Consonants are pronounced as they appear, except: g always hard, as in get ch always soft, as in church zh as the z sound in azure bh, vh, dh aspirated sound (a breathy version of the consonant)
Vowels are pronounced as: a cat e bet i seem o so u moon
Vowels in sequence are pronounced individually as above, except: ei the long vowel sound found in shade eo long a combined with a long o
Except in conjugation 2 verbs, two identical vowel sounds are broken by a glottal stop: ' (tt in mitten is a glottal stop).
a: one (number) ahine: a scream of fright ahris: to obey (takes conjugation 2) ahron: a scream of rage all: fire ama: a woman amot: five (number) andgri'imo: downstream, literally translated, it means "where the river goes." ano: a man ashi: 1) a reed with a starchy pith used to make bread
2) the bread made from the reed, 3) a deep gold-yellow, the color of both reed and bread. Probably a loanword from Orc. aushen: to return to a place (takes conjugation 2) az: a clan. As a suffix, it is appended to a name to formally indicate a clan ("Drumas" is the Bonetree, "Drumasaz" is the Bonetree clan) azam: 1) a member of a clan, 2) a person. In the plural form, "azams" it means "others." By extension, the only people are those associated with a clan. All others are "duskav" or strangers. bet: night betch: darkness bibis: a rabbit bron: to be (takes conjugation 1). An older, archaic form of "to be." brosh: divine magic, especially healing magic. Brosh is often translated as "body-magic" and is considered a very different thing from kint or "world-magic." broshama/broshano: a skilled healer, often one with special knowledge or limited magical ability. Often woman, hence the common translation of the term as "herbwife." che: the. Plural: ches che _ _ _ gri: this. Literally translated, it means "the thing here." cheo: what
Daraskint: Eberron, the mystical Dragon Between. "Eberron" is also commonly used.
Darasvern: Siberys, the mystical Dragon Above. "Siberys" is also commonly used.
Darasvhir: Khyber, the mystical Dragon Below. "Khyber" is also commonly used. do: to do (takes conjugation 1). doke: will (conjugation 1; future tense is regular and is formed the same as the present tense; past tense "would" never varies and is always "tdoke"). dru: bone duskav: stranger e: and each: zhir eche: that. Plural: eches egri: there eva: three (number) firgri'i: everywhere gentis: depths get: deep (adjective) gri: here gri'i: where ha-: a marker of respect. Adding the prefix ha-to something implies respect and sets it above other things of its kinds. harano: honor. Literally translated it means "a respected name." hushen: to return from a place (takes conjugation 2) itri: must kint: arcane magic, but also any magic that is not obivously healing or defensive. Kint is opposed to brosh and is often refered to as "world-magic." kintama/kintano: a wizard or hermit. Kintamas and kintanos are usually considered as dangerous, bad-tempered individuals who live as hermits. klavit: to bring back (takes conjugation 1) kri: to be (takes conjugation 2; third person singular is irregular-"krii"). A relatively recent term for "to be." kriazam: a changeling. Literally translated, it means "false person." kto: than mado: to need (takes conjugation 1) make: shall (conjugation 1; future tense is regular and is formed the same as the present tense; past tense "should" never varies and is always "tmake") mas: tree mot: four (number) pa-: more or very pinde: to know (takes conjugation 2) pret: can (conjugation 1; past tense "could" never varies and is always "tpret") rana: a shaman or priest rano: a name reis: tough. "Reis" is a condition rather than an adjective and a person is said to "have reis" rather than "be reis." rond: fierce. "Rond" is a condition rather than an adjective and a person is said to "have rond" rather than "be rond." shei: to hunt (takes conjugation 1) sheid: a hunter shial: to pray (takes conjugation 1) sikint: a term used among the Bonetree to describe the psionics used by kalashtar. "Sikint" combines the "psi-" prefix with the Azhani word for magic.
Su: For/In the name of sut: to follow or accompany (takes conjugation 1) ta: to have (takes conjugation 1) teith: blood teithkint: a rare form of blood magic practiced among certain clans of the Az. theth: 1) silence. 2) silent (adjective). va: two (number) varda: a fight, specifically a fight between individuals. It's similar to "duel" in meaning but without formality. "Varda" can take place in the middle of mass combat. vit: to bring (takes conjugation 1) zhan: to speak (takes conjugation 1) zhani: language