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||You have||hùt
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||You will have||mùt
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|-
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||They had||nùm
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||They have||hùm
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||They will have||mùm
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|}
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So to conjugate a verb you just need to add the cases of being or having following its root.
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Example: ''I drink'' -> '''pyrùch''' ('''pyraeùch''', cf. [[#Les_voelles|Les vowels]])
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The choice of the case of being or having depends on the type of action described. We speak of passive or active form.
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A verb is said to be active when its subject does the action. The cases of the verb having are then used. (see the example above.)
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A verb is said to be passive when its subject undergoes the action without having any power over it. The cases of the verb to be are then used.
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<u>Example</u>: ''I live'' -> '''pyrèch''' ''I receive'' -> '''lekèch'''
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====Past, Present and Probable Future====
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3 descriptive tenses for verbs in '''èch''': past ('''àch'''), present ('''èch'''), future ('''och''')
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3 descriptive tenses for verbs in '''ùch''': past ('''nùk'''/'''nùch'''), present ('''ùch'''), future (''' mùk'''/'''mùch''')
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(mnemonic: AEOn NUMerical => '''àch-èch-och nùk-ùch-mùk''')
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<u>Special Case:</u>
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*'''èt''' (''he is'') is to be distinguished from '''èr''' (''he is at'') which denotes belonging and is most of the time translated as ''of''
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<u>Example:</u>
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'''fyros èt''' -> ''He is Fyros, he is a Fyros''.
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'''èr fyros''' -> ''He is in the Fyros, he belongs to him''.
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'''èr sel !'''  -> ''It's mine!''
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This form does not exist for verbs other than ''to be''.
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*Some clans use the forms '''sen, set, sem''' instead of '''sun, sut, sum''' (''we are, you are, they are'')
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====Command Tone====
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Imperative Mode:
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'''èkud''' -> ''sois, soyez''
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'''ùkùd''' -> ''aie, ayez''
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<u>Example: </u>
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'''kifyrèkud''' -> ''Be happy!''
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'''gladùkud''' -> ''Fight! (to assault)''
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===Pronouns===
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Fyrk allows the usage of personal pronouns :
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|+Les pronoms
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|-
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||I
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||sel
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|-
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||you (single)
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||el
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|-
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||he
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||kel
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|-
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||we
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||zel
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|-
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||you (plural)
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||bel
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|-
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||they
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||nel
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|}
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However, these pronouns are almost always eluded. They are used to emphasize the subject. (Me, I am ...) and in conjunction with the article '''ûr''' (see the [[#Le_possessif_et_le_comparatif|possessive]]). Official texts and sententious speeches also use personal pronouns.
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<u>Example :</u> ''I am'' -> '''sel èch''' is often presented as '''èch'''.
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===Common names===
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Just like the verb, the noun is declined. Many common Fyrk nouns have an identical origin: the root. The declension of this root will give a new word with a new meaning from a unique ideological base. We speak of a son-noun (or godson-noun).
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<u>Example</u>: the word '''or'' (''light'') is a root. Once declined it gives rise to godson words. Thus '''or''' + '''-en''' gives '''oren''', which means ''the day''. '''or'''+-'''um''' gives '''orum'' which means ''the Desert''.
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The rule is always the same. The root being always the lowest common denominator at the level of meaning as at the level of grammar, we obtain an effect of increasing power for each particle:
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||
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||Manifestation
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||Accumulation
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||Mastery
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||Ideal notion
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|-
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||Root +
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||-en
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||-um
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||-ash(-ak,-k)
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||-aï
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|}
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Example :
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||fyr(heat)||fyren(fire)||fyrum(blaze)||fyrk(dragon)||fyrai(destiny)
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|-
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||or(light)||oren(day)||orum(Desert)||orak(discipline)||orai(order)
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|-
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||tal(reason)||talen(truth)||talum(knowledge)||talash(wisdom)||talai(experience)
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|}
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In our example, fire is the manifestation of one of the qualities of the root, the blaze an accumulation of fire, the Dragon controls (or is the source) of fire, destiny is a notion which arises from all the previous cases.
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===Adjectives===
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There are no adjectives, strictly speaking, as in French. The same principle applies as for nouns.
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===Demonstratives===
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*''-ci (near)'' -> ''ha''
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*''-là (distant)'' -> ''ka''
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*''ha fyren'' -> ''these fires, this fire.''
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===Possessives and Comparatives===
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The article '''ûr''' is used to mark possession. It is often omitted. When it is present, the structure is as follows:
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'''fyrek ûr fyrk''' -> ''the heat of the fire''
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'''sel ûr fyren''' -> ''my fire''
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'''ûr''' is also used in comparisons:
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'''ha fyren ûr fyr''' -> ''the heat belongs to this fire'', in other words this fire is the hottest. The other element compared depends on the context.
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===Figures and Numbers===
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====Numbers====
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Numbers are primarily used in combat to give direction of movement (see [[#Movements and order of battle]]).
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This is why the Fyros numbering system is a base twelve system, more practical than base ten, because it is more easily divisible. There are therefore twelve numbers, including zero, although it is rarely used, except among scholars and Generals. Similarly, the simple soldier generally does not know how to count beyond 2 or 3 dozen.
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|+Numbers
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|-
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||daï||zero, absence, empty, nothing
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|-
