Rhirhalir Rhudheriin Raeler
(Often-Used Phrases)
I'm putting some Romulan phrases and terms I find myself using often, or which I had occasion to figure out how to say at some time. Most of the terms were constructed by me from existing resources; some are taken directly from existing resources. The phrases employ material from existing sources as well as the terms I constructed. I have attempted to organize these into categories, but some of the categories overlap, while others would be represented by only a small number of words, phrases, and/or sentences if they were not combined with other categories.
Covert Operations, Espionage, Spying
Phi'Tlaru Rihan
Military-Intelligence Romulan
(Romulan Military Intelligence)
Phi'Tlaru Mol'Rihan
New Romulan Military Intelligence
Tal'Diann
the name of the Romulan organization reponsible primarily for Military Intelligence (the purview of the Tal'Diann is Internal Affairs [including the Military Police Corps, the Military Judge Advocate General Corps, the Military Criminal Investigative Service, and various other matters pertaining to Military Security and Martial Jurisprudence], Military Intelligence, Special Operations -- more particularly Covert Spec Ops, Scientific and Medical Research & Development, and Temporal Sciences)
Hhvaeh
Spy
ri'Hhvaeh
Female Spy
(Ri'Hhvaeh is one of my ship names.)
Arhem G'essatra ir'Virinat t'Prell, galae'Enriov s'Tal'Diann s'Kreh'dhhokh Mol'Rihanai.
"I am G'essatra of Virinat a woman of the clan Prell, Fleet Admiral of the Tal'Diann of the New Romulan Republic."
(Verbose Linguist Commentary [Very Long, and Somewhat Technical, Language Geek Note]:
- This sentence above is composed in the Virinat dialect of Rihan, in use on the Virinat colony. In Standard Rihan, it would be written thusly: Arhem Jessatra ir'Virinat t'Prell, galae'Enriov s'Tal'Diann s'Kreh'dhhokh Mol'Rihanai. As can be seen, the only difference in this sentence between my "Virinat dialect" and Standard Rihan is a single variation in orthography [spelling] and phonology [pronunciation], involving the change of the standard letter J in initial position to the dialectical letter G', which is pronounced in exactly the same way as the standard J. As time goes on and I continue to work on this, additional divergences will be created, but they will probably be only very slight differences from the standard. However, I intend to develop a more distinct dialect for the planet ch'Mol'Rihan, whose population is largely made up of refugees from various colony worlds which were attacked by the Tal'Shiar and their Elachi allies. Over time, the language spoken on ch'Mol'Rihan would naturally evolve into something different from the Standard Rihan which was in use on ch'Rihan before the destruction of the Eisn system, if for no reason other than the fact that the Romulan colony worlds should be expected to have developed slight differences in their language from the standard [including especially the invention of words to describe things which existed only on those colony worlds], and by coming together on ch'Mol'Rihan, the people of these colonies would influence one another's speech to the point that it would begin to differ enough from the standard to be considered an authentic dialect. In addition, things exist on ch'Mol'Rihan, various flora and fauna, which did not exist on ch'Rihan, and of course new words would have to be coined for these. This dialect would become more distinct through the passage of time and the increased contact with other species which characterizes the New Romulan Republic, eventually evolving into a new form of Rihan which would go beyond mere dialectical divergence, much as Old English developed into Middle English and Middle Scots, and Middle English developed into Early Modern English [while Middle Scots developed into Airlie Modren {sic} Scots], and Early Modern English developed into the various contemporary dialects of English spoken at the beginning of the 21st century, chief among which are British Standard English and American Standard English [whiles Airlie Modren Scots grew intae the sindrae dialecks o modren Braid Scots sic as the Doric fit's spake in Aberdeenshire, Lallans that's spake in the Lawlands, the Glesca dialeck at's spake in Glesca, an ither dialecks in ither airts o Scotland -- contemporary Broad Scots is not a dialect of contemporary English, but a distinct language with its own dialects, even though contemporary English and contemporary Broad Scots share the common ancestor of Old English; both are also different languages from Old English, and different languages from Middle English]. The obvious name for this new form of Rihan would be Mol'Rihan, or Doaege Mol'Rihan [New Romulan, or New Romulan Language], reflecting the name of the planet "New Romulus" [as an aside, the name ch'Mol'Rihan literally means "of-{the}-New-Romulans," just as ch'Rihan literally means "of-{the}-Romulans"] and also acknowledging the socio-political differences, and hence, eventually, cultural differences, between the Romulans and the New Romulans.)
