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Anonymous
February 26, 2017

Translation for First Born

I'm creating my own languages and using Thuum as part of my template.  I've tried looking for the translation for the phrase First Born, or even just a translation of each word individually.

Category: Translation


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Frinmulaar
February 26, 2017

'Born' is the well established canon kiin. Bethesda does not provide any sort of numbers, cardinal or ordinal, so the only 'first' is the fanmade diist. You might find the word kulaan useful - it officially means 'prince' but could be expanded so as to mean 'heir' or 'successor to the throne'.


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Zinrahzul
February 26, 2017

"First born" has a connotation that's dependent on the culture of the language it comes in.  First born just so happens to be important when it comes to inheritance.  For your language, you should take this into account when creating your words.  Do you have canon associated with your language?

For Dovahzul, Odahviing states that Alduin is "du'ul zeymah" (crown brother).  This could be the closest you get to the concept of first born.

Therefore, "first born" in this case is "du'ul kul"