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That Bit Extra - Echolian Workings and a HINT for Book Four...
🕑 Added 2023-06-30 11:50:18 +0000 UTC
So the thing I had planned for this month’s That Bit Extra is taking a bit longer than I thought so instead I thought I’d show you a bit of Echolian workings!
The Echolian language is based on an alphabet that replaces ours as I’m not language-proficient enough to make one up from scratch, lol!
But there are rules to account for when there’s too many consonants together, etc.
When working out a word, I will translate it from the Echolian alphabet then work on forming it into a workable word which sounds correct for the flow of the language I imagine for it, which then gets transferred into the Echolian dictionary we have so it becomes set from then on. So it’s not just a case of switching the letters over, there is more involved which I do actually find really fun! :D
And a BIG sneak-peek for you to finish off - Y’uli’sed is the type of supernatural the antagonist of Book Four is! The English translation means ‘Daystars’.
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Seraphinite Games
Mishka has worked very hard on the Echolian language to try to make it just right - N
Seraphinite Games
So happy you’re excited! I can just FEEL this book is gonna be epic! - N
EvilChani
Interesting tidbit, and I love the sneak peek. I foresee some possible fires in the future of Wayhaven (and not just the the LIs and MC between the sheets, lol). I like how you worked the language--like you, I'm not proficient enough to develop my own, so I bastardize other languages and Frankenstein them together when I need a fantasy language.
Eve
The Y'uli'sed already have my full attention. So excited... and deeply curious, about Book Four!
