Lexicon

The following terms and phrases and their approximate translations are provided in approximate order of age, starting with the earliest known Corporate and Alien languages.

Tegek Ma
Terminal One.

Tegek Ma-kro
Terminal Two.

Bluo
Chaos.

Bluothesh
Insane. Literally, “touched by chaos.”

Bluotermiak
The Great Maze.

Bluohame
Chaos Home.

Dahbis’bluo
Destroyer of Dahbia.

Gimmyfrox
[no translation]. Elevator device.

Hagger and moritzo
[no translation]. An elegant food dish.

-en (suffix)
Mister.

Sklyph
Sword.

Odreck, yala, teros-dae
Where the sound of leaves, we also. Proverb / motto.

Megoltripp
That’s very silly.

Galere Chiel Goelere
Life is Power is Life. Proverb / motto.

Omarkar chy
Where am I?

Bluokront
Bastardised.

Arakak ma-kro
Two thousand miles. Approximate equivalent.

Vahoonar
''[no translation]. ''The empathy of shared sentience, to understand people of another species on their own terms rather than as your own kind.

Shemret blálir, falshen dur Kernia
If I didn’t hate everything, I’d still hate Kernians.

Derbis
Squalor.

Plogo, methinks
Sewage, methinks.

Howi
How’s things. How are things going, standard generic greeting.

Tuck-schnucky, tuck-schnucker
[no translation]. Insult.

Pooyeck magala, hawa hawa mae, megaya bowak Brn Skatara‑Dei bowagg medolo
''[no translation]. ''Formal greeting and oath of allegiance, military in nature.

Brn
Sir.

Skatara-Dei
Greyblade. Blade-of-grey.

Medolo
Warrior.

Mayhap buturi butar
Perhaps I should help. Implied ‘do magic’.

Durks
Thanks.

Asplodek plogo
Deep shit.

Hnarth-bnar
Littleghost. Hnarth = ghost, bnar = small / childlike.

Skatara-bnar
Littlesword.

Ariad
Unwilling.

Nisplodetha kantoi
Beautiful on the outside. Saying / motto.

Skata’i’
[no translation]. A weapon as-yet untested / possibly damaged.

Skat-ru
Select language.

Medolokai
Warrior King / God. Godfang name.

Nathñiata
[no translation]. Godfang name.

Destarion
[no translation]. Godfang name.

Dagabiata
Unforeseen cataclysm. Godfang name.

Natha’i
[no translation]. Godfang name.

Dagab
Unintended. From dagabiad.

Maka / Marog
One / first.

Balro / Balrog
Two / second.

Koya / Korog
Three / third.

Telro / Telrog
Four / fourth.

Taro / Tarog
Five / fifth.

Yeka / Yerog
Six / sixth.

The / Therog
Ten / tenth.

Themaa
''Eleven. ''Ten, one.

Theria
Ten by ten. Data / poetic function.

Themaia
[no translation]. Made-up eleven-character theria.

Goa
You. Implied ‘memory of you’ / ‘do you remember’

Gozu
Who you are. Interrogative.

Gafanda
What was said. Interrogative.

Ja’ … ña
By / anything about [name]. Possessive, past tense.

Yala
Which / of which. Interrogative.

Mogak
Species. Implied ‘mortal species’.

Skella hull dahar
That will do.

Skehar, vehe nee
Hello there, my furry friend.

Zolo
[no translation]. A caffeine-like beverage.

Phloder(ball)
[no translation]. A game.

Splo
[no translation]. Lightspeed transportation system.

Jes’thren Saddr
(Land of) Eating and Fighting.

Temis skyenyi, temis temmi tomis skwekcha skotcha myks
Eye in the sky, eye on the ground, eyes in my head, ships to be found. Shorthand of the four quadrants and their two echelons in the Capital Mind sky. Used by ship-spotters.

Noro
Anger / angry.

Tomis-wek (by nines)
[no translation]. Sky-coordinates.

Zirgox (spots)
[no translation]. A skin condition many mammalian species are vulnerable to. An allergic reaction to zirgox fibres.

Hohine
[no translation]. Back end of a gutter pig.

