NationStates

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:12 pm**

Goa'uld comes in various forms and dialects, and I'm put hard to work putting together a respectable dictionary and grammar for the language. It's by no means complete, and this thread is partially for the purpose of working it out as I go.

A bit unlike most translation threads in Factbooks and National Information, the Goa'uld language does not often try to imitate unfamiliar sounds and work them into words meaning anything in its own vocabulary. Goa'uld speakers make no attempt to call a species, race, or country's inhabitants by what they call themselves. They choose a name either descriptive ("Tau'ri" means "First Ones", a name gradually attached to humans from Earth), connotative ("Reenlokia" refers in part to "Loki", a member of that species whom is remembered in Goa'uld history), or commemorative ("Sekhmet" refers to the name of the Goa'uld who first conquered that species). However, that is not to say that they will refuse to utilize new names. Goa'uld is an expanding language and if the speakers like the sound of the name or it intrudes itself often on their notice they will begin use it.

Goa'uld is brief. If a speaker feels that a sentence, paragraph, or title is repetitive or too long, they will shorten it. For example, "The Grand Queendom of Queen Grandiosa the Fourth of that Name and Her Honored Populace" may become literally "Lord Grandiosa's Respected Subjects".

If you want to see what your nation's name would be in Goa'uld, include both it and a brief introduction to your populace, as well as the technology level. If you don't offer some sort of explanation of your people then I reserve the right to skip your post and work on the next request. I'm looking forward to expanding the Goa'uld dictionary-in-progress.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:01 pm**

The Totalitarian Commonwealth of the Seven Realms

Laid-back, sometimes peaceful multi-species population. Some are tolerant or even interested in other cultures and ideologies, while others rather stay secluded in their own little world. Most species within the Realms themselves don't sit well with one another because pf the massive differences between each of them. Resulting in some civil strife every now and then.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:10 pm**

The Seven Realms wrote:The Totalitarian Commonwealth of the Seven Realms

Laid-back, sometimes peaceful multi-species population. Some are tolerant or even interested in other cultures and ideologies, while others rather stay secluded in their own little world. Most species within the Realms themselves don't sit well with one another because pf the massive differences between each of them. Resulting in some civil strife every now and then.

Jak moc'cal'mah
(JAK mok-kal-MA)

"The Seven Sanctuary Worlds"

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:14 pm**

Trolreich of Wellboneland

Angry people who like to kill stuff. Some are related to Sayians and they keep ponies as pets. The land is barren. Our tech level is FT.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:22 pm**

Wellboneland wrote:Trolreich of Wellboneland

Angry people who like to kill stuff. Some are related to Sayians and they keep ponies as pets. The land is barren. Our tech level is FT.

Tal'mac kek'mar
(TAL-mak kek-MAR)

"The Barren Wasteland of the Vengeful Dead"

EDIT: Eh, just realized "kek'mar" may also be translated to mean "short people". (Don't ask.) But I think the part about the barren wasteland should paint the right picture.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:31 pm**

The Flood "Empire"

meaning: Humans originally created the Flood which meant "End of Evil" as it was meant to destroy all of humanities enemies.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:32 pm**

The City-State of Crystalcliff Point.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:35 pm**

The Earth Empire/Gaea/Holy Imperial Terra/Terran Imperial Monarchy/The Imperial Race/The Country of Gods

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:36 pm**

For a moment I thought this thread read 'Groa'rgl' and I almost peed myself. Still, I'd be interested in where you're getting these words.

The Dream of One Thousand Cats, if that's feasible.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:38 pm**

System-Lord Baal wrote:
Wellboneland wrote:Trolreich of Wellboneland

Angry people who like to kill stuff. Some are related to Sayians and they keep ponies as pets. The land is barren. Our tech level is FT.

