Words
- Akačehennyi (ah kah CHE heh ñee) – Enlightenment. Awakening. Spiritual Fulfillment. Realization of the self.
- Akah (ah KAH) – Used with someone’s formal name to show respect. To show respect to Nitannyi, you would call her “Akah Nitannyi.” (If you and Nitannyi were really close, she would let you call her Salus.)
- Aniku (ah nee KOO) – Style of clothing commonly worn in formal settings by women. A pair of pants with detachable embroidered patterns is worn beneath a plain colored dress. The dress’s sleeves have slits that show an undershirt that usually has the same embroidery pattern as the detachable pant bottoms. Sometimes headdresses are worn with this style.
- Deimo (dei MOH) – Loosely translated as “strong voice.” Used to refer to rulers. People outside of Shija use this term for the ruler. Those in Shija use the term “Fadehin,” a word derived from the Menarki dialect of Narahji. The Shiji use “Fadehin” to recognize that the monarchy had its original seat in the Canyons, but everyone else uses “Deimo” to emphasize that the monarchy is now essentially Shiji in culture.
- Gyena (GYEH nah) – A type of head scarf used in the Narahji regions by women. In most regions, girls typically start wearing these in their mid-teens and remove them during the wedding ceremony. The gyena scarf is only removed when among family members or close friends of either gender. In Menarka, the fabric used for these is generally somewhat sheer and the hair below is styled with braids and/or dreadlocks.
- Hepteri (heh PTEH ree) – A unisex form of clothing worn in summer months by men and women, this is a simplification of the aniku dress. Formality of this style varies depending on the fabrics used. A knee-length dress of a solid color is worn beneath an embroidered vest that comes to mid-thigh. Sleeveless. For women, the vest is laced up from the belly to the throat. Men’s vests hang open or are held together using buttons.
- Hotàkha (hoh TAH kha) – An all-purpose insult that can be used as a noun, adjective, or verb. The word is frequently used in casual conversation to denote extreme unhappiness with something, and it is derived from a term that means “bad fertilizer,” or something so foul that it pollutes even the all-accepting ground.
- Karatha (kah RAH thah) – Refers to an individual (or multiple individuals) who belong to this mental collective. Unlike the term “nuamë,” this one has no plural. The Karatha have a privileged place in all of the world’s countries and tend to meddle in many mortal affairs without being asked. Sometimes, people can perceive them as authoritarian. The individual ultimately has a choice when deciding whether or not they want to be in this group, but once done, the decision cannot be reversed.
- Kepiu (keh PEE oo) – Unit of mass. One kepiu = 2.2 kilograms.
- Kuaičo (kweye CHOH) – Intellectual café common in metropolitan and suburban parts of Tveshë. Light beverages and meals are served. Most double as newspaper vending sites, as reading about current events in the arts, literature, government, and society commonly happens in this setting. Similar to the European phenomenon of the salon.
- Lehi (leh HEE) – Abbreviated lh. Standard currency used in the Tveshi state. The Tveshi economy is quite different, with compensation for work coming in the form of “subsistence packages” that provide most necessities. In addition to the subsistence package, an individual generally has an allowance of lehi for unexpected or extra expenses and recreation. 15 lh. is the price of a normal theater ticket. 1 lh. is the price of a cup of nonu. 13 – 27 lh. is the price of a night at a holographic garden.
- Mësah (MEH sahk) – Solidarity. Or hello. I kid you not.
- Mësahelepui (meh sah HEH leh pwee) – With solidarity. Formal form of mësah.
- Muakanua (mwah KAH nwah) – The “sickness” that begins the process of becoming one of the nuamua. Characterized by vomiting, food sensitivity, fevers, chills, rashes, anemia, hot flashes, cold flashes, aches, pains, migraines, sensitivity to light, night terrors, hallucinations, mood swings, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, paranoia, and sleep apnea. Most people under the age of 16 who contract this do not survive, and most people who can contract it usually do by the time they reach 30. If one who is sick with the muakanua doesn’t surrender to the collective mind, they will get worse and die. If they do join the collective, most of the symptoms (barring food sensitivity) disappear.
- Nonu (noh NOO) – A very popular drink all over Tveshë. Nonu is made by roasting mashed beans, spices, and flower petals in a frying pan before simmering them nonukhë milk (nonukhë is a type of nut; there are no cows on Ameisa). It is frequently sweetened with tree syrup or chilled with ice in Iturja, Narahja, and Nasja, but people in Shija like to drink it warm.
- Nuamë [pl. nuameč OR nuamua (the latter is more pompous)] (nwah MEH, NWAH mehch, NWAH muah) – Refers to an individual (or multiple individuals) who belong to this mental collective. People stigmatize them because they can show more violence and more “alien” emotions than other collectives (or so they think). While one has some degree of choice in joining the Karatha, the nuameč collective behaves more like a disease: if you have the genetic predisposition and you meet one of these people, you will likely become one against your free will.
- Seven-pointed star (haru tekusuo thes) – A seven-pointed star in a circle is the symbol of the Progressive Movement.
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