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ITHKLUR (HIVER SECONDARY WORD GENERATOR)
BASIC ALTERNATE
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
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1| V V V V V V 1| CV CV CV CV CV CV
2| VC VC VC VC VC VC 2| CV CV CV CV CV CV
3| VC VC VC VC VC VC 3| CV CV CV CV CV CV
4| CV CV CV CV CV CV 4| CV CV CV CV CV CV
5| CV CV CV CV CV CV 5| CV CV CV CV CV CV
6| CV CV CV CV CV CV 6| CV CV CV CV CV CV
Implementation: 1. Determine word length (1D6 syllables).
2. Determine syllable structure with 2 1D6 rolls.
Use the BASIC syllable type table if FIRST syllable
in a word. Otherwise, use the ALTERNATE table.
3. When the syllables have been generated, roll
another 1D6. If that roll is 1 or 2, add the
FINAL CONSONANT.
4. Determine ALL CONSONANTS called for in the above
tables from column 1; VOWELS from column 2;
the FINAL CONSONANT (if any) from column 3.
1 CONSONANTS VOWELS FINAL CONSONANT
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1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 D D D D D D A A A A A A D D D D D D
2 D D D D D D A A A A A A D D D D D D
3 F F F F F F A A A A A A D D D F F F
4 F F F F F F A A A A A A F F F F F F
5 G G G G G G A A A A A A G G G G G G
6 GH GH GH GH GH GH AA AA AA AA AA AA GH GH GH GH GH GH
2
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1 H H H H H H AE AE AE AE AE AE GH GH GH GH GH GH
2 HZ HZ HZ HZ HZ HZ E E E E E E H H H H H H
3 J J J J J J E E E E E E HZ HZ HZ HZ HZ HZ
4 JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ JJ E E E E E E J J J J J J
5 JZ JZ JZ JZ JZ JZ E E E E E E JJ JJ JJ JZ JZ JZ
6 K K K K K K EE EE EE EE EE EE JZ JZ JZ K K K
3
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1 K K K KK KK KK I I I I I I K K K K K K
2 KK KK KL KL KL KL I I I I I I K K K KK KK KK
3 KL KS KS KS KS KS I I I I I I KK KK KK KK KK KK
4 KZ KZ KZ KZ KZ L I I I I I I KS KS KS KS KS KS
5 L L L L L L I I I I I I KS KS KS KZ KZ KZ
6 LL LL LL M M M II II II II II II KZ KZ KZ KZ KZ KZ
4
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1 M M M N N N II II II II II II L L L L L L
2 N N N Q Q Q II II II O O O L L LL LL LL LL
3 Q Q Q Q Q Q O O O O O O M M M M M M
4 R R R R RR RR O O O O O O N N N N N N
5 RR RR RR RR RS RS O O O O O O Q Q Q Q Q Q
6 RS RZ RZ RZ S S O O O O O O Q Q Q R R R
5
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1 S S S S SS SS OU OU OU OU OU OU R R R R R R
2 SS SS SS SS SS SS U U U U U U RR RR RR RR RR RR
3 TH TH TH TH TH TH U U U U U U RS RS RS RS RS RS
4 TH TH TH TR TR TR U U U U U U RZ RZ RZ RZ RZ RZ
5 TR TR X X X X U U U U U U SS SS SS SS SS SS
6 X X X X X X UE UE UE UE UE UE SS SS SS SS SS SS
6
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1 X X X XX XX XX UE UE UE UE UE UE TH TH TH TH TH TH
2 XX XX XX XX XX XX UU UU UU UU UU UU X X X X X X
3 XX XX XX Z Z Z UU UU UU UU Y Y XX XX XX XX XX XX
4 Z Z Z ZZ ZZ ZZ Y Y Y YU YU YU Z Z Z Z Z Z
5 ZZ ZZ ZZ ' ' ' YY YY YY * * * Z Z Z ZZ ZZ ZZ
6 ' ' ' ' ' ' * * * * * * ZZ ZZ ZZ ZZ ZZ ZZ
A NOTE ON SPECIAL CHARACTERS USED
The vowel character "*" is a special character representing a sound in
Ithklur which is not easily pronounced by humans. The "'" is reproduced
by itself as a human glottal stop. The "*" is sometimes referred to as
a `glottal stop-tee' and may be found written as "'t'". A word result
containing "'*" (or "''t'") is called a `double glottal stop-tee'.
