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Sarna Kontakawk
(The Warriors’ Chant)

Veri isäakank—veri ekäakank.

Blood of our fathers—blood of our brothers.

Veri olen elid.

Blood is life.

Andak veri-elidet Karpatiiakank, és wäke-sarna ku meke arwa-arvo, irgalom, hän ku agba, és wäke kutni, ku manaak verival.

We offer that life to our people with a bloodsworn vow of honor, mercy, integrity and endurance.

Verink sokta; verink ka
ŋ
a terád.

Our blood mingles and calls to you.

Akasz énak ku ka
ŋ
a és juttasz kuntatak it.

Heed our summons and join with us now.

To hear these words pronounced (and for more about Carpathian pronunciation altogether), please visit:
http://www.christinefeehan.com/members/
.

See
Appendix 1
for Carpathian healing chants, including the
Kepä Sarna Pus
(The Lesser Healing Chant), the
En Sarna Pus
(The Great Healing Chant), the
Odam-Sarna Kondak
(Lullaby) and the
Sarna Pusm O Ma
γ
et
(Song to Heal the Earth).

4. A MUCH-ABRIDGED CARPATHIAN DICTIONARY

This very-much-abridged Carpathian dictionary contains most of the Carpathian words used in the Dark books. Of course, a full Carpathian dictionary would be as large as the usual dictionary for an entire language (typically more than a hundred thousand words).

Note:
The Carpathian nouns and verbs below are word
stems
. They generally do not appear in their isolated “stem” form, as below. Instead, they usually appear with suffixes (e.g.,
andam
—
I give
, rather than just the root,
and
).

a
—verb negation (
prefix
); not (
adverb
).

aćke
—pace, step.

aćke éntölem it
—take another step toward me.

agba
—to be seemly; to be proper (
verb
). True; seemly; proper (
adj.
).

ai
—oh.

aina
—body (
noun
).

ainaak
—always; forever.

o ainaak jelä peje emnimet
ŋ
ama
ŋ
—sun scorch that woman forever (
Carpathian swear words
).

ainaakä
—never.

ainaakfél
—old friend.

ak
—suffix added after a noun ending in a consonant to make it plural.

aka
—to give heed; to hearken; to listen.

aka-arvo
—respect (
noun
).

akarat
—mind; will (
noun
).

ál
—to bless; to attach to.

alatt
—through.

aldyn
—under; underneath.

a
l
ə
—to lift; to raise.

alte
—to bless; to curse.

ama
ŋ
—this; this one here; that; that one there.

and
—to give.

and sielet, arwa-arvomet, és jelämet, kuulua huvémet ku feaj és ködet ainaak
—to trade soul, honor and salvation for momentary pleasure and endless damnation.

andasz éntölem irgalomet!
—have mercy!

arvo
—value; price (
noun
).

arwa
—praise (
noun
).

arwa-arvod
—honor (
noun
).

arwa-arvod mäne me ködak
—may your honor hold back the dark (
greeting
).

arwa-arvo olen gæidnod, ekäm
—honor guide you, my brother (
greeting
).

arwa-arvo olen isäntä, ekäm
—honor keep you, my brother (
greeting
).

arwa-arvo pile sívadet
—may honor light your heart (
greeting
).

aš
—no (
exclamation
).

ašša
—no (before a noun); not (with a verb that is not in the imperative); not (with an adjective).

aššatotello
—disobedient.

asti
—until.

avaa
—
to open.

avio
—wedded.

avio päläfertiil
—lifemate.

avoi
—uncover; show; reveal.

baszú
—revenge; vengeance.

belső
—within; inside.

bur
—good; well.

bur tule ekämet kuntamak
—well met brother-kin (
greeting
).

ćaδa
—to flee; to run; to escape.

čač3
—to be born; to grow.

ćoro
—to flow; to run like rain.

csecsemõ
—baby (
noun
).

csitri
—little one (
female
).

diutal
—triumph; victory.

džinõt
—brief; short.

eći
—to fall.

ej
—not (
adverb, suffix
);
nej
when preceding syllable ends in a vowel.

ek
—suffix added after a noun ending in a consonant to make it plural.

ekä
—brother.

ekäm
—my brother.

elä
—to live.

eläsz arwa-arvoval
—may you live with honor; live nobly (
greeting
).

eläsz jeläbam ainaak
—long may you live in the light (
greeting
).

elävä
—alive.

elävä ainak majaknak
—land of the living.

elid
—life.

emä
—mother (
noun
).

Emä Maγe
—Mother Nature.

emäen
—grandmother.

embε
—if; when.

embε karmasz
—please.

emni
—wife; woman.

emni hän ku
köd alte
—cursed woman.

emni ku
ŋ
enak ku aššatotello
—disobedient lunatic.

emnim
—my wife; my woman.

én
—I.

en
—great; many; big.

en hän ku pesä
—the protector (literally: the great protector).

en Karpatii
—the prince (literally: the great Carpathian).

enä
—most.

enkojra
—wolf.

én jutta félet és ekämet
—I greet a friend and brother (
greeting
).

én maγenak
—I am of the earth.

én oma maγeka
—I am as old as time (literally: as old as the earth).

