In 2021, like the Elves of Middle Earth and like the Klingons of Star Trek, Eternians joined the small number of prestigious fictional universes that contained its own unique functional language.

HE-LANG, also referred to in-universe as “Kudu-Kesh“, is a Masters of the Universe constructed language (conlang) that first appeared in the Netflix animated series “Masters of the Universe: Revelation” and was expanded upon in its follow-up season “Masters of the Universe: Revolution“.

Created by series co-director Patrick Stannard, HE-LANG is a wonderful, fully-functional language that can be both spoken & written, and in lore was created by Kuduk Ungol to unite the fractured peoples of Eternia.

Kuduk Ungol, the first Sorceress of Grayskull

Patrick Stannard has graciously unlocked the doors and shared the keys to the construction of this exciting language… which will provide fans the building blocks to not only converse among one another in HE-LANG, but expand upon it! So what are we waiting for? Let’s dive into HE-LANG!

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THE ART BOOK: The version of Kudu-Kesh briefly detailed in the "The Art of Masters of the Universe: Revelation" book published by Dark Horse is not current. In Lore, it represents a younger version of Kudu-Kesh. Per Patrick Stannard, Et-nom Ga-hot Fak-res is one of the earliest written iterations of Kudu-kesh when the language was still in its fledgling stage. (Outside of Lore, the language of He-Lang was still being fine tuned as scenes in "Masters of the Universe: Revelation" were being completed.)

However, what we now possess below is the most current iteration of the language, and the most accurate to creator Patrick Stannard's goals and principles regarding the magical langage of Kuduk Ungol.

Introduction to HE-LANG: The Basics!

Watch “Kudu-Kesh” language creater Patrick Stannard teach and discuss He-Lang from conception, creation to reflection in “HE-LANG 101”. Watch it on YouTube by CLICKING HERE or just watch it embedded below:

Now that you have watched the video, below are the raw study materials necessary to fully converse in HE-LANG as provided by its creator Patrick Stannard. Any additional supplements not written by Patrick is delineated with green text boxes.

Phonology

AJ'S NOTE FOR BEGINNERS: Letters can sometimes be confusing when it comes to sound. For instance, the letter "C" in English can represent different sounds depending on the word it is being used in. The letter "C" in the word "ceiling" has an S sound, while the letter "C" in the word "click" has a K sound. When it comes to a sound alphabet however, more specifically the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), each symbol only represents one sound the human mouth can produce.

The below phonemic inventory represents the entire sound alphabet used specifically in the language of HE-LANG - Kudu-Kesh:

*Bold letters represent the phoneme as represented by the International Phonetic Alphabet.

p P as in Pat	g G as in Go
b B as in Bat	x as in Lo(ch)e ‘Scottish’
m M as in Matte	ɣ as in ha(g)o ‘Spanish’
ɸ F as in Fat	[k͜x] “as in La(kh)óta ‘Lakhóta’
β V as in Vat	[Gɹ] as in (Gr)ab
t T as in Tat	i ee Sl(ee)p
d D as in Dad	ɪ ih Sl(i)p
n N as in Nat	ɛ eh G(et)
s S as in Sat	æ ae C(a)t
z Z as in Zap	ä ah C(o)t
ɹ R as in Rat	ʌ uh C(u)t
l L as in Lot	ɑ aw Cl(aw)d
[st] St as in (St)ate	u uu C(oo)l
[sk] Sk as in (Sk)ate	o oh C(oa)t
k K as in Cat	h as in (h)at

AJ'S NOTE FOR BEGINNERS: You can learn more about the International Phonetic Alphabet including hearing the actual sound that each symbol represents by clicking HERE.

Lexicon

AJ'S NOTE FOR BEGINNERS: A "Lexicon" is basically a dictionary, an inventory of established words in the HE-LANG - Kudu-Kesh language. 

Please remember that what you see in "WORD" column below is NOT how you write the word, but how you pronounce it, using the sound inventory explained in the above Phonology section.

