Lexember 2024

[VaptuantaDoi]

5

Apuetiéyihitishitut

ueueyieatisu
"cement"

[TBPO]

Arkasian

fwī [ˈɸwiː] to eat meat (of).
fwiyt- [ˈɸwj̩t-] brawny person, pejoratively a brutal

[zyma]

Day 5

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Hannaito (Entry 5):

auzë /auzə/ [ˈʔau̯.ʑɪ̈]
Noun:
1. arrow
2. splinter (of wood)
3. (insect) stinger

Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Hannaitoan *ŋalzi "arrow". Cognates include Gampyo ngalji, Fiigarazg nyäuz, H-E nälzë, and H-I ngarji.

[lurker]

Dawn of the Fifth Day. 641 Hours Remain.

𝚜𝚕𝙿𝚐

# Pronunciation

yip, early rising strengthening grunt, short low weak growl

# Definition

## Noun

1. tree sap
2. amber
3. a matrix, a liquid or gel medium in which something is suspended
4. gel, especially neurogel

# Lore

The manufacturing process for neurogel was for a very long time known only to the missionaries, who jealously guarded it even from the rest of the Claravian hierarchy. Especially during the age of decadence, the missionaries feared the hierarchy would find a way to monetize it like they did the other discoveries of the research monasteries. Batches would occasionally find their way into the paws of gelhead parlor owners and other unscrupulous characters, but the secret to making more stayed hidden until the War of Dissolution.

After the Partisans expelled the missionaries from the outer belt, they seized the equipment and documentation needed to manufacture neurogel and began producing it themselves to use in oubliettes and for the mini mechs used by Immortals. The Allied Worlds has alleged that they also aid the smuggling of neurogel across Focus to fuel a growing substance abuse crisis.

[Ælfwine]

Lexember #3

Mariupol Gothic

богъ
[ˈb̥o̞ɣ]
Noun
1. bow

other forms: буг (attested in Crimean Tatar: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%B3)

[Iyionaku]

Lexember 5 - Yélian

alán [ɐˈlaːn] - native, primal, in close touch with nature; natural, untouched; vegetarian (for food); (exlamation) of course!
Etymology: semantic extension

muklas/muclas [ˈmuklɐʃ] - primitive, savage
Etymology: from mukla "monkey" + adjectivizer -as.

USAGE NOTES: I probably need not mention that the latter word is extremely pejorative.

A'palanhadzan væ Tansaniʻa vunbul a'palanalánabaton o'mancie. Vinqui bats tiymoran èpa caipradʻi æ'zemed pouci tevedsangui.
[ɐˈpaːlɐnˌʔadsɐn və ˈtansɐˌniː.ʔɐ ˈvunbʉl ɐˈpaːlɐnɐˌlaːnɐˌbaːtɔ̈n ɔ̈ˈmaŋkɪ̯ə | ˈviŋki bɐt͡s ˈta̯iːmɔ̈ɾɐn ˈɛpɐ kaɪ̯ˈpɾadʔɨ əˈɟeːməd‿ˈɔʊ̯ki ˌteːʋədˈsaŋgu]
DEF.ANIM=people-PROP-PL in PROP belong-COP.3PL DEF.ANIM=people-native-last-PL DEF.GEN=world | live-3PL being nomad-PL and NEG-know-3PL DEF.CONC=agriculture and-not lifestock_breeding
The Hadza people in Tansania are among the last truly native peoples in the world. They live as nomads and know neither agriculture nor lifestock breeding.

Bonus words for the example sentence:

tiymor [ˈta̯iːmɔ̈d̟] - nomad
Etymology: new root

zemed - agriculture (Southern Standard)
temed - agriculture (Northern Standard)
Etymology: back-derivation from zémedor/témedor "farmer"

tevedsangui [ˌteːʋədˈsaŋgu] - lifestock breeding
Etymology: from teved "mass, big amounts" + sangui "breeding", the latter being derived from sangia "to breed"

...Yeah, on second thought, maybe the bonus words are more interesting than the actual word for the Lexember.

[Flavia]

Nonis Lexembribus

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Unnamed Language

kənnák kestənkérən kənnássə, kestənkís kennəssérən kestənkínsə
cuckoo (garrulus canorus)

etymology uncertain, probably onomatopœic

[HolyHandGrenade!]