Jolan'tru, rhadai galaen s'Tal'Diann.
Hello, people of the fleet of Tal'Diann.
Bhron mnek rhaevher galaen s'Tal'Diann.
Good morning to the people of the fleet of the Tal'Diann.
Jolan'tru, rhadai galaen s'Tal'Diann. Qiuu mnekir, ie?
Hello, people of the fleet of the Tal'Diann. All ("all things," or "all of you") are well, yes?
Tal'Diann uasharr rrhaarir irha'mnietir.
The Tal'Diann monitors those broadcasts.
Aefvadh hrrau eoth'koihaesevha s'Tal'Diann ch'Mol'Rihan.
Be-welcome to web-embassy of-Tal'Diann of-New-Romulans.
Bresasam s'Tal'Diann
[A] Gathering of the Tal'Diann
Arifv Vriafwen Sien'oielh s'Tal'Diann
Temporal Sciences Division of the Tal'Diann
hru'Rhihven hrrafv Reghaihvha
Chief of Affairs within the Military
(Chief of the Military Internal Affairs Wing of the Tal'Diann)
hru'Siu'Tlarum
Chief of Temporal Intelligence
G'essatra ir'Virinat t'Prell, galae'Enriov s'Tal'Diann, tharon hrrau rii faeruwa-vha hrrau koihaes-evha s'Tal'Diann.
G'essatra of Virinat, woman of Clan Prell, Fleet Commander-General (Fleet Admiral) of the Tal'Diann, sits at her station in the Embassy of the Tal'Diann.
galae'Enriov t'Prell pelaere vr'faikaruvha.
Fleet Admiral t'Prell prepares for a mission.
hru'Aollai
Chief of the spire
hru'Emaehaen Akhoiin
Chief of the Mine of Dilithium
hru'Hdraelai G-14
Chief of Starbase G-14
hru'Khfin
Chief of Headquarters
Hmmial
Aide-de-Camp
Khoilmnriir Hwyejhaien
Commandant of Holdings
hru'Gohhaien ih'Faehhten
Chief of Covert Operations
hru'Dhenom
Chief of Security
daise'Hiifve'saehne Hdraelai G-14
Chief Medical Officer of Starbase G-14
hru'Arifvai Laeosam u'Temaiyaen ih'Hiifvenai
Chief of the Division of Medical Research and Development
hru'Vastem Laeosam u'Temaiyaen
Chief of the R&D Wing
Orrhanen Tembresam Rhaden
Director of Recruitment
Theirr Haerhai Galaen
Guardian of the Cargo Space of the Fleet (Fleet Bank Warden)
Khile'hrei
(Intelligence Agent -- may be a term which only applies to agents of the Tal'Shiar)
Tal'Shiar
Imperial Police = Imperial Secret Police; Imperial Intelligence -- that is, civilian Imperial Intelligence, as distinct from the Tal'Diann, which is Military Intelligence.
Education
Catoena ih'Shiar vr'Doægevha Rihanevha
Imperial Institute for the Romulan Language
Catoena ih'Swaet Rihan Doaegeen
Central Romulan Institute of Languages
Catoena Rihan vr'Doaegevha u'Klhuedhevha
Romulan Language and Culture Instituted (literally, "Romulan Institute for Language and Culture")
Eireth Nodaire'enh
Steering Committee (literally, "Guiding Commission")
irrah Eirethai Nodaire'enhai
Member (male or female) of the Steering Committee
ri'irrah Eirethai Nodaire'enhai
Member (female) of the Steering Committee
ri'irrah Eirethai Nodaire'enhai Catoenam Rihanai vr'Doaegevha u'Klhuedhevha
Member (female) of the Steering Committee of the Romulan Language and Culture Institute
hru'i'Ernrahhedhai
Chief of Education
Klaverelan'e, kuokur.
