Faulfenzair Language

Faulfenzair language, including gestural language and dance. You can view the existing vocabulary for the Faulfenzair language here.

Spoken Language

Phonemes

• Accepted Consonants: q, d, p, l, z, f, w, n, j, r (trill), b.
• Accepted Vowels: ah, ai, au, eh, oo, oh, ii.

Overview

The Faulfenzair language is built off consonantal roots and is verb-centric, with nouns formed by articles that indicate definiteness, number, and part of the sentence (subject, object, direct object, etc).

For instance, the root b - t - f is used for words having to do with "air".

• pattern ai + a + ( ), the "heavenly body/geographical" category, gives baitaf, "sky" or "to rise" or "positive, optimistic" (noun, verb, and adj)
• pattern e + u + ii, the "something that is this" category, gives betufii, "floating seed," or "to float" or "drifty, daydreamy" (noun, verb, adjective).

Grammar

Suffixes

• -ai - respected
• -aul - father
• -dii - mother

Exclamations

• fai (nonsense)
• feh (disgust)

Orthography

It is mentioned that the writing is "circular."

Gestural Language

Body language borrowed (or modified) from the Dance is used in everyday use.

• wrist-twirl - asks a question
• tease-frames - make it clear that a statement is not intended seriously
• a "little finger motion" - wait

Gestures that indicate timeliness: "gestures that place the words in the future."

Dance

The language given to the Faulfenza by the God Faulza, to pray in. Made possible because of their ability to see discrete images in motion.

Education

Taught by Dance-Teachers at around the teen-equivalent years.

Known Poses

• The resting posture of the hand for the Wisdom Scrolls that speak of the messiahs is a turned out hand, fingers splayed: thumb for the God, first finger for Qudii, and then three fingers for the messiahs that were sent. One finger down, for the messiah to come.