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||an||one
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|-
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||lo||two
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|-
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||hus||three, right
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|-
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||on||four
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|-
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||eps||five
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|-
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||la||six, retreat
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|-
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||in||seven
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|-
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||di||eight
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|-
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||sen||nine, left
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|-
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||ix||ten
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|-
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||melo||eleven, last, end
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|}
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We add:
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*'''-hum''' for ''dozens'' (which correspond to tens<ref>Strictly speaking, a ten is independent of the base: it is simply the 10 of the base)</ref> in base 10)
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*'''-ash''' for ''dozens of dozens'' (which correspond to hundreds in base 10)
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*'''-aï''' for '''dozens of dozens of dozens''' (which correspond to thousands in base 10)
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Beyond this we use ''thousands of thousands'' by adding the '''ûr''':
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|+
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|-
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||anaï ûr anaï
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||"millions" (in base 12, in fact 12^6)
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|-
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||lozhaï ûr anaï
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||two "millions" (2*12^6 )
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|-
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||anash ûr anaï ûr anaï
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||12^2(anash) "millions"(12^6)
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|-
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||lozhash anum la
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||216 (in base 12) or 302 (in base 10)
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|}
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====Composition====
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As in French, the largest order first (thousands, then hundreds, then tens, then units)
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example: 158 = 144 + 12 + 6 = '''anash-anum-la'''
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For millions (thousands of thousands) we put a multiplier in front if necessary:
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'''anash ûr anaï ûr anaï''' = ''144 * 1728 * 1728''
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Only great scholars use this kind of number, ordinary mortals are content with '''anaï-kün''' (''innumerable'')
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====Rank, Order====
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Numbers are added as a suffix to indicate a rank, an order:
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|+
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|-
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||glados-lo
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||second [group of] warrior(s)
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|-
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||malos-an
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||first brother, elder brother
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|}
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====Fraction====
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Fractions are constructed from the prefix kek (from kekùch, to cut, to slice) followed by the number
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|+
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|-
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||kek-lo
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||half, half
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|-
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||kek-hus
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||third, one out of three
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|-
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||kek-anaï
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||infinitesimal fraction, almost nothing
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|}
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====Approximation====
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The suffix '''kün''' (''large'') is used to mean ''a few'', or ''more than''
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||anum-kün
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|-
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||anash-kün
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|-
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||anaï-kün
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||many, innumerable
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|}
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The suffix '''bem''' (''similar'') is used to mean ''about''
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|+
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|-
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||lozhum-bem
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||about 2 dozen
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|}
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===Proper names===
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All Fyros proper names come from common roots that are actually the names of the first fyros. The variations are due to the added particles that correspond to the numbers representing the position of the fyros in the lineage, family, tribe, or army.
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Thus Boello Mekops is the second child of the 5th lineage of Mek.
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===Colours===
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Colours actually refer to things, objects of characteristic colour (like orange or turquoise in French which refer to the fruit and the corresponding stone).
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To distinguish the thing from its colour we add if necessary the suffix '''-sk''' or '''-chk''' (if there is no possible ambiguity the suffix is ​​omitted)
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To nuance the colour we add the following suffixes:
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*'''or''' : ''light''
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*'''dir''' : ''dark''
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*'''fyr'''' : ''bright, bright''
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*'''og''' : ''fade, greyish''
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The interrogative '''seka''' exists and means ''what colour (is)''
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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! scope=col | Reference
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! scope=col | Color
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! scope=col | Translation
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|-
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||atalmeyu||atalmeyusk||sawdust/sand (color)
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|-
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|rowspan=2|fyren||fyren(sk)||fire (color), orange
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|-
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||fyrendir||red
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|-
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|rowspan=2|kahel||kask||amber
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|-
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||kaldir||garnet
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|-
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|rowspan=3|likan||likan(sk)||vegetable / green
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|-
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||likadir||dark green
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|-
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||likafyr||emerald (color)
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|-
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||mektib||mektichk||tawny (mektoub color)
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|-
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|rowspan=3|meyu||meyu(sk)||wood color, brown
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|-
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||meyor (meyu i gold)||light wood, between beige and yellow
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|-
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||mefyr (meyu i fyr)||bright yellow
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|-
