Ozish

Ozish, the language of the Land of Oz

Introduction

Context

Pronunciation

Dictionary
A - B
C - E
F - I
J - N
O - Z

Word Lists Introduction

Word Lists

History

Bibliography

Introduction

The Ozish Gaelic English Dictionary is complete. 143 names and expressions, for all of which the relationship of the 1800s Irish Gaelic pronunciation is one to one with the English pronunciation. All of them are also appropriate in meaning. None are inappropriate.....more

Context

The Wizard of Oz

The cyclone lands Dorothy, very gently, for a cyclone, in the midst of a country of marvelous beauty. A little old woman welcomes her to the land of the “Little men”. There were only four witches in the land of “Youth”,.....more

Pronunciation

In the dictionary - words in double slashes //xxx// are the pronunciation as if the Gaelic spelling were accurately phonetic. Sometimes it is. Just like English is occasionaly pronounced the way it's spelled. ....more

The Dictionary

Adlena - (fair lady)
Zixi's pseudonym as a maid
"Aidhleanna" //a:yy'l'enna// - /a:dl'ena/ (adlena) - "Aidhleanna" = "fair lady"....more

Word Lists Introduction

Various word lists for those who wish to generate Ozzy sounding names for role playing games or for stories

Word Lists

Words that Baum used

History

The Gaelic language of the 1800s and Ozish are one and the same. A few definitions first. English as spoken by the Irish I shall call AngloIrish....more

Bibliography

A list of useful books, pricey and affordable, that are sufficient to get a good working handle on Ozish, where it comes from and what happened to it...more

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