1458: Harashan Vocabulary (Part 3 of 3) ========================================================================== ========================================================================== From: [r--dd--n] at [ttidca.TTI.COM] (John Redden) Subject: Other Suns : 10 ------------------ OS.10 ---------------------------------------- This is being posted to the net by myself for Niall Shapero. Others Suns is copyright by Niall Shapero. This gaming material is distributed on a shareware basis. If you do not use the material you owe the author nothing. If you do use it please pay him what you think it is worth at a fair price becasue it took a damn lot of work to develop and playtest. The USmail address is: Niall Shapero 2536 Short Ave Los Angeles CA 90066 USA Those of you with modems can dial into his BBS using this phone number: (213)822-6729 Please email any comments to my electronic mailing address and I will pass them on to Niall. ---------------- end of preamble ------------------------------------------- A BRIEF HARASHAN VOCABULARY (PART 1 OF 3) Dokariss The name given the smaller of the non-belligerent starfaring ovoid creatures discovered to date. Equivalent to calling a sea-going ship "The Dol- phin". Humans refer to the dokariss as "space dolphins". Kirisi Starskimmer. T'Tarlich Tail-tickler. Refers to anything/one that might be used for scratching/tickling the upper surface of the tail base, or to anything/one doing so currently. T'Tarlechen Tail-tickler. Refers to that which might be used for tickling what lies beneath the tail. Usually reserved for inanimate objects (sometimes used in a derogatory form in referring to certain males). Tarlechen Specific form of T'Tarlechen: a dildo. Tartelchen Lover. Sirichanlen Literally, "rider". A somewhat coarser term for sexual partner/lover than tartelchen, commonly used when there is little or no emotional bond with the individual. Ishardri Literally "partner". Used with a business assoc- iate of long standing. Also used with a permanent or near permanent lover. Shidra-Ko Ship-sister. Used among L'Drey females all from a single ship. Equivalent to "countryman" or "fel- low citizen". An honorific commonly used between equals. Sidar-Ko "Freelady". Honorific commonly used male to fe- male (subordinate to superior). A superior male would most like use Shidra-Ko (ship-sister) with a subordinate female instead. Shidra-Kas Ship-sisters. Indefinite number. Shidra-Kan Ship-brother. Used female to male. Not typically used subordinate to superior (female form used instead by subordinate -- even if the superior is male). Most commonly used male-to-male. Archaic. Shidra Ship, singular. Shirdan Ships, plural, unassociated, number uncertain. Sokanshird One who is without a ship (polite form). Used to describe one of the shipborne who is currently without an independent starcraft. Commonly used for (but not limited to) unemployed shipborne. Sokanshiirda One who is forever without a ship. Used to de- scribe one of the shipborne who has been exiled by her homeship. Shidrala Ships, plural, associated in some fashion, number uncertain. Shidran Ships, plural, unassociated, number known. Always accompanied by an numeric modifier, as in Shidran- Tan (six ships). Shidra-Lach "Master of ship"/Captain. Most Senior Officer. Shidra-Sa "Master of ship". Owner. May also be captain. Shidra-Salach "Master and owner aboard". VERY much V.I.P. Obvious extensions of the above with Shidran (Shidran-Tan-Lach for six ship force commander, Shidran-Tan-Sa for owner of a six ship fleet, and Shidran-Tan-Salach for owner and senior officer of a six ship fleet). Numbers Nom Zero Akas One Sasvel Thirty-two Mirn Two Lirvel Forty Kol Three Tanvel Forty-eight Sas Four Kalvel fifty-six Lir Five Akasron sixty-four Tan Six Mirnron one hundred twenty-eight Kal Seven etc... Akasvel Eight Akaslo five hundred twelve Mirnvel Sixteen Mirnlo one thousand twenty-four Kolvel Twenty-four etc... Akasvan four thousand ninety-six Mirnvan eight thousand one hundred ninety-two etc... Numeric Suffixes and their values vel x 8 tal x 32,768 ron x 64 tan x 262,144 lo x 512 ral x 2,097,152 van x 4,096 an x 16,777,216 Adding k- to the suffix means "approximately", as in "akaskvel" which means, "roughly eight" (i.e. might be seven, might be nine, slight possibility of six or even ten). Somewhat context dependent. For example, "mirnklo" might mean either roughly 1,024 (plus or minus two or three) or it might be used for any number between akaslo (512) and kollo (1,536) depending upon context. Like their Altani cousins, the L'Drey use a base 8 number system. Shirandal Ships, plural, refers