Behave, children.
Geography/Astrometry & Movement in Time and Space
ir'Virinat ("from the planet Virinat" -- such locative names are typically used as the second name of a person in Romulan naming conventions)
ch'M'R Hvei'Khenn plhere ouahh ch'Mol'Rihan.
R.R.W. Hvei'Khenn enters (planetary) system of New Romulans.
ch'M'R Hvei'Khenn plhere ouahh ch'Mol'Rihan ieliu'edh dha riien havraen ih'hwin.
R.R.W. Hvei'Khenn enters (planetary) system of New Romulans in the completion of (during the end of) her maiden voyage.
- ieliu'edh - completion (ieliu'edh dha - in completion [temporal "in"]
- havrae - voyage (havraen - of-voyage)
- ih'hwi - first
- havraen ih'hwin (of maiden voyage)
ch'M'R Hvei'khenn h'rau Ouahh'ri s'Aegein Lhaiyai.
R.R.W. Hvei'khenn in-System of-Gas (of-)Blue.
(R.R.W. Hvei'khenn in the Azure Nebula.)
Note that there was no word for "nebula" in the resources I consulted, so I had to construct a Romulan term for "nebula." Note also that Ouahh s'Aegein Lhaiyai is a proper noun, and so s'Aegein is appropriate, whereas the genitive form of an unnamed nebula would be aegeinai.
(("Ouahh s'Aegein Stekin" would probably be a better name for the Azure Nebula, since the shade of blue which is characteristic of the Nebula is more like steki than lhaiy. This would make the above sentence more accurately: "ch'M'R' Hvei'Khenn h'rau Ouahh'ri s'Aegein Stekin."))
Gessatra u'Vrairok hrrau euhrevha ch'Mol'Rihan
Gessatra and Vrairok on New Romulus
G'essatra ir'Virinat t'Prell, galae'Enriov s'Tal'Diann, hrrau ch'M'R Hvei'khenn, iurrhi hdrael s'Tal'Diann hrrau stelai s'Eta-Eridani.
G'essatra ir'Virinat t'Prell, Fleet Admiral of the Tal'Diann, in the R.R.W. Hvei'khenn, approaches the starbase of the Tal'Diann in the Eta Eridani sector (block).
Rhi khinar Tholinsu errhi Mniohr Drozana.
Five Tholian starships attack Drozana Station.
Enriov Lilithene t'Kianna u' galae'Enriov Gessatra t'Prell s'Tal'Diann yytaera uaenn s'Ouahh s'Aegein s'Yan.
Vice-Admiral Lilithene t'Kianna and Fleet-Admiral Gessatra t'Prell of-Tal'Diann depart from System of-Gas of-Yan.
(Vice Admiral Lilithene t'Kianna and Fleet Admiral Gessatra t'Prell of the Tal'Diann depart from the Yan Nebula.)
G'essatra ir'Virinat t'Prell, galae'Enriov s'Tal'Diann, hrrau emaehevha akhoiin s'Tal'Diann.
Gessatra ir'Virinat t'Prell, Fleet Admiral of the Tal'Diann, at the dilithium mine of the Tal'Diann.
Haeuui'i arhem.
Beam-aboard (imperative, Sup to inf) me.
Beam me aboard. (superior officer issuing a command to subordinate)
Haeuui'u arhem.
Beam me aboard. (non-modal imperative)
Haeuuin arhem. (Haeuui-n arhem.)
Beam me aboard. (inf to Sup, imperative -- speaking to a superior officer)
Haeuui'rau arhem.
Let me beam aboard. (polite request)
Lilithene ir'Virinat t'Kianna u' Gessatra ir'Virinat t'Prell hrrau mniohrevha Drozanavha.
