The Aranara Language (unofficial name) is the language spoken by the Aranara of Sumeru. The Aranara often include words from this language while speaking. It also appears that there may be a script for this language written in multiple Aranara inscriptions, such as the text found on the Silapna's leaf, or the text written on multiple walls.
The language's lexicon appears to be based on Sanskrit. For example, the Aranara term for human or person, "Nara," likely comes from नर nara, "human, person." Similarly, the Aranara word for Spinocrocodile, "Apshvaana," is Sanskrit for "water dog" and derives from अप् ap, "water" and श्वान śvāna, "dog."
Vocabulary[]
| Aranara Language | English | Etymology |
|---|---|---|
| Vana | the forest; (by extension) the forest half of Sumeru | From Sanskrit वन vana, "forest." |
| Valuka | sand; (by extension) the desert; (by extension) the desert half of Sumeru | From Sanskrit वालुका vālukā, "sand." |
| Nara Valuka | The Eremites | From Nara and Valuka. |
| Vanarana | Vanarana | From Sanskrit वन vana, "forest" and possibly either अरण्य araṇya, "forest, wilderness" or राणा rāṇā, "king." |
| Mahavanaranapna | the dream version of Vanarana | From Sanskrit महा mahā, "great", Vanarana, and possibly Sanskrit स्वप्न svapna, "dream." |
| Vanagni | Pyro Whopperflower[Note 1] | From Vedic Sanskrit वना vána, "tree" and Sanskrit स्अग्नि agni, "fire." |
| Marana | The Withering | From Sanskrit मरण maraṇa, "death." |
| Aranara | Aranara | Likely from Sanskrit अरण्य araṇya, "forest, wilderness" and नर nara, "people." |
| Nara | human, person; (by extension) humanoid | From Sanskrit नर nara, "human, person." |
| Ararakalari | Aranara abilities | Likely from Aranara and "Kalaripayattu" (simply as "Kalari", an ancient Indian martial art.) |
| Apshvaana | Spinocrocodiles | From Sanskrit अप् ap, "water" and श्वान śvāna, "dog." |
| Sarva | The Irminsul[Note 2] | Possibly from Sanskrit सर्व sarva, "every, all; whole, entire." |
| Silapna | Silapna | From Sanskrit शिला śilā, "stone" and possibly स्वप्न svapna, "dream." |
| Bija | Bija | From Sanskrit बीज bīja, "seed." |
| Utsava | Festival Utsava | From Sanskrit उत्सव utsava, "festival." |
| Vasara | Vasara tree (the trees that bear Vasoma Fruit) | Possibly from Sanskrit वासर vāsara, "day" or वसार vasāra, "wish, desire." |
| Vasoma | Vasoma Fruit | Likely from Vasara and Soma (a Vedic ritual drink of importance, equivalent to Haoma.) |
| Varuna | "water and sky"[6] (e.g., Varuna Contraption) | From Sanskrit वरुण varuṇa, "Varuna; ocean, water; sun" |
| Haoma (from Arahaoma) | Arahaoma | Likely from Haoma (a divine plant in Zoroastrianism, the cognate of Soma.) |
| Aranyaka | Aranyaka | From Sanskrit आरण्यक āraṇyaka, "of the forest." |
| Ashvattha | Ashvattha Tree | From Sanskrit अश्वत्थ aśvattha, "holy fig tree, ashvattha." |
| Hilinara | Hilichurl | From Sanskrit नर nara, "human, person.", and "hili-" from "hilichurl." |
Trivia[]
- Aranara typically prefix human names with "Nara" (e.g., Nara Varuna), but if the human name sounds too similar, they may simply combine them (e.g., "Nara Rana" becomes "Narana").
Notes[]
- ↑ The EN localization omits the 烈焰 lièyàn, "flaming" part from the "Vanagni" entry in the Aranyaka. As the Aranara are plantlike creatures, they fear fire.
- ↑ The term "return to Sarva" was used as a synonym for "passing away" when talking about Greater Lord Rukkhadevata,[1] implying that "Sarva" was the afterlife. However, Aranara have been mentioned to originate from Sarva,[2] return from Sarva,[3] or travel through Sarva.[4] Marana also has been stated to invade Sarva.[5] After Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises, Araja said that Sarva no longer remembered Marana,[1] which fits the definition of the Irminsul.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NPC Dialogue: Araja (About "Marana"...)
- ↑ World Quest, Aranyaka: Part II - Dream Nursery, Part 1: The World of Aranara
- ↑ World Quest, Aranyaka: Part III - Nursery of Lost Dreams, Part 2: For the Children of the Past
- ↑ World Quest, Aranyaka: Part III - Nursery of Lost Dreams, Part 3: For All Children Who Long for Life
- ↑ World Quest, Aranyaka: Part III - Nursery of Lost Dreams, Part 1: For Fruits, Seeds, and Trees
- ↑ One-Time Domain Entrance Description: The Coordinates of Sun and Rain
- ↑ World Quest, Aranyaka: Part III - Nursery of Lost Dreams, Part 3: For All Children Who Long for Life
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