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Telamonian language (Olelo Telamona) is one of the four official languages of the Telamon Islands, originating from them. It is also one of the three main languages of Vista Union. It is a Polybloxian language similar to Bloxwaiian, but has been influenced by foreign languages such as Robloxian, Bloxish, Rogaulian, and even Neo-Japanese or Luobuese. Telamonian differs from Bloxwaiian in the lack of diacritics and apostrophes and partly in pronunciation, and also due to the influence of Bloxish and Rogaulian, it has a different vocabulary than Bloxwaiian, which was influenced only by Robloxian. Telamonian is spoken by 462 million robloxians, 370 million of whom live on the Telamon Islands when 80 million of them live in Vista Union. The rest of them live in other regions of Aquaria (for example Bloxwaii, Kingdom of Oceania, or Bloxstralia) or are emigrants living in countries such as Robloxia, Bloxia, Rogaulia, Luobu, or Taiblox.
More important words and phrases
"Telamonian" = "Robloxian Translation"
Hui = Hi
Aloha = Welcome
Na ka La e hoomalamalama ia oe = God bless you (literally it means 'The Sun will shine on you')
Eloha = Goodbye
Na mau loa = Goodbye forever
E oluolu = Please
Mahalo = Thanks
E kala mai = Sorry
Aloha kakahiaka = Good morning
Aloha ahiahi = Good evening
Kokua = Help
Aole au e imi nei i na pilikia = I am not looking for problems
Aia ma hea ka halepaku? = Where is the toilet?
E hele pololei = Go straight on
Huli akau = Turn right
Huli hema = Turn left
Makai = Police
Oihana lapaau pilikia = Emergency medical service
Kahu ahi = Fireguard
Ka lawelawe pilikia wai = Water medical service
Oihana hoopakele mauna = Mountain rescue service
Na Mokupuni Telamona = Telamon Islands
Hoonani ia Lanakila Mikala = Glory to Lanakila Mikala
Hoonani i ka La = Glory to the Sun
Dialects
Telamonian is divided into many dialect clusters, dialects and subdialects. It is common for a given province or area to have its own dialect or subdialect. Nowadays, these terms are often confused. Interestingly, the differences in dialects are small. Below is a list of dialect clusters and dialects.
| Dialect cluster | Local name | Regions | Dialects | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aloha | Okuloko Aloha (standard)
Okuoko Aloha (local) |
Aloha | East Aloha,
North Aloha, South Aloha |
The Aloha Dialect Cluster contains various regionalisms from Aloha. It contains almost no loanwords. It was formed by the splitting off of other dialect clusters. It is most similar to the Kohola Dialect Cluster. This is the dialect cluster spoken by most people in Aloha. |
| Aqualian | Okuloko Akualia (standard)
Oquwoko Aqalia (local) |
Aqualia
Hilokila |
Atolia,
Hilokila, Labu, North Aqualia |
The Aqualian Dialect Cluster contains numerous loanwords from Ro Spanish and Bloxian, as exemplified by the addition of the letter "q". It was formed when settlers from other parts of the Telamon Islands mixed with Ro Spaniards and Bloxians. The dialect cluster is spoken by most people in Aqualia and Hilokila. |
| Hilo | Okuloko Hilo (standard)
Okuwoko Hilo (local) |
Hilo | Standard,
Telamon City |
The Hilo Dialect Cluster contains many different loanwords from many languages, mostly Bloxian. It was originally similar to the Aqualian Dialect Cluster, but has sometimes mixed with other dialects and languages, especially the Telamon City Dialect. It is a dialect cluster spoken by slightly more than half of Hilo's residents. |
| Katahian | Okuloko Katahu (standard)
Ouokoa Katahu (local) |
Katahu Islands,
Upper Islands |
East Katahian,
Upper Islands, West Katahian |
The Katahian Dialect Cluster contains almost no loanwords, except those from the local languages of the Katahu Islands and Upper Islands. It was formed when the Kohola Dialect Cluster mixed with the North Manakapian Dialect Cluster and with the local speech, with the loanwords removed. This dialect cluster is considered by the Telamonians to be the "least intelligible". It is spoken by most of the people of the Katahu Islands and about half of the people of the Upper Islands. |
| Kohola | Okuloko Kohola (standard)
Okuloko Kohola (local) |
Kohola | North Hilo,
North Kohola, South Kohola, Standard, West Kohola |
The Kohola Dialect Cluster is similar to the Aloha Dialect Cluster and has no loanwords. It is one of the original dialects. However, it has some influences from the Manakapa dialects that emerged after the great emigration in the 19th century. This dialect cluster is spoken by most of the Kohola people and some of the Hilo people. |
| North Manakapian | Okuloko Manakapa Akau (standard)
Oukuloko Manakapa Ahau (local) |
Kekele,
Maliblox, Ro-Nagua, Springland, Weirdland, and more |
Kekele,
Standard, Weirdland |
The North Manakapian Dialect Cluster is characterized mainly by loanwords from Bloxian and Rogaulian, but also contains many regionalisms. It originated in the 19th century and is most similar to the West Manakapian Dialect Cluster and the Katahian Dialect Cluster. It is spoken by most people in North Manakapa, as well as some people in the eastern part of the island. |
| South Manakapian | Okuloko Manakapa Hema (standard)
Okuloko Manakapa Hema (local) |
Cracatau,
Kihi, Lopako, Luuluu, Malu, Qari, Papau, Pulau, South Manakapa, and more |
Cracatau,
Kihi, Latapa, Lopako, Luuluu, Malu, Qari, South Point, Umbrella |
