The Divine Language

The Language of Leeloo

2015-01-07T15:05:00.002-07:00

Apipoulaï, ilo caupo man Hila’y’am Deo Tokemata. Sän ligunaï’dalat on din ekbat oum Luc Besson ilo Milla Jovovich ilo tenon brakt manna. Mavana mektetet zhit hila foun’dé oum Hila’y’am Deo Tokemata imanétaba zhit meto’ligunaï ilo din mechtaba , Me o chon man baraniba mino assin’omektan pan lacta’nonjima ligunaï’dalat ilo yututuki imanétaba, chtamant divo mino’sossian, T. Leah Fehr Thompson. Hila foun’dé oum mino chtamankt helén foun mechtaba oum Luc Besson ilo Terry Bisson, ilo tokemata founla chacha’souk oum Milla Jovovich. Domo danko dat hela, ilo eto setzuki!

Hello, and welcome to The Divine Language. This site is dedicated to Luc Besson and Milla Jovovich and their combined creativity and talent. Having built upon the most basic of The Divine Language elements available online and in literature, I am proud to present my fellow fans with this ever-growing site and comprehensive guide to The Divine Language, as interpreted by myself, T. Leah Fehr-Thompson. The root of my interpretation lies in Luc Besson’s original dictionary and script, Terry Bisson’s novel and Milla Jovovich’s use of the language through actual film dialogue. Thank you for visiting, and enjoy!

T. Leah Fehr-Thompson
Deo’kala Mu’sonoy Prematical Sassta’shima Hämas-Brak

About The Divine Language...

2015-01-07T15:04:00.000-07:00

The Divine Language is a fictitious language created by Luc Besson and Milla Jovovich for the film ‘The Fifth Element’, released in 1997. The original language has been reported as consisting of over 400 words and was apparently extensive enough that Besson and Jovovich were able to carry on entire conversations in ‘Divinian’ during the filming of the movie. The language seems to have many influences, ranging from Japanese and French to Eastern European and Indian. There are several internet sources for Divine Language translations, but none are complete, and most are obviously speculative and lacking in clarification.

This Guide, while still incomplete (with just over 300 words and phrases), offers a more extensive, albeit inevitably speculative, translation guide AND possible pronunciations of all Divine Language words available on the internet, that I have found thus far. Existing translations were respectfully borrowed from other sources, and are cited herewith under the Sources heading. Those words and phrases for which I could not locate an established definition, I have made an educated guess as to their translation, and I am open to suggestion and correction.

Ideally, my goal is to complete the Divine Language dictionary, so if anyone has any knowledge of its existence, or can offer new words to be added, please contact me via the contact information in my profile.

Domo Danko,

Tbamichöuntba ilo zhit...

2009-03-06T23:03:00.005-07:00

Apipoulaï, alsia parsounanen!

Paknena chagan mino alollé dat skrivané akileto. Me mavano etot domo santonoï'aypat pan melaloy, bom nealla mavano flamtatné'met hatelo deno seja hotro hila y’am Deo Tokemata! Awa helét man 20,000 daïtakyen sän’ogon, ilo kan on yaknan varan podo statoncro dat mina , dat hila ligunaï'dalat, ilo dat deno, hila assin’omektan. Me mavano tokematat olou talar, ilo Me staton olou lacto - Me bamana mavano fänkoné'met akta deno! Danko, yaknan ilo lacto!

Me mavanténé domo dolgaban man skrivé talar Patamitba, ashan, paknena elgoun'doloun dat mina, ilo awa mavanté jesset noïa ilo ekfebet daktan dat 2009. Dat perodja, lacto hela, lacto tokemata ilo skiva, ilo welso kan Menda seddab neally bada.

Zhit y’am kidoun dakta, Me mavano y’am topometimbackta date alsia parsounanen kan me skrivté hotro tum chabogon. Me kiba bankité tokemata domo perodja, bom welso kan sän on adjïset Me mavano etot bana hotro fänka dat y’am dolgamitba. Olou kau ania man fänko pan hila tokemata seja ligunaï'dalat, bom kyloun'kan on adjïset parsousa'met man mina; adjïset kan zarbrran mina, Me ydeo. Me mavano domo setzuki hotro olour, ilo mana elgoun'dolouné man basaskidoun olou man deno!

Kala akhanya, mino assinen. Ashna awa tokemata tum…

K.

Hello Everyone!

Please accept my apology for not posting much lately. I have been very busy with work, but certainly have not forgotten about you or about the Divine Language! We reached 20,000 hits today, and that is another truly amazing milestone for me, for the site, and for you, the fans and followers. I’ve said it before, and I mean it infinitely – I couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you, again and always!

I won’t have much time to play or post until probably April, so please be patient with me, and I assure you that we’ll have some new and exciting developments as we move further into 2009. For now, keep visiting, keep chatting and emailing, and know that I’m never very far away.

On a personal note, I have a surprise for everyone that I’ll be posting about next week. I don’t want to say too much right now, but just know that this surprise is something I’ve been thinking about doing for a while. It has nothing to do with the language or site, but rather is something personal to me; something which defines me, I think. I’m very excited about it and can’t wait to share it with you all!

Good night, my friends. Until we speak again…

K.

Noïa amitba, noïa ansilan!

2009-02-14T14:18:00.005-07:00

Setzuki noïa amitba man mino assin’omektan!

Paknena chagan mino yututuki azipo dat mino akilet apipoulaï ilo bada founla ligunaï'dalat. Me derot man eto né smoking, ilo me chay setzukiné min mino imanécocha dat dolgaban ashna me welsot me chay nealla kessetoun hila fryesh. Bom menda kyla perodja, velaï podo, ilo mektetet man bet hila’y’am Deo Tokemata man noïa valo’dén dat hila noïa amitba! Menda tum melaloya zhit hamasa'met hila limoï'tokematan oum alsia hila noïa taba – menda basaskidouna teno chabogono dinla De’oum man English mechtaba, ashan souk dat noïa braken! Ilo me kessetounténé mino meto ilo meta oum noïa taba man mani manla mechtaba – menda melaloya zhit kiko’matinen, ilo aka me mana chtaman chagantakat, deno mana santonoï'aypa y’am yututuki noïa kazin din mino mechtaba domo tum.

Me gét y’am podo meto'ligunaï taba foun y’am assin’omekta din Austria sän chabogon. Me mana tokematné deno bom podo oloun man gé assinou daktan foun parsounanen patou, ilo bom domo setzuku dat mina man welso kan hila dolgaban ilo melaloy me mavano fänko'met dindo sän piti melaloy'ré kau tactilat nealla bada man neally dom. Mino noïa Austrian assin baranibat hila dakta kan me ma'rayd skriva mino mechtaba dindo German! Ilo bom me kiba bana kan skriva hila yututuki mechtaba on y’am akina statoncro dat mino perodja, bom me o ansila German, olou gét mina bana… dot on yututuki do simoulaï nalifta me bamana ma'raydné baraniba hila dictionary din matin tokematan! Me mavano hila tokemata imanécocha, ashan nalifta né? Ashan kan makna eto mino ractamotzen melaloy'ré dat 2009, bom imanété deno alsia.

