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.

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?

Unsorted

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

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

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

unsorted vocabularies

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

Katar : drive away
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 Zhanko : martial, warlike
Zhankya : battle-leader, warchief
Ni'Zhan : battle
Hiro : courageous, brave, valiant
Hiro-ito / Hiro-ko : hero / heroine

Kaipai : attention! 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, intoxicated by silence I lose consciousness

Qi : magic
Oqi : to release/spell doom/fate (using a spell?)
'Oqi : destiny, doom, fate, skill
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 nothingness
Qi'foo : weakening magic, magic that makes delirious / mad
Qi'boo : neutralizing magic, magic that terrifies / causes fear

Den : to do / to be able to / to can
-den : the power of, what ... (Kamis) can do (-Suffix)

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

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

Kai : the sight, to see
Kai-zi : eye, eyes
Li'kai : look at, to view
Zo'kai : observe, watch, marvel at
Nékai : to blind, 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

References

Zoraï Language

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