	CONCEPT	TYPE	WORD
1	To Move	Verb	Sil-tɛh
2	To Make	Verb	Dʌl-[k͜x]än
3	Balance	Noun	[sk]oɹ-ɹɛs
4	Feeling of Pain	Noun	lä-mɛht
5	Order	Noun	hän-doɹ
6	To Sacrifice	Verb	[k͜x]o-läs
7	Chaos	Noun	xä-βok
8	Magic	Noun	äɹ-[k͜x]o
9	Love	Noun	ɹɪn-gɛɹ
10	Sword	Noun	län-ti
11	I (Pers.Pron.1.Sg.)	Pronoun	bɑɹ
12	you (2.sg! 1952 thou & ye)	Noun	ɛn-mi
13	we (1955: inclusive)	Noun	bɑɹ-ɹo
14	this	Determiner	[st]on
15	that	Determiner	ɹik
16	who? (“?”)	Inquiry	bɑɹ-ɸäk
17	what? (“?”)	Inquiry	pɪ-ɸäk
18	not	Noun	kɛl-toɹ
19	all (of a number)	Noun	tɛɹ-ni
20	many	Noun	tɛɹ-nos
21	one	Noun	ul
22	two	Adj.	ɹɛɹ
23	big	Adj.	äɹ-not
24	long (not wide)	Adj.	ɹɪp-lɑs
25	small	Adj.	li-zi
26	person (individual human)	Noun	ɛɹn-[k͜x]o
27	fish (noun)	Noun	mɛɹ-[k͜x]o
28	bird	Noun	[st]ä-[k͜x]o
29	Goat	Noun	gä-hot
30	Snake	Noun	βit-ɣɛɹ.
31	dog(Animal)	Noun	bɛs-to
32	louse	Noun	tux-bɑd
33	tree (not log)	Noun	mos-[k͜x]o
34	seed/egg/baby (noun)	Noun	li-[k͜x]o
35	leaf (botanics)	Noun	[sk]ɛt-ɹi
36	root (botanics)	Noun	ɸiɹ-zok
37	bark (of tree)	Noun	[Gɹ]æ-gon
38	skin (person’s)	Noun	kɑ-ɸul
39	flesh (meat)	Noun	kɛl-ɸul
40	blood	Noun	su-go
41	bone	Noun	[sk]äɹ-go
42	grease	Noun	lɪm-pɪt
43	horn (of bull etc., not	Noun	hot-mæt
44	tail	Noun	tɪ-koɹ
45	feather (large, not down)	Noun	häv-lon
46	hair (on head of humans)	Noun	[Gɹ]ɪz-go
47	head (anatomic)	Noun	lɛs
48	ear	Noun	pʌl-doɹ
49	eye	Noun	tɹɪ-goɹ
50	nose	Noun	[st]ɪ-goɹ
51	mouth	Noun	säɹ-ɹog
52	tooth	Noun	ɸæn-goɹ
53	tongue	Noun	säɹ-goɹ
54	claw	Noun	käɹ-go
55	foot	Noun	soɹ-go
56	knee	Noun	ɹɪn-hoɹ
57	hand	Noun	goɹ-il
58	belly	Noun	goɹ-bæɹ
59	neck	Noun	mɛk-goɹ
60	chest	Noun	bæl-goɹ-ɛl
	CONCEPT	TYPE	WORD
61	heart	Noun	ɹob-dæ
62	liver	Noun	nɪk-gol
63	to be	Verb	-tɛk
64	to do	Verb	zo
65	to drink	Verb	tʌn-læ
66	to eat	Verb	ɸæ-zo
67	to bite	Verb	[st]ɪɹ-ɹɪk
68	to fight	Verb	βi-kɛɹ.
69	to see	Verb	sän-fäs
70	to hear	Verb	ɹæt
71	to know	Verb	[k͜x]o-ɹä.
72	to sleep	Verb	[k͜x]o-bɪd
73	to die	Verb	[sk]iz
74	to kill	Verb	βɛ-nom
75	to swim	Verb	zo-hʌ
76	to fly	Verb	zɪ-pän
77	to walk	Verb	Sil-ɛt
78	to come	Verb	kɛl-sil-ɛt
79	to lie	Verb	[k͜x]än-dʌ
80	to sit	Verb	zo-hil.
81	to stand	Verb	pɪ-ton
82	to give	Verb	[Gɹ]æs
83	to say	Verb	his
84	Language	noun	his-[k͜x]än
85	sun	Noun	[sk]ʌ-ɹæb
86	moon (Dark)	Noun	ɸʌn-tos.
87	moon (Light)	Noun	miɹ-[Gɹ]oɹ.
88	star	Noun	dæk