Ashan bom on toten piti ligunaï'dalat fänka foun oloun foun'dé'ogon zhit Christmas hanya, 2007? Kyla on y’am piti täblazat oum toten kil'kissten man perodja:

Ligunaï'dalat daïtaky: Awa daïtaky 10,000 akilet aft’amitba, ilo on perodja skal man 17,000 daïtaky sän’ogon!
Divinian EZ Translator: 410 ligunaï'gén foun 28 Amiamnamitba 2008
Divinian – hila mechtaba: 267 ligunaï'gén foun 3 Amitba 2008
Yututuki Shareware fryesh: 1015 ligunaï'gén foun 7 Amnamitba 2008

WOW!! Alsia me mana tokemata on DANKO man deno kin mavano givo'manat mina ilo mino ligunaï'dalat.

Lacta sounen,
T.

Happy New Year to my fellow fans and followers!

Please accept my most sincere apologies for my late greetings and absence from the site. I decided to quit smoking, and I wasn’t comfortable at my computer for any length of time until I knew I’d really kicked the habit. But I am back now, feeling great, and ready to take the Divine Language to new depths for the new year! I am already working on updating the pronunciations of all the new words – I’m posting them weekly in the Divinian to English dictionary, so keep checking for new links! And I will never give up my search and development of new words to add to the dictionary – I am currently working on antonyms, and if I can come up with enough, you can expect a whole new chapter in my book very soon!

I received an interesting and exciting email from a fellow fan in Austria this week. I can’t tell you how amazing it is to get such warm feedback from people all over the world, and just how much it means to me to know that the time and work that I’ve put into this little project has reached so far to so many. My new-found Austrian friend offered the suggestion that I consider translating my book into German! And while I don’t think that translating the entire book is a realistic goal for me right now, even though I am studying German, it got me thinking… there’s absolutely no reason why I couldn’t consider offering just the dictionary in other languages! I already have the translation software, so why not?? So that may end up being my biggest project for 2009, but I’ll keep everyone posted.

So how is our little website doing since its inception on Christmas Eve, 2007? Here’s a quick summary of our stats to date:

Web hits: We hit 10,000 late last year, and are already at close to 17,000 hits today!
Divinan EZ Translator: 409 downloads since November 28th, 2008
Divinian - the book: 263 downloads since December 3rd, 2008
Total Shareware activity: 1010 downloads since January 7, 2008

WOW!! All I can say is THANK YOU to everyone who has supported me and my site.

Yours always,
T.

Apsha Akhanya

2008-12-15T18:28:00.004-07:00

'Silent Night' in Divinian

Apsha akhanya, deo akhanya
Alsia on hany, alsia on akba
Dindoskal dé Maïca, Chimmäs ilo piti’Hämas
Deo Hämas nealla valo oum mass
Sonoyné din ligunoï gomedigo
Sonoyné din ligunoï gomedigo

Image courtesy of VisualParadox.com

Apsha akhanya, deo akhanya
Mondoshawanen ikset minla viga
Dankon komoul foun ligunaïn bada
Ligunoïn prematicalen tokemata kala dakta
Christ, da isperobera on helé
Christ, da isperobera on helé

Apsha akhanya, deo akhanya
Hämas oum Deo, achan’chinoun luminaï
Choncha luminaïn founda deo angesset
Panla talagon oum asountimona ekbat
Jesus, Deo, min Soun foun’de’ogon
Jesus, Deo, min Soun foun’de’ogon

Ven Helén - a poem

2008-11-24T19:17:00.005-07:00

ven helén man mina pan y’am klaata tokemata
hammasa isperoberatné’met ilo lacta ania
me bankité dindoskal veno ilo asountimon veno oum maata’patou
ouacran oum itoumalena gé assin’omekta
man asountimon veno oum maata’patou ilo achan’chinou veno lacto
vano dado perod’jun din azip’oum tokematné
me bankité dindoskal veno lacta ania
ashna veno helén man mina din toten achan’chinoutz assin’omekta’gé

New Downloads & Contents

2008-08-31T09:30:00.007-06:00

Apipoulaï, Fellow Fans!

As you may have noticed, I’ve translated the Contents bar into Divinian - it seemed like an appropriate change to make, since the site is devoted to researching, revealing and learning the language – however it occurred to me that it might make navigation of the site a wee bit difficult for newcomers, so I thought I’d offer a translation of the menu here to assist those whose studies of the language are not as intensive as my own. Here ya go:

Metalkcta – Home
Hotro Hila'y'am Deo Tokemata – About The Divine Language
Deo Tokemata mena English – Divine Language to English (dictionary)
English mena Deo Tokemata – English to Divine Language (dictionary)
Kil'kisst – Numbers
Patchabogon & Ogon – Months & Days
Limoi'tokemata – Pronunciation
FREE Ligounaï'ge – Free Database Download
Foun'de Imanetaba – Sources
Matin Imanetaba – References
Dakta'dalat – Blog
Dakta Itoumalena – Comments Archive

Hope that helps!

I am also in the process of uploading the new database(s) for FREE download. I will be offering a NEW MS Access 2007 version as well as an improved Access 2003 version for those still working in Windows XP and Office 2003. The 2007 version turned out beautifully, and offers a much more aesthetic functionality, however it is considerably larger (at about 45MB zipped) than the new 2003 version (at about 25MB zipped), despite that each holds exactly the same information and options. For those people running Vista and/or Access 2007, please note that you should still be able to run the 2003 version, if you opt for the smaller download, which functions just as well – it just isn’t as pretty. I’ve added all my research on pronunciation, months, days and numbers to both the new dbases, and the search functionality, along with the related-word thesaurus are both still there. The only thing missing from the original download are the mp3’s, unfortunately. I’ve run into a bug with the OLE embedded objects in both versions and haven’t been able to work out the kinks yet. I think I may end up having to re-load all the sound bytes and start fresh, and it just hasn’t been at the top of my list of priorities. However, all the mp3’s are still available here on the site, and I’ll be recording and adding those that are missing in the coming weeks.

So both versions of the database will be posted by tonight – PLEASE notify me immediately if you have ANY functionality problems with either, so that I can address and fix them quickly.

Well, I guess that’s it for now – I hope you enjoy the new and improved databases, and I’ll keep you posted on the next updates! (My next endeavour will probably be grammar and its many components, including verbs, verb tense, nouns, adjectives, etc.)

