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This article summarizes what is understood about the language used by the Ayleids.

Ayleid Language Origins

The language of the Ayleidoon, like other Elven languages, shares a common ancestry with the Aldmeris language. Because of this, the Ayleid language shares many words with the other languages of Mer, such as "Bal", which means "stone" in both the Dunmeri and Ayleid languages. These qualities are only present between the languages of Mer. The language of Men (current day Cyrodilic) appears to be completely different, although on occasion there have been some crossovers between the languages. This can be attributed to the Ayleidoon rule over the slaves (the Cyro-Nedes) in the first era, the various Elven conquests of Skyrim, and communities of the Ayleidoon fleeing to High Rock during the enforcement of the Alessian Doctrines, among other factors. Some of the words that fall under this category are "Atmora", which translates to "Elder Wood" in Aldmeris, and "Cyrodiil", which is a corruption of both the Ayleid words "Cyrod" and "Celediil" put together.

Valenwood-Ayleid Variant

While this sub-variety of the Ayleid language is less well-known, it is known that it differs slightly from the original 1E language of the Cyrod-Ayleids. Some of the differences are most likely due to the cultural influence of the Bosmer. Because of this influence, some words will have a closer relationship with Bosmer words; some Bosmer words have been affected by the Ayleidoon as well. The difference between the two languages can also be attributed to time, as they have developed with the rest of the world. One such word is "Moriche", the Valenwood-Ayleid word for the Dunmer, which could not have existed during the time of the Cyrod-Ayleidoon because the Chimer had not yet become the Dunmer. The Valenwood-Ayleid varient most likely also differ between different tribes of Valenwood-Ayleidoon, given the cultural differences of the tribes.

Ayleid Ruins

Below are the names (and known translations) of all the Ayleid Ruins in Cyrodiil.

• Abagarlas - forbidden cavern
• Anga
• Anutwyll - (Relating to Anu?)
• Arpenia - [the] nobility
• Atatar - Fatherwood/s
• Bawn
• Belda
• Beldaburo
• Cava Arpenia - [the] nobility
• Cava Beldameld
• Cava Marspanga
• Ceyatatar - Shadow of the Fatherwood/s
• Culotte
• Elenglynn
• Fanacas
• Fanacasecul
• Garlas Agea - Cavern/s of Lore/Wisdom
• Garlas Malatar - Cavern/s of the High Wood/s
• Hame
• Hrotanda Vale
• Kemen
• Lindai
• Lipsand Tarn
• Mackamentain
• Malada - [the] High Fane
• Miscarcand
• Morahame - (Possibly something to do with a forest, due to known Aldmeris word "mora" being present)
• Moranda - [the] Long-Dark
• Nagastani
• Narfinsel
• Nenalata
• Nenyond Twyll
• Ninendava
• Niryastare
• Nonungalo
• Nornal
• Nornalhorst
• Ondo
• Piukanda
• Rielle - "beauty"; from Tam-riel
• Sard - (anonym of "Sardarvar Leed" used in , however it is most likely a proper Ayleid word as well)
• Serdor
• Sercen
• Silorn
• Talwinque
• Telepe
• Trumbe
• Vahtacen
• Vahtache (possibly a synonym of Vahtacen)
• Vanua
• Varondo
• Varsa Baalim
• Veyond
• Vilverin
• Vindasel
• Welke - Child (possible derivation from Welkynd)
• Wendelbek
• Wendir
• Wenyandawik

Ayleid Grammar

• Ownership: When referring a person's ownership of an object, an "e" is added to the end of the person's name. This applies no matter where the name is placed in relation to the object in question. For example, "Umarile Abasel" would translate to "Umaril's Forbidden Hall." "[The] Forbidden Hall of Umaril", however, would translate to "Abasel av Umarile". Notice that the added "e" still applies even when the syntax is inverted.

• Plurals: When referring to more than one object, an "i" is added to the end of the word. For example, "Sel" ("hall") becomes "Seli" ("halls"). However, in some cases "ia" is used instead of "i", or an "i" is added just before the end of the word; in both cases it is most likely due to phonetics of the word in question. The ending "is" is added to words that end in vowels such as "varla" which means star becoming "Varlais" meaning stars. This can also be seen in "brelye" meaning beech tree and its plural "brelyeis" meaning beech trees. Using this logic "mora" meaning a wood should become "morais" meaning woods.

