Forochel - Lossoth - Finnish - Nomenclature

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The developers loosely modelled Forochel on Sápmi and the indigenous people of Scandinavia, the Sámi. Sápmi spans across the Arctic regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Many names and other terms are Finnish, though the in-game voices are definitely not of Finnish origin.

Tolkien had a particular love for the Finnish language. He likened it to "discovering a complete wine-cellar filled with bottles of an amazing wine of a kind and flavour never tasted before." — The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, 214

Notice:

The letter â represents the Finnish double "aa", and û represents the double "uu".
The letters "å", "ä", and "ö" exist in Finnish, as well as all Scandinavian (Nordic) languages; they are vowels but yet detached from "a" and "o" and are the last three letters of the alphabet.

Pronunciation in the Scandinavian languages:

The letter "å" is often transcribed as "aa" and sounds like "short" as well as "lock".
The letter "ä" is often transcribed as "ae" and sounds like "au pair" as well as "track".
The letter "ö" is often transcribed as "oe" and sounds like "cursor" as well as ... TBD.


The following are some words and phrases, interpreted from "Lossoth" to English via Finnish.

Lossoth Tribes

These are the name translations of the various Lossoth tribe names:

Name Translation
Hirvi-heimo Elk Tribe
Hylje-heimo Seal Tribe
Koira-heimo Dog Tribe
Leijona-heimo Lion Tribe
Mammutti-heimo Mammoth Tribe

Locations

These are the translations of the various locations:

Name Translation
Hylje-leiri Seal Camp
Itä-mâ East Land
Jä-kuru Ice Canyon
Jä-rannit Ice Coast
Jä-reitti Ice Route
Jänis-leiri Rabbit Camp
Karhu-leiri Bear Camp
Kauppa-kohta Trade Point
Korkea-järvi High Lake
Kuru-leiri Canyon Camp
Länsi-mâ West Land
Norsu-hauta Elephant Grave
Näky-kolo Sight-hole
Pynti-peldot Hunting Fields
Sari-surma Island of Death
Sûri-kylä Large Village
Talvi-mûri Winter Wall
Tûli-mäit Wind Hills
Vesi-paistâ Water Shines

Mobs

Word or phrase Translation
Blökk
Iso-torvi Big-horn
Katala-otus Vile-beast
Kôkas-karju Big-boar
Kurja-rakki Lousy-dog
Kylmä-Säri Cold-shin
Laulu-vihâja Song-hater
Lohikârme Flying Dragon
Paha-peto Bad-beast
Paksu-karva Thick-hair
Peikko Troll
Pitkä-hammas Long-tooth
Raivo-kaihu Fury-terror
Skessa
Torahammas Fang
Tuima-kita Grim-mouth
Vahva-hammas Strong-tooth

Miscellaneous

Word or phrase Translation
Etelä-vieras Southern-guest
Goahti Dome-shaped house
Jätikkö Glacier
Kalpa-kita Sword-mouth
Kantâ Bear
Kelkka Sledge
Kivi-väki Stone-people (used for Dwarves)
Koira Dog
Kolo-hampât Hole-tooth
Laiha-herra Thin-mister
Lavvu Traveller's tent
Luistin Ice skate
Lumi-väki Snow-people (the Lossoth call themselves this)
Manâja Exorcist
Näkijä Seer
Pesä Nest, den
Râto Carcass
Rauta-väki Iron-people (the invaders from Angmar)
Sivullinen Outsider
Suola Salt
Surmâja Killer
Susi Wolf
Susi-väki Wolf-people (Gauredain)
Sytyke Tinder
Vanha-väki Old-people (used for Elves)
Vesi-henki Water-spirit