#vulcan language

[jennelikejennay]

The other day I posted a fic about warrior bonds in pre-reform Vulcan culture. It came with a poem which I imagined a vassal might say on the death of his lord. (It's about suicide so, uh—be warned.)

Then @celestialvoyeur translated it into Vulcan, which astounds and impresses me—as conlangs go, it's not the easiest. (That would be Quenya.)

I edited it a little bit, because the way I wrote it in English was a little clunky in Vulcan (I used too many pronouns; Vulcans often leave them out), and then I wrote it in calligraphy.

I'm getting the hang of it! Still not sure the brush pen is exactly the perfect tool, especially since I have shaky hands at times. But the effect is not too bad!

The English version is this:

[My] lord lies bleeding, and I have broken [my] bow.

[My] lord lies dying, and I have set down [my] spear.

[My] lord lies dead, and I have put [my] sword to rest

In the warm green nest of my vitals.

The Vulcan version by Celestial Voyeur is this:

T'nash-veh S'haile ti khafaya, heh nash-veh ma pushau t'nash-veh kes-wun.

t'nash-veh S'haile ti tor tev-tor, heh nash-veh ma eku ne' t'nash-veh tilek.

t'nash-veh S'haile ti tevik, heh nash-veh ma shitau t'nash-veh shek tor shom

svi' wuh lamekh yar-kur ha-kel t' t'nash-veh nafek.

You can learn about Vulcan calligraphy here.

And the fic is here.

#vulcan calligraphy #vulcan language #vuhlkansu #poetry #conlang #spirk

[makeallthingsyours]

The Little Vulcan Handbook for English speakers

This is a book(let) containing the basic words and phrases needed for communication in Vulcan as well as the basics of Vulcan grammar. While there are resources such as the Vulcan Language Dictionary or the Vulcan Language Institute, this book's purpose is not to contain the entirety of the language but rather serve as an introduction and enable basic communication. It does not contain any guide regarding writing in Vulcan. There is also a complementing set of online flashcards.

The Little Vulcan Hnadbook for English speakers on Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/pl/818858277/the-little-vulcan-hnadbook-for-english-speakers-flash-cards/?x=1jqU&i=2dsg3x

Live Long and Prosper.

#vulcans #vulcan headcanons #vulcan #vulcan culture #star trek #vulcan language #speaking vulcan

[eldar-of-zemlya]

Make it Vulcan Challenge

I just wanted to imagine how some Terran things would've looked like if they were adopted by Vulcans!

Feel free to join in and respond with some of your ideas!

#star trek #star trek tos #star trek art #spock #vulcans #star trek humor #vulcan language #vulcan culture #s'chn t'gai spock

[lesbospirk]

Since I spent time creating Vulcan words just so I can have a petname I liked for T'Lyn to use on Mariner, I thought I'd share for anyone else who cares lmao Read under the cut!

This was mostly for me, since in my head Mari'Lyn doesn't fit the vibe of most Vulcan terms of endearment. I think most terms are very cute and lovey in their reserved way, which is nice, but it doesn't really mesh well with Mariner's commitment issues, and I don't really see T'Lyn being affectionate in a typical (but Vulcan) way. They are both rebels in their own right.

So I started scouring around the Starbase-10's Vulcan dictionary, and I wanted to play on that idea of being a rebel. Turns out there is no official Vulcan word for rebel (at least that I could find). :( Boo.

So I took from words that were similar:

Tehnau- Resist

Tehnaya - Resistance

Cool, now I just have to make it into a descriptor for a person. The word for people/person in Vulcan is Sular. And I saw that a lot of these types of descriptors used -su as a suffix to denote "a person who ___" . So I took the root from both words (Tehna-) and combined it with the prefix and got;

Tehnasu - A person who resists; AKA a Rebel

Awesome! But not quite there. Not romantic enough. I wanted to show some kind of posession in the word.

There isn't a word per say for My however there is a prefix that denotes ownership, that being T' (as seen famously in T'hy'la). Which when added makes T'Tehnasu.