• Compound Words: The Ayleid language is largely composed of compound words. These words are typically an adjective combined with a noun, but in some cases two nouns will be used. In the case of two nouns (Noun1Noun2), it is normally safe to assume that the word means "Noun2 of Noun1", as in the word "Ceysel" ("shadow"+"hall"), which translates to "Hall of Shadow." When a compound word becomes plural, the normal rules apply; however, the "ia" or "i" at the end of the word denotes plurality of only one word in the compound. For example, the word "Laloria" is made up of the words "La" ("time") and "Lor"("dark"), where the "ia" is used to denote that "La" is a plural. This means that "time" becomes "times", and the translation of "Laloria" is "dark times."

• Imperatives: In the Ayleid language, imperative verbs have "-voy" as a suffix. When using an imperative with a specific noun (e.g. "Wear the armor"), the word "an" should be added right after the imperative (e.g. "Barravoy an Karan", "Wear the armor")*. This does not apply with an unspecific noun (e.g. "Wear armor", "Barravoy Karan").

* "An" should be read as "the" when translated, but does not necessarily have the same meaning in English/3E Cyrodilic.

Ayleid Dictionary

Ayleid inscription. Reads: "Av latta magicka, av molag anyammis"
Translated: "From light, magic; from fire, life"

Below is a list of known Ayleid words that were, for the most part, extracted from the names of ruins found in Cyrodiil. Definitions are provided when known. Because of the large number of compound words in the Ayleid language, many words in the list will have similar parts.

Adding New Words

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* A Valenwood-Ayleid word, is most likely not a 1E Cyrod-Ayleid word. A A - I Aba - forbidden Abagaianye - I do not fear Abasel - forbidden hall Abaspania Adma - hear Admia - heard Ada - god Adabal - god stone Adabala - god power Adabal-a - I god stone Adonai - lordly Ae - is Agaialor Agea - lore/wisdom Ageasel - Hall of Wisdom/Lore Alata Aldmeris - [Elven]ancestors Aldmerisel - Ancestor's Hall Amaraldane - heralds An - the (Only used before a finite adjectival noun, which is to say most of the time also used with an imperative before it) Anda - long Angu - me Angua - my Angue - mine Anu - An Ayleid Creation-God Anyammis - life Aran - King Arana - Kings (Not King's, but Kings as a plural) Arane - King's ("King's" as in the ownership of the/a King) Aransel - King's hall Arata Aratasel Arcta - acknowledge Arctavoy - acknowledge (Imperative version of the word) Arpen - noble Arpena - nobles Arvar As - by Asma - by what At - Elder Ata - Father Auran - welcome Aurane - welcoming Auri-El - An Ayleid God (Aka Auriel, king of the Aldmer) Av - from, in, of, upon, Ayleidoon - Plural of Ayleid ("Ayleids" being an incorrect synonym) B Baalim Bal - stone (taken from "Adabal", meaning god stone) Bala - power Balangua - my power Bangrara Barra - wear Baune - mighty Beldastare Belle - thunderous Boiche* - A Valenwood-Ayleid word for Bosmer Boi* - A Valenwood-Ayleid word for wood Bre - beech (As in the type of tree) Brelye - beech tree Brelyeis - beech trees Buro - vassal (In context with Ayleid society, this should be understood as "Slave" rather than a subject or servant) Buroseli - Slave Halls C Cano Canohaelia Canosel Carac Cava Cele Celediil - (Perhaps some relation to modern day Cyrodiil? In context it is a place in Cyrodiil (Cyrod), however the Imperial City is also called "Cyrodiil" (in the 3E), ) Celethelel - An Ayleid (Aka, Celethelel the Singer) Cey - shadow Ceya-Tar - Early Cyro-Nede synonym for Ceyatatar (This version probably with a simplified meaning of "Shadow of the Wood/s", as the "Ata/Ta" is missing) Ceyede Ceysel - Hall of Shadow Che - A Valenwood-Ayleid word for Mer (Elves) Cyrod - Heartland D Da - fane Dagon - destruction Dava Delle - grant Dellevoy - grant (Imperative version of word) E Ede Edesel Ehlnada - mortal gods Ehlnadaya - your mortal gods (the usage of the suffix "-ya" is unknown at this time, but points to a 2nd person plural possessive) Ehlno - mortal El - A title used to show holy/important significance, and/or god-like status (Used in a name, like a compound word, except that the "El" is separated by a hyphen. The El can be used as a prefix, or a suffix, but it must always be hyphenated, and the "E" must always be a capital.) Emero - guide F Frensca - wave G Gaiar Gandra - gifts Gandrasel - Hall of Gifts Gandrevla Garlas - cavern Gordhaur - An Ayleid Sorceror-King (Aka, Gordhaur the Shaper) Gori - obscure Goria - obscured Gorigarlas - obscure cavern Gorihame Goriluch Gravia - ugly H Hadhuul - An Ayleid Sorceror-King (As in Molag Aran Hadhuul(The Fire King Hadhuul), ) Haelia - terrible Haromir - An Ayleid Sorceror-King (Aka, Haromir of Copper and Tea) Heca - Begone/Stand Aside Heldon Hilyat - Follow/Follow me Horst Hrota Hrotanda J Joran - betray Jorane - betrayed K Kana - dare Karan - armor Kynd - sky L La - time Lalor - dark time Laloria - dark times Latta - light Lattasel - Hall of Light Lattia - shines Leed Lipsand Lor - Dark Loria - Darkens Lorsel - Dark Hall Luch Lye - tree Lyeis - trees