89	water	Noun	[st]ol-[k͜x]o
90	rain	Noun	ho-ɣät
91	stone	Noun	mit-or.
92	sand	Noun	[sk]ok-[k͜x]o
93	earth (soil)	Noun	tɛɹ-nɑ
94	cloud (not fog)	Noun	ɸit-xät
95	smoke (of fire)	Noun	pɛl-xät
96	fire	Noun	kɪn-hɛl
97	ash(es)	Noun	hɛl-ɣät
98	to burn	Verb	mäm-bʌ
99	path (road, trail)	Noun	tɛɹ-ɛt
100	mountain (not hill)	Noun	pɪt-ɹɛt
101	red (color)	Noun	zäd
102	green (color)	Noun	bɛl
103	yellow (color)	Noun	gi
104	white (color)	Noun	sä
105	black (color)	Noun	æz
106	night	Noun	[k͜x]o-æz
107	hot (warm, of weather)	Adj.	väl-rih
108	cold (of weather)	Adj.	su-bot
109	full	Adj.	go-lɛt
110	new	Adj.	kon-βäɹ
111	Old	Adj.	tul-zä
112	good	Adj.	βɪ[k͜x]-doɹ
113	round	Adj.	Os-ɹɪk.
114	dry (substance)	Adj.	su-läk
115	name	Noun	hi
116	foreign	Adj.	li-näs.
117	familiar	Adj.	kɛl-näs.
118	Consonant	Noun	dɹɛt
119	Vowel	Noun	pɪt
120	Of (Part of a Whole)	Determiner	mænɪ
	CONCEPT	TYPE	WORD
121	The (Denote Uniqueness)	Determiner	äɹ
122	The (Denote established thing(s))	Determiner	pä-[Gɹ]ɛɹ
123	it (Impersonal indirect subject)	Noun	mät-ni
124	is (3rd person singular present indicative of be.)	Verb	zɛt-kä
125	Fulcrum	Noun	kɛ-to
126	Affirmation	Noun	bä
127	Negation	Noun	kɛ
128	Power	Noun	hi
129	Little-Magic Made (Seed)	Noun	li-[k͜x]o
130	To Close	Verb	[sk]iz
131	To use with expert ability, to wield	Verb	pɪ-ɛt
132	Set on fire, engulf in fire	Verb	mäm-bʌ-lɑs
133	To have	Verb	ɸul-näs
134	God of Passion	Prop. Noun	kä
135	God of Order	Prop. Noun	zoɹ
136	God of Chaos	Prop. Noun	hä-βok
137	Middle/Central Point	Noun	æp-äx
138	The Universe	Noun	to-iz
139	In (inside)	Determiner	sɛk-ɹɛt
140	Gate	Noun	βʌl-gæt
141	To Love	Verb	ɹɪn-[k͜x]o
142	To Write	Verb	[k͜x]ɛ-βɪn
143	Support(Sturdy)	Noun/Adj	tɛd-di
144	To Play (Music)	Verb	mɛk-ɹi
145	House	Noun	bæl-[k͜x]än
146	Fast/Quickly	Adverb	ni-lɑs
147	How? (“?”)	Inquiry	Dʌl-ɸäk
148	Strength	Noun	Sil-käɹ-nox
149	Weak	Noun	kil-zɪn
150	From	Determiner	Sɛt
151	To	Determiner	Kil
152	Worth/Value	Noun	lʌn-doɹ
153	Virtue	Noun	ɛɹn-lu[k͜x]o
154	Harmony	Noun	mɛ-[k͜x]ä-ɹɛs
155	Bravery	Noun	luz-muɹ
156	To Shine, Give Light	Verb	-mɪɹ
157	On (On top of)	Determiner	βɛlot
158	They (Pronoun, many, other)	Pronoun	mi-lɑs
159	Gathering Place	Noun	pɛl-ä-sɛt
160	Hour	Noun	ɹæb-ul
161	Us (Pronoun, many, personal)	Pronoun	bɑɹ-las
162	Someone who performs an action	Suffix	-män

