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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.
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