M Ma - what Mafre - frost Magicka - magic Magnus - Ayleid God of Sight, Light, and Insight Mala - high Malaburo - loving-vassalage ("Mala" taking on a slightly different meaning here, most likely in the sense of "worship", as per the connection with "vassalage") Malatar - high wood Malatu - truth Mallari - gold Man - who Marspanga Math - home Mathmalatu - Home of Truth/Home-Truth Mathmedli Mathmeldi - [from] home driven, exiled (Possibly the two above are the same word, and one is misspelled) Mathi - homes (Plural of math) Meld - drive (eg. to drive cattle) Meldi - driven Meridia - the Daedric Prince Meridia, who is the deity who represented the fourth Ayleid element, light. Mitta - enter Molag - fire Mora - wood Morimath - darkened home Mor - dark (Not in the sense of light, but as in "ill-fated" or "bad") Mori - darkened (Not in the sense of light, but as in "ill-fated" or "bad") Moriche* - Valenwood-Ayleid word for Dunmer N Na - is Naga - death (derived from Nagaia) Nagaia - deathly Nagasel - Hall of Death Narfin Narlemae Ne - never Nefarivigum Nen Nenyond Ni - you (all evidence--as per suppositions about Ayleidoon word order-- points to nominative form) Nilichi - An Ayleid King (As in the Flower King Nilichi, ) Nir - An Ayleid Creation-Goddess Nou - our O Oio - eternal Oiobala - eternal power P Padhome - An Ayleid Creation-God Pelinal - glorious knight Pelin - knight Pellan - outsider Pellani - outsiders R Racu - down Racuvar - cast down Rahtan - reach Relle - water; from Relleis, where -is means a plural of many. Referenced from relationship between words Brelye and Brelyeis, as well as Lye and Lyeis. Relleis - stream, river Riel - Beauty Riellesel - "hall of beauty" Ry - as S Sa - so (as in "So much to do") Sala* - A Valenwood-Ayleid word for high (most likely derived from "mala") Salache* - A Valenwood-Ayleid word for Altmer Sancre - Golden Sancre Tor - Golden Hill Sancremath - Golden Home Sancremathi - Golden Homes (Plural of Sancremath) Sardarvar Sedorsel Sedorseli Sel - hall Seli - halls (Plural of Sel) Sepredia - Peace Shanta - come Sila - shines Silasel - "shining hall" [possible translation, "Hall of Dawn"] Silaseli - "shining halls" Sino - here Sou - your Spania Stani Stare Suna - bless Sunna - blessed Sunnabe - blessed be T Tam - Dawn's Tam-riel - Tamriel (As in "Dawn's Beauty") Tar - wood/s Tarn - (Possibly meaning "pass", derived from Tarnabye) Tarnabye - passage Tor - hill Tu Twyll Tya - taste Tyavoy - taste (Imperative version of the word ) Tye - you (possibly the object form, unsure of indirect/direct) U Umaril - An Ayleid Sorceror-King (As in Umaril the Unfeathered) V Va - in Vabria - foaming Vale Var - cast Varla - star (literally, Cast time) Varlais - stars Varlasel - Hall of Stars Vasha - gone Vinda W Wel - Child Welkynd - Sky Child Wende Wendesel Y Yando - also Ye - and Yond

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