Lexember 2025

[Travis B.]

Lexember 14th, 15th, and 16th

pfv. xulle /χullæ/ [ˈχuʎːɐ], ipfv xalle /χɑllæ/ [ˈχɑʎːɐ], imp. axull /ɑχull/ [ɑˈχulː] 'swim'
saga(h) /sɑʁɑ(h)/ [ˈsɑʁɐ]/[sɑˈʁɑh] m./f. anim. 'bird'
azal(ha) /ɑzɑl(ha)/ [ɐˈzɑl(hɐ)] m./f. anim. 'eagle'
bizd(ha) /bizd(ha)/ [bizd̪(hɐ)] m./f. anim. 'hawk'
qaast /qɑːst/ [qɑːst̪] m. anim. 'snake', 'viper'

[Man in Space]

Lexember 8

Movement & Exercise

Çuvvaccoçim

’woǵugo /ʔwoɟugo/ ‘to exercise, to train; to study, to revise; to improve; to iterate (the design or process of s.t.)’

Nautical Terms

Old Oidonese

gædzædræmuæ /gædzæɾæmʷæ/ [ɢæzæɾæmʷæ] ‘left side, port, stage right’
grouwhijou /ʢupʷidʲu/ [ʢuhʷidʒu] ‘right side, starboard, stage left’
nguınjoæ /ŋʷiɲogæ/ [ŋʷiɲoæ] n. ‘nose, front, tip; stern (vessel)’
rhitäilli /χʳit̪ægiɬi/ [χʳit̪æiɬi] ‘behind, rear; aft (vessel)’

[Man in Space]

Lexember 9

Movement & Exercise

Common Caber

apoqtoc /apɔtɕˈtɔk/ ‘to bench press’

The verb apoqtoc does not take a direct object but rather a prepositional phrase with śinc ‘with, using, by means of, via’: i apoqtoc śinc bŭv ‘I bench press an anchor stone’.

Nautical Terms

Common Caber

bŭv /bɨw/ ‘anchor stone’

[Travis B.]

Lexember 17th

geezi /ʁæːzi/ [ˈɣæːʒe] m. anim. 'insect'
wika /wikɑ/ [ˈwikɐ] m. anim. 'bee'
zadr /zɑdr/ [zɑd̪r] m. anim. 'wasp'
utra /utrɑ/ [ˈut̪rɐ] m. anim. 'fly'
wellah /wællɑh/ [ˈwælːɐh] f. anim. 'butterfly'
immha /immhɑ/ [imːhɐ] f. anim. 'moth'
kirtha /kirthɑ/ [cirt̪hɐ] f. anim. 'caterpillar'
t'aaqih /tʼɑːqih/ [ˈt̪ʼɑːkeh] f. anim. 'pupa'
ratte /rɑttæ/ [ˈrɑtːsɐ] m. anim. 'spider'

[Man in Space]

Lexember 10

Movement & Exercise

Common Caber

The Caber concept of rŭnme /ɾɨnˈmɛ/ (haplology of rŭn ‘forest, stand of trees, glade’ + -Vnme DELOCATIVE VERBALIZER) is a yoga-like sort of breathing-exercises-plus-stretches-plus-meditation-plus-spiritual-connection. This can be done privately, as a family, or as a ragtag group in a given town who pays an itinerant instructor a few clams once in a while to run things. Hallucinogens, dissociatives, and narcotics are sometimes given out (deliriants if you’re supremely curious, supremely pious, supremely distressed, or supremely dumb).

Nautical Terms

Íröd has two moons of appreciable size. In CT, the larger is called Hö É_⅁ris /hø̀ éŋrìs/ ‘big brother; elder (of two)’ and Hö Mïsteg /hø̀ mɯ̀stèx/ ‘little brother; junior (of two)’. These terms é_⅁ris and mïsteg can be applied namesake-to-name-recipient, though it has considerably more latitude than we’re used to—Khuú Mïsteg could have received the name from one of his fathers, uncles, cousins, or any male relative farther back (provided the individual in question was alive within living memory of the bestowing parent’s family or caste, as applicable). It can also be conferred onto twin births, in which case the terms are conferred in birth order. For triplets on up (exceeding rare though they be), there is no one single Tim Ar convention; the most common ones you’re likely to run across are imör /ìmø̀ɹ/ ‘finally, at last, took long enough’, mrúğ /m̩ɹúʕ/ ‘last, final, ultimate’, még /méx/ ‘enough, sufficient’, and nídí /níθí/ [níðí] ‘good, upstanding’.

