It is important to understand that Zoraï language consists of two essential parts. The actual speech, the spoken word used in daily communication, and the sacred writing, the Zoraï pictograms. Interestingly enough the pictographic writing of the Zoraï is quite impersonal; it does not include any pronouns, neither does it have any references to time of day or the season of the year. It seems that the Zoraï people have used pictographic writing to record the most important truths, the mantras that are often repeated over and over again to form ornamental patterns on buildings or weaponry. The study of Zoraï pictograms helps scholars better understand the philosophy and mentality of this mysterious people.

Language

Affirmatives

yui : yes
ukio : alright, ok
né : no, not (né can also be used as a negator)
shikyo-né : no!, surely not!

Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

Taki Zoraï	English
nu	I, me
lu	you (singular)
su	he, she, it
niu	us
liu	you (plural)
siu	they

Possessive Adjectives

Taki Zoraï	English
nu'o	my
lu'o	your
su'o	his, her, its
niu'o	our
liu'o	your
siu'o	their

Interrogative pronouns

Taki Zoraï	English
jia	what? which?
hojia	who?
hajia	where?
najia	how?
kéanjia	when?
lijia	how much?
okojia	why?

Greetings

ata : to welcome, to greet

Common Greetings

Taki Zoraï	Basic Meaning
kami li'ata	welcome (informal)
kami zo'ata	welcome (formal)
kami'ata	hello (lit. the Kami greet you)
ata'kami*	hello (lit. I greet the Kami)
kamia'ata miko-ito	hello homins (the Kami greet you homins)
woha	hello! (upon arrival)
woha mik'ito	hello homins
mata	hey (initiating conversation)
mata zinkéan	I'll be there in a second
ataa	I'm back (remplace le « re »)
mata waki	see you later
mata né'puké	goodbye, bye for now
mata nékéan	farewell
mata Zora	goodbye (on se retrouve à Zora)
mata yumé	goodnight (lit. we meet in dreams)
lao'zénui	sleep well

* This is in reponse to "kamia'ata"

Inquiry

Taki Zoraï	Basic Meaning
lao né lao	How are you? (lit. "(You) well or not well?")
y lu	and you?
lao	well
li'lao	very well
zo'lao	great
né lao	not well
né li'lao	not very well

Note: Lao, li'lao, zo'lao, né lao and né li'lao in this context can be translated as "I am well", "I am very well", etc.

Polite Phrases

kai'bini : please
ari'kami : thank you
kami'ari : you're welcome
népai : no problem, no worries
iko : well done!
toub : blast!, damn!
ochi kami no : such are the demands of the Kami, it's the will of the Kami
guzu : pardon, sorry
fuu'guzu no : my apologies

Impolite Phrases

toub : crap, damn
tahi : (the) shit
torbak'o hozu : son of a torbak (cuss, swear word)
baka! : idiot, idiotic
zo'baka! : triple-idiot!

goo-duk : a nag, nuisance
mata goo : get lost! ("we'll meet again in the Goo")
goo-zi : scumbag, sack of shit
kuk' ito, né-taki-sek! : shut your trap, blighter! (be silent, object-Homin!)
Bakwaï : idiotic mask-wearer, a foul name used by Antikami towards the Zoraï

Titles

Note: These words are appended to a proper noun, eg. Wyler yama, Qu-Bin Hon kito, etc

kito : homin (masculine), sir, mister
miko : homin (feminine), mistress, her ladyship
yama : juvenile homin (masculine, Tryker
yaza : juvenile homin (feminine), miss
poko* : child
goro : brat
zaki : darling, beloved (masculine)
suki : darling, beloved (feminine)
gia : bane

kwaï : the masked, Zoraï (used as a sign of respect and recognition to a Zoraï)
né-kwaï : the never masked, the unmasked (perjorative term for non-Zoraï. A similar term "né-kwaï'i" is usually not considered perjorative)
zoraï-goo : a Zoraï who serves the Karavan (lit. wicked Zoraï)

aribini : friend

mik'ito : homins, ladies and gentlemen (used for friends or acquaintances)
miko-ito : men, women (more formal than mik'ito)
yama'za : the youth

* Can be used as a diminutive suffix

Short Words

I can not emphasize enough how much this categorizing sucks balls, these words need to be sorted into categories such as 'adverbs', 'conjunctions', 'prepositions', etc

y : and
luynu : with, together with (if it's a conjuction) OR collection (if it's a noun)
ayu = thus, therefor, and so
aka = because
u : or
o : with, together with
tawa : to (someone)
oko : for, to, towards
fuu : anything
néfuu : nothing
kha : quite, enough, plenty, rather
shuia : a little, a bit
bokuu : much, many
fuuho : everyone
ného : no-one
taka : again
taka taka : again! (shows emphasis or enthusiasm)

