YivalEZ - Glossary for Yivalkes

Gippa

Hand blood

Either for Ritual purposes, or as a way to denote a person has done wretched things.

NXwn

Tie/
Rope

Big bird

Umna

Hand fan

LDgd

Roll/
Wheel

Hand/
Friend

Leddekhad

Hand rotation

Limited but purposeful rotation that can be seen in the wrist and the upper arm.

GDxlgb

Hand/
Friend

Balance

Head

KhaadKavi

Hand to the head

Flat hand to the temple palm inward. Think, but also come to me.

GDbglb

Hand/
Friend

Staff

Lip

Khaad Lobbi

Hand to the tongue

Same as Khaddeluuv but with the tongue sticking out, meaning I disagree.

YYgd

Manner

Hand/
Friend

(Khaddewakh)

Hand tone, Handspeak

Speaking with the hands. The information given was not said but signed.

LYgd

Wash

Hand/
Friend

Khaliwa

Hand washing

GDwwww

Hand/
Friend

Group

Kaduu

Hands together

Not quite together, kind of subdued, slightly cup hand, slightly triangular shaped, with the palms towards the speaker. A bit reverential, useful for sorry, thanks, no problem, it’s cordial but not fully.

GDwwww

Hand/
Friend

Group

Kakhaad Ley

Hands together

Xlgy

Balance

Horns

Neffoli

Harp Nail

A piece of bone that works best for picking string instruments.

Xlgy

Balance

Horns

Alnef Lori

Harp Nail

A piece of bone that works best for picking string instruments.

GB.

Head

Kave

Head

Person, maker, national, head-stuff, Names

Gblx

Head

Measure

Gevvlaa

Head

Think rationally. Often with the idea that it’s hard to get into it.

NBgb

Navel

Head

Kavnaa-p

Head Navel

Many meanings, but usually means someone who lead with their own interest in mind. Also means navel lint.

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Askirkawi

Head of the fire

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Campfire

Head

Mark

Manner

AskirKawi

Head to the fire

Point down motion are common for this as well. It’s a time of cleansing to be ready for the next cycle.

Gbgbyy

Head

Manner

Kaffgavi

Headache

GBgn

Head

Tooth/
Dog-likes

Kibuge-n

Headache

Also urges, unwanted inner thoughts, evil thoughts

Wddl

Passion

Tell

Uttur

Heart

LWdl

Flow

Tell

Dallon

Heart beats

LLxd

Gorge/
Bridge/
Breath

Campfire

Sofar

Hearth

Explicit

NNlwgl

Star/
Fish

Flow

Gold

Kidzhilu

Heavy Rain

NNlwlw

Star/
Fish

Flow

Shizhiil

Heavy Rain

BXdd

Cup

Sit/
Monarch

Stola

Helm

BXdd

Cup

Sit/
Monarch

Moste

Helm

Gdxw

Hand/
Friend

Mark

Khadaw

Help at distance

A friend without meeting. Doing the neighbourly thing without knowing for whom it is going to be.

Gdxwgd

Hand/
Friend

Mark

Hand/
Friend

Khatadaw

Help at distance back

Returning the favour to an unknown helper

GDgb

Hand/
Friend

Head

Khaad

Helper

WXgd

Little Animal

Hand/
Friend

Mewakhkaddi

Helper animal

Beast of Labor

DXdy

Sow/
Tool

Breast

-staa

Helper tool

Any sort of tool that holds while the other remains.

ByblYwdl

Bee

Hide/
Leather

Big Animal

Tell

Saluydhal

Hexagon

ByblYwdl

Bee

Hide/
Leather

Big Animal

Tell

Fisabeloidhal

Hexagon

BL.

Hide/
Leather

Balfee

Hide

Hide, Leather, Leatherwork, Flat surfaces

NNgd

Star/
Fish

Hand/
Friend

Khadonun

High Leaves

Also bright constellation

NYdg

Plant

Plead

Utsha

High Shrub

NYdg

Plant

Plead

Wiiska

High Shrub

GWbb

Lie

Bean

Hill

NDlg

Nose

Collect

Lagewakh

Hoarder’s smell

XYdb

Hollow/
Far

Taste

Skante

Hole

Especially like a fox den

DNxydn

House

Hollow/
Far

House

Mahan

Home there

YYdn

Manner

House

(Nudenoy)

Home tone

Cuccooned

WWdn

Group

House

Donsee

Home town

Dndlxn

House

Tell

Snake

Tonsaleam

Homey feel

Bylw

Bee

Flow

Flu

Honey

Bylg

Bee

Collect

Flakh

Honey jar

Jewel

BDdx

Foot

Sow/
Tool

Shedellkos

Hoof shoes

Wooden hooves used to stomp on fruit to make fruit leather and wine. Also used for stomping rhythms.