Lilithene of Virinat, woman of Clan Kianna, and Gessatra of Virinat, woman of Clan Prell, on Drozana Station.
Rrhiol ih'Saeihr
Star Valley
Iurrhi'u hdraelevha s'Tal'Diann.
Come to the starbase of the Tal'Diann.
rhhae - I (sup to inf)
llhnae'dhohh - shall return; llhnaer - have returned.
krowert - soon
akden - later
Rhhae llhnae'dhohh krowert.
I shall return soon.
Rhhae llhnae'dhohh akden.
I shall return later.
Rhhae llhnaer.
I have returned.
Aihkh Eiraaenhr
After Settlement (Romulan year reckoning)
Government/Politics and History
Aeiiht'kaehht
Confederation (literally, together-alliance, essentially a literal translation of Latin "confederatio" into Rihan; confederatio = together-league/treaty)
Aeiiht'kaehht ih'Mhashe Rihan
Romulan Tribal Confederation
Aeiiht'kaehht Rihan
Romulan Confederation
Shiar (Empire)
Shiar ih'Saeihr Rihan
Romulan Star Empire
Jahkaer ih'Shiar Rihan
Imperial Romulan State
Kreh'dhhokh
Republic
Kreh'dhhokh Rihan
Romulan Republic
Kreh'dhhokh Mol'Rihan
New Romulan Republic
Raenasa ih'Saeihr s'Kreh'dhhokh Mol'Rihanai
(Star Command of the New Romulan Republic)
usually called simply Raenasa ch'Mol'Rihan
(literally, "Command-Center of New Romulans," but more often prosaically translated as "New Romulus Command [Center]")
ri'Deihu (Senatrix; female Senator)
T'ri'Deihu (Honorary Senatrix)
Deihuit (Senate)
Deihu'kri (Senate Building)
Deihu'rhe (Senate Chambers)
Ekhiel Hwyej'enh (Continuing Committee)
D'Ekhiel Rihan (Romulan Grand Council)
Ekhiel Rahaen Rihan (Romulan High Council)
Fvillha, Fvillhu
Praetor (note that the spelling "fvillhu" was originally a scribal error, but it has entered common use and may now be regarded as a dialectical variant; it is the spelling most used among the personnel of the Tal'Diann, Tal-Diann, and Lasasam s'Tal'Diann, in part due to the Tal'Shiar having occasionally used the word with the spelling "Fvillha" to refer to the head of their organization)
Ehkifv Temjahaere
Proconsul (literally, "Governing Consul")
ri'hwathech
queen
di'hwathech
king
thech = reign (verb)
hwa = ? possibly related to "shape, form, structure," and/or "command"
ri'- = feminizing prefix for a noun or adjective
di'- = masculinizing prefix for a noun or adjective
Rhiyrh
Emperor
ri'Rhiyrh
Empress
mnhei'ri'Hwathech ch'Rehvie Kreen
Ruling Queen of the Two Worlds = a title bestowed by the mad queen, Vriha t'Rehu, upon herself in the year 78 Aihkh Eiraaenhr
galae'Enriov galaen ih'Shiar nuseir
Fleet Admiral of the third imperial fleet
ri'Rhiyrh s'Jahkaer ih'Shiar Rihanai
Empress of the Imperial Romulan State
(Both were titles of Donatra.)
Daesn kivoi Temnein Sien'oielhai
Temporal Assessment Group
(literally, "Group tasked with the administration of Temporal Analysis")
Hren'u na nnulhlle'le s'Shiar ih'Saeihr Rihanai. Aihr'pehai s'Shiar. Ormiin'u hraen cradol: nnulhlle'le sa's'Shiar riud lleiset sa'Kreh'dhhokhai.
Behold the incompetence of the Romulan star Empire. This is the gift of the Empire. Choose your fate: incompetence with the Empire or freedom with the Republic.
Na veruulir s'Tal'Shiar iohvae awevhev Nanovir, mrht lloann irri modher eirehhedraer Vihranen.