Domo Danko!

T.

What's in a Name?

2008-08-21T20:26:00.014-06:00

We all know what Leeloo’s first name means (Leeloominaï - 'precious gem'), and that the last portion of her name (Ekbat de Sebat) is actually an honorific meaning something akin to ‘highest honour’. But there’s been little to no information revealed or published about the meanings of her second and third names – Lekatariba Lamina-Tchaï. So I decided to do some research on the matter, and while I was initially disappointed in the distinct lack of results I found, eventually I dug deep enough and found an interpretation that far surpassed what I could ever have hoped or expected to uncover.

Firstly, Lekatariba doesn’t seem to be based on any known word of another language, as a whole. At least none that I could find. However, leka is a fairly common word in many Tanzanian dialects, including Doe, Gweno, Kutu, Lambya, Matumbi, Nyamwezi, Ruguru and Sumbwa, with the primary translation being ‘leave’. It also appears in the Swedish language as translating to ‘play’ and in South Africa, it means ‘stop’. And like leka, tariba also has an independent meaning, and bears a most interesting translation and etymology. Tariba is actually straight out of the Bible – it’s an Arabic word, a verb, meaning ‘to become poor’ or ‘bend to the dust’ or ‘to have much earth, be full of earth, have dust in his hands’. I found this discovery MOST exciting. So looking at the word or name Lekatariba as a whole, I’ve narrowed the overall translation of the word down to ‘humble servant of the earth’, or simply ‘of the earth’, ‘earthen’ or ‘earthy’. The leka portion is somewhat hidden in the translation, but it can be insinuated that she has ‘left’ (leave) the earth in which she existed or 'played', that she is from the earth or ‘of the earth’.

And next we have Lamina-Tchaï. This one also caused me some problems in the early stages of my research, but my ultimate findings were well worth the effort. Lamina was the easy part, and what I found just made way too much sense to ignore. While there are few similar words in other languages, there is a definite resemblance to an English word that initially doesn’t seem to really fit – ‘laminate’ or ‘lamination’. But once I really thought about it – to ‘laminate’ something is to provide it with a protective covering, and Leeloo was, in fact, sent to Earth as protection and defense against the dark planet, was she not? Therefore, I’ve concluded that Lamina means ‘protection’ or ‘defender’. But there’s more! 'Lamina' (formerly called ‘Lamina Ceramics’) is also a solid-state lighting technology company that designs and manufactures the brightest commercially-available light-emitting diodes or LEDs. So, Leeloo was sent to Earth as a defender against the dark planet, she was the defender against darkness, and subsequently, the 'defender of light'!

Which brings us to Tchaï. And I just about fell out of my chair when I found this one. Now, if you Google ‘Tchaï’, all you’re going to get is a couple of meaningless hits about Tchaikovsky, and I wasn’t able to find anything of any value researching name etymology or language references, except for one ridiculous article about a Cuban bug called ‘Atchai’ that lives in cigars and crawls into the mouths of smokers and takes control of their brain... THAT wasn’t working for me at all. And then I found it... by searching a slight variation on the word, ‘chai’ instead of ‘tchai’, I discovered that ‘chai’ also goes back in Biblical history, and is actually the Hebrew word for ‘life’. It is a symbol, meaning ‘life’, in the Jewish community, which represents living healthy, wealthy and wise. So, as a whole, we have Lamina-Tchaï, translating to ‘defender of light and life’.

And now, to finally bring it all together... I present to you, the FULL translation of Leeloo’s name, which, to my knowledge, has never before been revealed or interpreted:

Leeloominaï Lekatariba Lamina-Tchaï Ekbat De Sebat
Precious Gem of the Earth and Honourable Defender of Light and Life

I’m very excited about this revelation, and I welcome any and all comments or feedback about my findings. I hope everyone is as satisfied with this interpretation as I am.

Domo Danko,

T.

Source Discrepancies and New Meanings!

2008-08-18T22:28:00.006-06:00

Apipoulaï!

So, I’ve been a busy little ansila over the past several days... it was graciously brought to my attention by a fellow fan (Thanks, Kim!) that I really needed to re-visit some of my existing translations, primarily those that were derived from other sources, and cross-reference and research their validity against the script, film and other ‘authentic’ sources. Please don’t misunderstand - I really tried to not mess with the roots of this language – I had made the decision upon the conception of this site and my research to NOT question the integrity of my sources too deeply, out of sheer respect for the authors and all their hard work. But after conducting only a little bit of my own research into some of the established translations, I can’t deny that there are some glaring discrepancies. For those who have been following, I’ve already corrected a couple errors that I just couldn’t let go – deno (you) , seno (him), and mu (formerly ‘you’). Deno and seno I am content with, but mu was giving me a headache... until recently.

What got me started on all this, aside from the suggestion and encouragement of Kim, was the new database that I’ve been building recently, to offer as another free download, which will include all the new data I’ve discovered or interpreted, and will include a source link on every word. It was determining my source for each individual word that prompted me to dig a little deeper into the meanings of those words... here’s what I previously had, based primarily around the work ‘AKTA’:

From my Sources:
Akta – Fast
Akta chtaman – Pissing somebody off
Mu fryesh akta simoulaï – You shouldn’t have done that, it was wrong

From the Script:
Teno akta chataman assin-omekta - [no known full translation]
Eto Akta Gamat! – Never without my permission
Akta dedero ansila do mektet - [no known full translation]

From the Movie:
Akta – Fast (Go! Move!)
Seno Akta Gamat! – Never without my permission

And words of my own derivation, using existing words or phrases as guidelines:
Assin – without (from an existing source)
Assin-omekta – immediately (‘without delay’)
Omekta – delay
Fryesh – shouldn’t
Simoulaï – wrong
Mu – formerly ‘you’, but has recently become questionable

However, what I have found, by simply questioning ONE word (akta), it brought many other words, phrases and contexts into question as well. AKTA is a recurring word throughout the sources, script and the film, and it seems to be used in several different contexts. The initial definition for akta was ‘fast’, which makes perfect sense in ONE scene in the movie – the scene where Leeloo has just fallen into Korben’s cab and the police are trying to apprehend her, and she says to Korben twice and very clearly, ‘Akta’, implying ‘move’ or ‘go’ or ‘fast’. And I’m inclined to think that it was this scene that prompted the early translation of akta as ‘fast’. What didn’t compute with me, however, was the use of the word both in the script AND in the film in the confirmed translation of ‘Never without my permission’ – ‘akta gamat’ (the preceding word differs from script to film, which I will touch on shortly). I had already deduced gamat as meaning ‘permission’ (and agamat as ‘forbidden’ – the opposite of gamat), but that left akta with a nonsensical meaning in the phrase... something I hadn’t previously considered, because I chose to implicitly trust my sources. If the phrase, from either the script or the film, translates to ‘never without my permission’, the core words being ‘without’ and ‘permission’, then it stands to reason that akta actually means ‘without’, NOT ‘fast’!

