6: Broken Fortress (24 page)

Ji Shir’korud
–Escaped issusha oracle and Fai’daum leader.

Jath’ibaye
–John Tofler, Jahn

Joulen Bousim
–Bousim commander of norther forces. Gaunsho Bousim’s son.

Kahlil
–Kyle, Kyle’insira, Ravishan

Laurie
– Called Loshai in Basawar. John’s friend from Nayeshi

Litivi
–Faidaum representative for the Westcliff District. Son of Gin’yu

Mosh’sira’in’Bousim
–Gaunsho Bousim.

Nanvess Bousim
–Heir to the Bousim house, killed by Kahlil when he attempted to assassinate Jath’ibaye.

Nivoun Bousim
–Nanvess’ father. Governor of the Bousim’s northern holdings
  

Ourath
–Gaunsho Lisam.

Pesha
–Young kahlirash with ushiri skills.
 

Piam
– Sailor on Jath’ibaye’s ship.

Saimura
–Ji’s son. Jath’ibaye’s informant in Nurjima and a trained witch.

Tai’yu
–Representative of the Greenhills District. Hirran’s father. Fai’daum war hero.

Wah’roa
–Leader of the kahlirash’im and representative for Vundomu.
     

Titles, Ranks and Terms of Address
 

Usho
—Leader of the Payshmura Church.

Kahli
l—Holy Traveler and Companion to Parfir.

Ushman
—High Ranking Clergy; often in a position of great responsibility.

Ushiri
—Talented Priest studying to become Kahlil’im.

Ushvun
—Priest.

Ushvran
—Nun.

Kahlirash
—Military sect devoted to Parfir’s destroyer incarnation.

Gaunsho
—Lord of one of the seven noble houses.

Gaunan
—Nobleman.

Gauniri
—Noblechild.

Gaunvur
—Noblewoman.

Gaun’im
—Nobles (as a group).

Laman
—Scholar, Doctor or anyone learned.

Lamiri
—Student.

Rasho
—Military leader, particularly calvary.

Rashan
—Soldier.

Vunan
—Common man.

Vuran
—Common woman.

Shir
—Animal; derogatory when used to address a human being.

and
 
———————-iff

animal / it
 
————shir

asshole
 
—————-wahbai

bark (tree) ————istana

bee (honey)
 
———behr
 

best
 
———————-sho

black
 
——————-yasi

blonde hide
 
———jahn

blood
 
——————-usha

blue
 
——————— holima

bone
 
——————-sumah

bones (holy) ———issusha

book ———————lam

brothers —————ashan

but / however ——hel

chasm
 
——————kubo

city
 
———————-tamur

cold
 
———————polima

dead
 
———————maht

deer (mount) —— tahldi

delicious
 
————-mosh

dog (tame) ———-kohl

dog (wild)/wolf — sabir
 

exhausted ————renma

fast (speed) ———-sam

fire
 
———————- daru

food
 
———- ———nabi (grain)

friend
 
——————pashim

from / of
 
————-in

fuck
 
———————faud

goat
 
———————fik

good / pretty
 
——domu

grain plant
 
———-taye

green
 
——————-ibaye

harm
 
——————-ratim

hawk
 
——————-alidas

hill
 
———————-rousma

holy
 
———————ushmana

hot
 
———————-niru

how / because
 
—-ahab
 

idiot
 
———————bai

joy
 
————————amha

key ————————hala

key, death-lock —-maht’tu hala

knife ———————halaun

lazy
 
———————-pom

little / diminutive —-iri

lock —————————tu

lost
 
—————————gasm’ah

love
 
————————-mohim

man/ male
 
————- vun

meadow
 
——————pivan

meat
 
————————nabi’usha

medicinal tree ———yasistana

monastery
 
—————ushmura

money
 
———————jiusha

mountain
 
—————-rathal

no
 
—————————-iss
 

noble
 
———————-gaun

none
 
————————illin

orchard
 
——————-umbhra

peace
 
———————-tumah

place
 
————————amura

quiet
 
————————itam

rain
 
————————-parh

red
 
—————————daum

river
 
————————fai

road
 
————————nur

run
 
————————-sango

sacred books ———- ushmana’lam

sacred drink
 
————fathi

same
 
————————kin

shit
 
————————-jid
 

similar
 
———————ro

sky
 
—————————loshai

snow ————————pelima

solitary
 
——————-jath

speak
 
———————-vass

spill
 
————————-ra

spoil
 
————————lafi

still
 
————————- tash

stop
 
————————-nahara

strike
 
———————-bish

terrible
 
——————-tehji

time / year—————-ayal

to be lost
 
————- —gasmya

to drink
 
——————siraya

to eat
 
————————nabiya

to harm
 
——————-ratimya

to kill
 
———————-rashiya

tree (fruit) —————isma

tree bark ——————istana

ugly/ bad
 
—————mulhi

unholy /unclean
 
—korud

water/drink ————sira

weasel
 
——————-ganal

what
 
———————-bati

when
 
———————bayal

where
 
——————-bamura

white
 
———————pesha

who
 
———————-ban

why
 
———————-bahab

wine ———————- vishan

witch
 
———————tahjid

woman/ female —-vur

yellow /gold————jima/ ji

yes
 
————————-du
 

Pronouns

he\ him
 
—————-vun

his
 
————————-vun’um

they(all male) ——-vun’im

she/her ——————vur

hers ————————vur’um

they (all female) —-vur’im

they(mixed) ——— pun’im

theirs ———————pun’um

I/me
 
———————-li

mine ———————-li’um

we/us
 
———————li’im

ours ————————lim’un
 

you
 
————————yura
 

yours ———————-yura’um

you (plural) —— —-yura’im

yours (plural) ——- yura’un

it
 
—————————-shir
 

it (plural)————— shir’um
 

Declensions and Conjugations
 

positive
 
———————
 
dou

negative
 
——————— iss

question
 
——————— sa

object of action
 
——— hir

source of action ——— ati

one who does————- hlil

plural
 
————————
 
im

possessive (singular)- um

possessive (plural) —- un

future tense —————
 
ad

past tense
 
—————— ah

present tense ————- ya

(Ya literally means ‘to do’ or ‘to be’.)

possible
 
——————— at

hoped for (future) —- atdou

hoped against
  
———-atiss

command form ——— hi

gerund
 
———————-yas
 

adjective ———————an

adverb
 
————————al