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The knowlage of your enimies language sets you on better footing and reduces misunderstandings.
Pronunciation:
' : glottal stop, a pause, but not quite as long as a pause between two words
ai: as in air
ay: long "a" as in way
ah: soft "a" as in ah
ee: long "e" as in feet
ear: as in fear
e: as in fend
i: long "i" as in violent
oh: long "o" as in moat
oo: as in boot
- corthu: (cohr-thoo)-one being
- dester'edre: (destair ay-dhray)-wind(born) sibling
- dhon: (dthohn)-very much
- du'dera: (doo dearah)-(I) give (you) comfort
- for'shava: (fohr shahvah)- very, very good
- get'ke: (get kay)-(could you)explain
- gestena: (gestaynah)-thank you
- hai: (hi)-yes
- hai shala: (hi shahlah)-do you understand?
- hai'she'li: (hi she lee)-surprised "yes," literally "yes, I swear!"
- hai'vetha: (hi vethah-yes, (be) running
- her'y: (hear ee)-(is this not) the truth
- isda: (eesdah)-have you (ever) seen (such)
- jel'enedra: (jel enaydrah)-little sister
- jel'sutho'edrin: (jel soothoh aydthrin)-"forever younger siblings," usually refers to horses
- jostumal: (johstoomahl)-enemy, literally, "one desiring (your) blood"
- kadessa: (kahdessah)-rodent of the Dhorisha Plains
- Kal'enedddral: (kahl enaydhrahl)-Her sword-brothes or Her swordchildren
- Kal'enel: (kahl enel)-the Warrrior aspect of the four-faced Goddess, literally, "Sword of the Stars." Also called Enelve'astre (Star-Eyed) and Da'gretha (Warrior).
- kathal: (kahthahl)-go gently
- kele: (kaylay)-(go) onward
- kestra: (kestrah)-a casual friend
- krethes: (kaythes)-speculation
- kulath: (koolahth)-go find
- leshya'e: (layshee-ah ee)-spirit; not a vengeful, earth-bound ghost, but a helpful spirit
- Liha'irden: (leehah eardhren)-deer-footed
- li'ha'eer: (lee hah eearhr)- exclemation, literally, "by the gods"
- li'sa'eer: (lee sah eearhr)- exclemation of extreme surprise, literally, "by the highest gods!"
- nes: (nes)-bad
- nos: (nohs)-it is
- pretera: (praytearah)-grasscat
- she'chorne: (shay chornah)-homosectual; does not have negative connotations among the Shin'a'in.
- shay'a'chern: (shay a chern)-homosectual; does not have negative connotations among the Tayledras. Slang form (used in Valdemar)is shaych.
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