Rihannsu Language - Military Ranks to Grammar



Last Updated Friday June 20, 1997, 10:35 PM EDT

This page contains a small but useful number of words from the Rihannsu language. Most are from Diane Duane's The Romulan Way, some are from other semi-official sources, and some were made up for the MUSE. To reference the words starting with a particular letter ot topic, scroll down to that letter or topic or just select it from the meny below. For convenience, the Rihannsu curses are collected under one topic, "curses."


Contents

[ A - M | N - Z ]
[ Prefixes - Suffixes - Names - Numbers ]
[ Time - Places - Curses - Houses ]
[ Naval Ranks | Civilians | Phrases ] Alphabet | Grammar ]


Naval/Military Ranks

Note that these ranks run from lowest to highest.


Civilian Ranks


Various Useful Phrases in Rihannsu

  • a'hyan hnaai ll'anha - "(persons name), get an away team ready to go."
  • lagga ch'jhu - "a flower for an angel"
  • hwiiyo her'u - "I am lonely"
  • hnalo-stev thllen-a - "I want results now"
  • hnalo thlo hru'fir - "I need my bondmate," or "I need to bond"
  • hwiiy amton'wi-kha - "you are promiscuous"
  • hwiiy kneu'ginye - "you are a lush"
  • tal 'le kll'inghann - "you look like a Klingon"
  • hwiiy l'lorel'ei - "you are attractive"
  • ssuej-ay thlom? - "do you know me?"
  • jol-ao au - "I love you"
  • kll'inghann-a fvaiin aefvadh-ayar'dhat chon - "Klingon dogs are not welcome here" (aefvadh is the verb, meaning "are welcome," with -ayar being the suffix to denote a singular third person subject-verb combo)
  • ssuej-ay t'lhim lloann'na? - "do you know that Fed?"
  • hriah-ay th'ann(-a) hrrau br'terrh - "take the prisoner(s) to the brig"
  • urruyo oira - "I'm on (going to) the bridge"
  • ya-ie'yakk - "armed and ready to open fire"
  • hwiiy kllhe - "you (are a) worm"
  • v'yy'al, fvai - "(you will) die, dog"
  • v'rhaen-ao'au - "I'll kill you"