All this to say, there are two lunar¹ tidal cycles that affect the planet, and I have to actually work out what they are in practice². I do know enough, however, that there will be tides that are more or less pronounced when the two interfere with each other (and then further when solar gravity causes its own interference effects).

Old Oidonese

Moons are useful nautical concepts. The Old Oidonese terms were Äzäjingou /ædzædʲiŋu/ [æzædʒiŋʉ] and Adzadjıllosıtsı adzadjıllosıtsı /ɑdzɑdʲiɬositsi/ [ɑdzɑdʲiɬositsi] for the smaller and larger moon, respectively (äzäji ‘disc, orb; firefly’ + ngou ‘impatience’ / llosıtsı ‘meticulousness, attention to detail’). As water-centric as Oido lifestyle was, they were able to figure out in considerable detail the workings of the tides. At its simplest, you had guıæpuınganæ /gʷigæpʷiŋɑn̪æ/ [gʷiæpʷiŋɑn̪æ] ‘relative high tide’ and badıquolro /bɑdikʷoɺo/ [bɑdiqʷoɺo] ‘relative low tide’. High and low tide from Äzäjingou were called lloquı’otsæ’æ /ɬokʷiʔotsæʔæ/ [ɬoqʷiʔotsæʔæ], which is the same word as is used for diarrhea³, and seyoudroutlou /sejuɾut̪u/ [sejʉɾʉtɬʉ] ‘pathetic effort, lack of attention, pitiable attempt, ineffectiveness, impotence’. As for those caused by Adzadjıllosıtsı, high tide was llei käsimuäyäläyäi ‘the threats, the cautions’ and low tide was dlouärhäwirhechou /d̪ugæχ^ʀægʷiχ^ʀetʲu/ [dɮʉæχ^ʀæwiχ^ʀtʃʉ] from doarhai /dogɑχ^ʀɑgi/ [doɑχ^ʀɑi] ‘easing, relaxing, loosing, relieving’ + rhechou /χ^ʀetʲu/ [χ^ʀetʃʉ] ‘hand’ (here metonymically more like ‘pressure, control, restraint (of s.o./s.t. else)’).

1. In addition to the effects of the solar tide from Xi Boö A, which I’ve yet to figure out.
2. It was a long time since I’ve sought recourse to Shagomir's Planet Calculator but I still have the Írödian base spreadsheets in a location where I can find them. I do recall I had some stupid specific resonance that I purloined from the Venus–Earth situation.
3. Some have suggested this was an effect of early Caber cultural diffusion given the Caber cultural conceits of a weak stomach being a sign of not being a sociopath—after all, someone who’s got a strong stomach for things obviously is a soulless, compassionless virus of pure EEEEEEVIL if they can do certain things or observe certain effects without feeling at least a little queasy.

[Travis B.]

Lexember 18th

qaat'a(h) /qɑːtʼɑ(h)/ [ˈqɑːt̪ʼɐ(h)] m./f. anim. 'lion'
zeka(h) /zækɑ(h)/ [ˈʒækɐ]/[ʒɐˈkɑh] m./f. anim. 'tiger'
dinne(h) /dinnæ(h)/ [ˈdziɲːɐ(h)] m./f. anim. 'cheetah'
k'urr(ha) /kʼurr(hɑ)/ [ˈkʼurː(hɐ)] m./f. anim. 'wolf'
liiq'a(h) /liːqʼɑ(h)/ [ˈʎeːqʼɐ(h)] m./f. anim. 'jackal'
axad(ha) /ɑχɑd(hɑ)/ [ɑˈχɑd̪(hɐ)] m./f. anim. 'hyena'
yib(ha) /jib(hɑ)/ [ˈjib(hɐ)] m./f. anim. 'elephant'
gazaal(ha) /ʁɑzɑːl(hɑ)/ [ʁɐˈzɑːl(hɐ)] m./f. anim. 'gazelle', 'deer', 'antelope'

[Travis B.]