Affixes

AJ'S NOTE FOR BEGINNERS: Affixes is something you add to a word either in the beginning of the word (called a prefix) or at the end of a word (called a suffix) that changes a word's meaning. Here is an example:

UNFRIENDLY
UN - FRIEND - LY
UN is the Prefix. FRIEND is the Root Word. LY is the Suffix.

1	Of man/tech make	Suffix	-[k͜x]än
2	Ideal, best	Suffix	-ɹɛs
3	Beneficial, to good health	Prefix	doɹ-
4	Damaging, bad for health	Prefix	xäβ-
5	Of magic make	Suffix	-[k͜x]o
6	Person	Prefix	bɑɹ-
7	Many of Same	Prefix	-ɹo
8	Imperfect, of unkown quantity	Suffix	-ɸäk
9	Opposite of verb	Prefix	kɛl-
10	Plural, perfect, all of a number	Suffix	-ni
11	Plural, imperfect, more than two	Suffix	-nos
12	Plural, two of something	Suffix	-ɹɛɹ
13	Plural, imperfect, “more”	Suffix	-lɑs
14	Plural, imperfect, “less”	Suffix	-zi
15	Encompasing, Representetive of	Prefix	ɛɹn-
16	Of the sea	Prefix	mɛɹ-
17	Of the air/Avion	Prefix	[st]ä-
18	Flora	Prefix	mos-
19	Patient, belonging to, covering	Suffix	-ɸul
20	To exist as	Suffix	-tɛk
21	To Die/To be Dead	Suffix	-nom
22	To Lead – to Direct	Suffix	-ɛt
23	Land	Preffix	tɛɹ
24	Suffix: Of Fire Made	Suffix	-hɛl
25	Prefix: Towards	Prefix	mäm
26	-Suffix, Young, relatively new	Suffix	-βäɹ
27	Progressive (ing)	Tense	-än, -ni
28	Past Imperfect (was, used to)	Tense	lim-
29	Past Perfect (once)	Tense	bæ-tɛl
30	Past Perfect (twice)	Tense	vɪz
31	Present Imperfect	Tense	–
32	Present Perfect	Tense	dɪ[sk]-
33	Future Imperfect	Tense	[st]ɛ-ri-
34	Future Imperfect Continuos	Tense	[st]ɛ-ri-ni
35	Future Perfect (once)	Tense	nɛt-
36	Future Perfect (twice)	Tense	fix-

Lenition

AJ'S NOTE FOR BEGINNERS: Have you ever noticed while speaking quickly, speakers tend to simplify their pronunciation of words? Well that is basically what "Lenition" is, the weakening of consonant sounds, making them softer and easier to pronounce, which often evolves how languages are spoken over time.

