Welcome to the Old Krovic Language Guide!
Treat this as a dictionary - grammar not included! As the story progresses, the guide will grow.
*If anyone is interested in seeing the Krovic alphabet (yes, I'm the nerd who makes such things) drop a comment and I will provide my discord - I can also link some pronunciation guides :) *
Abbreviation Key:
f: formal
inf: informal
sing: singular
pl: plural
|Basic Phrases|
Hello - Rivie (f.) ; Ri (inf.)
Goodbye - Povisz (f.) ; Popo (inf.)
Cheers - Nosdrov
Good morning - Shoget ranko
Good afternoon - Shoget dzen
Good evening - Shoget noč
Pardon me - Vizhevay
I'm sorry - Einje przhel
Yes - dahg (f.) ; dah (inf.)
No - Nï
Thank you - spazhje it (f.) ; spazh (inf.)
How are you? - Einit shoget? **
** Literally translated as 'are you healthy?', the answer should be either 'yes' or 'no'. 'Thank you' is not used, but reciprocation is, as in 'Yes, and you?' **
|Pronouns|
* Usage rule: Generally speaking, pronouns are not used on their own and are simply indicated by verb conjugation ex. 'I am' becomes 'einje' where 'ein' is the verb root and 'je' is the pronoun conjugation*
I - …je
You (sing.) - …it
You (pl.) - …itė
He - …oni
She - …onu
We - …mo
They - …čik
It - …ičik
That - …im
|Possessive Adjective|
My - Aje
Your - Ait
His - Aoni
Hers - Aonu
Our - Amo
Their - Ačik
Its - Aičik
|Conjugation|
Because - jercho
And - izh
Nor -
But -
Or - poj
Yet -
So -
|Numbers|
(Krovic has a ten base number systems :)! )
1 - pieh
2 - vuk
3 - zha
4 - lao
5 - so
6 - puko
7 - tivre
8 - bieh
9 - sum
10 - de
11 - depieh
100 - chou
1000 - roch
10000 - nivges
100000 -
|Verbs|
To be - ein
To do - im
To thank/give thanks - spazh
To block/get in the way - skloshat
To stop - sklo
To come - ovde
To do - oozlat
To say - ravya
To call (for)/yell - ravish
To ask - revya
To whisper - ravyaesha
To tell - rovya
To go - dizhit
To get - dzem
To take - dzemgo
To make - avizh
To work - avizhju
To think - postivy
To know - prostivy
To see - lyashom
To look - lyavy
To come - dom
To have/possess - tokolkezh
To want - kostokov
To need - kostoko
To use - garot
To find - zhvo
To give - kovor
To become - tashtsa
To eat - lenev
To drink - dozhdano
To feel (physical) - nash
To feel (emotional/mental) - nashnijen
To hunt/kill - ubač
To trample - gozhe
To love - choch**
|Noun|
king - tsar
queen - tsarina/tsaritsa
prince - tsarivech
princess - tsarevna
duke/duchess - voivode
beautiful - musheh
meat/flesh - asim
bone - nerku
mistake - aur
skin - bazh
clean/bathe - datorueshka
extend - ju
quiet - esha
deep - njen
blade - nusru
beginning/start - da
wisdom - sabuk
foolish - zhaku
country/land/nation - zucha
broken - lunvij
greedy - zimnuscha
silent - zhepa
** This verb is utilized exclusively for platonic love (e.g., familial relationships). Using this verb for romantic love (e.g., significant others, sexual partners) is considered lazy and even disrespectful. The Krovs believe that expressions of romantic love are entirely unique to an individual and are telling of the kind of soul that they possess. Terms of endearment utilized by nobility are noted just as diligently as any other aspect in their life. **
*** Fun fact!
King Novak, grandfather of Nikolai, used this term of endearment with his wife Queen Pihla: 'You are the gentle whispers of the wind' ***