1 through 15 Lexember 2016
All entries are in Queranaran
1 Lexember 2016
calangqelthi [-i]; bed box; nook, alcove seat
rel. term(s) ---
calangqelthein; to retreat or seclude oneself
Compounded from
calamura, sleep and
qelethi, tree. Back in the day, Daine often slept in trees. I suppose the idea here is that they've taken the tree into their houses, metaphorically speaking.
Calangqelthili can be made from wood or stone or even plastered brick. Such comfy nooks are often decorated with cloth curtains or perhaps tapestries and generally accommodate several members of a family and all their little children. These alcoves afford about the most privacy most Daine will experience in their houses & communities.
2 Lexember 2016
yaombro [-nye]; a low, rounded hillock; bowl; breast; yaombro-ng-qella [-a] a kind of soup spoon or ladle carved & decorated to look like a breast
mindaleya [-nye]; a broad, expansive forest, often dark and chokingly close, usually fairy and pixie infested
locuala [-nye]; a river
3 Lexember 2016
ryiwyihrhtas [-sni] blue dragonet
Ryiwyihrhtasni are not actually "scaly" in the sense of reptiles of Earth. On Gea, most reptilians are in some way feathered. The body feathers of any kind of dragon, whether greater or lesser, are indeed tough and thick, yet resemble feathers more than they resemble scales. The blue frills on his neck and limbs are indeed actual feathers of ordinary sort, as are the feathers of his long tail. Notice might also be made of his hands and feet: no claws or talons here, but all four extremities are quite prehensile and well adapted to his native lifestyle of calmly eating fruits and small insects, while occasionally spitting tiny balls of hot plasma at overly interested predators.
4 Lexember 2016
Left to right:
1.
cuapapayo -- rug or cloth beater (made usually from stiff cane)
2.
qiqilsec -- stiff broom (broom head is parallel to the handle; bristles made from thin twigs or stiff reeds)
3.
wawaysec -- soft broom (broom head is angled to the handle; bristles are made from frayed reeds)
4.
salterio -- washing or cleaning rag; bathing cloth
5.
rupallayo -- cloth plunger (this one is carved from wood, some are made from sheet bronze)
6.
saltuwollo -- wash tub (bronze with iron rings)
Daine (of which Turghun are but one great kindred) rarely make any tool handles that are simply straight. They always make tools and handles that are gracefully pleasing to the eye, ergonomic to the hand and often gently curving or with slightly eccentric swellings or knobs on the end.
6 Lexember 2016
ro- --- left facing, leftwards; greater, more significant
rosayat --- left eye
rumarat --- left ear
roarburth --- left tusk or canine tooth
rovaryat --- left shoulder
uwashu --- left wing
lemera --- left breast
hrosamben --- left nipple
tuesteria --- left hand
lendo --- left finger
rosughrat --- left nut
lanthin --- left foot
lendo --- left toe
tu- --- right facing, rightwards; lesser, less significant
tusayat --- right eye
tumarat --- right ear
tuarburth --- right canine or tusk
tuasteror --- right shoulder
tlâwshu --- right wing
arrasi --- right breast
tûmmben --- right nipple
micamac --- right hand
gurdo --- right finger
tugaramis --- right nut
corthin --- right foot
gurdo --- right toe
Daine love spatial (and temporal) deixis, and this is certainly reflected in the demonstrative pronouns. The simplest divisions are those of right & left, near & far. Many other distinctions are possible!
woytun indicates a thing right close by, near at hand, and on the speaker's left side while
pando indicates the same, only on the right side. And oh, yeah, Daine are levocentric in their orientation. So, they will "get going on the left foot" and have adventures with their "left hand mate" and say things like "my girl is my strong left hand!" Woytun & pando might best be translated as "this" or "this here".
suereyun indicates a thing a little further away, perhaps within reach, perhaps within the immediate vicinity, and is on the speaker's left side while
mohrho indicates the same but on the right side.
lostun is a thing "over there in the middle distance, towards the left" while
tugano indicates the same, but on the right.
clerstun is a thing "very, very far away indeed, but on the left" while
dranno means the same, but on the right.