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|rowspan=5|odra||odra(sk)||sky / blue
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|-
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||odrafyr||bright blue
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|-
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||odradir||bright night
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|-
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||odrag||Blue-gray
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|-
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||odralyk||turquoise
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|-
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|rowspan=2|og||og(sek)||smoke / gray
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|-
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||ogor||light gray
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|-
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|rowspan=2|gold||orsk||white
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|-
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||orog||Very light gray (grayed white)
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|-
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||diren||diren(sk)||night / black
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|}
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===Movements===
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The vocabulary related to movement is quite complete, simple and unambiguous.
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====Direction====
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The numbers give the direction like on a clock (see [[#The_numbers|the numbers]]), the verb '''geyùsh''' is used, the conjugation is often omitted for speed.
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||gey||forward, twelve o'clock
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|-
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||gey-gey||forward (insistent, reinforced)
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|-
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||la, la-gey||rear, retreat, come back, six o'clock
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|-
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||an, angey||overflow slightly on the right, one o'clock
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|-
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||melo, melo-gey||overflow slightly on the left, eleven o'clock
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|-
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||sen, sen-gey||go left, nine o'clock
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|-
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||hus, hus-gey||go right, three o'clock
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|}
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The verticality information is given by the 2 opposite directions
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||odra||upwards, sky
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|-
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||didra||downwards, depth
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|}
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We can also give positions relative to the enemy:
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||nel ûr sen||on the left flank (of the enemy)
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|-
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||nel ûr la||on their rear guard, take them from behind
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|}
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====Speed====
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The speed information is given by the suffix '''-za''' (''fast'') or '''-zakün''' (''very fast''); if the suffix is ​​absent it means that there is no particular urgency
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||gey-za||fast charge
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|-
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||gey-zakün||max speed charge
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|-
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||gey-gey-zakün||charge to the full, move!
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|}
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====Rotation====
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||anum-gey||turn around (clockwise)
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|-
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||de-anum-gey||turn (counterclockwise)
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|-
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||anum-de-gey||stop turning
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|}
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====Deploy or Regroup====
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||bekum[ukud]||regroup
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|-
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||debekum||deploy
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|-
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||glados gey-zakün !|| Warriors charge!
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|-
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||kamenos bekum||Magicians regroup / stay grouped!
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|}
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The different groups are either named (codename) or numbered according to their functions:
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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|rowspan=2|glados-(bek)-an||first [group of] warriors
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|-
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||'''glados-an''' also means ''elite warrior''; in case of possible confusion the '''bek''' becomes mandatory to remove the ambiguity.
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|-
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||etikamen-(bek)-lo||second [group of] healers
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|}
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====Counter-orders====
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||degey||stop
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|-
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||deza[ush]||slow down, slow down
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|}
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====Enter, exit====
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||oks, oks-gey[ùsh], okùsh||Interior, enter
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|-
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||deok[ùsh]||exit
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|}
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====Derivatives====
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||la-gey-zas||fleeing, cowardly, afraid, cowardly
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|-
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||la-gey-zas urkyan||fearful prey
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|-
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||gey-zas||brave
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|-
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||gey-zaküs||reckless
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|-
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||negey(ney-gey)||freedom, free (I want I go, I go where I want)
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|}
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===The body===
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Anything related to the body can be followed by the suffix '''-tem''' (''of the body''), which is often omitted.
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||bavul||The mouth
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|-
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||bam||the tongue
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|-
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||deku||the fingers (the small ones)
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|-
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||dies||the foot(didra eps)
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|-
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||eps(deku)||the hand (the 5 fingers)
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|-
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||fazul||the nose
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|-
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||fyrtem, tem ùr fyren||heart (fire of the body)
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|-
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||hus-lodid||the right leg
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|-
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||koltem||elbow (odra koltem), knee (didra koltem), major joint
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|-
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||kolum||facial wrinkles
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|-
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||krak, krok||teeth, fangs
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|-
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||kri||nails, claws
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|-
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||ladi||buttock, posterior
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|-
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||lodid||legs ('''lo-didra-tem''', ''the 2 of the lower body'')
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|-