to a coordinated group of ships (as in a squadron or fleet). Number may or may not be specified. Shirdan-Kas Ship-sisters of many ships gathered together, number of ships and number of individuals unspeci- fied, unassociated in any fashion save that of their membership in the L'Dreyan race. Shidran-Kas "The sisterhood of the ships: the people, and their ships". Or, more loosely, the shipborne, taken as a whole. The L'Dreyan name for them- selves as a race. Sok'Nashir One who is without a ship throughout life. A ground hugger. The polite term for non-L'Drey (frequently used to refer to Altani in the more polite official L'Dreyan documents). Salshirn Groundling. Coarse form. Commonly used to refer to Altani only. Derogatory term. Not used in polite company. Salshrina Groundling. Referring to non-Altani. Polite form. Sish'Raina Groundling. Also used to refer to any sheep that is asking/needs to be fleeced. Numbers Nom Zero Akas One Sasvel Thirty-two Mirn Two Lirvel Forty Kol Three Tanvel Forty-eight Sas Four Kalvel fifty-six Lir Five Akasron sixty-four Tan Six Mirnron one hundred twenty-eight Kal Seven etc... Akasvel Eight Akaslo five hundred twelve Mirnvel Sixteen Mirnlo one thousand twenty-four Kolvel Twenty-four etc... Akasvan four thousand ninety-six Mirnvan eight thousand one hundred ninety-two etc... Numeric Suffixes and their values vel x 8 tal x 32,768 ron x 64 tan x 262,144 lo x 512 ral x 2,097,152 van x 4,096 an x 16,777,216 Adding k- to the suffix means "approximately", as in "akaskvel" which means, "roughly eight" (i.e. might be seven, might be nine, slight possibility of six or even ten). Somewhat context dependent. For example, "mirnklo" might mean either roughly 1,024 (plus or minus two or three) or it might be used for any number between akaslo (512) and kollo (1,536) depending upon context. Like their Altani cousins, the L'Drey use a base 8 number system. Shirandal Ships, plural, refers to a coordinated group of ships (as in a squadron or fleet). Number may or may not be specified. Shirdan-Kas Ship-sisters of many ships gathered together, number of ships and number of individuals unspeci- fied, unassociated in any fashion save that of their membership in the L'Dreyan race. Shidran-Kas "The sisterhood of the ships: the people, and their ships". Or, more loosely, the shipborne, taken as a whole. The L'Dreyan name for them- selves as a race. Sok'Nashir One who is without a ship throughout life. A ground hugger. The polite term for non-L'Drey (frequently used to refer to Altani in the more polite official L'Dreyan documents). Salshirn Groundling. Coarse form. Commonly used to refer to Altani only. Derogatory term. Not used in polite company. Salshrina Groundling. Referring to non-Altani. Polite form. Sish'Raina Groundling. Also used to refer to any sheep that is asking/needs to be fleeced. (Continued in next message) From: Nicolai Shapero To: All Msg #260, 20-Nov-89 20:41pm Subject: Harashan Vocabulary (Part 3 of 3) A BRIEF HARASHAN VOCABULARY (PART 3 OF 3) There are a number of words relating to sexual availability and current relations that the L'Drey have added to the original Harashan language; some of these follow: Particle meanings -Ko female -nom unavailable -Kan male -an available Stem meanings Ishar- partnered Isharni- non-partnered Isharpa- sort-of attached Resultant compound words Isharkonom Female, partnered, unavailable. Isharkoan Female, partnered, available. Isharkannom Male, partnered, unavailable. Isharkanan Male, partnered, available. Isharnikonom Female, non-partnered, unavailable. Isharnikoan Female, non-partnered, available. Isharnikannom Male, non-partnered, unavailable. Isharnikanan Male, non-partnered, available. Isharpakonom Female, somewhat attached, unavailable. Isharpakoan Female, somewhat attached, available. Isharpakannom Male, somewhat attached, unavailable. Isharpakanan Male, somewhat attached, available. Additional broad classification words: Konom Unavailable female. Koan Available female. Kanom Unavailable male. Kanan Available male. A SHORT PHRASE BOOK Kshao-Te kanan? Is this male available? Te-Kshao kanom. This male is not available. Van-ika isharkannom no isharnikannom? Is this because he is partnered, or simply because he is not interested? Ika-van isharkannom-dan. It is because he is STRONGLY partnered. (The "dan" particle adds emphasis). Shidra-ko, vo kanin do ishardri. Ship-sister, may I borrow your partner? Te-Kshao tarlechen. Literally: "There is a dildo available." Idiomatic: Use what you have, not what you might want. Shidra-ko, vo istan do ishardri Ship-sister, would you share your partner?