7 Lexember 2016
momundronu is the
keyed olifant horn and is the instrument on the right being played by the Turghun fellow. As you can see, it is a very long horn and is generally made from brass, curved in the form of a great oliphant's tusks with perhaps nine or ten big clapper keys to vent a whole spectrum of delicious bass notes. If you look closely, you'll notice that the momundronu at the far right is bent as a mirror image of the one in the center: it is Tradition for momundronu to be made & played in left-right pairs this way.
reruthio is the instrument on the left, a bass of the long bodied lute family. The reruthio always has three strings, or three doubled strings and is played while seated upon a cushion or low stool. Note should be made: even in
The World, the bass players are cool and wear dark smoked lens anteoculars!
Here is the native Turghun notation for a traditional wedding dance.
Tannacchain is a word for a slow, stately dance, and the Turghun wedding dance is indeed a stately affair! Each girl, having found and accepted her partner, composes her own dance and will play it before the marriage ceremony. While she's playing, friends and relations (and her chosen boy) pass by (perhaps to offer their condolences!). Once everyone is in place, she'll stop her music and join the other folk.
Turghun musical notation specifies only pitch and a somewhat vague indication of relative note length. It is up to the performer to devise a pleasing rhythm and pitch shape and ornamentation. I find that this sort of music sounds very well on a treble recorder (large bore) or a low pitched whistle (conical bore, for preference), if you'd like to try playing the music yourself.
Wiriwario is the Queranaran / Tanayan word for any kind of recorder or whistle-like instrument.
Siryethseyethwario is their word for any kind of flute-like instrument.
8 Lexember 2016
An image of the famed
Qunabbudrome, the great operating theatre at the Imperial College of Surgery at Auntimoany.
I gave the actual anatomy lesson yesterday with paired opposites. So today just a couple Queranaran words that pretty well describes the goings on here.
t.terhrstay; a gripping fear or gibbering terror
tehonein; to calm down, to be centered, to be at peace with all things and all people
lalayamniya; calm & joyful acceptance of impending death
alogamuin; to be aware of one's own faltering heart; to prepare to set out on one's last adventure in this world
9 Lexember 2016
According to this Daine proverb of the Westmarche, four things make a boy happiest in all the world around:
primamarsi le gatallaio naquelendariayang
within the bucket --- milk!
manastara le luguryavane natilicuerianye
overflowing the churn --- butter!
primalesa ta ruendesiyun namaharassoyang
spread across the platter --- cheeses!
enmaryena pweencanima
to share all this with --- sweetheart!
quelendaria; milk
tilicueria; butter
maharasso; cheese
10 Lexember 2016
amareiay; game or pastime (applies not to 'boistrous' games like dart throwing or archery, but rather to 'cognitive' & 'quiet skill' games like board games, cards and so forth)
sampay; dice of any kind
hlurat; "throwing bones" or "tally sticks" --- those long four sided dice; these are dice native to Daine almost everywhere
qennacash; cubic dice --- an innovation of Men; note the use of standard tally notation rather than pips on these dice
nimmarash; diamond shaped --- originated among the Teyor, but in common use by Daine as well
ancash; men, pawns
rintu; marvels
rintullo; alley
sûracay; dominoes
corgay; cards
tqiruq; tiles
turong; ring game
mwalalaraqasain; to play the “quick words game”; sing or recite the syllabary
One version of the quickwords game is best played by twins, each one taking turns to say a word that makes sense with the previous word, and as
absolutely fast as possible; it's a game where quick wits and a kind of telepathic awareness of the other come together in an amazing flow of stream of consciousness ; twins who are good at this can literally tell a story by completing each other's phrases or even words.
Another version is often played by young boys: they put a marvel in their mouth and recite the syllabary. Successive rounds of the game involve more
marvels and a faster pace. This is a very good workout for the tongue. Points are tallied for clarity of speech and not spewing one's marvels all over one's friends!
11 Lexember 2016
Into the Woods...
