The Giak Scrolls

Giak to English

When you first enter the makeshift library, you are shocked to see a giak, sifting through papers and nervously scribbling with a quill he continuously dips into the glass inkwell beside him. You notice that the ink is a deep, blood red. The sight of a mortal enemy and the red ink instantly galvanises you into action, but before you can draw your weapon, you look into the creature's eyes, those eerie yellow eyes, and you realise that it does not intend to harm you. As the adrenaline slowly ebbs from your blood, the spawn rises and introduces itself as Grokk. It seems that Night Owl has adopted this studious giak and he now serves as a scrivener of sorts to the outpost. Grokk has been hard at work translating his native tongue into a form that will be recognised by others, and his works are displayed here in what he likes to call 'The Giak Scrolls,' or 'Zegorzadim.'
As a minor introduction to the Giak language, Grokk tells you that the alphabet consists of only twenty letters:
A, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, R, S, T, U, Z, AA, OR, SH
After saying that, he returns to his scribbling and permits you to peruse his work.

An example of Giak handwriting

A

adag – bottle, jug
adar – desert, wasteland
adez – blood
adog – path, track
adug – bury
aduk – damage
aduz – circle
aga – want
agna – road
agoz – jump
ak – red
akag – defend
akamaz - doomwolf
aki – one
Aki-amaz – Lone Wolf
akog – deaf
amaz – wolf
an – who, whom, whose
anak – trap, snare
ar – with
atog – above
azga – front
azgad – burn
aztar – north
ash – and

D

da-aki – eleven
dag – make, build
da-ga – thirteen
da-ig – twelve
daishrak – fifteen
dajdok – moon
dajo – follow
dak – how
daka – move
dakagog – run
dan – stand
da-na – seventeen
danak – shield
da-narga – sixteen
dandon – sit
dar – if
darg – attack (v)
dargag – attack (n)
darorag – fourteen
dat – rest
daz – left
da-sha – eighteen
da-shak – nineteen
dej – east
der – go
dez – come
dig – bite
dik – spy
dikoz – fly
dikrak – bird
ditka – ring
doddog – tight
dog – steal
dogez – coming
dok – he/him/his
doka/dokim – they/them/their (m)
duga – wind
dugdug – belly
dulag – arrow
duldug – archer
duza – blow
dorgar – war party

E

edak – bucket, pail
edaz – map
edzar – light
eg – to
ega - where
egina – sea, ocean
egiza – bay, cove
egud – captain
eguk – day
egor - stupid
ek – get, fetch
ekar – start
ekig – blind
ekko – time
ekug – punish, punishment
ekor – fall
enoza – special
etaar – door, gate
ezar – climb
ezog – sick, sickness

G

ga – three
gadaj – bright
gadajok – sun
Gadajok-shezag – Sommerswerd
gag – drink (v)
gagaz – thirty
gagjak – border
gaj – die
gajog – drink (n)
gan – threaten
ganiak – anger, angry
gaz – enemy
gazad – castle, stronghold, fortress
gazjat – barracks
gedad – city
gee – yes, affirmative
gogak – camp (v)
gogoz – twenty
googa – food
gour – cold
gudjag – big, large
gudnak – battle
gug – blue
guk – arm
gorak – animal
gorgagat – helmet

H

hag – claw (n)
hagag – claw (v)
hagor – shoe, boot
hak – body
hegez – insane, berserk, crazy
hel – black
heza – house, hut
hoki – happy, happiness
hug – low
huk – call
haag – new

I

iak - at
ig – two
iggi – child
ika – bend
iok – cup
izraz – fifty
ish – far
ishrak – five
ishrakig – ten

J

jag – right
jaguz – pig, boar
jantok – dance
jat – sleep
jatnar – danger
jatnek – slow
jegka – cheer
jek – take
jet – old
jez – break
jigi – magic
jogg – wine
jok – ask, demand
jokog – hold
joz - high
juga – bag, sack

