Dictionary & Grammar

History of the Vekleic Language

The first variation of the Vekleic language formed in-between the years of 650 and 740. Originally, Vekleic was a Runic vertical script—shown in the recreation below. 

Classical Vekleic derives from a runic script referred to as 'Ancient Quendic.' Ancient Quendic was a dialect of the Proto-Vekleic language family. Originally, it was a fully-vertical runic script, but over time, it evolved into a form of semi-vertical written syllabary. Each "character" is three letters long and read top-to-bottom.  Below is an example of Pre-Classical Vekleic:

This form of Vekleic was the main dialect of the Quendic Kingdom from 3140 until about 3340. Under the Khefenelan Empire, Vekleic writing was standardized into Classical Vekleic. Classical Vekleic was a script created by several High Priests in the Khefenelan Empire with the intention to formalize and convert the language to better fit ink-based writing. In order to promote the integration of this language across its vast empire, Khefenela declared it to be the official national language. Most integrated cultures had no trouble switching to the new system; however, southern and eastern groups with already distinct languages and writing systems struggled to do so. Below is an example of Classical Vekleic. 

The southern tribes didn’t previously have a script for writing language, and even before the nationalization of Classical Vekleic, they only spoke in local folk dialects. It proved to be quite difficult to introduce this new, complex language to the vast southern cultures. Instead of fully integrating, scholars in the south created a simplified version of the script. Interestingly, this version of the script reverted back to the vertical format. 

In the east, many had already been using a lot of different scripts. Instead of fully integrating Classical Vekleic, they merged traditional scripts with the new mandate. This resulted in a cursive version of Classical Vekleic, completely abandoning the trademark semi-verticality of the script. Below, on the left, is an example of the southern script. On the right is an example of the eastern script. 

Key Terms:

Khėfėnėlos Ëper / Khefenelan Empire

• Khėf, meaning deity

• ėnėl, meaning glory

• os, being the adjective form

• Ëper, meaning Empire

• “Deity glory Empire”

Pëdyėnėlos / Pidyenelite

• Pëd, meaning all

• y[a], meaning To

• ėnėl, meaning glory

• os, adjective form

• “Glory to all”

Hojënos / Hojenite

• Hoj, meaning refusal

• ën, meaning Partaker

• os, adjective form

• “Refuser”

Olumënos / Olumenite

• O, meaning acceptance

• lum, meaning magic

• ën, meaning Partaker

• os, adjective

• “Accepter of magic”

Zëferchos / Zifirchites

• Zëfa, opportunity

• ercha, plan

• os, adjective

• “The plan of action”

Mahüq / Mahaq

• Mahü, raider or bandit

• q, accusative form

• Colloquial nickname for the bandits of the south

Üyco Shanėtort / Uycoo Shaanate

• Üyco, name of a dynasty

• Shan, high priest

• ėtort, meaning government

• “High Priestdom of Uyco”

Quósolėt / Quasual Legion

• Quóso, from Hamptonic, meaning military (also the namesake of the Quasual valley)

• [l]ėt, meaning state

• “Warlord State [of the Quasual Valley]”

Gonro Sorënėb / Restorers of the Leaf

• Gonro, meaning plants

• Sorėb, to bring back

• ën, meaning Partaker

• “Those who bring back the plant”

Tëlumono / The Enshrined

• Të, definite article

• Lumono, use of magic

• “The use of magic

Mahü’hah Clasele / Bandits of Clus

• Mahü, bandits

• ‘hah, plural

• Clas, name of first leader of the crime syndicate

• ele, of

• “Clus’s Bandits”