The Pencil Language

The Pencil Language is a very, very, very old language rarely used at all, with at most only 5 speakers. It uses an alphabet. There are only 16 characters.

Apostrophes/dashes can be used to join prefixes/suffixes to regular words.

The letter for "k" can also be pronounced as a "g".

The letter for "e" can also be pronounced as an "i".

The letter for "h" can also be pronounced as a "l".

Words
Note: Each of the transliterations are based on pronunciation.

Prefixes
"Ko" = referring to a male

"Ke" = referring to a female

"Fe" = referring to a thing which is either genderless, has an ambiguous gender, or has another gender other than male/female

"Do" = past tense, can be added onto a word to change their tense to past tense

"De" = present tense, equivalent to adding a "ing" to the end of a word

"Da" = future tense, equivalent to adding a "will" before a word

"Bash" = used to "strengthen" the word, such as turning the word "good" into "better".

"Bosh" = used to "strengthen" a word to its "max", such as turning the word "bright" into "brightest".

"Ap" = equivalent to adding an "un" onto the word

"Bon" = used to turn a verb/adjective into a noun, such as turning the word "high" into "height".

Suffixes
"Ek" = big/more

"Ef" = small/less

"Na" = referring to a plural word

"Re" = in possession of

"Ku" = doer of

"Ha" = equivalent to adding "-ish" or "-ly" to the end of a word

"Gaf" = similar to/like a(n)- thing, e.g. god -> godly

Numbers
Note: This language uses a base 10 system.

Holk = number, Ap'holk = negative number

Holk'kin = add, Holk'frak = subtract, Holk'anb = multiply, Holk'lown = divide, Holk'anb'ek = exponentiate, Holk'lown'ef = logarithm, Holk'anb'keek = factorial, Holk'kin'keek = summate, Holk'hud = equal

Sha = 0, Ba = 1, Bo = 2, Be = 3, Bad = 4, Bas = 5, Baf = 6, Baw = 7, Gak = 8, Geb = 9, Grob = 10, Grob-ba = 11, Grob-bo = 12

...

Bo-grob = 20, Be-grob = 30, Bad-grob = 40

...

Grosh = 100, Bo'grosh = 200, Grob'grosh = 1000, Grosh-grosh = 10,000

...

Gawak = 1,000,000, Bo'gawak = 2,000,000, Grob'gawak = 10,000,000, Bo'grob'gawak = 20,000,000, Grosh'gawak = 100,000,000, Gawak'gawak = 1 trillion

...

Gafek = infinity/infinite, Ap'gafek = finite

Simple words
Weshef = hello, Shafn = goodbye

Yeb = the/these, Fen = is/are, Fon = am, Feb = am, Ef = a/an, Yob = this, Yoy = that, Shey = can, Pay = do, Ferp = be

Siy = and

Op = yes/positive, Ap = no/not/negative, Ep = neutral/maybe

Kop = in/on, Bop = out/off

Dof = before, Daf = after, Def = now

Boos'ba = first, Boos'bo = second, Boos'be = third, ... Boos'gafek = last/ultimate

Bor = Who, Bar = When, Ber = What, Shur = Where, Shar = Why, Shor = How

Fer = very/really

Shosh = here, Shash = there

Nok = from

Krof = for, Shof = to, Sab = of, Grif = by

Efek = than/compare

Ush = if

Shap = but

Hash = because

Fek = ever

Boos'op = always, Boos'ap = never

Hrek = or

Prow'ba = only

Gup = else

Kelk = which

Hud = same, Hud'ef = similar, Hud'ap = different

Pronouns
Ad = me/I, Ab = you, Ko'ab = he/him, Ke'ab = she/her, Fe'ab = it, Ad'na = we, Ab'na = them/they

Gender-relatededit | edit source
Ko'kef = male, Ke'kef = female, Fe'kef = any another gender

other nouns
Kef = creature/organism, Wrik = animal, Kinf = plant

Wosh = object

Yef = life/live/alive, Shef = death/die/dead

Prow = thing

Shre = book

Shre'yiwk = page

Suwy = cycle

Asob = level

Yawk = nothing/none

Yiwk = portion/section/some

Yowk = whole/every/all

Yenk = any

Sug = solid, Shug = liquid, Sheg = gas, Shag = plasma

Yoln = heat/hot, Yawk'yoln = cold, Yiwk'yoln = warm

Bisheg = name

Eef = place/area, Sug'eef = land, Shug'eef = sea/ocean

Prow'dodsh = shadow

Gol'prow = mind/brain

Gol'prow'skep = imagination/imagine

Eepk'ha = strength/power

Kef'eef = government, Pay'kef'eef = govern/rule

Hiwf = chaos, Howf = order (as in the opposite of chaos)

Howf'prow = law

Hiwf'kef'eef = anarchy

Ba'kef'eef = dictatorship/totalitarian government

Yoln'pab = thermal energy, Bok'pab = mechanical energy, Penf'ef'pab = chemical energy, bek'boos'wib'pab = gravitational energy

Bok'ap'fewg = electricity

Keek = order (as in sequence)

Pay'pay'prow = mirror

Kan'wab = light

Language-related
Waf'yiwk = word, Pay'waf'yiwk = verb, Prow'waf'yiwk = noun, Fen'waf'yiwk = adjective

Gol'waf = pronounce/pronounces/pronounced as

Boos'ba waf'yiwk = prefix, Boos'gafek waf'yiwk = suffix

Kef prow'waf'yiwk = pronoun

Geometry-related
Kos = shape, Sha'shrob kos = point, Ba'shrob kos = line, Bo'shrob ba'kos = circle, Bo'shrob bo'kos = half-circle, Bo'shrob be'kos = triangle, etc.