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||lodra||arms ('''lo-odra-tem''', ''the 2 of the upper body'')
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|-
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||odratem||torso, upper body
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|-
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||odraktem||chest
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|-
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||orul||eyes
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|-
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||pak||sex (organ)
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|-
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||paya||belly (of the homine, literally the nest)
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|-
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||sen-lodra||left arm
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|-
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||talan||face
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|-
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||taltem||head, brain (spirit of the body)
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|-
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||tem||body (whole)
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|-
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||trazul||ears
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|}
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===Blows, Bites and Scratches===
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It is impossible to end this part on the body without mentioning the subtleties on blows, bites and scratches. The Fyros soul is wild and warlike, and if the Fyros prefer to attack with daggers, swords, firearms, they do not disdain to use their natural weapons should the opportunity present.
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====Blows====
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The blows are constructed in a fairly simple way on the root '''kar''' (''blow'') preceded by the part of the body used, with an elision most of the time:
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||kar||blow (without precision)
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|-
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||takar||headbutt ('''tal-kar''')
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|-
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||ekar||punch ('''eps-kar''')
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|-
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||dikar||kick ('''dies-kar''')
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|-
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||kokar||elbow/knee strike ('''kolem-kar''')
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|-
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||kartal||fight to the face, insult of defiance (on an opponent that one otherwise respects)
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|-
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||karùch||strike
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|}
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====Bites and Scratches====
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What is disconcerting to a non-Fyros is the number of different words for 'bites' ('''kroken''') and 'scratches' ('''krin'''); there are in fact many variations, with the words sometimes changing from one clan or tribe to another.
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||krokùch, kroken||bite, bite
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|-
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||krinùch, krin||scratch, scratch
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|-
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||krokiùch, krokien||bite, nibble
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|-
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||krakiùch, krakien|| bite "friendly", bite lightly; used for a playful or stimulating purpose (like a pinch among other peoples)
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|-
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||krokün||the big bite, ritual bite in certain tribes, by which a homin and a homin mark each other. The usage tends to be lost in large cities
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|-
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||krokarùch, krokarn||to bite deeply with the aim of injuring, "combat" bite
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|-
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||krodakùch, krodaken||to finish, to slit the throat with a bite (especially used for predators)
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|-
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||krokaï||the art of biting
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|-
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||kriniùch, krini||to scratch "tenderly", lightly scratched with the aim of stimulating
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|-
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||krikarùch, krikarn||to scratch deeply with the aim of injuring
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|-
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||kridakùch, kridaken||to scratch viciously, to lacerate with the aim of killing
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|-
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||kritalùch, krital||to scratch in the face, to insult, to mortal insult (on a sworn enemy)
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|}
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====Exotic Expressions====
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Expressions found only in a few savage tribes:
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{| class="wikitable center"
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|-
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||el makèch i krakiùch||I love you and I (want to) bite you (lovingly)
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|-
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||el makùch, sel krakiùd||I love you, bite me
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|}
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Not to be confused with '''el makùch i krokùch''' (''I love you and I bite you'') rather used in the figurative sense of ''he who loves well, bites (punishes) well''
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==Unsorted==
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===Words and Phrases===
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(A few from the French link below.  Please read the French for correct conjugations and larger variety.)
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{| {{STDT}}
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|-style="background:#DDDDDD;"
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! Fyrk !! Basic Meaning
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|-
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| Oren pyr || Hello ("Days of honor and death.")
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|-
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| Oren fyraï || Goodbye
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|-
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| Oren fyraï sel bek || Goodbye my friends
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|-
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| Ney || Yes
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|-
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| Dai || No
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|-
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| Cal i akash! || Strength and honor!
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|-
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| Akep || Thank you ("honorable death")
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|-
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| Oràch || It was my duty (in response to akep)
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|-
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| Deney || No need (in response to akep)
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|-
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| Denen || Anything (in response to akep)
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|-
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| Selum || Thank you
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|}
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==See also==
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*[[Language of the Matis]]
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*[[Language of the Tryker]]
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*[[Language of the Zoraï]]
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==Resources==
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* [http://ryzom.kervala.net/voix_fyros_1.wav Spoken Fyros (male)]
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* [http://ryzom.kervala.net/voix_fyros_2.wav Spoken Fyros (female)]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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<small>[http://paltoquet.homedns.org/fyros/ Fyros Language]<small>
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* [http://ryzom.kervala.net/Parler_Fyros.pdf Kervala's guide to the Fyros Language]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091103184639/http://paltoquet.homedns.org/fyros/ Guide to the Fyros Language]
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*[http://paltoquet.homedns.org/fyros, the lexicon enriched by Vanila]
  