Verb Meaning	Full Verb	To Do	I Do	You Do	We Do	They Do
To Make	Dʌl-[k͜x]än	[k͜x]än	-kʌd	-gɪm	-kʌtʌk	-gɪlɪm
to drink	tʌn-læ	æ	-ät	-i	-ätʌs	-ɪdɪm
to give	[Gɹ]æs	æs	-ät	-il	-ätʌs	-ɪdɪm
to hear	ɹæt	æt	-ät	-il	-ätʌs	-ɪdɪm
to fly	zɪ-pän	än	-ʌt	-im	-ʌtʌk	-ilim
to see	sän-fäs	äs	-ʌt	-im	-ʌtʌk	-ilim
To Sacrifice	[k͜x]o-läs	äs	-ʌt	-im	-ʌtʌk	-ɪdɪm
To have	ɸul-näs	äs	-ʌt	-im	-ʌtʌk	-ɪdɪm
to burn	mäm-bʌ	bʌ	-pʌt	-ɹɛ	-pʌtʌk	-ɹɪlim
to lie	[k͜x]än-dʌ	dʌ	-tʌt	-mɛt	-tʌkʌs	-mɛdil
To Move	Sil-tɛh	ɛh	-ät	-i	-äkʌs	-ɪdɪm
to be	-tɛk	tɛk	-täk	-dig	-täkʌs	-dɪgɪm
to fight	βi-kɛɹ.	ɛɹ	-äb	-is	-äbʌs	-isim
to walk	Sil-ɛt	ɛt	-ät	-i	-ätʌs	-ɪdɪm
to come	kɛl-sil-ɛt	ɛt	-ät	-im	-ätʌs	-ɪdɪm
To use with expert ability, to wield	pɪ-ɛt	ɛt	-ät	-gɪm	-ätʌs	-ɪdɪm
to swim	zo-hʌ	ʌ	-ʌt	-im	-ʌtʌk	-ilim
to sit	zo-hil.	il	-äs	-ɪb	-äɹʌk	-ɪlɪb
to say	his	is	-äb	-ɪl	-äbʌs	-ɪlɪm
to die	[sk]iz	iz	-äb	-ɪl	-äbʌs	-ɪlɪm
To Close	[sk]iz	iz	-äb	-ɪl	-äbʌs	-ɪlɪm
to sleep	[k͜x]o-bɪd	ɪd	-ät	-ɪn	-ätʌs	-ɪnɪm
to bite	[st]ɪɹ-ɹɪk	ɪk	-æx	-ɪg	-ækʌs	-ɪgɪm
Set on fire, engulf in fire	mäm-bʌ-lɑs	lɑs	-ɹʌt	-li	-ɹʌtʌs	-lɪdɪm
to do	zo	o	-ʌt	-ɛh	-ʌtʌs	-ɛdɛl
to eat	ɸæ-zo	o	-ʌt	-ɛh	-ʌtʌs	-ɛdɛl
to kill	βɛ-nom	om	-ʌd	-ɛl	-ʌdʌs	-ɛlɛm
to stand	pɪ-ton	on	-ʌt	-ɪl	-ʌtʌs	-ɪlɪm
to know	[k͜x]o-ɹä.	ɹä	-βʌ	-sil	-βʌdʌs	-silim
to love	ɹɪn-[k͜x]o	[k͜x]o	[k͜x]ʌt	-gɛh	[k͜x]ʌtʌs	-gɛdɛl
To Play (music)	mɛkɹi	ɹi	-lä	-ɹis	-lädäs	-ɹisil

Alphabet

AJ'S NOTE FOR BEGINNERS: It is time to study the written language of HE-LANG aka "Kudu-Kesh"  Please keep in mind that the symbols that create the HE-LANG alphabet may be flipped both horizontally and/or vertically depending on where it actually is positioned in a word. (You will see examples of this in the "Word Construction" section.)

Consonants

Vowels

Word Construction

AJ'S NOTE FOR BEGINNERS: MAGIC and TECHNOLOGY. GOOD and EVIL. Like the He-Man "H" symbol itself, Eternia is all about BALANCE. This is why the WORDS of the ancient language of "Kudu-Kesh" were all written in a "H" framework.

Consonants (dret) are placed on the fulcrum (ke-to) with their backs facing the center. The first syllable lies below the fulcrum and supports the remaining syllables on top. Vowels (pit) are placed with their base facing the fulcrum.
Consonants at the end of the word face right to left, all other vowels and consonants face left to right.

AJ'S NOTE FOR BEGINNERS: When you write a word in HE-LANG using the letters in the above alphabet, instead of writing the letters in a straight line (left to right) like you would in English, you basically write the letters on a "fulcrum" in a way that visually results in the letter "H" representing balance. We created a little cheat-sheet below:

Syntax (VSO)

AJ'S NOTE FOR BEGINNERS: Syntax is basically the proper arrangement of words to create a well-formed sentence. In an English sentence, the proper syntax is usually Subject-Verb-Object. (He-Man holds shield). In a HE-LANG sentence, the proper syntax is VSO or Verb-Subject-Object (Holds He-Man Shield).

If it helps you remember "VSO" when forming a HE-LANG sentence, think of the phrase: Action-Figure-Accessory.