But I already had a pre-determined word for ‘without’, didn’t I – assin – and its meaning was further solidified by my personal translation of the phrase in which it appears in the script – ‘Teno akta chataman assin-omekta’, which I had loosely translated as meaning ‘you fast release me immediately’, as it was Leeloo’s angry dialog just after she was resurrected, bearing in mind that there were no known translations for chataman or assin-omekta. Chataman was little more than speculation as meaning ‘release’, considering the context of the scene, and assin-omekta, with assin meaning ‘without’, seemed to make sense as ‘without delay’ or ‘immediately’. But if akta actually means ‘without’, then where does that leave this particular phrase? Well, it really wasn’t that difficult to decipher. Akta chtaman was an established phrase, meaning ‘pissing somebody off’... obviously ‘chtaman’ is a mis-spelling of ‘chataman’ from this same scene! So chtaman, which I had interpreted as ‘aggravation’ independently, is essentially a non-word. That leaves me with chataman, which I had very loosely interpreted as meaning ‘release’. So, picture it – Leeloo just woke up and she’s stuck in a chamber and held under security, and all she wants to do it save the world, right? And YES, she’s pissed off, which I believe is why ‘akta chtaman’ was initially interpreted as meaning such... but I now believe it was a presumptuous translation. IF akta actually means ‘without’ and NOT ‘fast’, then what precisely would she be telling her captors they are without in that scene – ‘teno akta...’ (you’re without...)? She thinks they don’t understand who she is or why she’s there... and THAT’s why she’s frustrated and pissed off! They are without understanding, holding her captive, when she is actually their ally. (and suddenly the light goes on). Chataman doesn’t mean ‘aggravation’ or ‘release’... it means ‘understand’ or ‘understanding’! And with akta meaning ‘without’, then obviously assin doesn’t... and assin-omekta seems to be a compound or joined word. What if assin actually means ‘friend’, for which there is not yet an established Divinian word, and omekta could most certainly mean ‘conspirator’ – from the Italian 'omerta’ essentially meaning mob conspirator. So the compound of the two, as Leeloo says them in this scene, would come down to ‘collaborator’ or ‘ally’. So... akta chataman (NOT chtaman) actually means ‘without understanding’, and what she’s saying in that first scene in the script is essentially ‘You don’t understand – I am your ally!’.

And that brings us to another source phrase that comes into question with the change to the definition of akta – ‘Mu fryesh akta simoulaï’, previously translated (as a whole) to mean ‘you shouldn’t have done that, it was wrong’. I did not want to refute this translation, primarily because the source from which it came is no longer available online, so I can’t even refer to it for research purposes, so keeping the overall meaning intact, and substituting akta as meaning ‘fast’ for ‘without’, I was again put into a situation where I had to re-evaluate my own interpretations of the remaining words. Mu, which I had initially thought meant ‘you’ was already in question due to obvious and irrefutable information from the film indicating that deno actually means ‘you’. And I had, again very loosely, interpreted simoulaï as meaning simply ‘wrong’ and fryesh as meaning ‘should not’, so the phrase, as a whole, originally translated to ‘you shouldn’t fast wrong’. (kinda rough around the edges, I know...). But with mu in question, and akta now possibly meaning ‘without’, and NOT wanting to change the overall sentiment of the phrase, this is what I came up with: to do something that is wrong is to do something without logic, reason or justification, therefore simoulaï actually means ‘reason’ or something akin to it. There are NO other uses of the word mu in any sources, so I must assume that it’s not a complete word, and fryesh had no known definition prior to my assigning the interpretation of ‘shouldn’t’ to it, which was entirely speculative. So what if ‘mu’ isn’t actually a single word – could it be part of a compound word, or a preceding article of a word? Therefore, to do something wrong, something ‘without reason’ would be to behave badly, or ‘mis-behave’. From this deduction, I have assigned mu as being a negative article, similar to ‘un’, ‘dis’, ‘non’, or ‘mis’ in English, which precedes a word, and negates the meaning of that word. In this case, negating ‘behaviour’ or fryesh, and is actually spelled ‘mu’fryesh’, and is in fact one word, with my own addition of the apostrophe to show the article as separate from the root.

Another example of a phrase containing ‘akta’ from the script, if not the movie, is ‘Akta dedero ansila do mektet’, which Leeloo says to Cornelius when she discovers that David will be posing as Korben during their trip to Phloston. Again, there is little or no direct translation for this phrase, and the corresponding phrase in the actual film is considerably different. The ONLY word that was established in this phrase was akta, so I had originally interpreted the phrase as meaning directly ‘fast decision student no prepared’, with dedero meaning ‘decision’, ansila meaning ‘student’, do meaning ‘no’ and mektet meaning ‘prepared’, or rather, she was saying ‘this is a hasty decision – he is a student and not prepared’, which I believe is a fairly reasonable interpretation considering the scene in both the movie and script. And while I was concerned that changing the translation of akta to ‘without’ would corrupt this overall translation, it actually didn’t at all – she is still essentially saying that it was a hasty decision... by saying ‘without decision’, rather than ‘fast decision’. That, or she is implying that she was not included in the decision to have David pose as Korben.

Which brings us back to the very well-known phrase containing the word AKTA: ‘Akta Gamat!’ or ‘Never without my permission’. There are 2 versions of this phrase – one from the script and one from the film. In the script, the line actually reads ‘Eto Akta Gamat!’, while in the film, Leeloo clearly says ‘Seno Akta Gamat!’. Interestingly enough, both phrases fit the scene, with the interpretations of the preceding words that I’ve established – eto meaning ‘be’ and seno meaning ‘him’. Which leaves the script phrase as being more of an verb-based phrase (to ‘be without permission’), while the movie version is more accusatory toward Korben (‘HIM or HE without permission’). But I think either way works just fine, and essentially gets the point across without corrupting the actual meaning of the sentence.

And last, but certainly not least... the only remaining usage of the work AKTA (thus far) that I am still stumped on... back in Korben’s cab when the cops are trying to apprehend Leeloo... WHY would she say ‘without’ to Korben so vehemently? This is the ONLY instance that changing the definition of this word from ‘fast’ to ‘without’ causes me pause. It fits so eloquently into every other scene, but not this one. Could she be trying to say ‘without delay’, or ‘without stopping’, or ‘without hesitation’?? I’m totally stuck on this one, so if anyone can offer some ideas, I’m open to suggestion – please email me anytime at kameleon@thedivinelanguage.com.