Qualifiers

lao : good
ki : bad, wicked
nati : kind, gentle
mazé : wicked, evil
bini : cheerful, content, happy, joyful
déna : unfortunate, sad, unhappy
kya : charismatic (as adjective), leader (as noun)
hiro : brave, courageous, dauntless
zo'li : beautiful, pretty, lovely
li'zo'li : magnificent, wonderful
zo'zo'li : splendid, glorious
rin : sweet, soft, smooth

Ma : large (Ma' when used as prefix)
Ni : small (Ni' when used as prefix)
Ya : young
Nok : old
Mombi : big, large, fat, extensive, thick, heavy
ibaï : small, scant, thin, lean, sparse
Puo : long
Zin : short
Waki : distant
Wiki : quick
Bawaa : slow
Réh : cold

Li' : very, best, better
Zo' : exceedingly, méga
zo' Zo and 'li may be used as a prefix. (ex : Zo'lao : Exceedingly good)

Ho : Someone, anyone, somebody

Used in the same way as gender suffixes (-ito / -ko) in order to designate peoples when gender is unknown, or if both men and women are included in the group (precision for french users : in french the male gender would be used in such cases). Example : Haiku-ho'i : poets

Né : not

Used as prefix to build an adjective. (Ex : Né'waki : not far = close)

Time

kéan : time
ké : now, already, at present
kéanjia : when?
zhong'ké : earlier, before
hu'ké : after, next
pukéan : for a long time
zin'kéan : instantly, immediately, at this very moment
fuukéan : ever, always, forever
nékéan : never

ranké : day
igoké : night
kékéan : a cycle, a year
liliko'kéan : Spring, the season of flowers
rin'kéan : Summer, the sweet season
phao'kéan : Autumn, the season of amber
réh'kéan : Winter, the cold season, the season of coldness

Travel

hay : be, belong
hajia : where?
néhay : nowhere
fuuhay : everywhere

wang : to go, to head off, to go away
wang waki : to journey (far away)
wang mizu : to return
zo'wang : to wander, to parade
wa : the way, the road

kami waki : I go with/through the Kami (teleport)
wang shi : to resurrect, to revive, to return to life
wang-sek : go ahead, go go go!

hu : before, ahead
zhong : behind, after
da : top, on top, in the sky
xiao : beneath, below, bottom

Note: "hay" et "wang" s'utilisent comme cc de lieu

Religion

kami myan : Age of the Kami.
kami myan-wa : enlightenment (lit. towards the Age of the Kami)

tsu : prophet, seer
gong : temple
gong-ito : bonze
gong-ko : bonze
gong-ho : bonze

sen : to pray
sen : prayer
li'sen : to meditate, to contemplate
li'sen : meditation
zo'sen : to enter a trance, to become one with nature
zo'sen : trance
sen-hay : place of meditation

kwaï : mask, Zoraï = mask wearer (used as a sign of respect and recognition to a Zoraï)
né-kwaï : unmasked person (can be a pejorative term for non-Zoraï, or can simply designate peoples that are not Zoraï initiates, and then not considered pejorative)
zoraï-goo : a Zoraï who serves the Karavan (lit. wicked Zoraï)

ma'zhan : conflict between the Kami and Karavan
ma'shizu : the Kamist faction

kami'sok : to believe
kami'sok : faith
kami'sokito : believer, faithful
kami'sokko : believer, faithful
kami'sokho : believer, faithful

War/Peace

An : peace
Shi : the life, to live
Shikyo : the death, to die
Daï : to kill, murder, destoy, massacre
Krok : to bite, a bite
Kri : to scratch, a claw
Lor : the power
Lor-le : catalyst, vitamin
Lao'lor : good luck, be successful (encouragement)

Katar : to hunt, a hunt
Katar kya : boss-hunt, hunting the kings
Hoja : wild, primitive
Li'hoja : bully, lout, rowdy, ruffian, rude, coarse, bad-mannered
Zo'hoja : dangerous, cruel, vicious
Tanko : to tank, close combat
Bong : to stun, daze

Zhan : fight, war
Hu'Zhan : attack, storm/charge
Zhong'Zhan : defend, drawback, retreat
Zhanto(-ko) : warrior (female)
Zhankya : battle-leader, warchief
Ni'Zhan : battle
Hiro : courageous, brave, valiant
Hiro-ito / Hiro-ko : hero / heroine

