ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Mooglish</title> <style><!-- body {background-color:#000; font-family:Verdana; color:#FFF; font-size:12} .moog, b {font-family:Arial; color:#F0F; font-size:16; font-weight:bold} .notmoog {font-family:Verdana; color:#FFF; font-size:12; font-weight:normal} .small {font-size:10; padding-left:20; font-style:italic} .header {font-size:14; text-decoration:underline; padding-top:10} .ipa {font-family:Thryomanes; font-size:16; color:#FF0} .pos {font-size:11; color:#0FF; font-weight:bold} table {background-color:#111} td {font-size:12} th {color:#000; background-color:#DDD; font-size:9; font-style:italic} //--> </style> </head> <body> Moogles speak in a different language; the sounds are free-flowing and easy to pronounce whilst mumbling, in fact, much of spoken moogle sounds like this. <div class=header>Rules</div> Words are classified by their first syllable. All other syllables are for verbs. <table border=1> <tr><th>moogle<th>description <tr><td><b>e</b><td>Questions <tr><td><b>i</b><td>Feelings <tr><td><b>m</b><td>Proper nouns <tr><td><b>q</b><td>Numbers <tr><td><b>r</b><td>Titles (mr, mrs), addresses (your grace, your highness) </table> Some words break these classes; these are onomatopeiac or otherwise stand out for a very particular purpose. <div class=header>Pronunciation</div> Moogle syllables do not exactly correspond to latin letters, but the system suffices for most words to an extent. <table border=1> <tr><th>moogle<th>description<th>IPA<th>mitaa <tr><td><b>a</b> <td>like 'ah', but with the back of the throat closed <div class=small>sounds like a moan</div> <td class=ipa>R<td> <tr><td><b>dr</b> <td>much like the english 'dr', with the 'r' rolled <td class=ipa>dr</b><td><img src=moog/h_dr.PNG> <tr><td><b>dl</b> <td>exactly what it looks like! 'dul' <td class=ipa>dl<td><img src=moog/h_dl.PNG> <tr><td><b>e</b> <td>half way between 'ay' in 'bay', and 'i' in 'minim' <td class=ipa>j<td> <tr><td><b>f</b> <td>like a normal english 'f', except make the air hiss high pitched <td class=ipa>x<td><img src=moog/h_f.PNG> <tr><td><b>i</b> <td>like 'ee', but very quickly voiced <td class=ipa>i<td> <tr><td><b>j</b> <td>like the french 'j', or english 'zh' sound <div class=small>the 'z' in 'azure' is close</div> <td class=ipa>zj<td><img src=moog/h_j.PNG> <tr><td><b>l</b> <td>pronounce as in old, not as in love <td class=ipa>n<td><img src=moog/h_l.PNG> <tr><td><b>m</b> <td>not a sound - closing the mouth quickly <td class=ipa>»<td><img src=moog/h_m.PNG> <tr><td><b>q</b> <td>the only harsh sound, just like 'key' <td class=ipa>ki<td><img src=moog/h_q.PNG> <tr><td><b>r</b> <td>not a sound - opening the mouth quickly <td class=ipa>«<td><img src=moog/h_r.PNG> <tr><td><b>s</b> <td>close to 'sh', often easier to smooth out, like 'ush' <td class=ipa>Šƒ<td><img src=moog/h_s.PNG> <tr><td><b>t</b> <td>like <b>r</b> but with a tongue click is close <td class=ipa>«˜<td><img src=moog/h_t.PNG> <tr><td><b>u</b> <td>before a vowel 'w' otherwise 'oo' <td class=ipa>w/u<td> </table> The doubled consonant sounds (<b>dll</b>, <b>ff</b>, <b>jj</b>, <b>ll</b>, <b>qi</b>, <b>ss</b>) are notated with the Vine/<span class=moog>mujiimuss</span> character 'n' when transcripted. <div class=header>Structure</div> Words are followed by particles which describe their meaning in the sentence if clarification is needed. <table border=1> <tr><th>moogle<th>description <tr><td><b>-jaa</b><td>Location - Start <tr><td><b>-juu</b><td>Location - Middle <tr><td><b>-ji</b><td>Location - End <tr><td><b>-re</b><td>Object - Primary <tr><td><b>-su</b><td>Object - Secondary <tr><td><b>-u</b><td>Ownership <tr><td><b>-al</b><td>Subject </table> <div class=header>Conjunctions</div> Several small words are used to join clauses together. <table border=1> <tr><th>moogle<th>approximant<th>reset <tr><td><b>dlu</b><td>and<td>Object <tr><td><b>dli</b><td>and<td>Subject <tr><td><b>fe-</b><td>after <tr><td><b>ti</b><td>-<td>All <tr><td><b>tui</b><td>also<td>Verb </table> <div class=header>Conjugation</div> Verbs are conjugated by first removing the last 2 syllables, then suffixing small inflections; much like particles, but defining person, number and time. <table border=1> <tr><th>person<th>present<th>just past<th>perfect<th>imperfect<th>historic<th>soon<th>future<th>far future <tr class=moog><td class=notmoog>I <td> <tr class=moog><td class=notmoog>you <td>u <tr class=moog><td class=notmoog>it <td>a <tr class=moog><td class=notmoog>nobody <td>mu <tr class=moog><td class=notmoog>we <td>m <tr class=moog><td class=notmoog>y'all <td>ut <tr class=moog><td class=notmoog>they <td>at <tr class=moog><td class=notmoog>everybody<td>musi </table> <div class=header>Vocabulary</div> <table border=1> <tr><th>moogle<th>part<th>description<th>IPA<th>mujiimuss<th>maati ÿþ <tr><td><b>dless</b> <td class=pos>v <td>to call (by name) <td class=ipa>dljƒh <td><img src=moog/v_dless.PNG><td><img src=moog/h_dless.PNG> ÿþ <tr><td><b>drimdrim</b> <td class=pos>n <td>"the sound rain makes before it becomes heavy rain" <div class=small>feeling of impending doom, onomatopeiac [should be <b>i</b>~]</div> <td class=ipa>dri»dri» <td><img src=moog/v_drimdrim.PNG><td><img src=moog/h_drimdrim.PNG> ÿþ <tr><td><b>jmarta</b> <td class=pos>n <td>"the route one must take, difficult or otherwise shunned" <div class=small>word chosen because it is so difficult to say [should be <b>m</b>~]</div> <td class=ipa>zj»R««˜R <td><img src=moog/v_jmarta.PNG><td><img src=moog/h_jmarta.PNG> ÿþ <tr><td><b>lass</b> <td class=pos>v <td>to be (intrinsically) <td class=ipa>nRƒh <td><img src=moog/v_lass.PNG><td><img src=moog/h_lass.PNG> ÿþ <tr><td><b>luu</b> <td class=pos>v <td>to exist <td class=ipa>nwu <td><img src=moog/v_luu.PNG><td><img src=moog/h_luu.PNG> ÿþ <tr><td><b>liss</b> <td class=pos>v <td>to be (with an adjective) <td class=ipa>niƒh <td><img src=moog/v_liss.PNG><td><img src=moog/h_liss.PNG> ÿþ <tr><td><b>maateri</b> <td class=pos>n <td>a cube of a material which divines the aspects of magic it picks up <div class=small>named after a moogle called Maateri</div> <td class=ipa>»RR«˜j«i <td><img src=moog/v_maateri.PNG><td><img src=moog/h_maateri.PNG> ÿþ <tr><td><b>qiii</b> <td class=pos>exp <td>a mild swear word <div class=small>somewhat like 'crap'</div> <td class=ipa>kiiii <td><img src=moog/v_qiii.PNG><td><img src=moog/h_qiii.PNG> ÿþ <tr><td><b>rasti</b> <td class=pos>n <td>hard to directly translate. means something like "sexy" <div class=small>flirtatious</div> <td class=ipa>«Rƒ«˜i <td><img src=moog/v_rasti.PNG><td><img src=moog/h_rasti.PNG> ÿþ <tr><td><b>resdl</b> <td class=pos>n <td>"cherished one" <div class=small>said to a loved child</div> <td class=ipa>«jƒdl <td><img src=moog/v_resdl.PNG><td><img src=moog/h_resdl.PNG> ÿþ</table> <div class=header>Examples</div> <table border=1> <tr><th>moogle<th>translation<th>IPA<th>mujiimuss<th>maati ÿþ <tr><td><b>maserl la dlu rellis dle</b> <td>I am Maserl, but I am called Rellis. <td class=ipa>»Rƒj«n nR dlu «jnniƒ dlj <td><img src="moog/v_maserl la dlu rellis dle.PNG"><td><img src="moog/h_maserl la dlu rellis dle.PNG"> ÿþ</table> <p><p> <hr> <div class=disclaim>This page generated by mooggen.py [Lag.Com] on Sun Oct 15 10:42:46 2006.</div> </body> </html>