I have included these changes in my new database, which will be available for download before the end of August in both Access 2003 AND Access 2007 versions. I have NOT yet made these changes to the information here on the site, but plan to do so before the end of the month as well.

Domo danko dat soun ekbat!

Lacta,
T.

PS – STAY TUNED for the long-awaited translation of LEELOO’S FULL NAME - Leeloominaï Lekatariba Lamina-Tchaï Ekbat De Sebat!! As far as I know, there is no known translation of her second and third names, and I’ve come across some GREAT meanings, using real linguistic references!! TBA in the coming days!

Technical Difficulties

2008-07-24T11:18:00.005-06:00

Apipoulaï All,

Just a quick note to let everyone know that there will be some delays on the next update to the Divine Language Database download. My treasured laptop suffered some injury last weekend, and is in the shop for repairs, which could take up to a month. Of course, I can't be without for that length of time, so I did purchase a new machine, but the conversion from Access 2003 to 2007 (Windows Vista) hasn't been quite as smooth as I had hoped with regard to the database. I've run into some minor functionality problems, mostly with the embedded mp3's, and some significant formatting issues. I was planning on changing the style and layout of the dbase anyway, but it will take me a bit of extra time to learn the new features of Access 2007 and get the dbase functioning properly. Please be advised that the next update to the dbase may not include the embedded mp3's, but I am working toward a resolution for the problem. I will also be offering the dbase in both Access 2003 AND 2007 format, for those who haven't yet upgraded to Office 2007. I will keep you posted on the progress of the new and improved dbase, and will do my best to get an update posted before the end of August for free download. Thanks again for all your support!

Lacta,

T.

ps - No word yet from Luc Besson on copyright permissions to publish my book on the Divine Language... I still plan to publish, however it would be under the cover of several disclaimers, and would be an unofficial guide, unrecognized by both Luc Besson and Columbia/Sony Pictures. I'll need to speak to a copyright lawyer to determine my rights and limitations... doesn't that sound like fun?

To Luc Besson...

2008-07-07T20:16:00.005-06:00

(emailed to Luc Besson via his official website, www.luc-besson.com, on July 7, 2008 at 8:06pm MST)

Hello,

My name is T. Leah Fehr-Thompson. I currently maintain a website dedicated to The Divine Language from the film, ‘The Fifth Element’. My interest in the language, and the film, is extensive, and I have worked very hard to build upon the existing sources for the language available online, and I continue to do so with the support and collaboration of other devoted fans. My interest in this ‘hobby’ has taken a turn recently, however, and I’ve developed a keen interest in publishing a book about the fictitious language. I am a published writer, however this endeavour is vastly different from my usual genre of poetry and prose. This project would be more of a text, a linguistic reference, for any fans wanting to learn the Divine Language. I’ve already worked up sections on pronunciation, numbers, dates and an extensive dictionary/thesaurus, basing my knowledge and research on that of others and my own study and speculation. The book, itself, would be for entertainment purposes only, and it would be considered an unofficial guide to the language created by Luc Besson and Milla Jovovich, of course, since I do not have access to the original language and translations that were developed for the film.

My concern is, of course, copyright infringement, which I do not want to be guilty of under any circumstances. I’ve done my best to credit any and all sources on my website, and would also within the book, however I am unfamiliar with copyright law, therefore I am contacting you. It was suggested that I contact Columbia/Sony Pictures, but I am unsure on how to go about doing that.

Please know that this endeavour is of a personal nature, and is not something that I seek to do for any kind of substantial profit. I would be covering all publishing costs independently, and making the book available to fans on my website(s) only, with little or no commercial assistance or advertisement. As stated, this is a hobby for me, albeit a passionate one.

Please advise if this is something that I can pursue, what my limitations are, or if I should abandon the idea completely.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

T. Leah Fehr-Thompson

www.thedivinelanguage.com
www.quillandpalette.com

Big Plans, and a little hope...

2008-06-24T22:07:00.007-06:00

Apishon!

Ilo, mo envolet ilo vano Olou… mo tokemata asountimon hila ligounaï’dalat Prematical oum Milla’s Ligounaï’dalat akilet chab’ogon Omekta, pakna dat Gamat mena basaskidoun y’am Mechtaba hotro hila’y’am Deo Tokemata. Olou mana eto y’am fan-fic Mechtaba, nealla – y’am yututuki Mechtaba dat ansila hila Dado oum hila Tokemata, baraniba hotro y’am kala Imanetaba (pan mina shosha Dina, ilo do Parsousan simoulaï Olou dat Adjiset bom y’am dakta Tokemata). Bom, Olou ne hany Mektek dat basaskidoun Kyla, bom dat meto’ligounaï, bom Adjiset o kicktenan ge Kyla… mo mana velui Olou. Bom, mo kiba meto mena ge too Setzuki, assin akina kan Olou neally eto y’am Mechtaba. Ilo, assin hila Mana mena pakna Milla assin’omekta dat Gamat, mo dero dat hila tum podo Parsousan – Veno ligounaï’dalat Prematical, Colin. Seno velui mena eto y’am kala Hamas, kin mo tokemata pan fer mo ligounaï’dalat Bayaterol, ilo Seno brak mo mena MillaJ.com! Mo ne Chon kan limoi da Seno, bom mo Elgoun’doloun. Ilo ne Gamat mena basaskidoun Olou din Mechtaba, mo bom basaskidoun djalla mo mektet zhit mo Sossian, ilo ikset Parsousan, Kyla zhit hila ligounaï’dalat.

Kit mo Khrasma!

Danko,
T.

Good Evening!

So, I went and did it... I emailed the webmaster of Milla's site last weekend, asking for copyright permission to publish a book about the Divine Language. It would be a fan-fic text, essentially - a complete reference for learning the ins & outs of the language, presented as an authentic linguistic guide (with my usual usage disclaimers, so no one mistakes it for anything but a fictitious language). Of course, it's nowhere near ready for any kind of publication yet, except maybe online, but something is building here… I can feel it. However, I don't want to get too excited without knowing if it can actually be a reality. So, without the ability to ask Milla directly for permission, I’ve settled for the next best thing – her webmaster, Colin. He’s seems to be a really cool guy, who I exchanged emails with back when my site was new, and he linked me to MillaJ.com. I’m not sure if I’ll hear back from him, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed! And if I can’t get permission to publish it in hard copy, I’ll still publish what I’ve come up with on my own, and what my collaborators have, and continue to offer, here on the site.

Wish me luck!

Thanks,
T.

