Aiino - Eye-e-no
Aligar - Ah-leh-gaar
Temple on the northern tip of the southern main continent, destroyed along
with many others during the former emperor's later years, by his command
Amon - Standard
Forth 'month'
Anai - Ann-eye
Term of respect for a female - somewhat comparable to ma'am.
Athne - Aath-nuh
Nothing. This is one of the most powerful words in the language and is used
with great care.
Aykovas - Eye-ko-vaz
Human
slave colony on planet Forth
Baika - Bye-kah
Formal title for
highest royalty, king.
Bailu - Bye-lu
Less formal 'good bye'
Baiaryu - Bye-are-uuh
Largest southern university and military academy
Banrek - Baa-ner-ek
Full name - Banrekunai
Diya - Dee-ya
War clan / the "last name" of every
drule is his/her Diya name, not really a "family" name even though
members of the Diya may be related. The Diyas are very powerful groups and
have been known to go to war with one another over just about anything
imaginable.
Fao - Fa-oh
Great Goddess, paired with Great God Vikoa, together they teach balance and
equal opposites.
Geten - Geh-ten
Head of the Palace Manaleh Guard
Giihio - Gih-he-O
Hanta - Haahn-tah (not han as in 'hand')
Ishinoa - Ee-she-no-ah
Term used for the Emperor of the Nations, the King of the Forth House.
Jiawan Ahtne - Jee-ah-wahn
ahht-nuh
Highest level of the Imperial military arts. Most feared and respected of all
the branches.
Johdvur - Jo'd-vur
Kaitenshi - kie-ten-she
The traditional meeting location of a Diya group. Serves as a community center
for that particular Diya. There is one Kaitenshi per Diya, not smaller ones in
other cities. They usually exist in the Diya's home city.
Katsuna - kaa-tsoo-nah
Think of it as a really great PDA...
kenesh - ken-eshh
Card game - humans have euchre and poker and the imperial citizens have kenesh.
Is played with several different rule sets and complexities.
Kianumatne - Key-ah-new-maat-nee
Largest southern city, known as 'royal city' due to its being the home to many
of the ruling Diya's kaitenshis
Laila - Lie-la
Mahs - Mah-z
Death God - Only favored God of the former Emperor. The mark of Mahs was part
of every Imperial war craft.
Manaleh - Ma-na-lay
Marhud - Maar-hoohd
Level of military training that only the most advanced can reach. The only
higher levels of the combat arts is Jiawan Ahtne
Matrai - Maa-tra-eye
The traditional symbol of marriage, usually very intricate bands which are
worn like humans wear wedding rings. They are always made of a silver colored
material. Women's matrai are worn on the right wrist, men's are worn on the
left. This is to symbolize the woman wearing her husband as her sword, and the
man wearing his wife as his advisor in all things.
Meuo - Meu-oh
Goddess of Spring, Rebirth, New beginnings, hope. The season of spring is
called "Meuotais"
Midiri - Mih-dear-ree
Menoh - Meh-no
Muiy - Mu-e
Mycenea - My-sin-A-uh
Colonial border planet of the Empire with no ruling families - Formerly
occupied by human forces until being returned to Imperial possession by the
former Prince and his troops
Namida - Na-me-dah
Nuoladn - Nuu-O-la-din
The northern language and officially accepted trade language of the empire.
Not as complex in written or spoken form as Syotukan.
Paikur - Pie-coo-r
Colonial border planet of the Empire with no ruling families - Formerly
occupied by human forces until being returned to Imperial possession by the
former Prince and his troops
pyaton - pie-ah-tahn
One of the strongest midsize air / space craft in the military
quolia - kwo-lee-ah
Massive flowering and fruiting tree, most common in plantations in the south.
Northern variety is low growing and shrub-like, considered a miniature version
of the southern tree.
Refnan - Reff-nahn
A commonly growing tree on the southern part of the northern continent of
Forth. The roots spread widely, making it difficult to knock over even in the
strongest storm. It is often equated to a strong family.
Ruichian - Ru-ee-chee-ann
Temple in the mountains to the far west of Namida City
Seume - Say-yoo-meh
A formal way of saying 'excuse me from your presence'
Shaoria - Shaa-or-e-ah
High Priestess of Temple Ruichian
Shikan - Sheh-kahn
Pretty much a motorcycle - two wheeled transport
Shilne - Shill-nuh
Shivu ai ichita -
She-voo-eye-ee-chee-ta
The most
humble way in the northern language to beg forgiveness.
Shoch - Show-ch
Let it begin / start
Sholan - Show-lan
Sianta - See-ahn-tah
A term of respect used to describe an adopted female - adopted daughter
Sifu - Seh-fu
A term of respect given to an adoptive male parent - adoptive father
Sugarai - Suu-ga-rye
The southern continent's version of a gated community - only the very wealthy
live in these lands. They are often on shared plantation lands that are worked
by farming Diyas that could not otherwise afford to keep such vast properties
for fruit trees
Syotukan - See-yo-tu-can
The southern language, most complex of the two spoken natively in the empire
and considered the original language.
taik - Ta-eh-k
Standard Forth 'hour'
Taichayt - Tie-cha-y-tuh
Master Teacher, usually reserved for teachers that have achieved the highest
rankings in their discipline.
Taiitsu - Tie-eat-sue
Teuskay - Tea-use-kay
Master Keeper / Curator of the Namidan Archives
Umutiri - Oo-mu-tear-e
Goddess - universal sister spirit, protector.
Yaisht - Yai-shht
Informal greeting in the southern tongue. Somewhere between 'hi' and 'hello'.
Yustunai - You-stuh-nai
A military term - declares an evening of the odds in an unbalanced conflict.
If the person claiming yustunai is offering support to an enemy, no fault can
be claimed against they or their family for what might otherwise appear to be
treason.
Vikoa - Vye-ko-aah
Great God, paired with Great Goddess Fao, together they teach balance and
equal opposites
Vioal - Vie-O-ahhl
Colonial border planet of the Empire with no ruling families - Formerly
occupied by human forces until being returned to Imperial possession by the
former Prince and his troops
Waiut - Why-yoot
The third populated planet in the Empire. Home to five separate 'kingdoms'.
