Overview

The conlang of Wolfstory is currently still under construction, and we encourage users to participate in bringing new ideas to the table. Right now, we're looking to create slang words, insults, and other nuanced forms of language. If you've got suggestions or comments, please share!


Notes

Calling someone a whelp carries the same connotations as calling someone a 'child' in a condescending or angry fashion - inexperience, naivety, insolence, or uselessness. This can be incorporated into many different expressions idioms, such as "I'm no whelp," being used in a similar way to "I'm not a child." Another might be "what are we, whelps?" as one would say "what are we, chopped liver?"

Curse words as we know them exist in Aktesh.

Expressions from our world can be used as long as they're something an Akteshen wolf would be able to understand, like 'bite off more than you can chew.' Phrases and words from Christianity (jesus/jeez, devil's advocate) and purely human inventions (hit the nail on the head, it takes two to tango, bad karma) can't be used for the same reason.

Expressions

Human expressions can be adapted so that they can be used appropriately in Aktesh, some examples being:

a tick on his shoulder - 'a chip on his shoulder'

all but a paw and your tail / everything but the fur on my back - 'everything but the clothes on my back'

don't count your pups before they're born - 'don't count your chickens before they've hatched'

[keep your] ears pricked - 'keep your eyes peeled'

keep your nose sharp - 'keep your eyes peeled'

keep your fur on - 'calm down'

cross that river when you get to it - 'cross that bridge when you get to it'

put a bone in it - 'shut up'

walk your talk - 'put your money where your mouth is'

what are we, whelps? - 'what are we, chopped liver?'

I'm no whelp - "I'm not a child"

Religious Terms

Parts of the conlang that are derived from Aktesh's mythos are listed below.

Fel - as in, "what the fel?" or "you're going to fel." Stand-in for hell.

The Mother's Dying - as in, "the mother is dying." The Nine-centric. Another way of saying sunset.

The Father's Waking - as in, "the father is waking." The Nine-centric. Another way of saying sunrise.

you're as mad as the seer - The Nine-centric. A way of saying someone is crazy.

Seasonal Terms

While wolves in Aktesh still use the terms spring, summer, fall, and winter, in some contexts more specific words are used.

Mating season - equivalent of saying 'winter', typically to bring attention to breeding times

Whelping season - equivalent of saying 'spring', typically to bring attention to birthing times