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==Notes==
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<references/>
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{{Portal Fyros}}
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[[Category:Fyros]]
 
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See also: Fyros (main article)


Preamble

Fyrk is a language of measure and reserve. It transcribes the way of life of the people of the Desert accustomed to surviving in a harsh and inhospitable environment. The Fyros language transcribed below was commonly spoken in the alleys, academies and palaces of the flamboyant capital of the Old Lands: Fyre.

Sounds

Vowels

The u is pronounced ou (as in mood). The e is pronounced é. The ü is pronounced u (as in new). The ï is pronounced aye (as in pie).

As a general rule, all vowels are pronounced, so pyrae is said pyr-a-é. Accented vowels are long (èch, ùch...). When there are more than two vowels to be pronounced in a row, the last one prevails. pyraeùch -> pyrùch Exception: pyraeen became pyrae

Consonants

The r is guttural as in French, except when it is preceded by an accented vowel (ûr, nûr). In this case it is rolled (as in Italian).

The t and the k are very marked.

The “sh” at the end of a word tends to fall in favor of the “k” when the idea conveyed should be imbued with force or power. Thus orash becomes orak (discipline) or fyrash became fyrak then fyrk (dragon).

Two recordings, on the fyros pronunciation: (thanks to Skarn and Horion!) [1] et [2].

General Language Info

Marks of plural, gender, or deference are absent. Fyros don't bother with these kinds of subtleties. The context is generally sufficient to define the number, rank, and sex of beings and things.

Verbs and Conjugations

The verb is the main vector of context, being the one who transcribes the action. It is always located at the end of a sentence. (Except in official documents and speeches where it immediately follows the subject)

The verb is conjugated in 4 cases: Present, past, future, imperative.

The declensions of the verbs 'being' and 'having' are used to decline all the other verbs.

Being
Past Present Future
I was àch I am èch I will be och
You were às You are ès You will be os
He was àt / àr He is èt / èr He will be ot / òr
We were san We are sun / sen We will be son
You were sat You are sut / set You will be sot
They were sam They are sum / sem They will be som
Having
Pass Present Future
I had nùk I have ùch I will have mùk
You had nùs You have ùs You will have mùs
He had nùr He has ùr He will have mùr
We had nùn We have hùn We will have mùn
You had nùt You have hùt You will have mùt
They had nùm They have hùm They will have mùm

So to conjugate a verb you just need to add the cases of being or having following its root. Example: I drink -> pyrùch (pyraeùch, cf. Les vowels)

The choice of the case of being or having depends on the type of action described. We speak of passive or active form.