Magic

Qi : magic
Oqi : to cast a spell
'Oqi : a spell
Qi'kuk : magic amplifier (gloves for boosting magic)
Qi'lao : healing magic, care(giving), magic that makes it good
Qi'kyo : offensive magic, destroying magic, magic of the void
Qi'foo : weakening magic, magic that makes delirious / mad
Qi'boo : neutralizing magic, magic that terrifies / causes fear

Sek : to have to / must
Den : can / to be able to / to allow
-den : the power to do..., what ... (Kamis) can do (-Suffix)

Doun : mysterious
Tran : totem
Boo : fear, terror
-boo : scary, terrifying, frightening (-Suffix)
Shikyo-boo : death by fear

The Senses

Kai : the sight, to see
Kai-zi : eye, eyes
Li'kai : to look at, to view
Zo'kai : to observe, watch, marvel at
Nékai : to be blind, the blind
Kaipai : attention (behold the problem)

Liang : to hear, sense of hearing
Liang-zi : ear, ears
Li'liang : to listen
Zo'liang : eavesdrop, spy, listen carefully
Liang-ito / -ko / -ho : listener (male / female / anyone/everyone)

Lok : the taste, to taste, flavo(u)r
Lok-zi : mouth
Lok'lok : to eat

Uhm : sense of smell, to smell (something)
Uhm-zi : nose
Li'uhm : smell (good/sweetly), to scent/perfume

Cham : to feel, touch, sense of touch, tactile sense
Cham-zi : finger
Li'cham : to caress, stroke, to pet

Love

mayu : to like, to love
mayumé : the true love (great dream)
ochi : to want, wish, desire for ...
Li'Ochi : to like very much, feel attracted to ...
oda : to need

Zo'Ochi : to crave, to long for
gan : feeling/s
Li'Gan : agitation, excitement
mayu-ito / mayu-ko : lovestruck homin, homin in love (male / female)
kiokio-ito / kiokio-ko : lover (male / female)

moaï : Zoraï-lovers "kiss" each other by rubbing their masks and horns against each others
taki moaï : to say words of love / affection
galarin : to seduce, entice, temptation
galarin-ito / galarin-ko : seducer / temptress

Home/Family

shizu : family, guild, clan, tribe
hozu : family-member, member of a community
mi : mother
pa : father
fii : son
fia : daughter

bao : brother
xao : sister
ma'mi : grandmother
ma'pa : grandfather
wango-ito / wango-ko : mentor, teacher, guardian, warden

hakka : guest
ni'shizu : team, small family
ma'shizu : the kamist-faction

ni'hozu : junior, young/er
ma'hozu : senior, old/er
poko : child
ni'poko : baby
ma'poko : teenager

zu : home, household
mizu : house, guildhall
ni'mizu : room, apartment, chamber

Eating/Drinking/Sleeping

lok'lok : to eat
tacha : to drink
gato : to cook
lao'lok'lok : enjoy your meal !
lao'lok : 'joy your meal ! (shortcut from above)

zo'lok'lok : delicious
gato-duk : cook
zo'gato : chef
lao'gato-sek : let's cook something good
boulga : to mix, blend, combine

tar : meat, flesh
tar-gato : cooked meat, meat dish
tar-shi : raw meat, living flesh
sou : fish
sou-shi : raw fish, living fish

yubyourt : mousse (for dessert)
cho'ko : kokoa (cocoa) - specialities
ori'boulga : improvised mixture of gathered edible stuff in a big bowl
to : sugar
to'fuu : candy, bonbon

Chaï : tea
ka : alcohol
tacha'ka : to drink alcohol
Slaveni-ka : Slaveni-liqueur
chicha : to smoke

zénui : to sleep
lao'zénui : sleep well! sleep tight!
ni'zénui : siesta, nap
ma'zénui : great sleep (coma, death)
an'fuu-ka : AFK, drunk with silence, faint
yumé : dream
ki'yumé : nightmare

Craftsmanship

tai-sui : to drill, dig
taï-sui'kuk : pick
Duk : creator, crafter, to craft, create, produce, fabricate, make
li'duk : to work carefully, fine crafting
zo'duk : to create a work of art

ki'duk : to destroy
kuk-duk : to make things, do handicrafts, tinker
zi-duk : birth giver
Ma-Duk : the Great Maker, the Great Creator
Phao'duk : to process/handle amber (jeweller and magic amplifier craftsmanship)

Parties/Laughter/Play

ban : event, celebration, festival, ceremony
iga : to play
zhu : to dance

chaï-ban : tea-ceremony
moaï-ban : pumpkin-festival/-event
Lok'lok-ban : feast, banquet
shi-le-ban : birthday
lao'shi-le-ban : happy birthday! Many happy returns!
lao'kékéan : Happy New Year!