The South Manakapian Dialect cluster is probably the most diverse of the dialect clusters. It contains borrowings from Rogaulian, Ro Spanish, and many others, including other dialects, although there are also regionalisms. It is considered one of the original dialects, but over time it has acquired borrowings. It is currently the most widely spoken dialect cluster. It is spoken by most people in the southern part of the island, Little Islands and the New Robloxia Mountains, as well as some people in other regions and archipelagos. |
| Telamonic | Okuloko o Na Mokupuni (standard)
Okukoko e Na Mokapuni (local) |
Bluenesia, Bomona Islands,
Noobia Islands, Pukapuka, Tamabu Islands, Turtos Islands, Upper Islands, and more |
Bluenesian,
Bomona, Far Eastern, Noobian, Pukapuka, Tamabian, Turtos, Upper Islands, |
The Telamonic Dialect Cluster is one of the least diverse dialect clusters. It has no loanwords from colonial languages, but is more closely related to other Polybloxian languages. It is spoken mostly on islands. Today, it is spoken by most people living in archipelagos in the west, north, and far east of the country. |
| Vista | Okuloko Kailua
(standard) Oquoko Kailua (local) |
Vista Union | Alola,
El De Lenkua, Hali, Kuku |
The Vista Dialect Cluster is a dialect cluster found in the Vista Union area. It borrows heavily from Ro Spanish and other Polybloxian languages. It is characterized by replacing the letters "k" with "q" and "w" with "v". Some scholars consider it a separate language, although most current studies classify it as a dialect cluster of Telamonian. It is spoken by about half of the population of Vista Union. |
| West Manakapian | Okuloko Manakapa Komohana (standard)
Okuloko Manakapa Komoana (local) |
Aeland,
Costa, New Robloxia Mountains, Palm Coast, Riverland, Sunnyland, Taratavia |
Aeland,
Baoji City, Costa, Highlander, Laguna Valley, Taratavia |
The West Manakapian Dialect Cluster, despite its name, covers most of the central part of the island. It is similar to the South Manakapian Dialect Cluster, but has borrowings from the North Manakapian Dialect Cluster and additional regionalisms, with fewer loanwords from Rogaulian. It developed from an older form of the South Manakapian Dialect Cluster. It is currently the second most widely spoken dialect cluster of Telamonian. It is spoken by most people in the eastern and western parts of the island, and by a significant portion of the highlanders in the New Robloxia Mountains. |
Telamonian names
Telamonian names consist of a surname and a proper name. An example would be Lanakila Mikala, in which Lanakila is the surname and Mikala is the proper name. The custom of writing the surname before the first name was adopted in the 10th century from the Neo-Japanese. In the Telamon Islands, someone may have more than one name in this way, but only the most important one is used, and the rest only when giving the full name.
Short history
Initially, only proper names were used on the Telamon Islands (for example, simply Nohea), but with the division of the nobility into clans and families, the nobles began to take surnames (for example, nobleman that could be called simply Kepano was called Iokepa Kepano). At first, surnames were reserved only for the nobility, later they were adopted by the townspeople. Peasants received surnames only after the 16th century, when they began to take the surnames of their lords from the nobility, although some of them did not yet have surnames. On islands such as Kohola and Aloha, peasants obtained surnames even earlier. With the occupation of the Kingdom of Manakapa by Rogaulia in 1856, stricter laws came into effect and everyone had to have a surname. Most peasants were then given surnames such as Lanakila, Pekelo, Manuela, Kainoa or Kapono. These surnames currently occupy the list of the 5 most common surnames in this country. When the Telamon Islands gained independence in 1941, the Name Act came into effect, after which everyone had the right to change their name if they felt their colonial name was unfair, and anyone without a name could choose one. The rights contained in this Act are still in force today, with amendments.
Proper names
Of the proper names, those given below were frequently used.
- Aikake
- Akela
- Akoni
- Alapai
- Alapaki
- Alika
- Apela
- Apelahama
- Ehu
- Ekekeka
- Ekela
- Eleakala
- Hailama
- Hanale
- Hanalei
- Henele
- Iakopo
- Ikaaka
- Ikaika
- Ioela
- Iokepa
- Kaehu
- Kaili
- Kaimi
- Kaohu
- Kainalu
- Kainoa
- Kakalia
- Kala
- Kalai
- Kale
- Kaleialoha
- Kaleikaumaka
- Kaleiokalani
- Kaleo
- Kaleolani
- Kamaile
- Kamaki
- Kanani
- Kaniela
- Kanoa
- Kapeliela
- Kapeni
- Kapono
- Kapua
- Kaui
- Kawailani
- Kawika
- Keaka
- Keala
- Kealii
- Keanu
- Keao
- Keala
- Keo
- Keoki
- Keona
- Keone
- Keoni
- Kepano
- Kimokeo
- Kimona
- Koa
- Kolomona
- Koma
- Kulokea
- Laakea
- Lakalo
- Lanakila
- Lani
- Lei
- Leilani
- Lewi
- Likeke
- Loka
- Lopaka
- Lua
- Lui
- Maikaiha
- Makaio
- Makana
- Makanui
- Makia
- Makoa
- Maleko
- Manu
- Manuela
- Mikaele
- Mikala
- Moo
- Moke
- Nainoa
- Nakoa
- Nawai
- Nohea
- Pekelo
- Pika
- Pila
- Pinehaka
- Pomaikai
- Pua
- Uilama
- Wilama
- Wiliama
Trivia
- The Telamonian language is based on several real-world Polynesian languages and dialects like Maori, Tongan, Tahitian and Hawaiian. It is largely Hawaiian without diacritics and apostrophes, but it also contains borrowings from other Polynesian languages, as well as neologisms and completely invented words.