A verb is said to be active when its subject does the action. The cases of the verb having are then used. (see the example above.)

A verb is said to be passive when its subject undergoes the action without having any power over it. The cases of the verb to be are then used. Example: I live -> pyrèch I receive -> lekèch

Past, Present and Probable Future

3 descriptive tenses for verbs in èch: past (àch), present (èch), future (och)

3 descriptive tenses for verbs in ùch: past (nùk/nùch), present (ùch), future ( mùk/mùch)

(mnemonic: AEOn NUMerical => àch-èch-och nùk-ùch-mùk)

Special Case:

  • èt (he is) is to be distinguished from èr (he is at) which denotes belonging and is most of the time translated as of

Example:

fyros èt -> He is Fyros, he is a Fyros. èr fyros -> He is in the Fyros, he belongs to him. èr sel ! -> It's mine!

This form does not exist for verbs other than to be.

  • Some clans use the forms sen, set, sem instead of sun, sut, sum (we are, you are, they are)

Command Tone

Imperative Mode: èkud -> sois, soyez ùkùd -> aie, ayez

Example:

kifyrèkud -> Be happy! gladùkud -> Fight! (to assault)

Pronouns

Fyrk allows the usage of personal pronouns :

Les pronoms
I sel
you (single) el
he kel
we zel
you (plural) bel
they nel

However, these pronouns are almost always eluded. They are used to emphasize the subject. (Me, I am ...) and in conjunction with the article ûr (see the possessive). Official texts and sententious speeches also use personal pronouns.

Example : I am -> sel èch is often presented as èch.

Common names

Just like the verb, the noun is declined. Many common Fyrk nouns have an identical origin: the root. The declension of this root will give a new word with a new meaning from a unique ideological base. We speak of a son-noun (or godson-noun).

Example: the word or (light) is a root. Once declined it gives rise to godson words. Thus or + -en gives oren, which means the day. or+-um gives orum which means the Desert.

The rule is always the same. The root being always the lowest common denominator at the level of meaning as at the level of grammar, we obtain an effect of increasing power for each particle:

Manifestation Accumulation Mastery Ideal notion
Root + -en -um -ash(-ak,-k) -aï

Example :

fyr(heat) fyren(fire) fyrum(blaze) fyrk(dragon) fyrai(destiny)
or(light) oren(day) orum(Desert) orak(discipline) orai(order)
tal(reason) talen(truth) talum(knowledge) talash(wisdom) talai(experience)

In our example, fire is the manifestation of one of the qualities of the root, the blaze an accumulation of fire, the Dragon controls (or is the source) of fire, destiny is a notion which arises from all the previous cases.

Adjectives

There are no adjectives, strictly speaking, as in French. The same principle applies as for nouns.

Demonstratives

  • -ci (near) -> ha
  • -là (distant) -> ka
  • ha fyren -> these fires, this fire.

Possessives and Comparatives

The article ûr is used to mark possession. It is often omitted. When it is present, the structure is as follows:

fyrek ûr fyrk -> the heat of the fire sel ûr fyren -> my fire ûr is also used in comparisons: ha fyren ûr fyr -> the heat belongs to this fire, in other words this fire is the hottest. The other element compared depends on the context.

Figures and Numbers

Numbers

Numbers are primarily used in combat to give direction of movement (see #Movements and order of battle).

This is why the Fyros numbering system is a base twelve system, more practical than base ten, because it is more easily divisible. There are therefore twelve numbers, including zero, although it is rarely used, except among scholars and Generals. Similarly, the simple soldier generally does not know how to count beyond 2 or 3 dozen.