The fools of the Tal'Shiar swallow Nanovs easily, but believe it difficult to pass Vihranen.
Aehjae'nen s'Khreh'dhhokh Rihanai
Supporter (Sponsor, one who supports or sponsors) of the Romulan Republic
Daehlen s'ch'Mol'Rihan
Friend of New Romulus
Lakhraem Euhren u'Ouahhai
Defense of Planet and of System
mh'Hnahfvierai Fvillhum s'Gessatra
From Office of Praetor Gessatra
ra'Hruuhi s'D'kel.
Conqueror of D'kel.
Khina Rihan ih'Shiar, khia hrrau hveillhevha Mol'Rihan ih'Kreh'dhhokhevha. Yytaera'e theah riud legare'e, riud mnean khia sahhae'dhohh.
Starship Romulan Imperial, you (sup. to inf.) in territory New-Romulan Republican. Depart (sup. to inf.) immediately or surrender (sup. to inf.), or we you (sup. to inf.) will-destroy.
(Imperial Romulan starship, you are in New Romulan Republic territory. Depart immediately or surrender, or we will destroy you.)
Ahr'yy'a na Shiar ih'Saeihr Rihan.
The Romulan Star Empire is dead.
Thiich'u Khreh'dhhokh Mol'Rihan u' na Mol'Rihannsu!
(Long live the New Romulan Republic and the New Romulans!)
Flaihh'u ch'Rihan! Flaihh'u ch'Havran! Flaihh'u Virinat! Flaihh'u Crateris!
Remember Romulus! Remember Remus! Remember Virinat! Remember Crateris!
(This is the fleet battle-cry of the Tal'Diann [sometimes shortened to "Flaihh'u ch'Rihan! Flaihh'u Virinat!"]. This battle-cry is based on the battle-cry of the Texans during the Texas Revolution: "Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!" which called upon the revolutionaries to remember the site of two massacres committed by their opponents. In the same way, both the homeworlds ch'Rihan and ch'Havran, as well as colonies like Virinat and Crateris, were subjected to massacres by the Tal'Shiar, with ch'Rihan u' ch'Havran being completely destroyed by the Tal'Shiar when they caused the Hobus Supernova, and the peaceful agricultural colony on Virinat and the peaceful mining colony on Crateris being attacked by the Tal'Shiar and their Elachi allies. In both cases, untold numbers were slaughtered, while in the attacks on Virinat and Crateris, many colonists were taken captive and subjected to experimentation by the Elachi [and were then turned into food for Elachi young], and torture by the Tal'Shiar. These were Crimes Against Peace and Crimes Against Romulanity, perpetrated by the cowardly and inept Tal'Shiar, and must be remembered, so as to remind us why we fight the Tal'Shiar and the Shiar ih'Saeihr Rihan.)
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Riov Temer hiullhullnahu alhu lleiset, na mnhei'sahe hachaen lamne'elh s'Rihan.
Commander Temer sacrificed himself for freedom, the central ruling passion of the Romulan collective psyche.
Ahr'lleiset na mnhei'sahe hachaen lamne'elh s'Rihan.
The central mnhei'sahe (ruling passion) of the collective Romulan psyche is freedom.
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Insults, Threats, Unpleasant Statements of Fact, etc.
Hevam hhakh.
Stupid human.
Khia docgaekhe taome rilhta mnaeri rhudher seiiya.
You (sup. to inf.) know not how someone must use a dictionary.
Khia llae krowert, Feh'rengha.
You (sup to inf) die soon, Ferengi.
Rii hrhaen ojmhiev, "Khia llae krowert, Feh'rengha."
She said simply, "You die soon, Ferengi."
Ve khia dochaiate Rihan, aei mnek, merht khia emael houfv.
If you spake Romulan, it [would be] good, but you [are] not capable.
(Both instances of "you" here are forms used by a superior when speaking to an inferior.)
Khia hna iernrahhedh. Arhem faeond aei khavha. Ahr'khlinae'eri iernrahhedh, nnulhlle'le emael.
You need education. I recommend it to you. Education is honored, not incompetence.
