The Eloi Language was a simple spoken language, spoken by the Eloi of the Springtime Era, roughly 800,000 years into the future.
Glossary[]
- NABaw - Away; go away ("Beyond the Time Machine")
- Bee-Een-Da - Little Friend ("Beyond the Time Machine")
- Cum - I want
- Doo - You ("Beyond the Time Machine")
- Eth - Yes ("Beyond the Time Machine")
- Gimm - Mother ("Beyond the Time Machine")
- Kee - Child, Dear Child ("Beyond the Time Machine")
- Narr - Sullen ("Beyond the Time Machine")
- Narra - Sullen One. ("Beyond the Time Machine")
- Unu - No ("Beyond the Time Machine")
- Ween - Boldly adventurous, impulsive. ("Beyond the Time Machine")
- Weena - Boldly adventurous one. ("Beyond the Time Machine")
Question Words[]
- Oo - Why ("Beyond the Time Machine")
- Ood - How ("Beyond the Time Machine")
- Oom - Where ("Beyond the Time Machine")
- Oon - When ("Beyond the Time Machine")
2002 Film[]
- An Eloi language was constructed by screenwriter John Logan to be spoken in this film.
The Eloi in this continuity seem to speak a different language than their counterparts in the Novel Continuity.
Glossary[]
Basic Root Words[]
- En - You/your
- Em - I/mine
- Lath - Me
- Dal - Are/is
- Del - Was/were
- Nem - Our
- Den - Would/will
- Cal - Fear
- Ser'em - Head
- Tor - No/Not
- Tal - About
- Quin - Here
- Fur'on - River
- Tan'som - Sleep
- Aurl - Know/understand
- Mor - Night
- Lock - Hunter
- Orn'bren - Hope
- Bal - Safe
- El - Day
- Col - True/truth
- Lon - New/well
- Jen'wel - Speak (example: When Alexander wakes, Kalen tells Mara, '"Len em jen'wel Lex!" - He speaks the stone language (to me).
Basic Compound Words[]
- En`em - We/us
- Tar`wen - She
- Sa`tahn - Many
- Nove`tan - After
- Nove tan`quin - Soon
- Tor`lon - Sick/Hurt/Injured
- Quin`tan - Up
- Ses'quin'tan - Rope ladder
- Quin'tor'tan - Journey
- Tor Ser'em - Idiot (literally: no head)
- Tor'jen - Stop it (literally: don't speak)
- Mar'jen'wel - Dream (possibly derived from Mor'jen'wel - Night speech, because the Eloi wake up screaming from night terrors).
- Mor'lock - Night Hunter
- Tor'mar - Children
- Tor'col'orn - Don't worry (literally: don't wish fear)
- Dar vol wen cal - Don't be afraid
- Tal'pax - Dangerous
- Far'quil'pax - Fight
- Gren'tormar'tas - Garden
Chants[]
These are some common chants in this Eloi language.
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| by Sherice Jacob
"Why do you learn this language...if you don't use it?" "It is a tradition we hand down.. It must have meant somethin once." - Mara, The Time Machine If you're going to travel to the future, it would be a good idea to learn the language! Below you'll find a basic primer on how to speak Eloi: Lexicon Basic Root Words En - You/your Em - I/mine Lath - Me Dal - Are/is Del - Was/were Nem - Our Den - Would/will Basic Compound Words En`em - We/us Tar`wen - She Sa`tahn - Many Nove`tan - After Nove tan`quin - Soon Tor`lon - Sick/Hurt/Injured Quin`tan - Up Example: Em dal tor`lon. - I am hurt. Eloi Chants If you own the 2002 Soundtrack by the incredibly talented Klaus Badelt, below you'll find the lyrics and translations to the Eloi Chants. Eloi Mar len'il el Quin len em tal tor'jen Quin len bal el Mar nos den tan toren Mar len'il el Quin len em tal tor'jen Quin len bal el Bal el... (No concrete translation. It has to do with bringing about a new/safer day) The Stone Language Em mar'jen'wel el tor'kan. Tan dern'em tan'som tor'cal. Em orn'bren fur tas'mor. Mar nos den bren'tas col. Em mar'jen'wel em'tas tan'col, Tan dern'em tor'mar em quin'tan. En orn'bren tan'el lon el, Mar nos den nove'tan'quin. Translation: I dream of days without an end And long for sleep without the fear. I hope to walk through the night And know this will come true. I dream of life lived long and full, And long to see my children grow. I hope for better days to come, And know they will come soon. GodSpeed These are not official - but are as close as I could come to the actual lyrics. A working translation appears below. Em mar'jen'wel el tor'kan Tan dern'em tan'som Orn'bren fur tas'mor... Tas mar’jen’wel tor’kan Fur’tor dern’em tan’som cal Tal lon den col El nos den tan tor’en Tas em dal’jen el col Del tal dern’em tor’mar’quin Dar vol en cal En el nove'tan'quin. Translation: I dreamt without end And longed for sleep I hoped throughout the night... From dreams without end I can now sleep without fear I knew the truth would come And it will not be forgotten For I am living the true day To see our children grow up Do not be afraid A new day has come. Translations from the Movie These phrases and their translations are from the complete shooting script for The Time Machine The Scenes Alexander is regaining consciousness after being rescued by Kalen and brought to their home on the cliffs. He sees a vision of a young woman and mistakes her for his beloved Emma. Instead it is Mara, who speaks softly to him: Far'en der tan'breen lath?...Der'nen aurl'em? (Can you hear me?...Can you understand me?) Alexander fades in and out of consciousness while Kalen and Mara keep vigil over him and tend to his health. Kalen asks: Ston en'em den lath...Len en'em jen'en'em en quin'tor'tan (Do you think he's feeling better? I want to hear about his journey). When Alexander is following Kalen out of their home, he is stopped by Toren who regards him suspiciously: Fur'tor en'dal quin'tor, Tor fur'quin. (Stay where you are. Don't come any closer). Toren is trying to persuade the other Eloi to throw Alexander in the river because they do not know where he comes from or who he is..and it is apparent that he is not one of them. Wen'dal, tal'pax! Wen'tor Eloi'tan tor dal quin. En'em dern jal'wen fur'on tan'mas! (He's very dangerious! He's not Eloi and he doesn't belong here. We should throw him in the river now!) Mara abruptly interrupts Toren and defends Alexander. Tor'jen! En'em aurl tor'tan wen. Wen tor'tal pax. (Stop it! We know nothing about him. He's not dangerous). After Alexander reveals where...or when...he came from, Mara offers a more plausible explanation to her fellow Eloi: Wen'tor deer, wen'quin tor'tan. Ston'wen, mar wen tan'fur'on. Em'mar wen tor'lon wen serem. En'der breen'tan wen tor'lon. Wen'ston quin'tor'tan tor'serem. (He doesn't remember where he came from. But he thinks he's from far down the river. I think he's hurt his head. You can see he's hurt. He is sort of a wandering idiot). When Kalen and Alexander both have the simultaneous nightmare of the Morlock Sphinx, Kalen cries out in the night and is comforted by Mara. She tells him: Del mar'jen'wel. Tor'col orn. Em'quin, en'bal. Quin'tor Morlocks. Em'quin, Alexander wen'quin. Breen'tan? Tor Morlocks. En'em bal. (It was just a dream. Don't worry, I'm here, you're safe. There are no Morlocks. I'm here, Alexander's here. You see? No Morlocks. We are safe) Many special thanks to screenwriter John Logan for creating the beautiful Eloi language and for providing me with the information above! © 2004 Sherice Jacob. All rights reserved. | |