Ugly. Uninspired. Hard to say. Unsexy. So I took the most common Spirk pet name and disected it

Ashayam - Beloved

I split it into two parts; the root Ashaya meaning love and the pulled the suffix -yam implied to be possessive in a specific affectionate context (I know ya is already in Ashaya but it works better imo as the whole syllable rather than just -m). Combined it makes;

Tehnayam - My Rebel (Affectionate)

Beautiful. Sexy. Rolls off the tounge. It kinda has the same vibe as calling someone a bad boy, like a hot rule breaker type. I think it's very fitting and I am really excited to use it in a fic. <3

And if you like it, use it! I'm not claiming ownership, and I'm not gonna get upset at people for using it (even if it's not Mari'Lyn haha). I just love messing with words/language and I wanted to share since Vulcan has so little petnames in it.

#star trek #mari'lyn #vulcan #vulcan language #star trek fanfiction #beckett mariner #t'lyn

[tkaythevulcan]

A commission, “fuck off” in Vulcan calligraphy lol

#vulcan calligraphy #vulcan language #sort of #I treated fuck as a borrowed word #also hi I guess I’m posting here again

[odva-vuhlkansu]

#vulcan #vulcan calligraphy #star trek #vulcan language #vuhlkansu #gen lis vuhlkansu #vulcans #star trek vulcans

[myidic]

Ya know, if Kirk and Spock weren’t the first representatives of Human/Vulcan relationships, I highly doubt Trek would have had a reason to create words like “k'hat'n'dlawa” and “t’hy’la” for the highly logical, emotionless Vulcans and their language.

#spirk #star trek #vulcan language #soulmates #kirk/spock

[coinconspiracy]

I'd love to learn more about the Vulcan language and it's written script. I'm not sure how I'd even begin to start compiling information about these things though :/

Fan wikis have been interesting to read but some of these things sound not legit... Mostly I think it would be a fun artistic pursuit and also hyperfixations go brrrr

#star trek #vulcan #vulcan culture #vulcan language #fandom

[talshiargirlfriend]

Today in There is Something Deeply Wrong with Me: I would like a tattoo that reads “Yippee Kaiidth, Motherfucker” in Vulcan script

#star trek #Vulcans #Vulcan language #Kaiidth #what is is #in Irish romulan: it is what it is. so it is

[local-limebug]

the temptation to learn vulcan even though everytime i tried learning a language before now, i was Terrible* at it

*i have ADHD, so i retained the information well, i just couldn't put in consistent effort

P.S. is vulcan available on duolingo

#vulcan language #star trek

[jennelikejennay]

I'm writing that fic in Vulcan and cursing the creators of this messy messy conlang. To say it was written by a committee would be too charitable. It was largely created by a variety of writers of canonical and non-canonical works who didn't communicate with each other at all.

Like, why do we have a word for "bunsen burner" but not "belong"? Why do we have a word for "bone marrow" but not "however"? Why do you tell us we can omit pronouns when omitting pronouns makes it unclear who is the subject and who is the object? Why don't you tell us how to nest clauses when Vulcans speaking Standard nest clauses like victorians??

Anyway this thing is necessarily going to be short and also somewhat directed by what words are even available 😅 Still, it's fun to do.

#star trek #vuhlkansu #Vulcan language #conlangs #this monstrosity is going to make me create me own damn conlang again isn't it

[makeallthingsyours]

Differences between day to day life on Vulcan and on Earth

• Weekdays

On Earth, traditionally, week lasts seven days. Typically, five of those are working days and two are not. On Vulcan, the week lasts five days, honoring the five basic tenets of Vulcan philosophy (See: 'Surak's Construct'). Four days are working days, and one is a free day. It is meant to honor the fifth tenet - privacy, as it allows a person to tend to their private affairs.

• Workday

On Earth an average working day would last eight hours out of the twenty four there are in the day. On Vulcan, the day is slightly longer, but the average Vulcan still works about eight hours a day. That is, however, often divided into two four hour periods with a two hour break in the middle, when the temperature piques. It is a well liked carry over from times before climate. control.

