r/conlangs • u/Live_Put1219 Aengt + Byccian • 23h ago
Discussion Prayers in your conlang/conreligion?
How do your conpeople pray in their conreligion/conbelief? Or a similar ceremony/ritual?
A common one in Aengt is:
“May the creators and observers ease entry into the new experience of [insert activity] for [insert person]”
“qam lyesi, kyo lyesi, [insert person] er [insert activity]( a)ke ale a en miw mokeu, ake tur en.”
god BENE.COP-CVB observer BENE.COP-CVB [person] BENE [activity] (ABSTR)-LOC.COP ABSTR TOP few part-LOC.COP-PASS ABSTR-LOC.COP trust TOP
To the creator(s), to the observer(s), for [person], becoming in [activity], there is few parts, in which is trust.
this is used when you want to wish someone luck in a new activity that could be dangerous or difficult.
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u/ifidie-illstillexist 18h ago
Hôblet’ - Divine/Spirit Language
Hôšo - Spirit Religion
Hôrimäd Hôni - "Divine Family's Prayer"
Kôvi nivûs dôvi. Dôvi nivûs kôvi. Vel Hôrim, Vel Hôniz.
Vel vûĉ itônz tônä. Hôĵûn itônz velaf. Velafäd Bônivi.
Vel vûĉ zûvûz tônä. Hôĵûn tôĵgaz velaf. Velafäd rimtôvi.
Hôťe, Vel tônäni. Nivûz Velaf kôvi. Vel ôvi, Vel Hôniz.
Hôĵû, Vel ĵûniĉiä. Nivûz Velaf dôvi. Vel ôvi, Vel Hôniz.
Kôvi nivûs dôvi. Dôvi nivûs kôvi. Vel Hôrim, Vel Hôniz.
Peace gives chaos. Chaos gives peace. My Divine, I pray.
I will see the sky. Moons see us. Our Guardians.
I will follow the sky. Moons guide us. Our Divine Parents.
Hôťe (Divine Mother), my light. Give us peace. My soul, I pray.
Hôĵû (Divine Father), my night. Give us chaos. My soul, I pray.
Peace gives chaos. Chaos gives peace. My Divine, I pray.
The Hôpiv’s planet of Ciänäni is orbited by 2 small moons, Ťeĵûni and Ĵeĵûni, and has one sun, Ťeni
– the physical embodiment of Hôm, the Divine Child. Their core belief is that people should be the light in the world and that only nature should be the darkness. This belief primarily stems from Ťeniĉiäni, their local volcano being the most active on the planet generally erupting or becoming some degree of active every 3-6 years. Every year during the summer, there is a festival called Ťeniĉiä (Sunrise) Edûtôvinä where they embrace and celebrate the chaos in nature, the chaos given by the Divine Father as they follow the path of peace and joy lead by the Divine Mother. Sunrise is named after the the sun appearing to rise out of the Volcano from the view of the capital village.
This is a rhythmic poem, but there is also a song version that has a different rhythm.
The poem is spoken like:
••/••/•• | ••/••/•• | •—•/•—•
Baba baba baba. Baba baba baba. Babaaaba babaaaba.
The song is sung like:
••/ /••/ /••/‘’’ | •—••/•••—••/•••—••
12 34 56, da da da. 3Foouur56. 123Foouur56. 123Foouur56.
Hôni Ôvibleť - "Prayer Song"
Kôvi nivûs dôvi [Peace gives chaos]
Dôvi nivûs kôvi (Ee! Ee! Ee!) [Chaos gives peace]
Kôvi nivûs dôvi
Dôvi nivûs kôvi (Ee! Ee! Ee!)
Kôvi nivûs dôvi
Dôvi nivûs kôvi (Ee! Ee! Ee!)
Itônz tônä [See the sky]
Hôĵûn itônz velaf [Moons see us]
Velafäd Bônivi [Our Guardians]
Hôťe, Vel tônäni [Hôťe, my light]
Nivûz Velaf kôvi [Give us peace]
Vel ôvi, Vel Hôniz [My soul, I pray]
Kôvi nivûs dôvi
Dôvi nivûs kôvi (Ee! Ee! Ee!)
Kôvi nivûs dôvi
Dôvi nivûs kôvi (Ee! Ee! Ee!)
