Dictionary of Shin'a'in Terms
' : glottal stop, a pause, but not quite as long a pause as between two words
ai; as in air
ay: long "a" as in way
ah: soft "a" as in ah
ee: long "e" as in feet
ear: as in fear
e: as in fend
i; long "i" as in violent
oh: long "o" as in moat
oo: as in boot
corthu: (cohr-thoo)-one being
dester'edre: (destair ay-dhray)-wind(born) sibling
dhon: (dthohn)-very much
du'dera: (doo dearah)-(I) give (you) comfort
for'skava: (fohr shahvah)-very, very good
get'ke: (get kay)-(could you) explain
gestena: (gestaynah)-thank you
hai: (hi)-yes
kai shala: (hi shahlah)-do you understand?
4i hai'she'li'. (hi she lee)-surprised "yes," literally "yes, I swear!"
hai'vetha: (hi vethah)-yes, (be) running
ker'y: (hear ee)-(is this not) the truth
isda: (eesdah)-have you (ever) seen (such)
jel'enedra: (jel enaydrah)-little sister
jel'stttho'edrin: (jelsoothohaydthrin)-"forever younger siblings," usually refers to horses
jostumat: (johstoomahl)-enemy, literally, "one desiring (your) blood"
kadessa\ (kahdessah)-rodent of the Dhorisha Plains
Kal' enedral: (kahl enaydhrahl)-Her sword-brothers or Her swordchildren
Kal'enel; (kahl enel)-the Warrior aspect of the four-faced Goddess, literally, "Sword of the Stars." Also called Enelve'astre (Star-Eyed) and Da'gretha (Warrior).
kathal: (kahthahl)-go gently
kele: (kaylay)-(go) onward
kestra: (kestrah)-a casual friend
krethes: (kraythes)-speculation
kulatk: (koolahth)-go find
leshya'e: (layshee-ah ee)-spirit; not a vengeful, earth -- bound ghost, but a helpful spirit
Liha'irden: (leehah eardhren)-deer-footed
li'ha'eer; (lee hah eeahr)-exclamation, literally, "by the gods"
li'sa'eer: (lee sah eeahr)-exclamation of extreme sur-prise, literally "by the highest gods!"
nes: (nes)-bad
nos: (nohs)-it is
pretera: (praytearah)-grasscat
sadullos: (sahdoolohs)-safer
se: (sy)-is/are
ske'chome: (shay chornah)-homosexual; does not have negative connotations among the Shin'a'in.
ske'enedra: (shay enaydrah)-sister by blood-oathing
sheka: (shaykah)-horse droppings
shena: (shaynah)-of the Clan, literally 'of the brotherhood'
skesti: (shestee)-nonsense
Shin'a'in: (shin ay in)-the people of the plains
so'trekoth: (soh traykoth)-fool who will believe anything, literally, "gape-mouthed hatchling"
staven: (stahven)-water
Tale'edras: (tahle aydhrahs)-Hawkbrothers, a race who may or may not be related to the Shin'a'in, living in the Pelagiris Forest
Tale'sedrin: (tahle saydhrin)-children of the hawk
te'sorthene: (tay sohrthayne)-heart-friend, spirit-friend
Vai datha: (vi dahthah)-expression of resignation or agreement, literally "there are many ways."
var'athanda: (vahr ahthahndah)-to be forgetful of
ves'tacha: (ves tahchah)-beloved one
vysaka: (visahkah)-the spiritual bond between the Kal'enedral and the Warrior; its presence can actually be detected by an Adept, another Kalen-edral, and the Kal'enedral him/herself. It is this bond which creates the "shielding" that makes Kal'enedral celibate/neuter and somewhat immune to magic.
vyusher: (vi-ooshear)-wolf
yai: (yi)-two
yuthi'so'coro: (yoothee soh cohr-oh)-road courtesy; the rules Shin'a'in follow when traveling on a public road.