by Sharon Lee
Coab minshak’a:“Necessity exists”
Coderoy:Tough fabric from which soldier kit packs are
constructed
Confusion:A card game
Conselem:An absurdity
Delm:Head of Clan (Delm Korval, Korval Himself/Herself)
Delmae:Lifemate to the Delm
Demi-qwint:Small change
Denubia:Darling
Dramliza:A wizard; PLURAL: dramliz
Dri’at:Left
Dueling stick:A cross between a cattle prod and a stave
Edonai:Roughly, “My Lord” when speaking to an Iloheen
Eklykt’i:Unreturned
Eldema:First Speaker (most times, the delm)
Eldema-pernard’i:First-Speaker-In-Trust
Entranzia volecta:Good greetings (High Liaden)
Fastflame:Chemical fire that dies out after it consumes
its own fuel
Fa’vya:An aphrodisiac-laced wine sold at Festival
Flan: Next coin up from qwint
Flaran Cha’menthi:“I(/We) Dare”
Galandaria:Confederate? Countryperson?
Ge’shada:Mazel tov, congratulations
Galunus, two-headed: A mythic creature of loathsome aspect
and third-rate thought process
Glavda Empri:yo’Lanna’s house
I’ganin brath’a, vyan se’untor:Play with the body, rest the mind
I’lanta:Right
Ilania frrogudon palon dox:Approx. young ladies should
speak more gently
Illanga kilachi:(no translation available)
Iloheen: Sheriekes
Iloheen-bailed: Roughly, “Lord of Space and Matter”
Indra:Uncle
Jelaza Kazone:The Tree, also Korval’s Own House.Approx.
“Jela’s Fulfillment”
Lazenia spandok:Son of a bitch (REAL approximate)
Lisamia keshoc:Thank you (Low Liaden)
Jumping-jack(s), also 'jack(s):Cheap rooms for rent
Kalfer Shimni: Really expensive wiskey
Kenake: Roughly,”Foreigner,” “person without couth or shoes,”
“Flatlander”
Level One shielding:Lowest level energy shield
Logic tile:The smallest component of a computational device
Lumenpaint:Paint that lights itself up
Master of Unmaking: The Iloheen
Megelaar:The Dragon on Korval’s shield
Melant’i:Who one is in relation to current circumstances;
also who one is in sum, encompassing all
possible persons one might be
Menfri’at:Liaden karate
Mirada:Father
Misravot:Altanian wine; blue in color
Nadelm:Delm-to-Be
Nubiath’a:Gift given to end an affair of pleasure
OS-633:Overhead Shields Series 633
Palesci modassa:Thank you (High Liaden)
Prena’ma:Storyteller
Prethliu:Rumorbroker
Phantom lover: A punishment device
Pilot's Undernet:Pilot information network
Pin-laser:Sneak weapon
Pod:A Batch
Qe’andra:Man of business
Qua’lechi:Exclamation of horror
Qwint:Coin
Relumma:Division of a Liaden year, equaling 96 Standard days
Four relumma equal one year
Sadiline:A gemstone
SATA:Spiral Arm Trade Association
Ser:“Sir”, “Mr.”
Sheriekas: The Enemy
Skileti:Naturally occurring lycra
'Skins: protective suit for pilot wear on-planet
Smaly Tube: Used to move pallets from the port
to wharehouses within the city
Smartstrands:Computational media
Smartwire:Binding wire
Starsilk:Expensive fabric
Tanjalyre Institute:A school for aelantaza
Telomite: Rock, for carving
Tempo:A drug that increases mental acuity and reduces
the need to sleep, for a while.
Thawla:Mother (Low Liaden; approx. Mommy)
Thawlana:Grandmother
Thodelm:Head of Line
Tra’sia volecta:Good morning (Low Liaden)
Trealla Fantrol:The yos’Galan house
Truth-blade: A scholar’s instrument of proof
Undertrade:black market, specifically trade with the sheriekas
Valcon Berant’a:Dragon’s Price or Dragon Hoard,
the name of Korval’s valley
Valcon Melad’a:Dragon’s Way, the Delm’s Own ship
van’chela:beloved friend
va’netra:charity case, lame puppy
Viezy hide: Tanned hide of an extremely rare
and poisonous reptile
World-eaters:Sheriekas doomsday machines
Zaliata: Energy creatures
zerlam’ka:kinslayer