Scellan/Phrasebook

Basic phrases

Sett llys! (to one person) / Sett llyd! (to >1 person) = Hello!
Iant ciwm's nav! = Good night!
A møli ren (said by one person) = Thank you.
Tiar a fel rys? = What is your name?
$NAME a fel ren. = My name is $NAME.
A sgwil llen. = I'm sorry.
Jw! = Bye! (informal)
Ðelláws = Please (from *i ðewn llaws, lit. if I may request)
Slawv llen ... = I like ...
- Slawv twm llen ... = I don't like ...
Yv ticer þeer fiar? = How old are you?
- Yv N þeer naw. = I'm N years old.
A sŋøørree bør! = Happy birthday!
Ticer a tyttr rys? = How many children do you have?
Þlawd að arm rys? = Where do you live?
- Nøøvr að arm ren. = I live in Nøøvr.
- Clofabolocin ... = ... Clofabolocin.
Taw a morel mi? = What day is it today?
- (Morel) Atti a morel mi. = Today is Sunday.
Ton coll a tlov iar matt? = What brings you here? (lit. What breeze blows you here?)
Dyrriŋ a bun armi dy ynaŋ = The living fish swims in water.

The words ytt (morning), rrwi (daytime) and vin (night) can also be used with these words: vin Sfiþ = Saturday night

January: Nnoomon < Nón, a Talmic god + -on 'adjectivizer'
February: Acotí < Netagin ʔaqâṭ 'incense' + -iyø "feminine adjectivizer"
March: Lorí < Proto-Clofabic loři 'middle/half'
April: Slysion < OEevo sleasaí, 'aroma' + -on 'adjectivizer'
May: Þatsŋúd < Netagin tacŋut "time of gardening"
June: Pleebar < Proto-Clofabic pδeg bwar 'most light'
July: Beesí < from bésaí, a Talmic "festival of horns"
August: Þobúh < Netagin tobúh 'time of storms'
September: Crifatt < Proto-Clofabic kriβ akti 'thank-day'
October: Glawm < older go lán '(the month) with seed'
November: Xadfí < Netagin śadăf "remembrance [of the dead]" + iyø "feminine adjectivizer"
December: Llavw < Proto-Clofabic laga-wul "long night, winter solstice"

mm/dd/yyyy = "rree dd mm yyyy", "dd mm yyyy" or "dd-ar mm yyyy" e.g. 4th of July = a dee Beesí, a deevar Beesí or a rree dee Beesí

Dy eell naw'r. = I love you.
S'dewm a tsoh iar? = Can I kiss you?
Feesd Eenar ren iar. = You're my reason for living. (lit. You are my Second Mover)
Nnwate raw wndyn sgyrrws de jew a føþor eell ryg = May our love burn hotter than the brightest suns in the sky.