Lexember 19th

yura /jurɑ/ [ˈjuɾɐ] f. inan. 'date palm'
lagre yuri /'lɑʁræ juri/ [ˈlɑɣrɐˌjuɾe] f. inan. 'date'
k'aarm /kʼɑːrm/ [kʼɑːrm] m. anim. 'scorpion'
zeeba /zæːbɑ/ [ˈʒæːβɐ] m. anim. 'ant'
qaadi /qɑːdi/ [ˈqɑːze] m. anim. 'locust', 'grasshopper'
ihhe /ihhæ/ [ˈiçːɐ] m. anim. 'mosquito'
yaxaat /jɑχɑːt/ [jɑˈχɑːt̪] m. anim. 'snail'
tihar /tihɑr/ [tseˈhɑr] m. anim. 'shrimp'
sidu /sidu/ [ˈʃiðo] f. inan. 'oasis'
kaada(h) /kɑːdɑ(h)/ [ˈkɑːðɐ(h)] m./f. anim. 'donkey'
sabi(h) /sɑbi(h)/ [ˈsɑβe]/[sɐˈβih] m./f. anim. 'duck'
xunn(ha) /χunn(hɑ)/ [ˈχunː(hɐ)] m./f. anim. 'goose'
fiige(h) /fiːʁæ(h)/ [ˈfiːɣɐ(h)] m./f. anim. 'dove', 'pigeon'
xida(h) /χidɑ(h)/ [ˈxiðɐ]/[xeˈðɑh] m./f. anim. 'camel'
t'eeqr(ha) /tʼæːqr(hɑ)/ [ˈtsʼɑːqr(hɐ)] m./f. anim. 'ostrich'
qazi /qɑzi/ [ˈqɑʒe] m. anim. 'fish'
laafr(ha) /lɑːfr(hɑ)/ [lɑːfr(hɐ)] m./f. anim. 'seal'
gite(h) /ʁitæ(h)/ [ˈɣitsɐ]/[ɣeˈtsæh] m./f. anim. 'dolphin'
qazi teru /qɑzi tæru/ [ˈqɑʒeˌtsæɾo] m. anim. 'whale' (lit. 'large fish')
k'eyr /kʼæjr/ [cʼɛːr] f. inan. 'nut'
gawt /ʁɑwt/ [ʁɔːt̪] f. inan. 'almond tree'
k'eyre gawti /kʼæjræ ʁɑwti/ [ˈcʼɛːɾɐˌʁɔːtse] f. inan. 'almond'
sagr /sɑʁr/ [sɑʁr] f. inan. 'walnut tree'
k'eyre sagri /kʼæjræ sɑʁri/ [ˈcʼɛːɾɐˌsɑɣre] f. inan. 'walnut'
xeym /χæjm/ [xɛːm] f. inan. 'flax', 'linen'
haawd /hɑːwd/ [hɔːwd̪] f. inan. 'wool'
ziida /ziːdɑ/ [ˈʒiːðɐ] f. inan. 'fur'
waymi /wɑjmi/ [ˈwɑjme] f. inan. 'hide'

[Man in Space]

Lexember 11

Movement & Exercise

Proto-Dujajikiswâ

NB: Phonemes in parentheses only appear when a suffix does not exist to support the syllable.

ya’tingko /jaʔtiŋkɔ/ ‘to rise/set (of the sun)’

This verb’s behavior is highly unusual: whether the sun is rising or setting is indicated using the benefactive or the malefactive applicative, plus an object, the idea being that the sun benefits you when it’s rising and is hurting you when it sets (thereby depriving you of its light).

eya’tingkang

e-

BEN

ya’tingko

solar_motion

-ang

1PL.MALE

‘the sun rises’

ki’a’tingkang

k-

MAL

ya’tingko

solar_motion

-ang

1PL.MALE

‘the sun sets’

engakałdô /ɛŋakal̪t̪o/ ‘train, exercise’ < e- BENEFACTIVE + ngakałdô ‘put together, form, maintain, keep together, oversee, rule’

When a benefactive appears without a direct object, it’s treated as a self-benefactive (vel sim. with, e.g., the malefactive).

Âj yongakałdô.