Lomgrem
Lulldream.

Metak
Joker.

Metak Maka
Vapour Joker. Literally, "First Among Jokers."

Noro Metak
Angry Joker. Not a Joker race, a dumbler species named by Molren as a mild joke.

Furgun / Fergun
Shark.

Hyaleh
Child / doll-like adult.

Ghone
Clone. Derogatory.

Stonk
[no translation]. Generic swearword, related to medical clone slates.

Cholak
[no translation]. A fact with an explanation too long and complicated to be worth noting in the official record.

Etta
Epic journey. An odyssey where both start and finish were complete unknowns.

Foylaa
[no translation]. The objectivity that comes from belonging nowhere.

Nerashka
[no translation]. A kind of layered sauce that you mix just before serving.

Charehl lehdi
[no translation]. The feeling you get when people ask you what gift you want, and you tell them, and then you get a series of gifts including one gift that seems to hint that you might be getting the gift you asked for, but you can tell from the size and shape of the remaining gifts that you’re not getting the gift you asked for, and then you realise that the gift you’ve just opened is what they decided was close enough to what you asked for and they expect you to be grateful.

Enna
Lost. Given up as a sacrifice.

Mogn Haal
Saviour in Ice.

Aga / Agn
God.

Thokagna
Godfang. Starship class.

Thokagna altukaarle
Godfang World-Eater.

Cu’u’ton
[no translation]. A complaint that afflicts many Molren shortly after the end of First Prime, where the tips of the ear-ribs itch maddeningly (and sometimes ache) for a brief time.

Choru haal
Die freezing. Old curse (die freezing in space).

Threkta Fweig
God-eating Fweig. Old curse.

Threta
Human.

Hatha’i
Sovereignty / dominion.

Hathal Moga’threta
The zone of human (species) sovereignty.

Haffil Mograthea
[no translation]. Fabled dwelling in Hell housing a single precious snowflake that would melt instantly if exposed to the world outside.

Corae
Years. Implied time-period or stretch of years.

Ady’i Adoña
Monkeys with opinions.

Bosskra
[no translation]. The end of the stick with the shit on. Crude expression.

Midzis
Capital Mind Under-the-Sky. Slang.

Midfrex
Capital Mind Under-the-Ground. Slang.

Bayn
Inconsequential. Slang.

Zisfrex
Neither one nor the other; bit of both. Slang.

Thok
Prong. Slang, references Molran eye teeth.

Jodo Kor
Academic research of a specialised nature.

S’crath
Unclean / impure / to-be-shunned. Approximate meaning.

Nava’ia
Fresh ice. Specifically newly-built starship’s first coating of upper-atmospheric ice.

Chashu er
Clever girl (young).

Blaran
Child / recalcitrant youth. Synonym / slang.

Bonsh
Fat of mind, fat of body / stupid. Synonym / slang.

Ganan Gyran Agaa
Large Book of Fleet Facts and Most Likely Hypotheses to Account for Missing Facts.

Koleilimas
Cultural commentator / comedian.

Adys
Monkey. Specifically humanoid primate.

Adys oko
The rushing monkeys. A slang term for human beings.

Cora laar
The long years. Usually used in reference to a person who has aged disproportionately due to hardship.

Baña Voor
We Dance In It. Name.

Aña
Dance. Baña, we dance.

Añara
Dancer. A formal title used for Blaren, old-fashioned and a bit insulting, but with a veneer of arguable propriety.

Noor
On it.

Añari skrae
To pirouette, just once, in the shit. Expression, a feeling like a frisson.

Scadt
[no translation]. A genetic / sexually-transmitted disease of the skin and membranes of the nose and ears, eradicated in Molren and Blaren and only rarely encountered among Bonshooni even as far back as the First Feast.

Kotu aar
The mistakes / the times of mistakes / regrets. Specifically referring to First and Third Prime.

Mufu
[no translation]. An expression of helplessness and dependence, the sound of an infant that must be sheltered from harmful reality. Molranoids who do not admit to adulthood. Slang / derisive term.

Mund
Stability / safety / solid ground. An expression of balance and secure footing.