GG.

Hook/
Defecation

Sakhka

Hook

Hook, Fishing gear, Washroom duties, intercourse

Xgng

Horse

Mix

Ekhinke

Hooves

Synonym oh Khadhakh, this one being more the hard and soft part.

Nlxg

Pumice/
Reptiles/
Frogs

Horse

Nelekh

Hooves

Synonym of Khadhakh and Ekhinke, this one being more the bottom bit usually

WXgy

Little Animal

Horns

Surna

Horn

Surna is imported

WXgy

Little Animal

Horns

Dulna

Horn

Surna is imported

LYgy

Wash

Horns

LiShelbakh

Horn shedding

Has become explicit. Means to commit onanism.

NDgy

Nose

Horns

Shinda

Horn smell

Multiple things: Smell of thorny bushes, pine trees, goat, and spices that make people sneeze.

GY.

Horns

Shabe

Horns

Horns, String instruments, Bow and arrow, Horned Animal – Horned Farm animals get the Wv root instead

NByl

Navel

Eye

Nebbille

Horny gaze

Explicit

XGlb

Horse

Lip

Plflf!

Horse blow

XGbb

Horse

Bean

Ekhva-v

Horse fodder

Sounds ancient but it’s not really ancient. Pilaw is more usual.

XGyn

Horse

Fruit

Pilaw

Horse fodder

Any kind of food that is given to horse. Also a silly term for accidental deaths

XGnx

Horse

Tie/
Rope

Na’ek

Horse Mane

Xgwg

Horse

Ice

Ekkuzh

Horse salts

Horse need em salts

XGlx

Horse

Measure

Plakk

Horse steps

The different gaits are distinguished with different numbers

XGlxYY2

Horse

Measure

Manner

2[copy]

Plakka

Horse steps

The different gaits are distinguished with different numbers

XGlxYY3

Horse

Measure

Manner

3[copy]

Plakkata

Horse steps

The different gaits are distinguished with different numbers

Xggg

Horse

Hook/
Defecation

Aluwekkek

Horse turd

BLdxxg

Hide/
Leather

Sow/
Tool

Horse

Kabalta

Horseshoe

NYxg

Plant

Horse

Nikabaa-g

Horsetail

The kind of plant that looks like a horse’s mane.

XG.

Horse

Kabaa

Horstuff

Horse has moved away somewhat from Ekh to Kabha. Horse is used for hair sometimes, along with statue stuff

XXdydn

Feather

Breast

House

Dennas-sit-t

Host

DN.

House

Toma

House

House, Village, heritage, Unruled Realm, door, Gate

DNyd

House

Speak

Taadomal

House Name

Name of a person based on the house or property where they reside, often based on the matriarch alive or dead, but also based on its colours or the plants that are grown around it.

Wlwx

Brick

Little Animal

Waruwa

House of Wildlife

Fences against forested grounds, can be long lasting or short lived. There is a few different effigies meant to say “Here lies civilized, there lies wild”

Nydn

Plant

House

Niidem

House plant

Nydnnx

Plant

House

Tie/
Rope

Niitoma

House plant

NXdn

Tie/
Rope

House

Nafado-m

House rope

A ceremonial binding of a rope that gets buried around a house. The disc-hole for it is tilled relatively deep, about a leg’s deep. Sand is then used to fill above the rope.

NDdn

Nose

House

Taman-d

House smell

YDdn

Speak

House

Doomaasb-ar-r

House speak

Accent, Personal phrases, Dialect

Dndl

House

Tell

Sondallee

House tale

Stories of the house, things that happened here. House in that case can be many things, like a town, a field, a tree.

BBdn

Bean

House

Baawn

House vines

Fruit vines that are cultured to grow on sides of houses. It is common for people to want to help others with theirs, but there is a form of fierce pride in taking care of one’s own. Burning a house, ...[more]

YGbx

Strength

Cup