# Vocabulary

1.  **Common Words**:

    - Water: *Maji*
    - Sweet Water: *Maji-tamu* (pure, drinkable)
    - Wind: *Hanga*
    - Fierce Wind: *Hanga-kali*
    - Superstorm: *Tufani*
    - Day Face: *Joto-kanda* (the sun-scorched hemisphere)
    - Trade: *Shanda*
    - Shelter: *Kibanda*
    - Light: *Liwanag*
    - Ancestor: *Babu*
    - Archivist: *Siri-ji* (keeper of secrets)

2.  **Hybrid Terms**:

    - Combining roots:
      - "Geothermal" → *Motohan* (*moto* \[fire\] + *han* \[warmth\])
      - "Community" → *Banwan* (*bayan* \[village\] + *wan* \[place\])

3.  **Psychic Lexicon**:

    - Weatherworking: *Hangan'kiya* (wind craft), also refers to the collective psychic "web" of practitioners.
    - Water Finding: *Maji'tunga* (water sense)

4.  **Social & Ethical Terms**:

    - *Ushirika*: Cooperation, especially the 'sharing of a burden' within a partnership.
    - *Shanda*: The 'trade' or negotiation of expectations and responsibilities within a relationship.
    - *Kinabara*: "Hoarder." A deeply shameful term for someone who stockpiles resources or power beyond their share.
    - *Hangakora*: "Bad wind." A term for psychic coercion or the manipulative abuse of psychic abilities.
    - *Mpenzi*: "Beloved." A term for a partner, which can be used sincerely or, in some contexts, to enforce a sense of obligation.