(Both instances of "you" here are forms used by a superior when speaking to an inferior.)
Miscellaneous
Ehhaai (sleeps) hrrau (in) riam (her) hfeh'rhe (quarters) na (the) ri'arifv'Riov (female-spy-Captain) ehraet (tired/weary).
Ehhaai hrrau riam hfeh'rhe na ri'Riov ehraet.
(Sleeps in her quarters the weary female-Captain.)
[The weary Captain sleeps in her quarters.]
Ehhaai hrrau riam hfeh'rhe na galae'Enriov ehraet.
(The weary Fleet Admiral sleeps in her quarters.)
(Note that "na," the definite article "the," is seldom used in ordinary speech.)
Klaverelan'e, kuokur.
Behave, children.
G'essatra dochai Rihan.
G'essatra speaks Romulan.
Tae'u tivh.
(Search this.)
[Search this site.]
Dyyhkrai riud modherr?
Normal or difficult (elite)? ((That is, "Normal or elite difficulty?" for PvE mission queues in-game.)
Vidhaes Draedai s'G'essatra ir'Virinat s't'Prell
History of-Life of-G'essatra ir'Virinat of-t'Prell
(Biography of G'essatra ir'Virinat t'Prell)
(A full proper name consisting of multiple proper nouns (Romulan naming conventions invariably result in at least three names which are public knowledge) should follow the same rules as is the case with adjectival declension [except of course that they will decline as proper nouns, whereas adjectives always decline as common nouns]. That is, the first name will show case, and the final name will also show case, but any other names will be in the ordinary (nominative-accusative) case. In the example provided, "s'G'essatra ir'Virinat s't'Prell," the first name is in the genitive (singular) case for proper nouns, the second name is in the normal nominative-accusative case, and the final name is in the genitive case.)
Arhem drahha aigrev idh Hortasu.
(I like much very Hortas.)
I like Hortas very much.
Arhem ecurai aeu aei nhraite.
I hope that it may become.
ch'M'R' Fvillhu Thea ssiun Raenasa ih'Saeihr Mol'Rihan: t'Prell ssiun Raenasa Mol'Rihan: Mnean yytaera stev mh'fyrhhai Deferin. Fehill hanamai.
R.R.W. Fvillhu Thea to High Command Center Star New Romulan: t'Prell to High Command Center New Romulan: We depart now from political region Deferi. End of message.
Epohhir! Epohhir heis'helho u' daehlehkhir!
Hwi ssraei Epohh'daehlen, ie?
Epohhir ouyer, ie?
Q jol en thiichnenen khiilalen ... lokhos hwi!
Pets! Lovable and friendly pets!
You want a pet-friend, yes?
Pets are beautiful, yes?
Q loves all of-ones-living of-little ... even you!
(Epohhs! Cuddly and friendly Epohhs!
Don't you want an Epohh friend?
Aren't Epohhs adorable?
Q loves all the little creatures ... even you!)
Epohhir! Epohhir heis'helho u' daehlehkhir! Hwi ssraei Epohh'daehlen, ie? Epohhir ouyer, ie? Q jol en thiichnenen khiilalen ... lokhos hwi!
Khina Rihan ih'Shiar, khia hrrau hveillhevha Mol'Rihan ih'Kreh'dhhokhevha. Yytaera'e theah riud legare'e, riud mnean khia sahhae'dhohh.
Starship Romulan Imperial, you (sup. to inf.) in territory New-Romulan Republican. Depart (sup. to inf.) immediately or surrender (sup. to inf.), or we you (sup. to inf.) will-destroy.
(Imperial Romulan starship, you are in New Romulan Republic territory. Depart immediately or surrender, or we will destroy you.)
Religion
Ajoi sihhusn mnean!
Elements preserve us!
(This would be an oath in use among those Rihannsu who adhere to the very popular sacred tradition sometimes described as "worship of the Elements." I am indebted to D'Galan [whose current fleet rank in the Tal'Diann is Enriov] for coining this expression.)
ri'Nanov sihhusn mnean!