Poka
[ˈpoka]
Foot

Hingai
[ˈxiŋɡai]
Rope
Pokaihingai
[pokaiˈxiŋɡai]
Tripwire

[qwed117]

Lexember 5

Pekhay/HTAP
ta2-bar3 n. cave

Uk1wa1ma1 öng1 this1 cho3 ta2bar3 gu ka2zhük3 ëj1hö1 öng1 mět3 met3 tik1
"She heard a scream from the cave, but when she told people, no one believed her.


Sardinian
percia n. cave; likely from substratum

[Knox Adjacent]

Day 6:
Project Knox
yu-tapuṛ n. fletch (vane toward the back of an arrow)

Project Campbell
nal-yinipuŋ-ka n. ~

Campbell's is "arrow-feather"

[Iyionaku]

Lexember 6 - Yélian

nakumancas/nacumancas [ˈnaːkʉˌmaŋkɐs] - bonfire, sacred fire
Etymology: from naku/nacu "fire" + mancas "divine"

Additionally:

fadagual o'nakumancas [ɸɐˈdaːgʊ̯ɐl ɔ̈ˈnaːkʉˌmaŋkɐs] - cremation
nakumancaból [ˌnaːkʉˌmaŋkɐˈboːl] - crematorium [Southern Standard]
crematório [kɾəmɐˈtoːɾɪ̯ɔ̈] - crematorium [Northern Standard]

An'îyin vantminiatsyovti garu nakumancas.
[ɐˈniːɕɨn vɐntˌminɪ̯ɐt͡sˈʃɔʊ̯ti ˈgaːɾʉ ˈnaːkʉˌmaŋkɐs]
DEF.ANIM=child-PL holding_hands-dance-3PL around bonfire
The children are dancing around the bonfire, holding hands.

[zyma]

Day 6

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Hannaito (Entry 6):

mër /mər/ [ˈməˑɾ]
Noun:
1. horn(s)
2. horn (as a material)
3. a musical instrument made of and/or resembling an animal's horn
4. antler(s)
5. tusk(s)
6. antenna(e)

Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Hannaitoan *mir "horn". Cognates include Gampyo mir, Fiigarazg mii, H-E mër, and H-I ḿiŕ.

[lurker]

Dawn of the Sixth Day. 612 Hours Remain.

𝚛𝙿𝚕𝚛𝚐

# Pronunciation

chuff, late falling weakening grunt, chuff, short low weak growl

# Definition

## Noun

1. outlet
2. chimney
3. flue
4. exhaust port
5. a decorative skylight placed above the star hearth in a lighthouse

# Lore

The decorative skylights placed above the star hearth in most lighthouses are an important part of Claravian sacred architecture. Historically, when hearthkeepers tended actual fires, these structures were flues that allowed smoke to escape the building. When the clergy transitioned from open fires to combustion-based power generators and eventually star hearths, these flues remained as a decorative feature. These windows may be plain or stained. Stained windows typically depict a First Contact motif, a yinrih looking up into the stars, greeting an alien outside of the frame.

The Eternal Hearth, which is the principle lighthouse for all of the Bright Way, located in the City of Eternal Noon on the substellar point of Hearthside, has a prominent skylight that allows sunlight to stream down onto a large mirror, symbolically making Focus itself the star hearth for the lighthouse.

The orbital monasteries of the Knights of the Sun have a similar feature, a long window facing nadirward toward Focus, dividing the nave of the lighthouse into two inward facing choirs that chant back and forth to one another.

[VaptuantaDoi]

6

Fis

/tipéNta/
[simɛ̃˥ta]
"cement"


7

Vissard

chement m.n.
/ʃ.mɛ̃n/
[əʒˈmɛ̃nˑ]
"cement"

Us agent enquarat sos pes en chement i lu lançat lu Demer. (Orthographia Tradiçonale)
Us age-n' encorat o pes en jment i lu lensa lu Dmer. (Orthogherfia Novelle)
/ɥhaʒ nnkwrat hwhpɛh nʃmɛ̃n jlɥlnsat lɥdmer/
[ʏˈɥɑːʒ ŋ̩ːkʊˈɾæd ͜ ʊpˈɛːz ͜ ŋ̩ʒˈmɛ̃nˑ ɪlʏɡ̚ŋ̩ˈsæ ͜ lʏb̚ˈmɘɾ]
"They encased his feet in cement and threw him in the Demer."