Tal'mac kek'mar
(TAL-mak kek-MAR)

"The Barren Wasteland of the Vengeful Dead"

EDIT: Eh, just realized "kek'mar" may also be translated to mean "short people". (Don't ask.) But I think the part about the barren wasteland should paint the right picture.

This is a insult, we are tall proud Saiyans.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:44 pm**

Wellboneland wrote:
System-Lord Baal wrote:
Tal'mac kek'mar
(TAL-mak kek-MAR)

"The Barren Wasteland of the Vengeful Dead"

EDIT: Eh, just realized "kek'mar" may also be translated to mean "short people". (Don't ask.) But I think the part about the barren wasteland should paint the right picture.

This is a insult, we are tall proud Saiyans.

It's an idiom. Chances are nobody will take it literally.

UEG-The Flood wrote:The Flood "Empire"

meaning: Humans originally created the Flood which meant "End of Evil" as it was meant to destroy all of humanities enemies.

Shel hassak kek
(SHEL HA-sak KEK)

"The Death of the Surrendering Enemies"

1000 Cats wrote:For a moment I thought this thread read 'Groa'rgl' and I almost peed myself. Still, I'd be interested in where you're getting these words.

The Dream of One Thousand Cats, if that's feasible.

Mak kelno'reem bast'hau
(MAK KEL-no bast-ha-OO)

"My Meditation of the Infinite Cats"

Some are from the show, but I've been working on creating an operating dictionary for a while now. This is still a prototype. Best place to start was the Richard Dean Anderson website.

Everyone, I stated that you must define your nation beforehand. I happened to know about the 1000 Cats before, but the rest of you need to post about your nations.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:46 pm**

The UEG-Space Command wrote:The Earth Empire/Gaea/Holy Imperial Terra/Terran Imperial Monarchy/The Imperial Race/The Country of Gods

Anything with "Gods" and "Imperial" cannot be considered relevant to "Earth", "Gaea", or "Terra".

We already have a name for your kind. It's:
Tau'ri
(to-REE)

"First Ones"

"Country of the Gods" would be translated:
Goa'uld mah
Which means we live there.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:47 pm**

System-Lord Baal wrote:
The UEG-Space Command wrote:The Earth Empire/Gaea/Holy Imperial Terra/Terran Imperial Monarchy/The Imperial Race/The Country of Gods

Anything with "Gods" and "Imperial" cannot be considered relevant to "Earth", "Gaea", or "Terra".

We already have a name for your kind. It's:
Tau'ri
(tor-EE)

"First Ones"

Yeah.....though what does first ones mean?

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:48 pm**

Eh, Why not
The United Socialist States of Soviet Putinland
We are a Tall Strong people, Who take great pride in our military, and enjoy a good drink every now and then. We also have a great interest in scientific advancements, and take care to preserve our beautiful environment.\
MT nation

Hope I did that right.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:53 pm**

UEG-The Flood wrote:
System-Lord Baal wrote:Anything with "Gods" and "Imperial" cannot be considered relevant to "Earth", "Gaea", or "Terra".

We already have a name for your kind. It's:
Tau'ri
(tor-EE)

"First Ones"

Yeah.....though what does first ones mean?

Just that. Humans originally came from Earth. The Goa'uld are aware of this and call humans from Earth the "First Ones".

Soviet Putinland wrote:Eh, Why not
The United Socialist States of Soviet Putinland
We are a Tall Strong people, Who take great pride in our military, and enjoy a good drink every now and then. We also have a great interest in scientific advancements, and take care to preserve our beautiful environment.\
MT nation

Hope I did that right.

Nih'thac Tau'ri
(ni-THAK to-REE)

"The Humans from Earth Who Make Rice Alcohol"
(That's our name for Russians.)

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:55 pm**

System-Lord Baal wrote:
UEG-The Flood wrote:
Yeah.....though what does first ones mean?

Just that. Humans originally came from Earth. The Goa'uld are aware of this and call humans from Earth the "First Ones".