âj

3SG.M.MALE

e-

BEN

o-

IMM.FUT

ngakałjô

maintain

‘he is about to train’

Verbs of motion in PD tend to use the locative applicative ng-.

bitsangn(e) /pitsaŋn(ɛ)/ ‘put, set; (+ BEN) place, set on (s.t.), install; (+ MAL & IRR) misplace, lose, wrongly set’
dikajjikajji /t̪ikatʲːikatʲːi/ ‘tumble end-over-end’
ja’b(a) /tʲaʔp(a)/ ‘flip, upend’
ngâjañ(i)s /ŋətʲaɲ(i)s/ ‘move in an arc horizontally, encircle, surround, circumscribe’
zenggôt /s̪ɛŋːot/ ‘creep, ooze, diffuse, slowly spread out or advance’

Nautical Terms

Old Oidonese

rhoungatoullou /χ^ʀuŋatuɬu/ ‘tidal wave, tsunami’

[Travis B.]

Lexember 20th

t'uura(h) /tʼuːrɑ(h)/ [ˈt̪ʼuːɾɐ(h)] m./f. anim. 'buffalo'
sukkad /sukkɑd/ [ˈsukːɐd̪] m. anim. 'lizard'
zawa /zɑwɑ/ [ˈzɑwɐ] m. anim. 'frog', 'toad'
luwi /luwi/ [ˈluwe] m. anim. 'turtle', 'tortoise'

[Man in Space]

Lexember 12

Movement & Exercise

Proto-Macro-Jädewan

*älkyô /ælkjo/ ‘to dig, to excavate, to move earth (esp. with one’s hands)’
*a̋nma̋k /ǽnmǽk/ ‘to mix in, to mix into, to permeate, to populate, to increase the density (of s.t.)’
*ḱᢚulyo /k̟áθʃuljo/ ‘to swim’
*őlwel¢ /őlwɛlθ/ ‘to walk, to go s.w. on foot’
*pa̋ntä /pæ̋ntæ/ ‘to slip, to slide, to fall, to lose one’s footing, to stumble’
*łirḱṯiḏ /ɬiɹk̟t̪id̪/ ‘to shake (s.t./s.o. else)’
*žǵáy /ʒg̟áj/ ‘to rise, to stand (up)’

Nautical Terms

Old Oidonese

bouyäyä /bujæjæ/ [bujæjæ] ‘heavy-duty fishing net’
chouachii /tsugætsigi/ [tʃuætʃii]
lralloyo /ɺaɬojo/ [ɺaɬojo] ‘sounding rod, depth gauger’
obæba /obæbɑ/ [oβæβɑ]
oumuitetsajou /umʷit̪etsadzu/ [umʷit̪etsadʒu] ‘underwater hazard impeding boat traffic’
pualaa /pʷɑlɑgɑ/ [pʷɑlɑɑ] ‘current (water)’
tsokıqollo /tsokikoɬo/ [tsokiqoɬo] ‘inlet, bay, cove, harbor’

[Man in Space]

Lexember 13

Movement & Exercise

Classical Khaya

fahĝow /fah^ŋguw/ [fah^ŋgow] ‘to flee, to run away from s.o.’
imnafhul /imnafhul/ [imnafhul] ‘to run one's finger down something (e.g., a list or index) while reviewing or consulting it’
q’apalqu /q’apalqu/ [q’apalqu] ‘to climb stairs, to ascend a staircase’
sahphuk /sahpʰuk/ [sahpʰuk] ‘to twirl, to spin s.t. around (esp. idly), twiddle’
teyqi /tijqi/ [tejqi] ‘to flee, to run away from s.t.’

The difference between fahĝow and teyqi is that the former is used when fleeing someone, whilst the latter is for fleeing something. Running away from an attacker (including an army) is fahĝow, running away from a volcanic eruption is teyqi.

Nautical Terms

Old Oidonese

käyousätloulrou /kæjusæt̪uɺu/ [kæjʉsætɬʉɺʉ] ‘strait, sound’
techingämänjou /t̪etsiŋæmæɲu/ [t̪etʃiŋæmæɲʉ] ‘right-of-way, priority (in terms of travel)’

[Man in Space]

Lexember 14

Movement & Exercise

Common Caber

apçidgan ‘to parade, to drill, to show off, to exhibit great pomp and circumstance’