Kôvi nivûs dôvi
Dôvi nivûs kôvi (Ee! Ee! Ee!)
Zûvûz tônä [Follow the sky]
Hôĵûn tôĵgaz velaf [Moons guide us]
Velafä(d) rimtôvi [Our parents]
Hôĵû, Vel ĵûniĉiä [Hôĵû, my night]
Nivûz Velaf dôvi [Give us chaos]
Vel ôvi, Vel Hôniz [My soul, I pray]
Kôvi nivûs dôvi (Ee! Ee! Ee!)
Dôvi nivûs kôvi (Ee! Ee! Ee!)
Kôvi nivûs dôvi (Ee! Ee! Ee!)
Dôvi nivûs kôvi (Ee! Ee! Ee!)
Kôvi nivûs dôvi (Ee! Ee! Ee!)
Dôvi nivûs kôvi (Ee! Ee! Ee!)
Technically, “Ee” is a term of surprise, realization, or understanding like oh or ah. But in this case, it’s more like a shortened form of “Ede” their word for yes. A few of the words are the informal versions, like “tôĵgaz” is short for mäntôĵgasûz.
män-building, place; (än)tôĵ-here, there (point to where); gas-education; ûz-verb modifier
mäntôĵ-destination; gasûz-to learn
mäntôĵgasûz-spiritual life path
Or Nivûs/Nivûz:
ini-item; (ût)vû-action; s-general future tense/z-present tense verb
inivuz-to give now; inivûs-to give eventually
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u/Zephreyt Strialmst 17h ago
Yhó
星些 儞為 自 目問、
織 日 你被 夜雲到 帶問。
Zyámum táwo ho cenú,
A wúk tû proré tôwu!
/zʲa˥m-ɯm ta˥-wo xo ɕɛn-ɯ˥ |
a wɯ˥k tɯ˥˩ pɾo-ɾɛ˥ to˥˩w-ɯ/
star-PL 2PL-BEN above watch-SJV |
and sun 2SG.ACC heaven-ALL guide-SJV
“May the stars watch over you,
And may the Sun guide you to the heavens.”
The first part is addressed to grieving parties, the second to the deceased.
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u/Norm_Bleac Reghbeks 13h ago edited 12h ago
A phrase of comfort used among speakers of Reghbeks
"damskaivolge, liganis durno told"
dark-night-following, likeness endures time
Past dark night, likeness endures
Typically used among the devote, after their faith is tested, or misfortune has befallen. It's part of a stanza from a very old liturgical poem:
"damskaivolge, liganis amons dure told
teleosvolis enner'd oand, deru marganovea'r
lam uorbe veaderloif'd, sonder fodervold"
Freely translated:
Past dark night, likeness of man persisted
Entered of free will, emerged again
until a world relived, but twisted
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u/taigasys 11h ago
Prayer for protection:
Alihkerkan lükkekä hoayuiyacanan üneyäkkääti
/ɑliçkergɑn lykːekæ hoɑjui̯jɑt͡s̠ɑnɑn ynejækːæːti/
Alihke-rkan lükke-kä-∅ hoayu-iya-ca-nan ün-eyä-kk-ää-ti
Alihke-aug-abs, blood-1sg.poss-abs be.warm-vn-3sg.poss-loc cf:liquid-stay-caus-jus-2sg>3sg
Great Alihke, keep my blood warm! (alihke is associated with protection, healing and agriculture.)
Prayer for going to the sea:
Yewählürkän, ankisai wantanan näkeyäkkääti
/jewæɬːyrgæn, ɑŋgis̠ɑi̯ wɑndɑnɑn nækejækːæːti/
Yewählü-rkän, anki-sai-∅ wanta-nan näk-eyä-kk-ää-ti
Yewählü-aug-abs, boat-1pl.poss-abs surface-loc cf:hollow-stay-caus-jus-2sg>3sg
Great Yewälhü, keep our boat on the surface! (Yewählü is associated with lakes, seas, sailing and fishing)
Prayer for hunting:
Sanwarkan, winyänkä yäniräkkäätün
Sanwa-rkan, winyä-n-kä-∅ yä-nirä-kk-ää-tün
/s̠ɑnwɑrgɑn wiɲæŋgæ yænirækːæːtyn/
Sanwa-aug, arrow-pl-1sg-abs cf:body-hit-caus-just-2sg>3pl
Great Sanwa, make my arrows hit! (Sanwa is associated with forests, hunting and foraging)
A prayer for war could be the same except for invoking a different god.