[HolyHandGrenade!]

Patzo
[ˈpadzo]
Stick/branch

Huva
[ˈhuwa]
Reed

Patzuva
[paˈdzuwa]
Improvised/cobbled together

[qwed117]

Lexember 6

Pekhay/HTAP
chá3 n. rock, stone

Thay4s-am1ma1 trèng2 ma2 yòu2 chá3 o dük1bai3 gu guy law2rö1 khut1müh2 póc1

aim-PST child PL bad stone DAT hive but NEG force coward shoot
The bad children aimed the stone at a beehive; but the cowards didn't shoot

Sardinian
eritu n. hedgehog

[Iyionaku]

Lexember 7 - Yélian

tyapra [ˈt͡ʃapɾɐ] - to carve, cut out, chisle, sculpt
Etymology: related to abar "wood" and possibly onomatopoetic with the hard cutting sound.

Væn avar iantyapraven roniys bar abar. Reo secafran yifecovetet to cusavmeʻi èpa fécunat yimatpaset a'gripat.
[vən ˈaːʋɐd̟ ɪ̯ɐnˈt͡ʃapɾɐʋən ˈɾoːna̯iːs bad̟ ˈaːbɐd̟ | ˈɾeːɔ̈ səˈkaɾɐn ɕɨɸəkɔ̈ˈʋeːtət to ˈkuːsɐˌmeːʔɨ ˈɛpɐ ˈɸeːkʉnɐt ɕɨmɐˈpaːsət ɐˈgɾiːpɐt]
in class NEC-carve-JUS.1PLEX puppet from wood | 1SG.POSS classmate PST-bring-3SG 3SG.MASC.POSS knife-own and with-DEM PST-off-cut-3SG 3SG.POSS DEM.ANIM=thumb
In class we have to carve a puppet from wood. My classmate brought his own knife and cut off his thumb with it.

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I have to say, I wasn't all that happy with the theme of this week, but it was really worth it. I was missing many words from the core vocabulary there!

[Flavia]

Ante Diem VIII Idus Lexembres

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Unnamed Language

túnkə tənkérən túnsə, (tənkós tənsérən tənkónsə)
fire

etymology from Old Unnamed *túnki "fire"

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Ante Diem VII Idus Lexembres

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Unnamed Language

sántə
to strike, kill

etymology from Old Unnamed *sánta "to strike, kill"

Kəmmérən kəréssə səntés.
man-ERG deer.ABS.PL kill-3sgAN.PST
The man killed deer.

[zyma]

Day 7

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Hannaito (Entry 7):

nernis /nernis/ [ˈnɛɾ.nʲis]
Verb (Transitive):
1. to kindle, to ignite, to light on fire, to set on fire, to set fire to
2. to start (a fire), to light (a fire)
3. to get (a campfire) going, to tend to (a campfire)
4. to inspire, to invigorate, to rile up

Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Hannaitoan *ŋeroniyca "to set on fire". Equivalent to neron "fire, campfire" (< PH *ŋeron "id.") + the denominal verb suffix -is (< PH *-iyca "id." < PH *qiyca "to do, etc."). Cognates include Gampyo ngernīfa "to burn, to burn down, to inflame, to start (a wildfire)", Fiigarazg nyörnish "to set on fire, to cremate", H-E nõrniche "to start (a fire), to purify", and H-I ńaŕńic "to light (a fire), to spark, to light up, to illuminate".

[lurker]

Dawn of the Seventh Day. 587 Hours Remain.

𝙶𝙹𝚌𝚍𝚛𝚐

# Pronunciation

long rising weak growl, short falling weakening whine, chuff, short low weak growl

# Etymology

[[𝙶𝙹]] (to make) + [[‑𝚌𝚍𝚛]] (suffix indicating a tool)

# Definition

## Noun

fabricator, a fully automated assembly machine similar to a 3D printer, CNC machine, pick and place machine, etc.

# Lore

Fabricators are often paired with a 𝚜𝚏𝙱𝚚𝚋𝚌𝚐 (leasemind) a type of machine learning algorithm that interprets natural language instructions and troubleshoots issues that arise during production.

Fabricators on orbital colonies form components by injecting molten material into a gel medium that keeps the material in place while it cools in order to compensate for the lack of gravity