Numbers
daï zero, absence, empty, nothing
an one
lo two
hus three, right
on four
eps five
la six, retreat
in seven
di eight
sen nine, left
ix ten
melo eleven, last, end

We add:

  • -hum for dozens (which correspond to tens[1] in base 10)
  • -ash for dozens of dozens (which correspond to hundreds in base 10)
  • -aï for dozens of dozens of dozens (which correspond to thousands in base 10)

Beyond this we use thousands of thousands by adding the ûr:

anaï ûr anaï "millions" (in base 12, in fact 12^6)
lozhaï ûr anaï two "millions" (2*12^6 )
anash ûr anaï ûr anaï 12^2(anash) "millions"(12^6)
lozhash anum la 216 (in base 12) or 302 (in base 10)

Composition

As in French, the largest order first (thousands, then hundreds, then tens, then units) example: 158 = 144 + 12 + 6 = anash-anum-la

For millions (thousands of thousands) we put a multiplier in front if necessary: anash ûr anaï ûr anaï = 144 * 1728 * 1728

Only great scholars use this kind of number, ordinary mortals are content with anaï-kün (innumerable)

Rank, Order

Numbers are added as a suffix to indicate a rank, an order:

glados-lo second [group of] warrior(s)
malos-an first brother, elder brother

Fraction

Fractions are constructed from the prefix kek (from kekùch, to cut, to slice) followed by the number

kek-lo half, half
kek-hus third, one out of three
kek-anaï infinitesimal fraction, almost nothing

Approximation

The suffix kün (large) is used to mean a few, or more than

anum-kün a few dozen, more than twelve
anash-kün a few hundred, more than 144
anaï-kün many, innumerable

The suffix bem (similar) is used to mean about

lozhum-bem about 2 dozen


Proper names

All Fyros proper names come from common roots that are actually the names of the first fyros. The variations are due to the added particles that correspond to the numbers representing the position of the fyros in the lineage, family, tribe, or army.

Thus Boello Mekops is the second child of the 5th lineage of Mek.

Colours

Colours actually refer to things, objects of characteristic colour (like orange or turquoise in French which refer to the fruit and the corresponding stone).

To distinguish the thing from its colour we add if necessary the suffix -sk or -chk (if there is no possible ambiguity the suffix is ​​omitted)

To nuance the colour we add the following suffixes:

  • or : light
  • dir : dark
  • fyr' : bright, bright
  • og : fade, greyish

The interrogative seka exists and means what colour (is)

Reference Color Translation
atalmeyu atalmeyusk sawdust/sand (color)
fyren fyren(sk) fire (color), orange
fyrendir red
kahel kask amber
kaldir garnet
likan likan(sk) vegetable / green
likadir dark green
likafyr emerald (color)
mektib mektichk tawny (mektoub color)
meyu meyu(sk) wood color, brown
meyor (meyu i gold) light wood, between beige and yellow
mefyr (meyu i fyr) bright yellow
odra odra(sk) sky / blue
odrafyr bright blue
odradir bright night
odrag Blue-gray
odralyk turquoise
og og(sek) smoke / gray
ogor light gray
gold orsk white
orog Very light gray (grayed white)
diren diren(sk) night / black

Movements

The vocabulary related to movement is quite complete, simple and unambiguous.

Direction

The numbers give the direction like on a clock (see the numbers), the verb geyùsh is used, the conjugation is often omitted for speed.

gey forward, twelve o'clock
gey-gey forward (insistent, reinforced)
la, la-gey rear, retreat, come back, six o'clock
an, angey overflow slightly on the right, one o'clock
melo, melo-gey overflow slightly on the left, eleven o'clock
sen, sen-gey go left, nine o'clock
hus, hus-gey go right, three o'clock

The verticality information is given by the 2 opposite directions

odra upwards, sky
didra downwards, depth

We can also give positions relative to the enemy:

nel ûr sen on the left flank (of the enemy)
nel ûr la on their rear guard, take them from behind

Speed

The speed information is given by the suffix -za (fast) or -zakün (very fast); if the suffix is ​​absent it means that there is no particular urgency

gey-za fast charge
gey-zakün max speed charge
gey-gey-zakün charge to the full, move!

Rotation

anum-gey turn around (clockwise)
de-anum-gey turn (counterclockwise)
anum-de-gey stop turning

Deploy or Regroup

bekum[ukud] regroup
debekum deploy
glados gey-zakün ! Warriors charge!
kamenos bekum Magicians regroup / stay grouped!