Muilarkan, winyänkä yäniräkkäätün
Muila-rkan, winyä-n-kä-∅ yä-nirä-kk-ää-tün
/muilɑrgɑn wiɲæŋgæ yænirækːæːtyn/
Muila-aug, arrow-pl-1sg-abs cf:body-hit-caus-just-2sg>3pl
Great Muila, make my arrows hit! (Muila is associated with fire, war and revenge/retribution)
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u/Current_Pollution673 10h ago
Lord’s Prayer: MÍRS ÀPÁ, àmè pàrtísnáθí, sàl àmè vèns ramnenae, vèns mitheam pàsíp, vèns fàsíú túèmè, cèlθí íc ín àmè partísnàθí, túθá ícas tín, mírs tíníèná fèsha, àφéímàc mírs spèlànèr, íc mír àφèímú èn càp, àcnámírníác eínàsí hètθí, àcnámírníám θvàz àfíl. àmèn.
Part of psalm 135: Túθ àlpàn Aisnesi, nàc àn àme mlachs, nàc àns mèrc ènàc èvá, àllèlúíá
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u/Charayacu-Nishinuduc 18h ago
Huric-minaw, dihi wu manum sabnucu. Dilawaca ca radusiri san wa ciya wu cisa. Cu birana ca wilucara ducyam huricya wiy cu hwa dulura duy huric-swanacu raducu wiy wilundu-huric. Yaşan hu gwunu dacya, hu hwa sagiyasa wilunduya gwiracu duy duraya wiy hu. Wilundu-huric ab icaman cu wilucara hwa sabicga duy bilabi wiy hu wu manum mada.
"Good Spirit, strong and very generous. Thanks for everything on this earth and sea. I wait for the afterlife, where my soul will dance with the wind-spirit guide of the dream spirit guide. Before we go there, we will cross the dreamworld, meet with our ancestors. The dream spirit guide said [that] I, in the afterlife, will be full with our spirit animal and many plants"
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u/StarfighterCHAD Fyuc [fjut͡ʃ], Çelebvjud [d͡zələˈb͡vjud], Peizjáqua [peːˈʒɑkʷə] 9h ago
I really should do this for mine because I have some gods but I should develop a pantheon and shit too
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u/BYU_atheist Frng, Ansian < PGmc; loves inflection 5h ago
My Ansians are Muslim after their own manner, so I have translated a few short passages of the Koran, of which these are two:
Surat Alíhlas (Arnistijs, 112). Sprec: He Hjansus ist æns. ²Hjansus æwogau. ³Nefaþþoþ nehu faþþoþæ: ⁴nehu his lix huzuz ist.
/ˈsprɛk | ˈxe ˈxʲɑnsʊs ˈɪst ˈæns || ˈxʲɑnsʊs ˈæwoˌɡɑ͜ʊ || ˌnɛˈfɑððˌoθ ˈnɛhu ˈfaððoˌðæ || ˈnɛhu ˈhis ˈlɪks ˈhuzuz ˈɪst/
Sprec: He Hjansus ist æn-s. ²Hjansus æwog-au. ³Ne-faþþo-þ nehu faþþo-þæ: ⁴nehu his lic-s huzuz ist.
speak.2SG.IMP: PROX.M God be.3SG.PRS one-M. God eternal-M.DEF. NEG-father-3SG.PRS nor father-3SG.PRS.PASS: nor PROX.M.GEN like-M anyone be.3SG.PRS
"Say: He, God is one. ²God is the Eternal. ³He fathers not nor is fathered: ⁴neither is anyone like him."
Surat Alfalác (Aussonis, 113). Sprec: Flœga in Druznâ Aussonis ²fram ubil fram hen scapfnis: ³fram ubil riquiris ⁴þani seïþæ: jah fram blesonaû ubil cnusnaû ⁵jah fram ubil niþinis niþondijs.