Djalla tum? Deno basaskidoun mo…

2008-06-20T20:50:00.009-06:00

Mo dayodomo Setzuki pan hila Hatanaran oum hila foun’de Zarbrra oum hila Deo Tokemata Imanetaba, ilo mo vigo y’am caupo Mani oum Daitaky zhit hila Ligounaï’dalat din akilet Chab’ogon. Danko mena dom Parsousan kin kau bet hila Dolgaban mena zarbrra hila Deo Tokemata pan mo. Bom, mo akta vigo Simoulaï kin hila Imanetaba – y’am Simoulaï zhit hila spelling oum ‘aloile’ din amna Dalat, kan achta eto Hamas’met pan hila tum Ligounaï’ge (desset’dolgaban din July ilo foun’de August). Ilo mo dakta fer mo Kessetoun hila Imanetaba, mo mana omekta mo Melaloy’re oum hila Deo Tokemata dat y’am Dolgaban ilo fanko Adjiset kyloun’kan… bom mo Simoulaï. Mo mavano Mektet kicktenan, afta kessetoun hila Imanetaba, zhit y’am valo Limoi’mechtaba mena brak hila Imanetaba. Mo akta kala Dolgaban zhit Olou, ilo mana mavana Olou zhit y’am Ligounaï’dalat pan’adindoskal y’am tba Chab’ogon, ilo Olou mana eto din y’am Imanetaba pan hila tum Ligounaï’ge. Djalla Tum? Grammar? Word order? Tense? Verbs ilo Nouns? Word stress? Mo azar Kan o soun Dedero. Djalla fanko Deno meto mena vigo? Djalla fanko Deno meto mena ansila? Ilo Kin djalla mena hamas’met? Mo tactila oum pan yaknan Parsousan akilet kin kau baraniba Seno Imanetaba, ilo mo lacta amoun – domo danko, Chris, mo Setzuki mena hamas’met pan Deno. Bom, mo caupo Dakta da dinoine Parsousan – tokemata mo ilo banaleta y’am tokemata zhit hila Ligounaï’dalat! Mo lacta meto dat matin Tokemata. Mo meto mena ansila hila grammar tum, bom mo ma’oolzi zhit Kan – mo kozoul English grammar Kyla, dat assin matin Imanetaba, bom y’am Jesset da Chach’tsouk, ilo kiko mena dero jesset Dina da. Bom mo achan’chinou y’am Keratapla!

Danko too dat soun Basaskidoun, ilo mo meto deno kit hila Ligounaï’ge!

Lacta,
T.

What's next? You tell me...

I am very pleased with the end result of the pilot version of the Divine Language database, and I've noticed a welcome increase of hit-counts on the site over recent weeks. Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to visit and explore the Divine Language with me. Of course, I've already found an error in the database – a typo on the spelling of 'aloile' in two entries, which will be corrected with the next update (sometime in July or early August). So I thought when I was finished the database, I would be able to put my studies of the Divine Language to rest for a while and focus on something else... but it seems I was wrong. I have been working diligently, since the moment I finished the database, on an in-depth Pronunciation Guide to accompany the database and thesaurus. I'm actually making pretty good time on it, and should have it up on the site within a couple weeks, and it will be in the database with the next update. So what's next? Grammar? Word order? Tense? Common verbs and nouns? Well, I guess that all depends on you, the fans. What do you want to see? What do you want to learn? And who wants to help? I made contact with another fan recently who has offered his expertise, for which I'm eternally grateful – Thanks, Chris, I look forward to working with you. But I'm open to suggestions and ideas from anyone – just email me or leave a comment here on the site! I’m always looking for new words, phrase suggestions, etc. I’d like to delve into grammar soon, but I’m stuck on that – I’ve been using English grammar up until now, for lack of any references otherwise, except for a few confirmed quotes from the movie, which are difficult, at best, to discern any grammatical rules from. But I love a challenge!

So, thanks again, for all your support, and I hope you enjoy the download!

Always,
T.

PS – I’m playing with some German grammatical rules with the capitalization of nouns, pronouns and adjectives in the place of nouns, as you may have noticed in my post… not sure that I’ll keep it, but I thought it might make distinguishing between meanings of the same word used in different context a bit easier, and allow for a bit of play-room with the limitations of the language and word selection. Why German…? I just happen to be studying it right now, that’s all. And I like the way their grammatical rules function. I’m considering bringing more of it into the Divine Language, but I don’t want to override what should be with what I think should be.

Divine Language Dbase NOW AVAILABLE!

2008-06-17T11:35:00.010-06:00

Apipoulaï All!

I’m thrilled to announce that the pilot version of the Divine Language database is finally available for FREE download. Click HERE or on the Download option in the Contents Menu to link to MediaFire for download. The file is in .mdb format, so it is a bit large (40MB .zip download, extracted 50MB .mdb), but it’s been virus-scanned by MediaFire and is 100% safe to download. As this is only the preliminary database, I am expecting some kinks in it’s functionality, and this is, by no means, the finished product. Most everything currently on this website is also included in the database, as well as a 6000+ related-word search option! I also intend to add several new menu items, including possible grammatical and pronunciation references, but that is an ongoing work-in-progress. All current mp3 sound-bytes are also included in the database - just double-click on the toggle under the Listen column, and the file should open in your default media player. You may need to close the player between files, or the application has difficulty locating the next embedded mp3 - this is one kink that I’m aware of and working toward resolving. If you come across any other issues, please let me know so I can make this program as user-friendly as possible.

Search Tips:

1. To search the database, simply type your search word into the Search: field in the upper left-hand corner of the English-Divinian Reference screen and either click on the magnifying glass or hit Enter twice. To close your results screen, or any screen within the database, just click on the red X in the upper right-hand corner.

2. The different screens within the English-Divinian Reference are displayed in different font colors - the full reference is in black, related words are in orange and search results are in green.

3. When possible, use the singular root word of the word you’re searching, and if you still get no results, try using a partial or similar word. I’ve included up to 25 related words per Divinian word, so the thesaurus is still somewhat limited, albeit considerably more extensive than the online version or other existing sources.

4. The Search function does NOT recognize punctuation, even if the resulting word contains it, so avoid the use of any punctuation when searching words. In place of punctuation, search on root words or the compound of the punctuated word. For example, instead of searching ‘shouldn’t’, search ‘should’ or ‘should not’.

5. The Search function searches the entire database, both English and Divinian words and phrases, and it also searches partial words, so you may get search results that are not directly related to your search criteria. If you’re unsure of a result, you can click on the book icon in the middle of the screen to view the related words. For example, when searching the word ‘and’, one result you will get is ‘daya’ which means ‘sympathy’ - neither word contains the word ‘and’, however if you open the related words, you’ll see the words ‘understand’ and ‘understanding’ which is why this record was a positive search result for ‘and’.