Gala : to give, to bestow
Galamé : gift

Talking

Li'bini : to laugh
zo'bini : crack up, burst with laughter, "lol"
taki : to speak
taki waki : to speak from distance (use "Tell")
taki baka : babble, chatter meaninglessly

Li'taki : to tell a story
Zo'taki : to speak in a self-confident manner
né taki : to speak low, quiet!
mata waki : we'll talk again later, we'll talk more in a "Tell"
taki haiku : to recite poem/s

The Mind

yum :to think
li'yum : to reflect about something, to contemplate
zo'yum : imagine, picture something
yumé : dream
yum-zi : the spirit, mind

doun : secret, mystery
sokna : to teach, teaching, lore
sok : to know, knowledge,
sok-laï : to understand, understanding, comprehension

Learning/Meditation

sok-ito / -ko : scholar, learned man
sokna-ito / -ko : student, pupil, disciple
sokzu : academy
phao-sok : amber-cube
sokwa : protocol, report, method

tseu : wisdom, wise
tseu-ito / tseu-ko : the wise (male / female)
laoshi : venerable, dignified
laoshito / -ko : venerable one/homin (male / female)

kya : charismatic
kya-ito / -ko : leader, boss, chief (male / female)
taki-ito / -ko : speaker, orator, talker (male / female)
anyum : quiet, sedated, calmed, tranquilized
an'fuu : silence, total peace, calm, serenity
jula-an'fuu : shooting star, meteor, tears of serenity

Nature

talaozu : jungle
prakriti : nature, garden
tal : plant
talao : tree

atal : grass/farn
taleng : bush, shrub, vine, creeper
zaad : seed
liliko : flower

orum : desert, wasteland
fyr : fire
fyrak : dragon

talok : herbivore, plant eater
tarlok : carnivore, meat eater
holok : homin-eater
waso : birds and flying animals

Laï : light
phao : amber
ma'phao : sun (great amber)
ranka'phao : moon (white amber)
ni'phao : star
Jula-an'fuu : falling star/s

pshi : acid
ohm : wave, flood
bzhé : electricity
bzhé-lor : magnetism

Colours

kriti : colo(u)r
tali : green
kazi :turquoise
rani : beige, fawn
gami : violet
djao : red
djaï : blue
ranka : white
igo : black

The Body

fuuzi : the body
zi : body-part, organ, limb
qi-zi : sap, juice, vigor, elan
mayu-zi : heart
shi-zi : seed of life
tseu-zi : head, brain
yum-zi : spirit, mind

kwaï : the mask
moaï-zi : the horn (on the mask)
gan-zi : face
galarin-zi : hair

kai-zi : eye/s
Liang-zi : ear
uhm-zi : nose
Lok-zi : mouth
taki-zi : tongue
krok-zi : tooth, hook, fang

duk-zi : hand
cham-zi : finger
kri-zi : nail, claw
wang-zi : leg
waki-zi : foot
zhong-zi : buttock
goo-zi : anus

Goo: disease, illness, sickness, affliction
-goo : sick, ill, bad, corrupt, rotten (-Suffix)
Foo : madness, insanity
-foo : crazy, alienated (-Suffix)
Foo-ito, Foo-ko : madman, madwoman, lunatic

Unsorted

Everything here should be sorted into proper categories, above this heading. Categorizing should be intuitive and logical.

Miscellaneous Words

kyo : nothing, nothingness, void
pai : problem, worry
akaba : done, finished, complete
né-akaba : unfinished, uncomplete

kami'bini : luck
yuin : to win
néyuin : to lose
kuk : a thing, machine, thingummyjig, something

kakémono : notice, poster, posting
Kai-ito/-ko : guardian, guard, protector (male / female)

Game Mechanics

Kaipai : be careful ! watch out!
Wiki-wiki : Buck up! Make it quick! quickly
Hu hay : come on! forward
Wang shi : to resurrect, revive, coming back to life
Kami-lor : by the power of the Kami! ("ding" -> Level-up!)
An'Fuu-Ka : AFK, drunk because of serenity, I lose consciousness

References

From EncyclopAtys

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