Shiväisith

Shiväisith is the language spoken by the Dark Elves. While the Dark Elves can speak other languages, it is their native tongue and the language they use to converse among themselves. It is written in a system of runes called Todjydheenil (see Gallery below).

History
As the language of the Dark Elves, Shiväisith has been spoken probably as long as the Dark Elves have existed. Although they are capable of speaking in other languages if necessary, the Dark Elves primarily converse in this language among themselves. It is heard being spoken by Malekith and Algrim while they plan their attacks on Asgard's forces during the First and Second Dark Elf Conflicts.

Words

 * Shiväisith-soft speech
 * Todjydheen-rune (plural todjydheenil)
 * Älfenää-blue-purple one, Dark Elf (plural Älfeneel)
 * Harudheen-The Great Home, Svartalfheim / the Dark World (the Dark Elf home world)
 * Harudheeniksa-resident of Haudheen
 * Äskärdhiksä-resident of Asgard, Asgardian (plural Äskärdhiksel)
 * Äskärdh-Asgard


 * rouklju-who
 * rouhaslju-whose


 * tiplju-what
 * igreljy-where
 * sääriljy-when
 * jäärljy-how
 * visiljy-how many


 * hanlju-why
 * käm-all
 * pausahi-to settle
 * passajamanasos-prepared
 * pausajamihi-to cause to settle, to prepare/to make ready
 * tifidhoh-nothing, zero
 * vuran-was seeing
 * vuurin-saw
 * vur-sees/is seeing
 * vuuri-saw
 * gorjeth-death
 * gorjahi-to die
 * geilihi-to fight
 * geilith-"fighting" or maybe “(a/the) fight”
 * liljahi-to love
 * liljeth-love
 * iljahaa-lover
 * lorahi -to fly, to forget
 * loreth-flying
 * lorahaa-a flier
 * rosihi-to kill
 * rosith-killing
 * rosihaa-a killer
 * van-man
 * jov-woman
 * vörth-king
 * upsihi-to need, to want
 * lyshyhi-to remember a person or experience
 * uathahi-to remember information
 * lysihi-to know a person, to be familiar with, to know how
 * uathihi-to know information
 * elihi-to give
 * johihi-to get
 * uonihi-to lose
 * rovuhi -to hate
 * pohaahi-to miss
 * pohahi-to call


 * athu-friend
 * djesh-door
 * eeju-quiet
 * gyv-big, large
 * heedrä-power
 * itri-roof
 * juli-new
 * kelihi-to win
 * luun-nose
 * moodhin-close, near
 * nishö-reflection
 * öppihi-to hurt (dative subject)
 * pel-certain, sure
 * reev-sun
 * shaan-white
 * taam-tight
 * upsihi-to need
 * yrihi-to jump


 *  lahifiksa -prisoner
 * sampo-dungeon
 * gorjeth-death
 * gorjahi-to die


 * älf-adjectival color term that covers various shades of blue and purple
 * vela-dark


 * tor-sword
 * iotsi-bird


 * äshlimär-hello
 * näkäthish-goodbye
 * ruushuudhith nolaska-thank you
 * nolaska-you
 * tifevadhoh-you’re welcome


 * äshli (adj.) warm
 * dihi (adv.) well
 * erve (n.) poison
 * gov (n.) blood
 * huthihi (v.) to lack
 * itri (n.) roof
 * ju (conj.) or
 * koun (n.) shore
 * lenge (n.) meat
 * mänih (adj.) previous, former
 * Vääth “yes”
 * Tjäsh “no”
 * Ljääl “please”

Numbers
Cardinal numbers / ordinal numbers

zero: tifidhoh (nothing)
 * 1) heth / kyäthis
 * 2) kör / köös
 * 3) mitta / mittas
 * 4) kitta / kittas
 * 5) pesh / peshish
 * 6) täni / tänis
 * 7) gah / gakkis
 * 8) dulin / dulis
 * 9) djyyr / djyysh
 * 10) jav / javis
 * 11) javeth / javethis
 * 12) jav kör / jav köös
 * 13) jav mitta / jav mittas
 * 14) jav kitta / jav kittas
 * 15) jav pesh / jav peshish
 * 16) jav täni / jav tänis
 * 17) jav gah / jav gakkis
 * 18) jav dulin / jav dulis
 * 19) jav djyyr / jav djyysh
 * 20) körjev / körjevis
 * 21) körjev heth / körjev kyäthis

30: mitjev / mitjevish

40: kitjev / kitjevish

50: peshev / peshevish

60: tänjev / tänjevis

70: gakjev / gakjevis

80: duljev / duljevis

90: djyyrjev / djyyrjevish

100: vysh / vyshish

1,000: teem / teemis

10,000: jav teem / jav teemis

100,000: teemidheen / teemidheenis

Speakers

 * Malekith
 * Algrim/Kurse
 * Dark Elves

Behind the Scenes

 * Shiväisith language was created by linguist David J. Peterson, who was commissioned to create a language for the Dark Elves after his work on the for the television show , and introduced in Thor: The Dark World.
 * Shiväisith was Finno-Ugric inspired and Todjydheenil was inspired by Nordic runes.
 * Learn more about this language at: https://shivaisith.wordpress.com/author/shivaisith/
 * Also follow David J. Peterson directly at http://fuckyeahshivaisith.tumblr.com/