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An Introduction to the Velorian Language
 Dedicated to the memory of the ill-fated Woodruff Expedition - 2014 All rights reserved
This ancient piece of literature from what some people have incorrectly come to call the Velorian Kama Sutra, the M’atra Zar, is the basis for our present day understanding of this melodious and sensual language. Our understanding and appreciation for the structure of the Velorian language grows daily as new translations appear. Most of what we now know about Velorian language also has its roots in the writings of a Velorian scribe, Shar'n’a Veloor (Sharon of Velor), here on Earth, during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Working in secret, she recorded the lives and adventures of Velorian Protectors that actually lived among us. If it were not for the arduous work of this meticulous scribe, we would not have any knowledge at all of this wonderful language. As an introduction to the wonders of Velorian, let’s read the first two lines of the M’atra Zar passage, first in English, then in the original Velorian.
The pronunciation is difficult until one remembers the ever-present apostrophization. The pronunciation must flow from word to word seamlessly, the apostrophes only allowing skips from sound to sound - like an ancient vinyl recording used to skip. The result is an almost Scandinavian sound, yet it’s all distinctly Velorian. In fact, it’s difficult for the speaker new to the language to keep from lapsing into a decidedly Swedish sounding accent! If one were to hear a Velorian speak English, however, the accent sounds particularly French with a hint of Russian - rather unique. There are also words that sound very close to many Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, and German words, yet all with markedly different meanings from their Earthly counterparts. In fact, Dr. E. J. Munson had insights into the reason that the Velorian language seemed to have similarities with Northern European languages. The transcript of the only surviving recorded fragment of Dr. Munson’s CalTech lectures is included in Appendix A. Sentence construction is very similar to English, yet there are times when an apostrophed prefix becomes an apostrophed suffix. There are exceptions to rules in every known language and Velorian is certainly no different. But above all, it is very important to enunciate Velorian clearly. There are words that have completely different meanings if mispronounced. Below are a sampling of simple English
words and their Velorian translated counterparts. A more complete
listing of words and phrases appear later, in Part
2.
A brief explanation of the word “Veloor” is required here since it is rather obvious that the same Velorian word is used for both “Velorian” and “Velor”. In the Velorian culture, if you are Velorian, then you are literally a part of the homeworld. There is no distinction between Velor, the planet, and being Velorian. Therefore, to be Velorian is to be “of Velor”, which is a phrase equivalent to “the Velorian”. In addition, it is important to note that the word “Veloor” always stands alone. No apostrophed prefix or suffix can ever be attached to the name of the homeworld. In a sentence that speaks “of Velor.”, the apostrophed “a’” is attached to the preceding word as a suffix. For example, “the skies of Velor.” is “ind’cus’a Veloor.” To apostrophe the name of the homeworld is to demean it, something any Velorian will take exception to in no uncertain terms! When a full sentence is spoken, the Velorians tend to briefly hold the final spoken sound, sometimes letting it trail off like a note sustained on a musical instrument. Especially when making a point. This sometimes gives the sound of Velorian conversation a very melodic, sometimes sensual, nature. In fact, Velorian speech during lovemaking can be both very soothing and remarkably stimulating. The M’atra Zar is actually a celebration of that capability of the language. NOTE: It is a misnomer to refer to the M’atra Zar as the Velorian Kama Sutra since it does not describe sexual techniques and methodologies. The M’atra Zar was spoken during lovemaking to enhance the experience, each stanza used progressively during foreplay and through the final orgasm. It is particularly interesting that, once begun, the M’atra Zar should be said in its entirety - 1,467 stanzas, spoken at a moderate pace would result in over 4 days of continual sexual intercourse! Velorian legend speaks in detail of the Ancient Ones and their engineered concubines as having been the only beings ever to complete the M’atra Zar. Velorian couples today have their favorite passages and wisely have reduced their enjoyment to only those. NOTES: 1.> The Velorians referred to their ancient gods collectively as “Them”, capitalized appropriately as “God” would be to “god”. The Velorian word for “them” is “skietra”, so the term for their gods evolved into “Skietra”. It is important to remember that not all Velorians hold the same beliefs and many do not utilize this otherwise common phrase. Also note that the “-tra” in the word rolls a bit, sounding almost like an East Indian Hindi word. 2.> The phrase “Don’t stop!” is a Terran-preferred translation. The literal translation of “N’ai nimis!” is actually “No stop!” 3.> An interesting twist of cultures is that Velorians have a much different view of the concepts associated with the word "fuck". The translation shown in the table is a literal translation of the idea of fornication. Velorians do not have a crude term to express that concept and consider fornication to be one of life's true pleasures. If a Terran were to say "Fuck you" to a Velorian, it would be received by the Velorian in the same way a Terran would accept the term "Best wishes". But, be forewarned, that would only be the case if the Velorian was not well aquainted with the social mores of Terrans. |
to hear the phrase spoken by
a Velorian.