Vocabulary

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)
Hybrid Terms:
Combining roots:
"Geothermal" → Motohan (moto [fire] + han [warmth])
"Community" → Banwan (bayan [village] + wan [place])
Psychic Lexicon:
Weatherworking: Hangan'kiya (wind craft), also refers to the collective psychic "web" of practitioners.
Water Finding: Maji'tunga (water sense)
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.