Soviet Putinland wrote:Eh, Why not
The United Socialist States of Soviet Putinland
We are a Tall Strong people, Who take great pride in our military, and enjoy a good drink every now and then. We also have a great interest in scientific advancements, and take care to preserve our beautiful environment.\
MT nation

Hope I did that right.

Nih'thac Tau'ri
(ni-THAK to-REE)

"The Humans from Earth Who Make Rice Alcohol"
(That's our name for Russians.)

IC: How wrong you are......if my thousands of years in existence I recall them originating as biological experiments themselves and being placed on a planet called Jrale. Those were better days............but alas all good things come to a end.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:58 pm**

Thanks kindly. And yeah, sorry; I'd like to say that I didn't add a description because I figured my nation was pretty self-explanatory, but the fact is I was too excited about Goa'uld translations and I didn't read the OP. I have become the very thing I despise. :unsure:

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:03 pm**

UEG-The Flood wrote:
System-Lord Baal wrote:Just that. Humans originally came from Earth. The Goa'uld are aware of this and call humans from Earth the "First Ones".

Nih'thac Tau'ri
(ni-THAK to-REE)

"The Humans from Earth Who Make Rice Alcohol"
(That's our name for Russians.)

IC: How wrong you are......if my thousands of years in existence I recall them originating as biological experiments themselves and being placed on a planet called Jrale. Those were better days............but alas all good things come to a end.

The Goa'uld found them 10,000 years ago on Earth. Many of them remember the incident and will recite it to you. It is the current belief that they are the descendants of a race known as the "Ancients" or... Aultia

1000 Cats wrote:Thanks kindly. And yeah, sorry; I'd like to say that I didn't add a description because I figured my nation was pretty self-explanatory, but the fact is I was too excited about Goa'uld translations and I didn't read the OP. I have become the very thing I despise.

Anytime. I'm excited nobody else has developed a dictionary yet. So I've cracked my knuckles, opened up the conlag books, saved a butt-load of Ancient Egyptian grammar PDFs to my desktop, bought all 10 seasons of SG-1, and gotten to work. :ugeek:

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:10 pm**

The United Empire of Lazssia.
A pragmatic yet kind warrior people, with a long history of bloodshed, and a taste for combat.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:21 pm**

Konungrijk Vallenbergija (The Kingdom of Wallenbergia)

Wallenbergians are light-skinned, and typically have blue, green, or less often, grey eyes, and have either blonde, brown, or significantly less often, red hair. The particular "style" of hair varies by region, though in most of the nation, Wallembergish men will have somewhat long hair, which may be in a "ponytail", or may not. Women most often have long hair, and braids are very common. Wallenbergians are, as a whole, a tall people. With some close observation, the footprint of a Wallenbergian is slightly different from that found in other peoples, due to the toes of a Wallenbergian being uncommonly long, and the shape of the foot slightly more arched. The Wallembergish face is rather long, and most often narrow, the chin is angular, and prominent, lips are rather thin, cheekbones are prominant, and high, and the nose is of a medium length, narrow, ever so slightly upturned at the tip and has a small "bump" at the top. The Wallenbergian's digestive system is adapted to the foods that the local environment puts out, and Wallenbergians have a slightly higher cold tolerance than other human beings. Due almost entirely to the minerals found in the drinking water of Wallenbergia, Wallenbergians tend to have strong bones. Wallenbergians are natural swimmers, and are good at slower-paced, long-distance running, along with hiking.
Wallenbergians are a Germanic people with some Slavic, and Celtic influences. Wallenbergians, and Imerians do have some level of relatedness, and hold many similarities. Wallenbergians still practice the native pagan religion, and are quite hostile to practicers of the Abrahamic religions, especially Christians, due to a long history of conflict. This conflict, along with that with other peoples, has left noticeable marks on the Wallembergish culture. Some foreigners will say that the laws of Wallenbergia are rather harsh, though few Wallenbergians would agree. Vigilantism is legal, and encouraged. Our dear King, and the Royal Family are revered by all Wallenbergians, and are considered to be the leaders of the Wallembergish people as a whole, including the Wallembergish diaspora. Wallenbergia is currently a Limited Monarchy, in which the King does not currently head the government, as that has been left to the chancellor, who heads the parliament. While the current King could long ago have taken power back from them, He saw no reason to, as they have kept the country safe, and had not wronged His people. Upon ascension to the throne, our dear Prince-Heir Adulv is seen to be likely to assume control of the government, and return Wallenbergia to an Absolute Monarchy.
The landscape of Wallenbergia is largely either mountainous, forested, frozen over, hilly, or a combination thereof. Much of the warmer areas of Wallenbergia have bogs sprinkled throughout, and the grassy, fertile Fletlaand (Flatland) is reserved as the burial place of our Royalty. Numerous megaliths can be found in Wallenbergia, and are still built today.
The technology level of Wallenbergia is on par with most other MT nations, with some areas lacking a bit behind, while others have moved past what foreigners have accomplished. Much of the technology of Wallenbergia relies of compressed gases, and chemical reactions, rather than electricity. Wallenbergia never had much of a dependence on petroleum, and still does not today, with very little of it being used for anything. Wallenbergia is known for its high-quality machine parts, firearms, and motor vehicles. Due to the connection between the Wallembergish people, and the land they live on, most of the technology developed recently has been environmentally safe, as to meet the laws requiring it.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:57 pm**

