Vailian language

The Vailian Republics and Old Vailia speak Vailian, which borrows from a mix of Italian, Occitan, Catalan, and French roots, but is Italian in overall flavor. "Romance-y", you could say. j, y, and x are extremely rare in their words and names.

Glossary

 * Ac – yes, affirmative.
 * Ado vidòrio! – "to victory!"
 * Ado – a Vailian greeting.
 * Agracima – an expression of gratitude.
 * Aimica – (f) "term meaning friend".
 * Aimico – (m) term meaning "friend".
 * Aimora – (f) term meaning "beloved".
 * Aimoro – (m) term meaning "beloved".
 * Apretta – a plea to make haste.
 * Aprettare – a plea to make haste.
 * Aptapolare – a term meaning "goat people", of which the term Aptapo (mountain dwarf) was derived.
 * Auret augori – a phrase meaning "good luck", literally translated into "golden wishes".
 * Bazzo / bazzos – term for the penis or "dick" (a person, in the pejorative sense).
 * Bela – "big" or "great".
 * Belfetto – an expression/exclamation meaning "well done" or "great".
 * Bon piaco – an expression meaning "my pleasure".
 * Calloste – a command for silence.
 * Canta – "count". Canta Nichese designates the Count of Nichese, a title that belongs to Nirro, son of the Ducess Spirento.
 * Casità – term for "captain".
 * Cirono – the Vailian variant of Berath - god of death, cycles and doors.
 * Colligia me Definsia Mutio – a prestigious Vailian dueling society
 * Colligia – word for "college".
 * Complanca – an appeal for mercy.
 * Consuagli asegia – siege councils, a council of 14 ducs that elects including its five most prominent, the "ducs bels". They convene to elect the duc of a city in the Vailian Republics.
 * Consuaglo – "council". Plural: Consuagli
 * Corès – a farewell, literally a contraction of "(go) with the gods,"
 * Cuè – an expression of questioning. Like saying "what?"
 * Cuiteti beli – great cities, grand republics that have more power in the electoral council of the vailian republics.
 * Derme o – a phrase meaning "Give me (the object)."
 * Desgant – word meaning "disgusting".
 * Di verus – an expression of questioning or confirmation. Roughly translates to, "really?" or "seriously?"
 * Duc – leader of a city in the Vailian Republics. Plural: Ducs
 * Ducs bels – great ducs (dukes), leader of a grand republic in the Vailian Republics. Singular: duc bel
 * Ducs panits – small ducs, leader of a normal republic in the Vailian Republics. Singular: duc panit
 * Eccosi – expression meaning "excuse me."
 * Engoliero – "devourer" or "engulfed".
 * Espir – word for "soul".
 * Fentre – term for an unmarried man, or sir.
 * Finoma – meaning "finally".
 * Fonferrus – meaning 'Iron Strength,' the Fonferrus is the Grand Vailian galleon that Darcozzi paladin Lucia Rivan used to flee the burning palace when charged to protect the royal family's sword.
 * Frermàs mes Canc Suolias – the Brotherhood of the Five Suns, is a paladin order of the Vailian Republics. The "Five Suns" refer to the five Vailian ducs bels, or "great dukes".
 * Frero – word for "brother". Plural: frermas.
 * Futtito – "fuck", the expletive.
 * Gellarde – an expression of approval that roughly translates to "brave" or "defiant".
 * Gliente – word meaning "people"
 * Guono – word meaning "good"
 * Ilo - word for "island"
 * Lusce – word for "fish". Common term for lesser silver coins circulated by the Republics.
 * Madiccho – (m) an expletive curse ("spoken evil," also used as expression "Damn!").
 * Merla – an expletive or curse, equivalent to "shit!"
 * Nasenale – term for a nosy person.
 * Nasenalet – term for a nosy person.
 * Ne - term for "no."
 * Oble – word for "double". Term for the golden oble, a rare Vailian currency circulated by the Republics.
 * Panita – adjective, "small".
 * Parfitto – term meaning "perfect".
 * Per complanca – term meaning literally "for mercy" or "for a little mercy", which is taken as "come on, now".
 * Per complancanet – term meaning literally "for mercy" or "for a little mercy", which is taken as "come on, now".
 * Perla – "speak" or "do you speak".
 * Perguono – phrase meaning "for the good".
 * Pire – word for "pear". A term for the copper pire, the base currency and most common denomination circulated by the Republics.
 * Postenaga – (f) "idiot" (literally "carrot").
 * Postenago – (m) "idiot" (literally "carrot").
 * Principonet – "little prince".
 * Rène – term meaning "nothing".
 * Reccepta aic! – "take this!"
 * Sérre – term for "sister".
 * Se futtito – "fuck this".
 * Sciòderie – (f) term for "nonsense" (a "stupid thing").
 * Sientere - expression meaning "I'm sorry."
 * Songretta Ducala – the Ducal Congress, main Ruling body of the confederation.
 * Songretta mea Compresa – the "Congress of the Company", a body of eleven high-stakes investors who collectively operate the Vailian Trading Company.
 * Suole – word for "sun". Common term for the greater golden coins circulated by the Republics.
 * Tella – term for an unmarried woman.
 * Temorina – title for a married woman.
 * Tonderie – phrase meaning "nonsense", often used in reference to a silly or foolish idea.
 * Vaccil – term meaning "easy".
 * Vellico – word meaning "beautiful".
 * Vengietta – term for "vengeance".
 * Vidòrio – term for "victory".
 * Vielo – word meaning "swiftly".
 * Vrudo – "brutish" (adjective)
 * Vulpinet – "little fox". This is often used affectionately to call someone nosy or sneaky.

Phrases

 * Perla Vailian, fentre? – "Do you speak Vailian, sir?"
 * Peri chue na tuor nau bassenderi, merlanet. – "I hope your ship sinks, little shit."
 * Fiaces vocs converano! – "Flames take you!", a battlecry used by Pallegina
 * Voc se no vulpinet merla – "You little fox shit!"

Months

 * Fonivèrno – Deep Winter, a name for a month.
 * Tarivèrno – Late Winter, a name for a month.
 * Inprima – Spring Dawn, name for the 3 days between winter and spring.
 * Préprima – Early Spring, name for a month
 * Majprima – Mid Spring, a name for a month.
 * Fonprima – Deep Spring, name for a month
 * Tarprima – Late Spring, name for a month
 * Inestu – Summer Rising, name for the 3 days between spring and summer
 * Préëstu – Early Summer, name for a month
 * Majestu – Mid Summer, name for a month
 * Fonestu – Deep Summer, name for a month
 * Tarestu – Late Summer, name for a month
 * Inauton – Autumn Falling, name for the 3 days between summer and autumn
 * Préauton – Early Autumn, name for a month
 * Majauton – Mid Autumn, name for a month
 * Fonauton – Deep Autumn, name for a month
 * Tarauton – Late Autumn, name for a month
 * Inivèrno – Winter Dusk name for the 3 days between autumn and winter
 * Préïvèrno – Early Winter, name for a month
 * Majivèrno – Mid Winter, name for a month