Nautical Terms

Old Oidonese

guıwhæowhana /gʷipʷægopʷan̪a/ [ɢʷihʷæohʷɑn̪ɑ] ‘fishing boat’
kæmenjekueinou /kæmeɲekʷeginu/ [kæmeɲekʷein̪ʉ] ‘skiff’
muıtsowædro /mʷitsogʷæɾo/ [mʷisowæɾo] ‘cargo boat’
säshikoumällou /sæʃikomæɬu/ [sæʃikomæɬʉ] ‘patrol boat, police boat’
shädätlou /ʃæd̪æt̪u/ [ʃæðætɬʉ] ‘raft’

[Man in Space]

Lexember 15

On Earth, plants are (generally) green. On Íröd, they are not¹—they are black, yellow (sometimes called “white” as yellow/white polysemy is common for Írödian langs), or red.

Çuvvaccoçim

mbekke /mbekːe/ ‘red plant’
ngguÿeo /ŋguɰɤʊ̯/ ‘yellow plant’
ǵbov /ɟbov/ ‘black plant’

Sports/Physical Activities/Recreation/Competition

Çuvvaccoçim

clambëng /cʎambɤŋ/ ‘to cheat, to take or use advantage unfairly’
çeokoglao /çeʊ̯koʟaʊ̯/ ‘to qualify, to suffice’
gllïrayu /gʟɯɣaɰu/ ‘to challenge (s.o.)’
ejjig /exːig/ ‘to win, to emerge victorious’
kaemnǵyu /kai̯mɲju/ ‘round, bout, test, match, episode, heat, competition’
yingmaca /jiŋmaca/ ‘to strive, to persevere, to expend effort’
ýabar /ʝabaɣ/ ‘to lose, to suffer defeat’

1. The seawater on Íröd tends to be green or brown/red/yellow/orange/‘muddy” due to high iron content. While we’re at it, dahsar blood is purple when oxygenated and clear when not (because hemerythrin), and their urine tends to have a reddish cast (cf. the Earth phenomenon of vin rose urine due to high iron content).

[Man in Space]

Lexember 16

Biology and Taxonomy

Proto-Macro-Jädewan

*žôdzbit /ʒodzbit/ ‘red plant’
*ítsíma̋häk /ítsímǽhæk/ ‘yellow plant’
*¢páktorð /θpáktɔɹð/ ‘black plant’

Sports/Physical Activities/Recreation/Competition

Proto-Macro-Jädewan

*bata̋ḱ /batǽk̟/ ‘game, sport’
*stőhba /stóhba/ ‘to lose, to be defeated’
*syádlí /sjádlí/ ‘to contend, to compete; to make a legal claim, to file a grievance or lawsuit’
*ṯe̋hit /t̪éhit/ ‘ruleset, rules, guidelines, procedure, protocol’
*žgôrwoln /ʒgoɹwɔln/ ‘to win, to achieve victory’

[Travis B.]

Wouldn't light (white, yellow)-colored plants be evolutionarily disfavored because they would be less efficient at absorbing light energy?

[Man in Space]

Wouldn't light (white, yellow)-colored plants be evolutionarily disfavored because they would be less efficient at absorbing light energy?

I do not know. All I know is that it happened that there’s an entire kingdom-equivalent taxon of plantlike things whose analogue to chlorophyll is more on the yellow side of things. Íröd looks a lot different from Earth…the oceans are either green or else algal-stained red, brown, white, and/or black, and it’s covered in a lot of reds, blacks, and yellows.

Lexember 17

Biology and Taxonomy

Proto-Dujajikiswâ

*âw’bej /əwʔpɛtʲ/ ‘red plant’
*šimšehem /ʃimʃɛhɛm/ ‘yellow plant’
*łêńô’e /l̪en̪oʔɛ/ ‘black plant’

Sports/Physical Activities/Recreation/Competition

Proto-Dujajikiswâ

*dehzedajyamub /t̪ɛhs̪ɛt̪atʲjamup/

dehs-

APL.MAN

dajyam

throw

-up

NMLZ

‘technique, signature, style, finesse, form’

*ngajjangguyub /ŋatʲːaŋːujup/

ng-

APL.LOC

janggu

skirmish

-up

NMLZ

‘sporting grounds, (sports) field, arena, pitch’

[Man in Space]