north calaveras

Freedom-Loving people that are also very nationalist and follow no rules of war

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:23 pm**

Modern Tech
The Commonwealth of Kusthet States

Rather honour-before-reason, respectful and polite, with a great emphasis placed on intelligence and trustworthiness over physical capabilities. The nation is organised into six states and a capitol district, under a truncated government consisting of the state governors and a single chairman or chairwoman. The nation is dotted with ancient fortresses, still standing proud and strong as feats of Kusthet engineering. Their land is icy, bitter and windy, and surrounds a bay that will regularly freeze over to near-impassability in winter, and is in short supply of many mineral resources. Despite this, they are expert shipwrights, especially when it comes to icebreakers.

Notable peoples;
Governor Donmay, state governor, often acts as foreign liason
Chairwoman Ti'ana Jericho, Nation's ruler
Lt. Robin Polegski, famous soldier

Future Tech
The Kusthet Systems Commonwealth

Personality is very similar, though rather more pragmatic and even mercenary outside of government and military duty. They are experts at inhabiting, and even thriving on otherwise inhospitable worlds, typically favouring ice planets and any planetoid where cortosis, elirium, or naquadah may be found, whether for trade or use in their own industry. Their spaceships are noted for their lack of native, integrated FTL drives, and reliance on massive fold-ships for interstellar travel. They also are masters of the created element 'collapsite', a crystalline lattice of microscopic black holes used as radiation shielding for their starship reactors, especially the spherical Holtzweiss drives that dominate foldship structure. They are also expert cyberneticists.

Notable peoples;
Ricos Ulu, noted explorer, responsible for kusthet colonisation of several outlying worlds
Helias Edessa, Industry magnate and trader, often deals in naquadah and elirium
Yten Holtzweiss, inventor of the Holtzweiss fold generator

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:51 pm**

"The Theocracy of the United State of America" The purest, holiest nation (and race), constantly guarding itself from enemy nations and beliefs, which just so happens to extend to nearly the entire world.

Posted: **Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:58 pm**

Apoctis is translated roughly in many languages to "Great Destroyer" or "Bringer of the end" or one of the many other titles, some of the few you can find in my spoiler. Yet I do inquire as to what your nation names me in their tongue.

Posted: **Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:31 am**

System-Lord Baal wrote:"The Humans from Earth Who Make Rice Alcohol"
(That's our name for Russians.)

You seem to have missed me.

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