Translation Corrections - June 14, 2008

2008-06-14T09:52:00.003-06:00

With absolutely no disrespect intended to my sources, I have come across some obvious discrepancies with existing word definitions that I feel must be corrected. The current definitions of the words ‘deno’, ‘seno’, ‘veno’ and ‘mu’ have come into question. The words are prominently used in the scene in the airport when Cornelius gives Leeloo and David their boarding passes, and says that David will pose as Korben. Leeloo clearly says ‘seno Korben?’ as a question in reference to David’s role, and then ‘deno Korben’ as a statement to Cornelius. This leads me to believe that ‘seno’ (previously translated as ‘me’ from http://www.echui.com/language.html) actually translates to ‘him’ or ‘he’. And the statement ‘deno Korben’ would indicate the meaning of ‘you’, rather than the current translation of ‘them’. The word ‘deno’ was NOT incorrectly translated by the orignal source, however I had changed the meaning from ‘you/them’ to just ‘them’, upon speculation that the word ‘mu’ actually meant ‘you’ from the statement ‘mu fryesh akta simoulaï’ (‘You shouldn’t have done that, it was wrong’) from http://www.langmaker.com/db/Divine_Language. I am reverting back to the original translation of ‘you’ for the word ‘deno’, however this now confuses the meaning of the word ‘mu’, which I am still investigating. Similar words ‘me’ and ‘mo’ are first person pronouns, and that leads me to believe that ‘mu’ may be associated with a first person definition, rather than second person. I will post further findings and speculation on the definition of ‘mu’ upon investigation. For now, I am removing this word from the dictionary. Finally, the word ‘veno’ (currently meaning ‘him’ from http://www.echui.com/language.html) has only come into question because of the change in translation of the word ‘seno’, and the distinct lack of a related word for ‘her’. Therefore I have taken the liberty of changing the definition of ‘veno’ from ‘him’ to ‘her’. I have yet to determine the validity of making this change, so please note that it is entirely speculative.

I will be conducting further study of my sources and the script/movie itself to clarify and correct any other discrepancies in existing translations.

Thank you for your interest!

T.

Agamat

2008-06-12T20:08:00.008-06:00

Mo banaleto mena K.

chay vigo, chay tsouk tot tba parsousan, olou ania
akina ne djala sedan akilet taytay’kita oualarta
hila moondelay, olou azar san o simoulaï
bom nalifta flamta chay dat kin awa velui minaï?

achan'chinou eto ma'raydio ilo eto hany
domo simoulaï o olou, kan Mo achan’chinou deno?

chay kin pakna fanko tsouk din ferji
chay zarbrra olou ne shosha, chay zarbrra olou ankanach
bom velui akina keseben, deno ilo Mo
kan djala velui mavano o hany, mana ne orlo

achan'chinou eto ydeo ilo eto hany
domo simoulaï o olou, kan Mo achan’chinou deno?

kin akina djalla asountimon fer perod’jun
mana san keratapla eto flamta kyloun'kan kozoul
do hatanaran, bom, Mo achan’chinou deno lacta
ne ekbat mana, san achan’chinou ne konko’bo

achan'chinou eto lacta ilo eto hany
domo kicktenan, olou o, Mo achan’chinou dat deno

Forbidden was originally composed in English by T. Leah Fehr-Thompson, circa 1989.

** Please note that some translation changes were made after this was recorded. Those changes are reflected in the text, but NOT in the recording.

New MP3 Sound-Bytes Everyday!

2008-06-11T13:52:00.008-06:00

Apipoulaï!

Mu mana mavano vigo, Mo mavano yaknan tokemata yututuki limoi’mechtaba fer tokemata ne kala, ilo Mo mani y’am keseben mp3’s dindo y’am imanetaba. Hila y’am Divinan Numbers ilo Phrases dalat, ilo Divinian-English A to F, mavano eto yututuki hamas’met, brak yaknan tokemata. Mo fanko mani y’am yaknan mp3’s din hele chab ogon.

Kala Imanetaba! Mo mavano kessetoun hila brak tokemata dalat oum hila ligounaï’ge, ilo Mo fanko mani yututuki mp3’s mena olou too. Mo mavano y’am minki hamas’met meno fanko zhit hila ligounaï’ge, ilo ashan olou eto chataman dat ge zhit san ligounaï’dalat. Afta hila ligounaï’ge o kyla, Mo fanko hamas’met olou zhit hila amna ogon oum kba’ami ogon dat yututuki tokemata ilo limoi’mechtaba, kiba flamta men ge soun ligounaï’ge dat kessetoun mechtaba.

Danko mena mani parsousan kin banaleto chay welso ilo dakta, ilo banaleto seno hele!

Lacta,
T.

Hi!

As you may have noticed, I’ve re-recorded all pronunciations for the sake of volume and sound quality consistency, and I’ve started loading the new mp3’s into the dictionary. So far, the Numbers and Phrases section, and Divinian-English A to F, have been completely updated, including any new phrases and words. I will continue loading the new mp3’s over the next several days.

Good News! I have finally finished the related-word portion of the database, and will be adding all mp3’s to it as well. I only have a little more fine-tuning to do on the program, and then it will be available for FREE download on this site. Once the file is posted for download, I will be updating it and re-posting on the first day of every month with new words, phrases and pronunciations, so don’t forget to update your download every month for the most recent version.

Thanks, again, to all who have offered their ideas and interest, and please keep it coming!

Always,
T.

New Words & Phrases Daily!

2008-06-04T21:13:00.011-06:00

Apipoulaï!

Fer hila dero oum brak imanetaba varan hamas’met patou ogon din mina azan zhit hila Deo Tokemata mechtaba ilo ligounaï’ge, Mo mavano velui sonoy din matin mechtaba dakta. Mo mavano mani dom gokta mechtaba mena hila Phrases dalat oum hila ligounaï’dalat, ilo Mo mana mavano limoi’mechtaba sebat dat yututuki bayaterol mechtaba pan'adindoskal y’am kba talar chab ogon. Ilo hila bayaterol mechtaba kan Mo zarbrra o hatanaran tokemata Deo y’am akina, brak din hila dedero oum sebat 3000 brak mechtaba assin'omekta, ilo Monda amna koulin kessetoun! Ilo mu mana mavano vigo, Monda assin'omekta baraniba bayaterol mechtaba mani din hila metalkcta’dalat, ilo kan statoncro eto mani dom. Mina dakta’dalat statoncro ilo eto din Deo kyla, bom Mo mana lacta baraniba English daya dat assin welso parsousan.

Mo kit mu ekbat hila ligounaï’dalat, ilo Mo tsouk mena mu dat welso ilo dakta.

Lacta,
T.

Hello!