Similarly, many of the consonant clusters, i.e. HZ, JJ, JZ, KZ, XX or
ZZ, are simply un-pronounceable by any speaker that has a tounge less than
eight inches in length. The doubled consonants, for a human or Ithklur
speaker have a sound about three times the length of the same single
consonant's sound.
SAMPLE ITHKLUR WORD
In the following example, the red die refers to vertical slices of
the component tables, while the white die refers to horizontal slices.
Step 1:
To generate an Ithklur word, a roll of 1D6 for the number of syllables is
made, result of 2.
Steps 2/4:
For the first syllable, the red die is 3 and the white die is 4, meaning
construction VC is used from the BASIC table. Subsequently, the ALTERNATE
table is consulted for a red die of 2 and a white die of 1, meaning use of
construction CV is called for. Actually, this is automatic since all of
the subsequent syllables are of construction CV.
Consulting the letter tables for the first syllable, VC , a die throw
of 3, followed by a red die of 2 and white die of 3 produces the letter "I"
from the VOWEL table. For the CONSONANT, a die throw of 5, followed by a red
die of 3 and a white die of 5 produces the letters "TH". The first syllable
is "ITH".
For the last syllable, CV, the CONSONANT table is consulted with a die
throw of 3, followed by a red die of 3 and a white die of 1 produces the
letter "KL". Then, the VOWEL table is consulted with a die throw of 5,
followed by a red die of 5 and a white die of 4 producing the letter "U".
Step 3/4:
Having completed the rolls for the two syllables, we determine whether or
not to consult the FINAL CONSONANT table. A 1D6 roll is made which is 2, so
we must add a FINAL CONSONANT to the end of the word. We roll a 4, followed
by a red die of 6 and a white die of 5 produces the letter "R". The second
syllable is "KLUR".
Combining the two syllables, we have the Ithklur word "ITHKLUR" meaning
people or the people.
DISTRIBUTION
This language table (among many others) may also be found in the
program TrWords, available to the public domain. When available, it will
be in the GEnie RoundTable library for Traveller and ftp sites around the
world.
Leroy Guatney
<lwlguatn@ouray.cudenver.edu>
Ithklur words:
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Yf
Rriksiks
Ghukumeklo
Iixkkuuru
Xijjyzela
Iizzrrodo
Ssuejzathouga
Kzaeqigherr
Jourzii
Oqe
Hz*xozzig (Hz't'xozzig)
Ekuejziisokz
Ofnae
Eklkkunajosaks
Zzasorsa
Sik
Ofjjou'eguuz
Ijz
Xi'allisue
Zuejzouduha
Uxxoxxossajju
Soqan*rr (Soqan't'rr)
Xixurriimaeq
Osgeex
Al* (Al't')
Hzenekz
Yyghthu
*sthasoq ('t'sthasoq)
Ueh
Deeghiksatr* (Deeghiksatr't')
Anheejjirse
Xx*si (Xx't'si)
Rriinurrii
Rruedosuuthan
Eduuqa
Giixxazzukirsi
Okkoxxulofyu
Iijjssulyuhze
Fadamuu
Uxiifaekzu
Do
Ledofoqaa
Azzhzithuuqiqu
Truudiixadiziq
Se
Kseeksazzah* (Kseeksazzah't')
Xexyjzaek
'exxue
Molozehiid*jje (Molozehiid't'jje)
Xougaqozod