• Meals

On Earth, the typical schedule includes two bigger meals, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Due to the high temperatures many Vulcan regions reach in mid-day and Vulcan physiology, it is customary to eat two meals during the day, one early in the morning and one late in the evening.

Meals are usually taken in silence, however, conversation is commonplace when only drinking beverages.

High and low tables are equally common on Vulcan, however the low table setting is considered more traditional and hence, formal.

The idea of 'cocktail party' has been introduced to Vulcans early in the Earth-Vulcan relations, however, it didn't stick, mostly due to the fact that the art of dividing time between eating and talking was never discovered on the planet. During the few that did take place, most of the Vulcan guests either talked and didn't eat or ate and didn't talk.

As it is custom on Vulcan to avoid touching food with one's hands, there are many more kinds of utensils that enable one to eat almost every conceivable type of food that way.

• Letters

Vulcan has, essentially, four separate alphabets - El'ru-Kitaun (handwriting), Vanu-Tanaf-Kitaun (calligraphy), Gotavlu-Zukitan (standard print) and a modernized print that gains popularity in bigger cities. While most citizens are capable of reading all of them, it is common for city residents to only be able to write in calligraphic script by hand, as every-day handwriting is not as popular there as it is in rural regions.

• Clothes

It is, to say the least, not customary for adult Vulcans to wear split garments in a way that is visible. If one is wearing any kind of trousers or bloomers, it would ussually remain hidden underneath a long robe. The only circumstances, in which it wouldn't be considered a bit unusual to wear visible trousers are sports, manual labor, travel by foot or on beastback, and work in which loose fabric could cause danger, for example on a space vessel That is the reason for the skin tight garments commonly worn by the crews of Vulcan spaceships.

• Windows

It is something that might easily confuse and Earthling, but Vulcan buildings often lack glass in the windows. It is very common, especially in houses, that windows are only covered with curtains, as it allows better air circulation without unnecessary air conditioning. Glass is, however, used in a different manner. Many houses have a basement with a glass roof, functioning as an indoor greenhouse.

• Holidays

Vulcan Clan holidays (weddings, betrothal, historic anniversaries, successful kahs'wan celebrations, etc.) as opposed to the common holidays, which are ussually celebrated in private, are typically long and involve gathering tens or even hundreds of people in a Clan Home. (It is a big building belonging to someone in the clan, most often the Matriarch. Every member of the Clan has the right to come and stay there however long they please.) If the Clan Home is too small by itself, tents would be put up on the grounds.

Vulcan employers are typically very liberal with granting leaves of absence for Clan/House/Family reasons (Vulcan, similarly to Earth, is considered to be a post-scarcity world, so with the exception of people bound by contracts eg. Starfleet, the majority doesn't strictly need to work. It has its benefits, of course but missing a few weeks worth of pay doesn't change much.), so one can often expect to stay at such celebration for days, or in some cases, weeks.

• Laundry:

Vulcans have a slightly different attitude towards it then the one cultivated on Earth. Outermost garments are generally only washed if they get dirty and even then, they would ussually be only spot cleaned with water and detergent. Traditionally, one would only wash their underwear with water, while the rest of the clothes would be regularly aired and layed out in the sun. While in the modern day, sonic cleaners are getting more and more popular, the traditional route is still very much in use, as it is very much sufficient to maintain both hygiene and neatness.

#vulcans #vulcan #vulcan headcanons #vulcan culture #star trek headcanon #planet vulcan #vulcan language #vulcan traditions

[ichayalovesyou]

Rom-halan Mahk (The Parting Glass) T'Vulkansu

Lyrics under the cut (Original english, Vulkansu in bold, literal translation in italics)