Mother preserve us!
(This would be an oath in use among those Rihannsu who adhere to the sacred tradition known as "the Mother's Weavers." From what little I've been able to find out about this, it would fit G'essatra's temperament and worldview more accurately than the worship of the Elements.)
Salutations, Benedictions, and Other Pleasantries
Jolan'tru, rhadai galaen s'Tal'Diann.
Hello, people of the fleet of Tal'Diann.
Bhron mnek rhaevher galaen s'Tal'Diann.
Good morning to the people of the fleet of the Tal'Diann.
Jolan'tru, rhadai galaen s'Tal'Diann. Qiuu mnekir, ie?
Hello, people of the fleet of the Tal'Diann. All ("all things," or "all of you") are well, yes?
Jolan'tru, cordaihkhir.
Hello, faithful ones.
Hwiiy mnek, ie?
You are well, yes? (non-modal)
Hwiiyir mnekir, ie?
You (plural) are well, yes?
Qiuu mnekir, ie?
All things are well, yes? / All of you are well, yes? (non-modal)
Hwi irea fvah?
You do what? (What are you doing?) -- non-modal
Ahr'ehhaisamemh arhem.
I'm sleepy.
Arhem iraeka hwi.
I congratulate you.
Hwi shhiin hwai heihnehh.
You won your reward.
Hrhae'u hlun.
Say again. Repeat what you said. (non-modal imperative)
Dhat, rhanne dochaikhe Klling'hann.
No, I don't speak Klingon.
Ahr'ouye teelis.
This song is beautiful. / The song is beautiful.
Dhraeu mnek!
Good work!
Hwi flaihh erei'Riov Satra, ie?
You remember Subcommander Satra, yes?
Aihei'u arhem.
Attend me. (non-modal imperative)
(Accompany me, guard me, care for me.) -- A command issued by Di'on t'Charvon to Spock in "The Enterprise Incident."
Llea'u.
Enjoy (non-modal imperative).
Hrhae'u rhifv nniehv.
Say (non-modal imperative) when ready.
S'tivh'e aemni.
Attention! / Pay attention. (superior officer issuing a command to subordinates)
Rhhae llhnae'dhohh krowert.
I shall return soon.
Rhhae llhnae'dhohh akden.
I shall return later.
Rhhae llhnaer.
I have returned.
(*** All three of the statements above are what a superior officer would say to his or her subordinates; for other modes of expressing these ideas, see the language resources page. ***)
Mnean nuberae krehn mnekir mh'hwaoi.
We expect good things from you.
..., nim arhem fraetan h'taev hwi.
..., as I told you previously.
Iurrhi'u hdraelevha s'Tal'Diann.
Come to the starbase of the Tal'Diann.
Bresasam s'Tal'Diann
[A] Gathering of the Tal'Diann
Aefvadh hrrau eoth'koihaesevha s'Tal'Diann ch'Mol'Rihan.
Be-welcome to web-embassy of-Tal'Diann of-New-Romulans.
Isha'u mnekev're.
Dream well. (Non-modal imperative + polite adverb)
Ie, arhem mnek llilla, mrht arhem ssraei deyhhan arham khir.
Yes, I'm well enough, but I want my husband here.
Jolan'tru, Rihannsu u' Havrannsu cordaihkhir i na Kreh'dhhokh Mol'Rihan.
(Hello, Romulans and Remans faithful to the New Romulan Republic.)
Lhao'e aou'nel caevra s'Sela.
Colder than the heart of Sela.
