Balpuri

The language of the city of Mirabalpur, used as an everyday language by the Sorcerers of Mir. The Balpuri language has influenced much of the Midsea region. It is closely related to and mutually intelligible with other Mirish dialects and the dialects of northwest Orasaren. The word, Qaiyore, is of Balpuri derivation, and means "great land". (In Balpuri, Qaiyore is "Qaiyora"). (Avaerandian scholars considered Balpuri merely a dialect of Mirian, their name for the dialects of Mir and northwest Orasaren).

The word Mir is actually of Avaeran origin - Mir is from "myr" which means mist, as the Avaerans called Mir "Celamyr", isle of mist. Mirabalpur is a mixed word - "a" is of/from and "pur" comes from "bar", the Avaeran word for town/city. "Bal" is from the mirish word for a plain or flat land. So Mirabalpur was "the plains city of the isle of mist".

Word order for the Insular languages is similar to that of RL romance languages - for example, when describing a noun, the adjective comes after it: e.g. ancient battle is "ruamoto opibra". When reading Balpuri imagine spanish, except that "j" and "z" are pronounced as in english.

The Balpuri words for iron, dungeon and city are derived from Avaeran, as are many of the month names highlighted in the Calendar.

Vocabulary	Old Mirish	Balpuri
(suffix) bigger, more	-enita	-ida
(suffix) plural	-se	-si
ancient, elder	oplibra	opibra
barrier, wall	jo	jo
battle	ruamuto	ruamato
bay, gulf	lulo	ilulo
bitter	nyoclo	nocalu
black	eubra	ebra
blessed	druitica	druitica
blue	niora	yoraa
boat	opozo	pozo
border, boundary	joploda	joplota
breeze	ilchiedo	ilchieto
bronze	briosa	briosa
brown	deda	deta
celebration, festival	enito	eito
city or walled town	jitata	pur
cleave, cut	le	le
cold; snow, ice	asa (cold)	asa (cold) ruala (snow/ice)
dark, demonic	nido	ito
dark, fearful; terrible	nidofa	itopa
death	flache	flache
dragon, wyrm	eirtosa	eirtosa
dry, desolate; barren	ceigr	chegir
dungeon, subterranean city	-	angata
east; dawn	odu	odu
enchantment	zievomanta	zevomanda
fair, pleasant	cresovo	cresovo
father	iso	iso
feif, holding	nejider	nejidra
field; farm	nasla	nasala
food	diota	dioda
fortress, castle	guima	gurima
gate; pass	nubata	nubada
gold	di	di
great	ior	yora
green; verdant; fertile	sego	sego
grey	briopoda	bripota
harbour, port	uza	uza
high (altitude)	ota	oda
hill, knoll, butte	siodiento	chodiento
horn	dobrioracion	tobryo
hot; fire	unopa	unopa
iron	-	reilo
island; alone	egrana	egirana
jewel	rriej	rriej
keep, tower	quutrato	quutrato
king; emperor	sa	sa
kingdom	satir	satir
lake, pool	atrira	atrira
language	onguogado	onguogato
light, sunray, glimmer	ta	da
love	berasir	berasir
magic, wizardry	ri	ri
man	oya	oya
mine, delving	uasada	uasata
mist, fog	joslado	josalato
moon, moonlight	gi	gi
mountain(s)	ayo	ayo
music	inerada	inerata
north	peipa	peipa
of; from	ze	ze
old	choyobo	choyobo
place, land, region	qai	qai
plain, flatland	pla	bala
priest, monk	irtasada	irdasata
promontory; headland	chequeda	chequeta
rain	todapo	totapo
red	apono	apono
river	semuita	semaida
road	soqua	soqua
sand	incicro	incicro
sea	ameda	ameta
silent; empty	ise	ise
silver	juachal	juachal
south	ezeso	ezeso
star, twilight	zara	zara
steadfast; unyielding	ufepa	ufepa
stone	be	be
stream, brook	iaracion	iaracion
strong, mighty	oinita	oiida
sun, sunlight	udu	udu
swamp, marsh, wetland	iosperrer	iosperrer
swift	eba	eba
sword	roblaquo	roblaquo
temple, shrine	uzi	uzi
thorn	racejo	racejo
valley	cha	cha
village	tiaquura	tiaquura
warrior, protector	ipafa	ipapa
water	diableslo	diableslo
well; void, abyss	acredracion	acredracion
west; dusk, sunset	uta	uda
white, bright	ono	ono
wind	tua	tua
wisdom, learning	epro	epro
woman, lady	acrada	acrata
wood	nyosa	nosa
woodland, forest	renyo	reno
word, writing	lieto	lieto