Thank you SO much! Though a good portion of these words are kind of bastardized or “fantasized” takes on Old English, a lot of these words either are from other languages or are inspired by other languages, because the population of Heáhwolcen comes from everywhere on Earth. There’s a lot of Welsh, Scottish, Gaelic, Icelandic, and Spanish, as well as Cherokee and Quechua. I tried to be extremely sensitive with any non-English words and names, and did my best to ensure I could accurately describe how they sounded. If I couldn’t find a pronunciation I wouldn’t use the real word, but would create something that offered the same feel of that initial word find. There’s a LOT of time spent on Google Translate’s audio pronunciation tool as well as searching through native speakers’ YouTube channels!!
This is a beautiful lexicon. I wish I spoke this language! Congrats on Book III already, Dallas Anne! You're amazing.
Thank you SO much! Though a good portion of these words are kind of bastardized or “fantasized” takes on Old English, a lot of these words either are from other languages or are inspired by other languages, because the population of Heáhwolcen comes from everywhere on Earth. There’s a lot of Welsh, Scottish, Gaelic, Icelandic, and Spanish, as well as Cherokee and Quechua. I tried to be extremely sensitive with any non-English words and names, and did my best to ensure I could accurately describe how they sounded. If I couldn’t find a pronunciation I wouldn’t use the real word, but would create something that offered the same feel of that initial word find. There’s a LOT of time spent on Google Translate’s audio pronunciation tool as well as searching through native speakers’ YouTube channels!!
fascinating.