The different groups are either named (codename) or numbered according to their functions:

glados-(bek)-an first [group of] warriors
glados-an also means elite warrior; in case of possible confusion the bek becomes mandatory to remove the ambiguity.
etikamen-(bek)-lo second [group of] healers

Counter-orders

degey stop
deza[ush] slow down, slow down

Enter, exit

oks, oks-gey[ùsh], okùsh Interior, enter
deok[ùsh] exit

Derivatives

la-gey-zas fleeing, cowardly, afraid, cowardly
la-gey-zas urkyan fearful prey
gey-zas brave
gey-zaküs reckless
negey(ney-gey) freedom, free (I want I go, I go where I want)

The body

Anything related to the body can be followed by the suffix -tem (of the body), which is often omitted.

bavul The mouth
bam the tongue
deku the fingers (the small ones)
dies the foot(didra eps)
eps(deku) the hand (the 5 fingers)
fazul the nose
fyrtem, tem ùr fyren heart (fire of the body)
hus-lodid the right leg
koltem elbow (odra koltem), knee (didra koltem), major joint
kolum facial wrinkles
krak, krok teeth, fangs
kri nails, claws
ladi buttock, posterior
lodid legs (lo-didra-tem, the 2 of the lower body)
lodra arms (lo-odra-tem, the 2 of the upper body)
odratem torso, upper body
odraktem chest
orul eyes
pak sex (organ)
paya belly (of the homine, literally the nest)
sen-lodra left arm
talan face
taltem head, brain (spirit of the body)
tem body (whole)
trazul ears


Blows, Bites and Scratches

It is impossible to end this part on the body without mentioning the subtleties on blows, bites and scratches. The Fyros soul is wild and warlike, and if the Fyros prefer to attack with daggers, swords, firearms, they do not disdain to use their natural weapons should the opportunity present.

Blows

The blows are constructed in a fairly simple way on the root kar (blow) preceded by the part of the body used, with an elision most of the time:

kar blow (without precision)
takar headbutt (tal-kar)
ekar punch (eps-kar)
dikar kick (dies-kar)
kokar elbow/knee strike (kolem-kar)
kartal fight to the face, insult of defiance (on an opponent that one otherwise respects)
karùch strike

Bites and Scratches

What is disconcerting to a non-Fyros is the number of different words for 'bites' (kroken) and 'scratches' (krin); there are in fact many variations, with the words sometimes changing from one clan or tribe to another.

krokùch, kroken bite, bite
krinùch, krin scratch, scratch
krokiùch, krokien bite, nibble
krakiùch, krakien bite "friendly", bite lightly; used for a playful or stimulating purpose (like a pinch among other peoples)
krokün the big bite, ritual bite in certain tribes, by which a homin and a homin mark each other. The usage tends to be lost in large cities
krokarùch, krokarn to bite deeply with the aim of injuring, "combat" bite
krodakùch, krodaken to finish, to slit the throat with a bite (especially used for predators)
krokaï the art of biting
kriniùch, krini to scratch "tenderly", lightly scratched with the aim of stimulating
krikarùch, krikarn to scratch deeply with the aim of injuring
kridakùch, kridaken to scratch viciously, to lacerate with the aim of killing
kritalùch, krital to scratch in the face, to insult, to mortal insult (on a sworn enemy)

Exotic Expressions

Expressions found only in a few savage tribes:

el makèch i krakiùch I love you and I (want to) bite you (lovingly)
el makùch, sel krakiùd I love you, bite me

Not to be confused with el makùch i krokùch (I love you and I bite you) rather used in the figurative sense of he who loves well, bites (punishes) well

Unsorted

Words and Phrases

(A few from the French link below. Please read the French for correct conjugations and larger variety.)

Fyrk Basic Meaning
Oren pyr Hello ("Days of honor and death.")
Oren fyraï Goodbye
Oren fyraï sel bek Goodbye my friends
Ney Yes
Dai No
Cal i akash! Strength and honor!
Akep Thank you ("honorable death")
Oràch It was my duty (in response to akep)
Deney No need (in response to akep)
Denen Anything (in response to akep)
Selum Thank you

See also

Resources

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Strictly speaking, a ten is independent of the base: it is simply the 10 of the base)
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