Of all the money that e'er I had

Svi’ma-vel t’ek pinkaunu

In possession of wealth, all my earnings

I have spent it in good company

Vlital kau-bosh heh akhlami t’hyle

Spent wise and among lifelong friends

Oh and all the harm I've ever done

Ek’dash-tor t’nash-veh ki’tor svi’mene

All hurt I have done in life

Alas, it was to none but me

Tor fi’t’nash-veh sa’awek

Done upon myself alone

And all I've done for want of wit

Kanon duhik torai t’nash-veh

Every foolish action of mine

To memory now I can't recall

Hal-tor I kwi’vokaya

Gone now from memory

So fill to me the parting glass

Nufau t’nash-veh rom-halan makh

Offer my farewell glass

Good night and joy be to you all

Sochya eh dif fi’ek’du

Peace and long life upon all you

Of all the comrades that e'er I had

Trashu ik fasei t’nash-veh t’hyle

Departing from my lifelong friends

They're sorry for my going away

Olau lak’tra than au trashan

Feel grief they do at departure

And all the sweethearts that e'er I had

Trashu ik fasei ashayam

Departing from beloved

They would wish me one more day to stay

Istaya au wuvau yaret

Wish they to lengthen visit

But since it fell unto my lot

Kupi-ri rubah t’nash-veh buk

Could not change my fate

That I should rise and you should not

Trashu ik du’tu hafau

Departing while you remain

I'll gently rise and softly call

She-tor buk eh stariben 

Rising to fate and speak 

Good night and joy be to you all

Sochya eh dif fi’ek’du

Peace and long life upon all you

But since it falls unto my lot

Kupi-ri rubah t’nash-veh buk

Could not change my fate

That I should rise and you should not

Trashu ik du’tu hafau

Departing while you remain

I'll gently rise and softly call

She-tor buk eh stariben 

Rising to fate and speak 

Good night and joy be to you all

Sochya eh dif fi’ek’du

Peace and long life upon all you

So fill to me the parting glass

Nufau t’nash-veh rom-halan makh

Offer my farewell glass

And drink a health whate'er befalls

Fudau fam, nartau mene

Regardless embrace life

Then gently rise and softly call

She-tor buk eh stariben 

Rising to fate and speak 

Good night and joy be to you all

Sochya eh dif fi’ek’du

Peace and long life upon all you

Good night and joy be to you all

Sochya eh dif fi’ek’du

Peace and long life upon all you

So fill to me the parting glass

Nufau t’nash-veh rom-halan makh

Offer my farewell glass

And gather as the evening falls

Hokau vah tevan-tor khru

I’ll gently rise and softly call

She-tor buk eh stariben 

Gather as falls evening

Good night and joy be to you all

Sochya eh dif fi’ek’du

Rising to fate and speak 

Peace and long life upon all you

Good night and joy be to you all

Sochya eh dif fi’ek’du

Peace and long life upon all you

#This is part of a project that I'm working on that I will hopefully be releasing soon #I think I wanna rerecord Aluk-kumsu as well #Maybe do Maiden wine next or something #I strongly envision Spock singing this not just in reference to people he's lost but for himself as well especially regarding WoK #I think Scotty would legit explode if he ever heard XD #Just thought this song would sound VERY nice in Vulkansu and I was right! #I haven't sung for this blog in a while so like that's a little nervous and weird for me lol #star trek #star trek music #star trek songs #song cover #song translation #the parting glass #drinking song #farewell songs #folk music #vulcan #vulcans #vulkansu #vulcan language #conlang #constructed language #spock

[devilishbird]

handwritten golic vulcan (as shown by omniglot) deserves more love. that alphabet is gorgeous and fun to write and sick as fuck and much better than its swirly sibling that steps off the page and punches me in the mild dyslexia every time i see it. 10/10 recommend taking a look

#golic vulcan #vuhlkansu #vulcan language #conlang #conlang appreciation #wahoo!

[tkaythevulcan]

Shiny shiny Vulcan calligraphy stickers (“linguistics”)

#vulcan calligraphy #vulcan language #linguistics

[odva-vuhlkansu]

Rom uzh-tevun(Happy New Year)

To start off the new year, I'm now selling custom Vulcan stickers on etsy.

#star trek vulcans #vulcan #vulcan calligraphy #vulcan language #star trek #vuhlkansu #vulcans #vanu tanaf kitaun #gen lis vuhlkansu #star trek vulcan #Golic Vulcan #Neography #neography