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== Athernian ==
 
== Athernian ==
 
Spoken primarily by the nobility of Athervon.
 
Spoken primarily by the nobility of Athervon.
 
* ''Défau-a-Ves'' - literally, "Court of Cards"; a game played with a deck of cards, usually for money that is bet in rounds.
 
  
 
== Veniri ==
 
== Veniri ==
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* ''aif-sulalatan'': half-breed
 
* ''aif-sulalatan'': half-breed
 
* ''dhuíj'': whore, prostitute
 
* ''dhuíj'': whore, prostitute
* ''wásihf'': teacher, instructor
 
* ''múdhr a’bír'': "safe-holds" - vaults used by Jhonian conquerers to weather insurrections and rebellions
 
* ''A'zurvan'': The Jhonian name for Athervon
 
* ''Sabir/Sabin'': an honorific title in Jhonian - roughly equivalent to the Athernian Messier/Madame.
 
* ''Makal'': an informal greeting in Jhonian; a shortened form of the more formal ''A'salam a-Makal''
 
* ''A'salam a-Makal": A more formal Jhonian greeting; literally, "the Peace of A'Salam"; the appropriate response is ''A-Makal A'Salam'', or "A'Salam's Peace"
 
* ''Sáwd´ihr'': "shape-shifter"; used for were-creatures and other things that change shape; sometimes used as a general term for a monster
 
* ''Sah'': vulgar slang term for "understand?", usually used at the end of a command, instruction, or statement of fact.
 
* ''şayb'': Traditional woman’s dress worn for travelling – ankle-length, heavy draped fabrics with loose, slit open sleeves that can be tied to make a pack for goods or carrying children
 
* ''marfaah'': traditional headdress for travelling in the desert; unisex; covers the entire face save a slit for the eyes, protecting from wind and sun
 
* ''maqra-jī-masraīf'': The [[Landsoftheblacksea:Main_Page/geography#Sea_of_Sands | Sea of Sand]]; the huge desert that separates Jhon from much of the rest of the Lands
 
  
 
== Is’ri ==
 
== Is’ri ==
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=== Woegir ===
 
=== Woegir ===
 
Language of the Woegir people, of the central are of the Barbarian Kingdoms.  Speakers include the Great Bear Clan, the Wolf Clan, the Two-Axe Clan, the Snow Owl Clan, and the Grey Face Clan.
 
Language of the Woegir people, of the central are of the Barbarian Kingdoms.  Speakers include the Great Bear Clan, the Wolf Clan, the Two-Axe Clan, the Snow Owl Clan, and the Grey Face Clan.
 
* ''hændúl'' - "frozen flower"; it grows only in the high peaks of the mountains, and even there, it is rare. A thing of the spirit world, that for mortals portends great fortune - or just as often, great calamity. Sometimes required by priests and shaman of the barbarian clans for rituals or ceremonies.
 
  
 
=== Loekaajaa ===
 
=== Loekaajaa ===

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