Neyel language

General information

• Descendant language from English, shifted over centuries from lack of contact

Vocabulary

• Auld Aerth
  • Earth (TTN Novel: The Red King)
• ceeteematter
  • Antimatter (TTN Novel: The Red King)
    • Derived from "contraterrene", an obsolete French term for antimatter
• clade
  • Family (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
• desig
  • Personal name (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
    • Derived from "designation"
• drech'tor
  • Captain, commanding officer (TLE Novel: The Sundered; TTN Novel: The Red King)
    • Derived from "director", the title for the leader of Vanguard Colony
• Efti'el
  • Warp; warp speed (TLE Novel: The Sundered; TTN Novel: The Red King)
    • Derived from "FTL"
• Gran
  • Ancestor (TTN Novel: The Red King)
    • Likely derived from "grandparent"
• helmrunner
  • Helmsman (TLE Novel: The Sundered; TTN Novel: The Red King)
• indigy
  • Indigenous people (TTN Novel: The Red King)
• kaffir
  • Derogatory term, likely profane (TTN Novel: The Red King)
• klomter
  • Kilometer (TTN Novel: The Red King)
• metrik
  • Meter (TTN Novel: The Red King)
• pars'x
  • Parsec (TLE Novel: The Sundered; TTN Novel: The Red King)

Phrases

• Tia foti örwek zam dis de’evl woos émim Neyel
  • Unclear, but potential reference to "Devils", a.k.a. Tholians (TLE Novel: The Sundered)
• Weki kwen jun belaï stofre winá Neyel daod joela.
  • "Incoming vessel, the Neyel Hegemony has no record of a ship matching your configuration, state your purpose here." (TLE Novel: The Sundered)