What sorts of adventures will Meryocabayê encounter once he steps away from the side of the Road?
golatanio; shaman, wise woman, keeper of the forest's secrets and knower of many things hidden to others; her wild red hair belies the calm
within; ignore her wisdom at your peril!
dzannunima; temptress lurking on the edges of inhabited places, (overly) eager to entice a wandering boy to her lair for a wild tumble in the furs --- but a tumble he'll never survive!; ever hungry, ever hunting, she and her irresistible charms are best avoided!
tahaid; a powerful artifact of deep folklorery, usually in the form of a stone basin, often filled with crystal clear or inky black water;
dire
consequences befall those who approach and disturb the tahaid!
puende; elveses; nasty pieces of work; if you catch his red eyes glaring at you from his place of concealment in the undergrowth, run away before he can ensnare you in his ensorcellments! If you're lucky enough to be carrying an iron headed mace or a stout iron dirk in your kit, feel free to use either one on it: the old bromide happens to have a kernel of truth ---
the only good elfs is a dead elfs!
irisirasi; one of many kindreds of fairyfolk,
isarisiri being another commonly met thede; sometime annoyingly capricious, generally helpful to those who take the time to befriend them; they hate elves and are at times enslaved by their more powerful enemy; ignore their good will at your own detriment!
mereton; a wayside shrine: don't bother the gods inside these places, they're just lifeless stone; a shrine will often offer a seat or place of respite from the weather, many are built near springs or grottoes of good sweet water.
dhayanye; usually means a guardian angel or watchful and protective spirit; among certain Wildings of Siviria, the Alghadaine in particular, it means a border guard --- if you're ever wandering near their territory and you happen across some poor unfortunate fellow dangling from a tree by a spike through his throat or who has been tied to a tree by a stout rope round his neck, this is simply the Alghadaine's not so subtle invitation for all wandering adventurers to bloody well sod off! Unless, of course, you'd like to join the ever growing ranks of their 'border guards'!
pangosullo; mushrooms: when wandering in the woodlands especially, be very careful what mushrooms you pick and how you go about your
delicious task --- you never know when a delicious shroom won't just turn out to be some wee fairy's home, and I can tell you, they do nòt suffer forced evictions very kindly!
ado; last but not least, the Raven, the humble servant of the High Queen of Gea; should our wandering friend find himself peradventure gruesomely slain, it will fall to Ravenkind (and their less couth associates) to ensure the body will cared for. As Tynselyn, one of the more famous Ravens of the Eastlands, might say:
bags me the eyes, laddies!
12 Lexember 2016
rhrathcrhruamuin:
bear the allersolitude of the heartshorn
Among Daine, the worst thing a boy can suffer is the loss of his twin, the other half of his heart; hence the appellation "heartshorn" for those whose twins have died. It is no small burden, as sufferers constantly look for the one no longer there, constantly reach out for the comforting presence of one passed beyond all contact. Death is the only sure cure and ones such as this will at times seek just that. Something tells me this fellow isn't wading into the dark waters just to cool his feet...
13 Lexember 2016
ollafaruil [-l]; a water driven hammer used in bronze smithing; also a martial arts manoeuvre, striking the opponent with both wings (also known as
Melodious Bronzesmith Strikes the Anvil with Two Hammers)
In The World, there are no Pokémon I'm aware of, so this will have to do for a
Wing Attack! Here, this poor Hotai sod has just been delivered a
striking blow by a Daine warrior that is called
ollafaruil and involves the bringing together of the armored wing-wrists in such a way that they
resemble the beating of an anvil with the water hammer. This is a devastating blow. If the tusks strike true, the victim will either bleed out from carotid artery trauma or if the trachea is also punctured, drown in his own blood. Spinal cord trauma is also possible. Hotai have pretty thick skulls, so an attack of this sort on the head or face will be relatively ineffectual.
14 Lexember 2016
i.
turomboath; ankle ring (lit. "ring for the foot")
ij.
calcari; arm ring or bracelet
iij.
icqari; ear cuff, toe ring, child's ring (lit. "tiny ring")
iiij.
houwe-am-marat; eartip sheath
v.
tlicarisani; clacky sticks, musical bones; hair sticks
vi.
waseriollo; antherthaumic stick pin
vij.
maranderi; body painting, in particularly the use of fine dots of dye
15 Lexember 2016
na-merianain pwe-ena-lincuerem; to paint the letters the sisters are learning
pwe-dene-lulutlalem; their brother is doodling