Ship Names
Dhael'Temarhkh
Nocturnal Bird
ri'kaishaasi - dominatrix
ri'alha - mistress
ri'unhaiynen - temptress
Laehval Ihrraen'eri
Winged Shadow
Terrh Ihrraen'eri
Winged Darkness
Flaihhsam euhren ch'Havran
Memory of Remus
Flaihhsam euhren ch'Rihan
Memory of Romulus
Flaihhsam euhren ch'Virinat
Memory of Virinat
Aen Rehillh = Ashen Wing
Khaiell Rehilh = Ashen Wind
There is no official word for the noun "ash" in any dictionary at my disposal, although there is a small corpus of literature in Rihan which has not always been codified and added to the dictionaries, in which some such word might be found. However, many Rihannsu revere the Elements, and in cultures with such perspectives, it would not be uncommon to find a common thing named with reference to personified Elements, such as Okhala, the Element of Fire among the Rihanh (not the same as non-elemental fire, not the same as plasma fire, but the Personification of the Element of Fire in a Mystical or Religious sense). A possibility for "ash," then, might be something like "child of Fire," which would give:
veoth s'Okhala = Offspring of Fire = Ash
the plural in this example would be:
veothir s'Okhala
So for a mame like "One Who Walks Among Ashes," I come up with:
nveninen sa'veoth s'Okhala = Walker with Ash, One-Who-Walks with Ash
or
nveninen sa'veothir s'Okhala = Walker with Ashes, One-Who-Walks with Ashes.
Nveninen sa'veothir s'Okhala would perhaps be best?
Sociology
Quote attributed to S'task:
When people think an idea is theirs, they take it so much the more to heart than if they think they got it from someone else, or worse, followed a great public trend. There is nothing people want to do more than to follow great trends, and nothing they want less to seem to be doing.
My translation:
Rihan:
Rhifv rhadai irri hhainein lloannen, lloann nnaltha khei aigrev aei aou'nel lloann nnaltha hhainein vaeha lloann irri lloann faekhan mh'anehoren/anehoren'hel riud, ray'ne, mh'denae'anh saivre taein mosdrihaen'elhev. Rhadai rrhuiehkhe aigrev khru aou'nel denaeer saivrein mosdrihaen'elh, u'hhaetner emael stheer ilh.
Literal Aenglish:
When people believe [an] idea theirs, they embrace it more much [sic; more much] than they embrace [an] idea which they believe they received from-someone-else/someone-else-from or, worse, from-following [an] opinion popular extensively. People desire-not more anything than to-follow opinions extensive, and-to-seem not to-do such
Idiomatic Aenglish:
When people believe an idea theirs, they embrace it much more than they embrace an idea which they believe they received from someone else or, worse, from following a wide-spread popular opinion. People do not desire anything more than to follow wide-spread opinions, and to seem not to do such.
klhuedh
culture (literally, "tending," since English "culture" derives from the Latin [cultivare] = "to cultivate")
faelirh-veothai-ravsem arham
my grand-nephew
Na Latas Rihan u' Hluntemcaire
(The Romulan Way and Reunification) = the title of an Intelligence Briefing sent from Gessatra t'Prell in her capacity as hru'Phi'Tlarum Mol'Rihan (Chief of New Romulan Military Intelligence) to Proconsul D'Tan, in which she counselled the Proconsul that the Thaessu are not yet ready for Reunification, that they will not be ready for some time yet, and that, if he be steadfast in his ideal of Reunification, he should undertake efforts to support and encourage the Syrranite Reform on ch'Thaei -- which Intelligence Briefing can be read here.
Draesir thrad.
Men (males) lie.
Temthrad hrrafv Terrhevha
a Lie in the Darkness
dabhae'eri
Self-Freed (adjective)
Thiich'u Khreh'dhhokh Mol'Rihan u' na Mol'Rihannsu!
(Long live the New Romulan Republic and the New Romulans!)
Ahr'lleiset na mnhei'sahe hachaen lamne'elh s'Rihan.
The central mnhei'sahe (ruling passion) of the collective Romulan psyche is freedom.
Lhao'e aou'nel caevra s'Sela.
Colder than the heart of Sela.
(I came up with this one morning in January of 2014, when the weather was indeed frigid.)
This is a work in progress. As time passes, I will add more words, phrases, and sentences.
Flaihh'u ch'Rihan! Flaihh'u ch'Havran! Flaihh'u cVirinat! Flaihh'u Crateris!
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Last updated: 2015-07-05
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