Labba (S."Lossothren", L."Lumikieli") is an archaic mannish tongue spoken by the Lossoth and Forodwaith. It bears some resemblence to archaic Quenya and seems to be related to several Easterling languages, especially Folyavulthic, which is a descendant of Ulgathig. Labba is believed to descend from the Mornârin tongues of the Second Age. The Lossoth are sometimes believed to be descendants of Easterlings from the Folk of Bór and Uldor who escaped the drowning of Beleriand; other scholars however believe them to be related to either the Daen people or the Northrons and the Hadorians, or to be relatives of the Urdor people of the Northern Peninsula of Middle-earth.
Wordlist[]
- etelän vieras - visitor or stranger from south
- Hammastus-pesä - teething nest
- heimo - Clan
- henkinimittäjä - Spirit-Namer
- Hiisi - Goblin, Orc
- Hylje - Seal
- Hylje-leiri - seal-camp
- Itä-Mâ - East land
- Jä-Kuru - ice gorge
- Jä-reitti - ice way
- Jäämiehet - Icemen
- Jänis - Snow-Hare
- Jänis-leiri - Snow-Hare-camp
- Karhu - Bear
- Karhu-leiri - bear-camp
- Kauppa-Kohta - trading or market spot
- Kilpa-kita -
- Kissa-sari - Cat island
- kivi-väki - stone-people (dwarves)
- Korkea-järvi - high lake
- Kuru-leiri - ravine camp
- Länsi-Mâ - West land
- Laulu-vihaja - song hater
- Leijona-kotin - lion home
- Leveäjalat - ancestors of the Forodwaith
- Lumi-väki - snow-people
- Lumimies - Snowman
- Lumiehet - Snowmen
- Merimetsästäjät - Sea-Hunters
- Metsästä-sija - hunter's rest, resting place or camp
- Norsu - Lossandamunda or Snow-Oliphaunt
- Norsu-hauta = Giant-grave
- Norsu-leiri = Giant-camp
- Ôsgari - spear of the God
- Paha-Peto - Bad Beast
- Peikko - a Snow-Beast, Troll
- perhe - family
- Pitkä-Hammas - Long-tooth
- Pynti-Pellot - Hunting Fields
- Pynti-leiri - hunting camp
- riimut - lossoth runes
- Riimukäsi -
- Sari-surma - island of kill or death; shin killer
- suku - sept
- Susi - a white Wolf
- susi-väki - wolf-people (Gauredain)
- Tanssijat - ancestors of the Lossoth
- Tûli-mäit - Wind hills
- vaatimus - Claiming
- Vahva-Hammas - Strong-Tooth
- Vanha Isä - Thulin
- vanha-väki - old-people (Elves)
- Vesi-paistâ - water glimmer
- viisas - Wise-one
- Voi-teltta - butter-tent
- Ympyrä - the order of Nature
- Ystävät Talven - The Men of Forodwaith
Notes[]
Early ICE publications used modified Lapp and Inuit vacabulary as a language base for Labba; in later publications real-world Old Finnish was used instead to represent the language of the Lossoth.