Qaza’oal
The Dark Virtues. Gang name, not a real gang but a rough translation for purposes of joke.

Aña furgunaa a’adysaa
The dance of the sharks and the monkeys.

Tuta’gremChoda cole
Let the unhappy bastards sleep / dream.

Kadane
[no translation]. Parable, allegory, metaphor.

Boglylsh blblbb mglub mglub
Twice becursèd in My eyes are the pedants.

Glyg-bleb prossha lym
We negotiate with terrorists.

Goshoon
Repository.

Somni
Slumbering.

Kadzûm
Ark.

Asceto
Ascetic.

Barash
Envious.

Okshani
[no translation]. Flowing shirt / garb. Also a Xidh word.

Kashraa
Minimise.

Aña
Word, say-so.

Durka
Farewell and thank you.

P’bruz
Brother. No set gender despite implication. Deeply intimate relationship.

P’bruz g’tar
Intimate relationship, usually polyamorous.

[sh]
Usually indicates a plural.

Hogo
Moist and cool sun-time. Literally, “good day.”

Duudar grollo flobbb
You look like thickest mud and your scent is resplendent with -. Incomplete phrase.

Gloggle-glar-gruthle
Go dry and give your mates to Me. Battlecry.

Dajaki
[no translation]. One of the ‘white square’ nations near the equator of Yatrodd 1, the seat of power of the Deacons of War. Capital city-temple: Dajak Pin.

Glob-flbbr fblub fl fl grwylbb fl
It’s a poor home with inhabitants who will not fight for it. Proverb.

Glob-flbbr
A poor home indeed.

Gróld
Classic. Grób subspecies.

Toldridge
New. Grób subspecies.

Sgelsh
Serpentine. Grób subspecies. Literally, “the length of several Gróbs."

Mulshdrun
Shelled. Grób subspecies. Literally, “Grób and shell.”

Ygatrold
Neuter. Crossbreed between two Grób subspecies.

Cragu (wings)
''[no translation]. ''A large amphibian, legs served as food.

Bloji (sauce)
[no translation]. Probably ground-up worms. Also a term of derision (like ‘bullshit’), implying something that, no matter how appetising it might seem, is still just ground-up worms.

Slyrjy
''[no translation]. ''A child’s toy, featuring different-shaped blocks in mud. Also a term of derision for Dark Realmers.

Gojok (wrestling)
[no translation]. Wrestling in water. Requires great lung capacity, dexterity and immense strength.

Khober
[no translation]. God of Disease.

Khober (-pox)
[no translation]. An illness.

Mimakli
[no translation]. Goddess of Drowning.

Hrtjj
[no translation]. God of Pollg.

Pollg
Drying out.

Glob Prolsch
Poor Envoy. God of "dealing with [plural] other religions."

Bfagugu
Blowing Things Up. Magazine title, also a Demigod.

Suggidge
[no translation]. A mud burrowing tortoise common to many Yatrodds. Also a machine for military use – a robotic digger used to breach armour while under fire, etc.

Grwylbb-blub
Ready to fight.

Grwylbb
Fight.

Grwylbb Grolla
(To) fight in thick mud.

Hanashta
Damn fools. Plural.

Hanabla
Damn fool. Singular.

Hablabla
Foolishness. Conceptual / ideological.

Grad-hablashta brabna brab
Take in foolishnesses, filter out the wisdom. Proverb.

BaLoi
[no translation]. Greeting called into open doorway or apparently-empty dwelling: "I am a visitor, not an intruder, if there’s anybody home please speak up."

Blasglag
[no translation]. Part of digestive system / sphincter.

Flatch
[no translation]. Somewhere between lungs, gills and kidneys, designed to disperse oxygen and assemble exotic acids for the barandic system.

Barandic
[no translation]. A circulatory system for breakdown of soft exoskeletal parts.

Grodl
Fastidious. Insult, usually against Molren.

Odlakka
Long monkey. Insult against humans.

Chashish
Little things, pointy teeth. Blanket term for carnivores.

Bollg
Cud. Sharing it is a sign of friendship.

Chaddachak
Horse.

Oong’a fatung
[no translation]. Obscenity.

To be continued