Be'shrob ba'kos = sphere/ball, Be'shrob bo'kos = half circle, Be'shrob bad'kos = tetrahedron, Be'shrob ba'kos = cube, etc.

Noop = distance, Noop'ek = long/far/distant, Noop'ef = short/near/close (as in opposite to far)

Ba'noop = length, Bo'noop = width, Be'noop = height, Bad'noop trength, etc.

Directions:

Ba'noop'ba = forwards, Ba'noop'bo = backwards

Bo'noop'ba = left, Bo'noop'bo = right

Be'noop'ba = down, Be'noop'bo = up/high, etc.

Cosmology-related
Nwok = Protoverse

Brep = Cosmic String

Fewg'ef = quark

Fewg = subatomic particle, Op'fewg = proton, Ep'fewg = neutron, Ap'fewg = electron

Penf'ef = atom

Penf = molecule

Shagak'ef = planet

Shagak = star

Prob'ef'ef = galaxy

Prob'ef = supercluster

Prob = -verse

Ba'prob = Universe, Bo'prob = Multiverse, Be'prob = Megaverse

... Bfee'prob = Archverse

Gafek'prob = Omniverse

Skep'prob = Metaverse

Frob = void, Shrob = dimension, Asyob = realm

Bek = space, Boos = time

Prob'frob = Cosmos

Shak = exist/existence

Shak'asob = Existence State

Gafek'gafek'prob = Reality

Norp = god

Wush = sky

Yesh'asyob = heaven, Kor'asyob = hell

Wib = mass

Bek'boos = spacetime

bek'boos'wib = gravity

Wab = matter/particle, Pab = energy

Verbs
Dorb = fight

Kef'shef = kill, Kef'yef = save

Shyf = create/make, Kryf = destroy

Bok = move, Bok'ef = slow, Bok'ek = fast

Sor = go, Sar = come,

Foh = eat/consume, Shaf = drink

Frah = grow, Freh = shrink

Shaw = give, Thaw = take

Kan = see/sight/watch/look, Ken = hear/hearing/listen, Kron = feel/touch, Kun = smell, Klon = taste

Hoon = change/edit/modify, Shrun = revert/undo

Rep = have/has

Yig = stop/prevent

Prob'ek = contains, Prob'ef = contained by

Bok'prob'ef = enter, Ap'bok'prob= exit/leave, Ays = return

Waf = talk/speak/say

Kef'waf = language

Gil = know/known, Ap'gil = unknown/do not know

Gol = think/focus

Rop = happen

Gol'shef'pay = scare,

Gil'pay = upgrade/improve, Ef'gil'pay = downgrade/worsen

Plon = want, Plon'yef = need

Rik = win/victory, Rok = lose/loss

Kryf'ef = damage, Kef'yef'ef = fix/repair

Gool = use/uses

Pay'hud = join

Pay'pay = reflect

Adjectives
Yesh = good/great, Kor = bad/evil

Fref = small, Krek = big

Shub = old, Yub = new

Skop = real, Skep = fake/virtual

Ded = bright/light, Dodsh = dark/darkness

Opub = early, Rug = late

Bey = red, Ray = orange, Sisk = yellow, Fash = green, Paf = blue, Rash = purple, Akfa = white, Pes = black, Pres = gray

Yiwk'ef = few, Yiwk'ek = many

Gil'ek = smart/knowledgable/advanced, Gil'ef = dumb/stupid/basic

Gafek'boos = eternal/eternity

Gol'shef = terror, Gol'shef'gaf = terrifying/scary/frightening

Eepk = strong/powerful

Ap'eepk = weak/vulnerable

Prob'frob'shyf = natural

Kef'shyf = artificial

Wayb = sacred/divine

Freew = thin/narrow, Froow-thick/wide

Phrases/Idioms
"the erasers are here" = we are going to lose

"the pencils are here" = we are going to win

"to the white realm" = very far away/too far

"to the black realm" = extremely far away/way too far

"from the white realm to the black realm" = everything

"into the white realm" = going to an relatively unknown place

"into the black realm" = going to a place nobody has gone to that has no info on it

"Gleb yowk'[ef/ek]" = "how [many/few]"

"da'[verb]" = "will be [verb]" (Unlike in English, you will not need to add the past/present-tense suffix (in this case 'do') to the verb in this phrase.)

Times
Dof = before, Daf = after, Def = now

Boos'ba = first, Boos'bo = second, Boos'be = third, ... Boos'gafek = last/ultimate

Boos'gafek'keek = end, Boos'ba'keek = start

Boos'noop'ef = soon

Boos'noop'ep = later

SACRED WORDS
Wakab = pencil

Frahash = eraser

other thing
The left side are the English letters, the right side are the output when transliterated.

long 'a' sound = "ay"a

short 'a' sound = "ah"

short 'e' sound = "eh"

long 'e' sound = "ee"

short 'i' sound = "e"

long 'i' sound = "aee"

short 'o' sound = "aw"

long 'o' sound = "oh"

short 'u' sound = "uh"

long 'u' sound = "oo"

"c" = either "k" or "s" depending on which variant

"v" = "wh"

"j" = h

"m" = n

'z' sound = "ss"

"-tion" = shun

"-sion" = shen

"er" = "ur"

"tr-" = "chur"

"str-" = schur"

"ch-" = "ch"

"th" = "th"

"t" = d

d sound = "dn" or "fo" (dn is normal but fo is used in blend sounds)

"ts-" sound = "s[sh]"