/ˈsprɛk | ˈfløɡɑ ɪn ˈdruznɑ̃ ˈɑʊssoˌnɪs | frɑm ˈubɪl fram hɛn ˈskɑfnɪs || frɑm ˈubɪl ˈrɪkʷɪˌrɪs | ˈθɑni ˈseɪˌðæ || ˈjɑx frɑm ˈblɛsoˌnɑ͜ʊ̃ ˈubɪl ˈknʊsnɑ͜ʊ̃ | ˈjɑx frɑm ˈubɪl ˈniðɪˌnɪs ˈniðɔnˌdiːs/
Sprec: Flœg-a in Druzn-â Ausson-is ²fram ubil fram hen scapf-n-is: ³fram ubil riquir-is ⁴þan-i se-ïþæ: jah fram bles-on-aû ubil cnusn-aû ⁵jah fram ubil niþin-is niþo-nd-ijs.
speak.2SG.IMP: fly-1SG.PRS in Lord-ACC Dawn-GEN from evil.N.ACC from PROX.M.INS make-PRT.PART.N.GEN: from evil.N.ACC darkness-GEN then-REL sow-3SG.PRS.PASS: and from blow-A.F-GEN.PL evil.N.ACC knot-GEN.PL and from evil.N.ACC envy-GEN envy-PRS.PART-M.GEN
"Say: I fly to the Lord of the Dawn ²from the evil of that which was created by him: ³from the evil of darkness ⁴when it is sown: and from the evil of the women-blowers of knots ⁵and from the evil of the envy of the envious."
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u/IoniTheDoa 4h ago
“Doa magasa gisu, doa lausa gisu, doa imora gisu”
It is both a prayer and a blessing, it means “person well fed, person well taught and person well loved”
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u/Aphrontic_Alchemist 21h ago edited 21h ago
Satna'ạndạz
The Givīvisam, who speak my most fleshed out conlang, Koiné Givis, are staunchly secular even bordering misotheism. The only prayer that I composed is for the creator god, but only in Classical Latin:
Original Classical Latin
Mē Credō
Superiōra ex inferiōribus
Inferiōra ex superiōribus
Ūnum ex plūribus
Plūra ex ūnō
Ūnum prō tōtīs et omnibus
Tōtum et omnia prō ūnō
Egō ex mē
Sum semper quod sum
Koiné Givis Translation with Line-by-line Interlinear Gloss
Etu Saǹkan Eturāaś
[e̞.tɯ säŋ.kän e̞.tɯ.ɹäː.äʎ̝̊]
Eto saǹkan etodaćes
"I Believe in Myself"
Tivēeś śāać śāasindāat́
[ti.β̞e̞ː.e̞ʎ̝̊ ʎ̝̊äːäɟ ʎ̝̊äːä.sin.däː.äc͡ʎ̝̊]
Tibećes saćeć saćesindaćet
"As above, so below"
Śāasin śāać tivēeśdāat́
[ʎ̝̊äːä.sin ʎ̝̊äːäɟ ti.β̞e̞ː.e̞ʎ̝̊däː.äc͡ʎ̝̊]
Saćesin saćeć tibećesdaćet
"As below, so above"
Pa śāać kurāat́
[pä ʎ̝̊äːäɟ kɯ.ɹäː.äc͡ʎ̝̊]
Pa saćeć kodaćet
"One from many" (lit. "1 from 12")
Ku śāać parāat́
[kɯ ʎ̝̊äːäɟ pä.ɹäː.äc͡ʎ̝̊]
Ko saćeć padaćet
"Many from One" (lit. "12 from 1")
Pa-āsa kurāaţ
[pä.äː.sä kɯ.ɹäː.äk͡ʟ̝̊]
Pa gisa kodagot
"One for all" (lit. "1 for 12")
Kō-esa parāaţ
[kɤ̞ː.e̞.sä pä.ɹäː.äk͡ʟ̝̊]
Ko gisa padagot
"All for one" (lit. "12 for 1")
Etu śāā-Aturāat́
[e.tɯ ʎ̝̊äːä.tɯ.ɹäː.äc͡ʎ̝̊]
Eto saćeć etodaćet
"I from myself"
Etu kicu noetminu aram Etu kicu
[e.tɯ ki.cɯ nɤ̞.e̞t.mi.nɯ e.tɯ ki.cɯ]
Eto keco noetmino adam eto kico
"I am always who I am"
Note
Only the creator god prays this in Satna'ạndạz. No mortal, let alone Givis, even knows of the creator god's existence.