Lexember 18

Biology and Taxonomy

Xı̋xǒcq Tlar Canà

bïcht¹ /bixt^D2/ MB [beˀi̯˧˩] Gu [biˀʃt˩] Gn [bikt˧] ‘red plant’
duóno /du̯o^C1no^A1/ MB [du̯o˦˩˧/ no˧] Gn [dzu̯oː˨˥ no˥] Gn [du̯o˥ no˩] ‘yellow plant’
hâscoe̋nt /hax^B2ku̯ẽt^C2/ MB [hai̯ˀ˧˩ kĩˀ˥] Gu [haʃ˩ kẽˀ˦˥/] Gn [haˀx˨˥˦ ku̯ẽt˧] ‘black plant’

Sports/Physical Activities/Recreation/Competition

Xı̋xǒcq Tlar Canà

aequı̋chtět /ɛ^A1kix^C2tet^B1/ MB [ɛ˧ kei̯ˀ˩˦ teˀ˩˥] Gu [ɛː˥ kiʃˀ˦˥/ tet˧] Gn [æ˩ kix˧ teˀ˩] ‘game, round, match, test, phase, half/quarter’
bsuäynt /bʒu̯ãi̯t^D2/ MB [by̯ẽi̯ˀ˩] Gu [by̯ãct˧] Gn [bzu̯õi̯ˀ˧] ‘kill count; score, progress, advantage’
cháotuúy /cɔ^C1tu̯oi̯^C1/ MB [tʃœ˦˩˧ tu̯yi̯˦˩˧] Gu [cɔː˨˥ tu̯ac˨˥] Gn [cɑ˥ tu̯ei̯˥] ‘fair, equitable, respectable, honorable’
daet /dɛt^A1/ MB [dɛˀ˧] Gu [dɛt˥] Gn [dæˀ˩] ‘to compare/contrast; to race, to compete’ (direct object is event completed; to say who you’re running against you use a prepositional adjunct)
mjuùyncq /mɲu̯õi̯k^A2/ MB [mjỹi̯k˥˩] Gu [mɲu̯ãʃk˧] Gn [mnu̯ẽˀi̯k˩] ‘goal, objective’

1. The permissible coda -cht was created specifically to facilitate this.[/iist]

[Man in Space]

Lexember 19

Biology and Taxonomy

Classical Khaya

kulwi /kulwi/ [kulwi] ‘red plant’
ǧahaya /ⁿɢahaja/ [ⁿɢahæja] ‘yellow plant’
uysu /ujsu/ [ujsu] ‘black plant’

Sports/Physical Activities/Recreation/Competition

Classical Khaya

awleyu /awliju/ [awleju] ‘prize, objective, goal, point’
bafku /bafku/ [bafku] ‘game board’
iniw /iniw/ [iniw] ‘tournament, tourney’
sayhikaf /sajhikaf/ [sæjhikaf] ‘to race, to compete in terms of completing physical objectives against a time constraint’

[Man in Space]

Lexember 20

Biology and Taxonomy

Proto-Taltic

*sʌqqætikʌk /səkʷːɛtikək/ ‘red plant’
*åukutusku /ɔukutusku/ ‘yellow plant’
*sʌltık /səltɨk/ ‘black plant’

Sports/Physical Activities/Recreation/Competition

Classical Khaya

*åuiqqila /ɔuikʷːila/ ‘victory’
*ıstʌalak /ɨstəalak/ ‘defeat’
*kækkålıssi /kɛkːɔlɨsːi/ ‘ball used for games’
*ʌstatekʌqal /əstatekkəkʷal/ ‘game, diversion, sport, entertainment’

[Travis B.]

Lexember 21st

sufa(h) /sufɑ(h)/ [ˈsuɸɐ]/[soˈɸɑh] m./f. anim. 'crow', 'raven'
walku(h) /wɑlku(h)/ [ˈwɑlko(h)] m./f. anim. 'sparrow'
seeyt(ha) /sæːjt(hɑ)/ [ˈʃɛːjt̪(hɐ)] m./f. anim. 'owl'
keefi(h) /kæːfi(h)/ [ˈcæːɸe(h)] m./f. anim. 'falcon'
qahha /qɑhhɑ/ [ˈqɑħːɐ] f. inan. 'mushroom'
qahhe waqiti /qɑhhæ wɑqiti/ [ˈqɑçːɐˌwɑketse] f. inan. 'death cap', 'destroying angel'