En Puwe
—
The Great Tree. Related to the legends of Ygddrasil, the axis mundi, Mount Meru, heaven and hell, etc.

engem
—of me.

és
—and.

év
—year.

évsatz
—century.

ete
—before; in front of.

että
—that.

fáz
—to feel cold or chilly.

fél
—fellow; friend.

fél ku kuuluaak sívam belső
—beloved.

fél ku vigyázak
—dear one.

feldolgaz
—prepare.

fertiil
—fertile one.

fesztelen
—airy.

fü
—herbs; grass.

gæidno
—road; way.

gond
—care; worry; love (
noun
).

hän
—he; she; it; one.

hän agba
—it is so.

hän ku
—prefix: one who; he who; that which.

hän ku agba
—truth.

hän ku kaśwa o numamet
—sky-owner.

hän ku kuula siela
—keeper of his soul.

hän ku kuulua sívamet
—keeper of my heart.

hän ku lejkka wäke-sarnat
—traitor.

hän ku meke pirämet
—defender.

hän ku meke sarnaakmet
—mage.

hän ku pesä
—protector.

hän ku pesäk kaikak
—guardians of all.

hän ku piwtä
—predator; hunter; tracker.

hän ku pusm
—healer.

hän ku saa kuć3aket
—star-reacher.

hän ku tappa
—killer; violent person (
noun
). Deadly; violent (
adj.
).

hän ku tuulmahl elidet
—vampire (literally: life-stealer).

hän ku vie elidet
—vampire (literally: thief of life).

hän ku vigyáz sielamet
—keeper of my soul.

hän ku vigyáz sívamet és sielamet
—keeper of my heart and soul.

hän sívamak
—beloved.

hängem
—him; her; it.

hank
—they.

hany
—clod; lump of earth.

hisz
—to believe; to trust.

ho
—how.

ida
—east.

igazág
—justice.

ila
—to shine.

inan
—mine; my own (
endearment
).

irgalom
—compassion; pity; mercy.

isä
—father (
noun
).

isäntä
—master of the house.

it
—now.

jaguár
—jaguar.

jaka
—to cut; to divide; to separate.

jakam
—wound; cut; injury.

jalka
—leg.

jälleen
—again.

jama
—to be sick, infected, wounded or dying; to be near death.

jamatan
—fallen; wounded; near death.

jelä
—sunlight; day, sun; light.

jelä keje terád
—light sear you (
Carpathian swear words
).

o jelä peje kaik hänkanak
—sun scorch them all (
Carpathian swear words
).

o jelä peje emnimet
—sun scorch the woman (
Carpathian swear words
).

o jelä peje terád
—sun scorch you (
Carpathian swear words
).

o jelä peje terád, emni
—sun scorch you, woman (
Carpathian swear words
).

o jelä sielamak
—light of my soul.

joma
—to be under way; to go.

joηe
—to come; to return.

joηesz arwa-arvoval
—return with honor (
greeting
).

jo
ŋ
esz éntölem, fél ku kuuluaak sívam belsö
—come to me, beloved.

jotka
—gap; middle; space.

jotkan
—between.

juo
—to drink.

juosz és eläsz
—drink and live (
greeting
).

juosz és olen ainaak sielamet jutta
—drink and become one with me (
greeting
).

juta
—to go; to wander.

jüti
—night; evening.

jutta
—connected; fixed (
adj.
). To connect; to join; to fix; to bind (
verb
).

k
—suffix added after a noun ending in a vowel to make it plural.

kać3
—gift.

kaca
—male lover.

kadi
—judge.

kaik
—all.

käktä
—two; many.

käktäverit
—mixed blood (literally: two bloods).

kalma
—corpse; death; grave.

ka
ŋ
a
—to call; to invite; to summon; to request; to beg.

ka
ŋ
k
—windpipe; Adam’s apple; throat.

karma
—want.

Karpatii
—Carpathian.

karpatii ku köd
—liar.

Karpatiikunta
—the Carpathian people.

käsi
—hand.

kaśwa
—to own.

kaδa
—to abandon; to leave; to remain.

kaδa wäkeva óv o köd
—stand fast against the dark (
greeting
).

kat
—house; family (
noun
).

katt3
—to move; to penetrate; to proceed.

keje
—to cook; to burn; to sear.

kepä
—lesser; small; easy; few.

kessa
—cat.

kessa ku toro
—wildcat.

kessake
—little cat.

kidü
—to wake up; to arise (
intransitive verb
).

kim
—to cover an entire object with some sort of covering.

kinn
—out; outdoors; outside; without.

kinta
—fog; mist; smoke.

kislány
—little girl.

kislány hän ku meke sarnaakmet
—little mage.

kislány ku
ŋ
enak
—little lunatic.

kislány ku
ŋ
enak minan
—my little lunatic.

köd
—fog; mist; darkness; evil (
noun
). Foggy, dark; evil (
adj.
).

köd alte hän
—darkness curse it (
Carpathian swear words
).

o köd belső
—darkness take it (
Carpathian swear words
).

köd elävä és köd nime kutni nimet
—evil lives and has a name.

köd jutasz belső
—shadow take you (
Carpathian swear words
).