As the range of related references increase daily with my work on the Divine Language thesaurus and download, I have been overwhelmed with new word and phrase ideas. I’ve added several common phrases to the Phrases section of the site, and I should have pronunciations loaded up for all new words and phrases within a few weeks. And the new words that I am finding are making conversational Divinian an actual possibility, combined with the selection of over 3000 related words already, and I’m only half done! As you probably noticed, I’m now offering new word/phrase additions on the home-page of the site, and that will be updated regularly. My blog-posts will also be in Divinian from now on, but I will always offer the English translation for the less eager fans.

I hope you are enjoying the site, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas.

Always,
T.

Pronunciations are BACK!

2008-05-30T22:17:00.004-06:00

Apipoulaï!

So, I finally found some time to re-load all the current pronunciations - they are linked on the Divinian words (in Numbers, D-E and E-D) in the Complete Dictionary. I've also removed some of the phrases from the dictionary and created a new section called 'Phrases', which I will be adding to as an ongoing endeavor. The newer and contributed word pronunciations will be recorded and uploaded within the coming weeks.

Newest Word Addition: meto-ligounaï - internet (direct translation is 'seek-space')

I am still working diligently on the full dbase download, complete with search function and a 7000+ related-word reference. It has proven to be a most consuming project, but, upon completion, will offer even the most avid fan the opportunity to speak and write in Divinian, with an array of word and context options. Of course, I eagerly await any and all word suggestions to add to this collection. We still have at least 100 words to go! Please contact me with any ideas!

I continue to put serious thought into the idea of delving deeper into this fictitious language in book form. I would welcome any suggestion, linguistic expertise, or just thoughts on grammar, dialect, pronunciation, verb-usage, tense, etc., to expand upon this idea. Due to the obvious diversity and influence of existing languages apparent in the Divine Language, I am open to rules of real languages for application.

Fer awa tum brak,

T.

We're over 300 words!

2008-04-24T21:20:00.008-06:00

Apipoulaï!!

Just wanted to post a quick note to let everyone know that we're over 300 words in the DL Dictionary! Most sincere thanks for the diligence and contribution of my anonymous follower, L., and for his/her unbelievable effort, consideration and insight. I hope to collaborate further with you and continue to work towards finishing this collection.

I also feel compelled to apologize for the time it's taken me to update the online dictionary and provide the complete Divine Language database (sadly, still a work-in-progress). On a personal note, I must confess that my spare time has been consumed by other endeavors, as I recently took on the role of Publicist for an amazing author named Janet Fehr, who just also happens to be my mother, and I've also been exceedingly busy with preparations for the publishing of my first book of poetry, called 'der Nackte Künstler', which features my one and only (thus far) Divinian poem, 'Mena Achan'chinou Maha'nili'. But with my book finally on the press, my mom hooked up with PayPal, and my fount of poetic prowess presently dry, I have much more time for The Divine Language. :)

I am working hard towards finishing the complete database, which will ultimately boast a searchable thesaurus of over 6000 words, embedded mp3 files of all word pronunciations, and will be available for download on this site. I would love to incorporate a feature that allows for full sentence pronunciation, but that is still in the development stage. I'm also tossing around the idea of publishing The Divine Dictionary as a fan-fic reference, but that will be some time coming. I will need to work out the grammatical logistics of the language first, among other things, and I am VERY open to suggestion and assistance in this endeavor - I am SO not a linguist! Please feel free to email me with your ideas!

I'll be putting back some pictures, uploading the mp3 pronunciation files and changing the look of the site over the next few weeks, however the Dictionary and other pages are still live and available at all times.

Thanks again for your patience!

Ekbat mena mu!

T.

MillaJ.com Link

2008-01-18T18:38:00.004-07:00

Apipoulaï!

A couple of weeks ago, I sent a message to the webmaster of Milla Jovovich's Official Site - MillaJ.com - asking if there is a complete Divine Language dictionary known to him or to Milla herself that I could get my hands on to complete my site. Well, I heard back from him today (January 18, 2008), and while his knowledge of an existing complete reference is as limited as my own, he did offer to link to my site from the MillaJ.com site! I'm not too proud to admit that I was ECSTATIC!! Of course, he asked that I link back to his site (hmmm... I may have to think about that first... NOT!), so you'll now find a link to www.MillaJ.com at the top of my menu bar. It's a great site, and a fantastic resource for All Things Milla! Be sure to check out the photo archive, and the demos of Milla's music - PHENOMENAL and FREE to download!! Oh, and the best part - Milla actually blogs on the site regularly! It's one of the best celebrity sites out there, and definitely worth a visit.

Many thanks to Webmaster Colin for his response and consideration.

Domo Danko,

T.

Usage

2008-01-07T18:42:00.007-07:00

www.divinelanguage.com is intended for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. The 'Divine Language' is a fictitious language created by Luc Besson and Milla Jovovich, and is NOT intended for biblical, historical, literary, linguistic, etymological or factual usage.

Copyright

2008-01-07T18:41:00.017-07:00

'The Divine Language', 'The Fifth Element', 'Leeloo' and any and all references pertaining to the book, film or actors are owned by Luc Besson and/or Columbia Pictures © 1997, including the presence of any and all video and images.

The contents of this site and/or available downloads are derived from an independent and unofficial interpretation of the Divine Language; www.divinelanguage.com is a fan-site only and is NOT sponsored by Luc Besson, Gaumont or any affiliates thereof. This site and its contents are for strictly non-profit use ONLY.

Any and all words and definitions appearing within this site and/or available downloads which originated in the script by Luc Besson, the publications of Luc Besson or Terry Bisson, the soundtrack by Eric Serra, or the film The Fifth Element (Copyright © 1997 Gaumont. All Rights Reserved.), are for reference purposes only and are not owned by this site author. All sources accredited herein.

Any and all word derivations, translations and pronunciations appearing within this site and/or available downloads that did not originate in the script by Luc Besson, the publications of Luc Besson or Terry Bisson, the soundtrack by Eric Serra, or the film The Fifth Element (Copyright © 1997 Gaumont. All Rights Reserved.), are Copyright © T. Leah Fehr-Thompson, 2009 unless their indisputable existence prior to 2007 can be substantiated.

The term 'Divinian', in reference to 'The Divine Language' of 'The Fifth Element', is Copyright © T. Leah Fehr-Thompson, 2009 as it is not derived from any known source for similar reference.

Translations

2008-01-07T18:40:00.008-07:00

All translations are speculative. Many translations were derived from existing internet sources sited herein (See Sources). Remaining translations were based on research and conjecture by the site owner and her collaborative team and are Copyright © T. Leah Fehr-Thompson, 2009 unless provided by any external source cited herein or indisputable existence prior to 2007 can be substantiated.

Pronunciations

2008-01-07T18:39:00.004-07:00

All pronunciations are speculative. Pronunciations were recorded by the site owner, and based on the research and conjecture of the site owner.