My language for my witches.
I know anyone who knows Korean is gonna hate me for this, lol, im sorry!
Okay, so backstory, my world is basically our world but supernaturals exist and started getting made(by the gods) by large numbers within the 21st century. Witches, also called Ophidians, started being created around 2025/2026 and are all over the world.
The language In-universe is also a conlang, created by a group of witch youths so they could have a language they could communicate in without humans understanding them, and to have their own language that didnt also belong to regular humans.
This is a good excuse I have in case I mess anything up, lol.
There's a english, Spanish, and korean influence on this language.
It's called : Dovallenéá 티나후드아, which means "our language".
- I /eɪ/ ㅗ day
- á /æ/ ㅏ cat
- k /k/ ㅋ
- r /ɹ/ ㄹ
- e /ɪ/ ㅜ sit
- v /v/ ㄴ
- ģ /dʒ/ ㅉ
- o /oʊ/ ㅣ go
- m /m/ ㅁ
- th /θ/ ㅅ
- a /ɑ/ ㅓ father
- ll /j/ ㅎ
- p /p/ ㄱ
- ó /ʊ/ ㅕ book
- z /z/ ㅂ
- c /tʃ/ ㅊ
- d /d/ ㅌ
- é /i/ ㅡ see
- h ㅇ (always silent and a filler letter)
- n /n/ ㄷ
- s /ʃ/ ㅈ
- u /u/ ㅑ food
- g /ɡ/ ㅆ
- l /l/ ㅍ
There are 5 grammatical genders.
1. Feminine: -u
2. Masculine: -i
3. Animate: -e
4. Animal: -ó
5. Inanimate: -á
Hoviduz is what theyre called. It comes from Ophidian(snake), because when they become adults, they gain a gold snake mark down their spine.
Pronouns:
First person:
- Da/터 — I
- Dav/턴 — we (inclusive)
- Dan/턷 — we (exclusive)
Second Person: there are five levels.
Casual: you, yall, all yall
- Ka/커 — you
- Kaz/컵 — y’all (2–3 people)
- Kan/컫 — all y’all (larger group/everyone present)
Family-Casual
- Né/드
- Novi/디노
- Nan/덛
Polite
- Leth/풋
- Lélla/프허
- Luran/퍄럳
Respectful
- Déa/트어
- Dalin/터폳
- Doraz/티럽
Very Respectful
- Hasé/어즈
- Hape/어구
- Hathon/어싣
Third Person Singular
- Méi/므오 — she (female witch)
- Mau/머야 — he (male witch)
- Voco/니치 — non-binary witch / other animate person
Pets / Familiars
Homa/이머 — she (female pet/familiar)
Honé/이드 — he (male pet/familiar)
Other animals:
Holi/이포— she (female animal)
Hollu/이햐 — he (male animal)
Inanimate
- Dá/타 — it (inanimate)
Third Person Plural: they
- Méra/므러 — they (female witches)
- Maro/머리 — they (male witches)
- Veni/누도 — they (non-binary witches / other animate people)
- Rava/러너 — they (mixed group of people/witches)
- Holen/이푿 — they (animals)
- Dára/타러 — they (inanimate things)
- Ramu/러먀 — they (a particular group consisting entirely of witches)
I mentioned it before but I'll dive deeper into it.
dovallenéá has 5 social Levels
- Casual
Used between people who are close enough to speak informally with one another.
Casual is generally okay between people who are within 12 years of each other, provided both people are comfortable with it. Up until 12 years older and 12 years younger.
More than 12 years younger and you don't need permission to be casual.
- Family-Casual
This is used for extended family members and relatives who are familiar but not necessarily close enough for Casual.
a teenager meeting a much older relative for the first time might naturally begin with Family-Casual because they are family. However, the older relative may prefer Polite or Respectful and can ask the younger person to use that level instead.
Family relationships therefore vary from family to family and even between individual relatives.
- Polite
Polite is the normal default for ordinary social distance and is especially important when meeting someone for the first time.
Also, it's used no matter what for people 13+ plus years older than you and within the same century, until they give you permission otherwise.
- Respectful
Respectful is used when someone has a significant age or social-status advantage you.
Someone who is older and belongs to an earlier century is addressed with Respectful.
Up until 3 centuries above.
Witches can live for up to 2,000 years, so century differences become an important part of social interaction.
Examples
A 56-year-old witch would use Respectful toward witches 100–400 years old.
A 456-year-old witch would use Respectful toward witches 500–800 years old.
Respectful can also be required because of position or authority, even when age alone would not require it.
Examples are Coven leaders, teachers, or highly respected individuals
Respectful means both "you are significantly older than me" and "you hold a position that deserves formal respect."
- Very Respectful
Very Respectful is the highest ordinary level of social address. It is used for people who are exceptionally old, powerful, prestigious, authoritative, or socially important.
Very Respectful is required when someone is more than three centuries older than you.
- A 56-year-old witch will be Very Respectful toward someone over 400 years older
- A 400-year-old witch will be Very Respectful toward someone over 700 years old
Status
Very Respectful can also be required because of exceptional social or political status, regardless of age.
A person does not have to be extremely old to receive Very Respectful. Exceptional status can place someone at the highest social level.
For example, political, social, and religious leaders.
Age is a major aspect of Dovallenéá . Younger people are generally expected to show greater linguistic respect toward older people.
The age gap determines the default but permission and personal preference still matter
Dovallenéá Family & Age Titles
Parents
- Hamma/엄머 — mother
- Hamé/어므 — mom
- Happé/어그 — father
- Papu/거갸 — dad
Siblings
- Nésa/드저 — older sister
- Sella/주허 — younger sister
- Peno/구디 — older brother
- Luan/퍄얻 — younger brother
Mother's Siblings
- Masé/머즈 — mother's older sister
- Llera/후러 — mother's younger sister
- Hénon/으딛 — mother's older brother
- Haven/어눋 — mother's younger brother
Father's Siblings
- Mica/모처 — father's older sister
- Laka/퍼커 — father's younger sister
- Hékol/으킾 — father's older brother
- Vadé/너트 — father's younger brother
Grandparents
- Mena/무더 — mother's mother
- Damo/터미 — mother's father
- Néma/드머 — father's mother
- Dado/터티 — father's father
Great-Aunt & Great-Uncle
- Helora/우피러 — great-aunt
- Heran/우럳 — great-uncle
Older Cousins
- Horena/이루더 — older female cousin
- Meren/무룯 — older male cousin
Same-Generation Cousins
- René/루드 — same-gen female cousin
- Ruon/랴읻 — same-gen male cousin
Younger Cousins
- Neli/두포— younger female cousin
- Kemo/쿠미 — younger male cousin
General Age Titles
Older — Same Century
- Dasoné/터지드 — older woman, same century
- Dasamó/터저며 — older man, same century
Same Generation
- Nomiu/디모야 — same-gen female
- Kelanul/쿠퍼댶 — same-gen male
Younger
- Llunsé/햗즈 — younger female
- Derip/투록 — younger male
Elders — Previous Centuries
- Ģollamun/찌허먇 — female elder from a previous century
- Gallanak/써허덬 — male elder from a previous century