K

ka – but, why
kag – carry
kaggaz – fire
kao – loose
kega – ash, ashes
ketki – problem
kez – many
kezneg – squad
kika – money, wealth, treasure
kikago – merchant, pedlar
klag – brown
kluz – ride
kog – in
koga – stop, halt
kokog – smoke
kon – hunt (n)
kona – wood
konkor – hunter
konon – tree
kookar – champion
kot – shut
kuz – slave, servant
kaan – heart
kaat – shallow
kor – of
kordak – sergeant

L

lag – baby
lajak – stone
lazag – cook
leka – win, succeed
lenag – deep
liga – small
ligaheza – room
lizog – cell, prison, gaol
loga – free
lozon – long
lug – friend

M

magak – lose, fail
magnok – arena
moggador – hammer
mok – bridge
moton – short
mugtaz – cloud
mutaz – bracelet
muzar – ship, boat

N

na – seven
nad – dark
nadarog – company
nadgaj – war
Nadoknar – Darklord
nadul – night
nadulheza – camp (n)
naj – near
nak – fight
naka – going
nan – life
naog – no, negative
nar – dig
narg – be
narga – six
nart – or
nartag – flank
nazgiz – seventy
nashez – parry
nen – water
nengud – lake
neni – wet
nenigooga – soup
nenrak – thief
nig – hate
niz – help
nizgaz – sixty
nodog – swamp, fen
nogjat – head
noza – cheat
nozod – horse
nozodim – cavalry
nozosh – cloak
nug – before
nuzog – crossbow

O

odak – guard (v)
odakar – guard (n)
odgoz – barricade
odgozeg – blockade
odnenga – river
odogon – coward
ogg – weapon
ogot – retreat, behind
ogsha – knife, dagger
ok – I, me, my
oka/okim – we, us, our
okak – you, your (sg)
okaka/okakim – you, your (pl)
okgan – lead
okja – obey
oknar – leader, officer
okrog – canyon, chasm, abyss
on – when
oza – use
ozon – escape

R

radgor – barrel, cask
rakka – awake, awaken
raneg – return, come back
rannad – (past tense auxiliary)
raz – eat
razi – hot
rek – scout (v)
rekenar – scout (n)
reknoz – crown
rigi – warn
ritzag – mountain
rogag – (future tense auxiliary)
rugga - courage
ruz – key
ruzzar – destroy
rorag – four
roraz – forty

S

stag – betray
stak – orange
staz – yellow
stug – clean
stuzor – weak

T

ta - (indicates question)
tadat – hard
tadzar – chest
tagog – fast
tak – march
tan – listen, hear
tanoz – safe, safety
teg - what
tegdarg – catapult
tek – like, as
tekim – store
tezna – waste
tog – up
togdar – saddle
tok – open
tot – down
toz – tool
tozaz – west
tugga – coat, jacket
tuja – plan
tuk – bow
tukor – strong
tuz – fear
tuztor – way
taag – kill
tor - for

Z

zad – book
zag – axe
zaggan – armour
zaj – shoot
zand – south
zaz – order (v)
zazdak – order (n)
zazgog – church, temple
zee – see
zegor – giak
zejar – poison
zek – hide
zendod – soft
zika – grass, foliage
zinoz – smell
ziran – wizard
zizi – she/her
zizim – they/them/their (f)
zogak – window
zourg – thrust
zoz – end
zug – herb, vegetable
zugguz – dawn
zuk – spear
zut – bad
zutag – pain
zutgorak – monster
zutaagon – undead
zordak – wall

OR

orgad – white
orgadak – human
orgar – army

SH

sha – eight
shad – soldier
shadegina – marine (n)
shak – nine
shakoz – ninety
shardar – bed
shaz – bolt
shazoz – eighty
sheg – dog
shegga – hunt (v)
shegtar – dwarf
shez – cut
shezag – sword
shok – live, alive
shug – green
shuk – chain
shushum – mix
shaag - charge

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