Ek

Ek is the ancient language of The Fleeting Daydream Of Safalra. Philologists believe the language became extinct as a spoken language at least 1000 years ago, and the language is now known only from place names. A script found in various archæological sites, usually referred to as the Ek script, is believed to be the written form of Ek, but is only poorly understood.

Ek And Kernewek

Ek is a language of the Celtic language family, and, of the known Celtic languages, it most closely resembles Kernewek (Cornish). Some philolgist have attempted to use this resemblance to help in the interpretation of the Ek script, but have had little success. Many of the differences between Kernewek and Ek words are regular - for example, t and p usually become the voiced d and b, while g usually becomes the unvoiced k. Some shifts in meaning have occured - for example, avra, meaning bay, comes from the Kernewek arvor, meaning coast. The name Ek probably shares its origin with the Kernewek suffix ek, which can be used in language names - for example, Kernewek, Bretonek (Breton), Iwerdhonek (Irish), Manowek (Manx) and Kembrek (Welsh).

Ek Vocabulary

Ek Nouns

Twenty-one Ek nouns have been deduced from place names. The table below shows each Ek noun, a similar Kernewek Kemmyn noun, the English equivalent, and an example place name. Where the Kernewek noun has a slightly different meaning, this is noted.

Aditional Materials

• Ek - the document from which the original text of this article was taken (with permission from Safalra)