Names Bakuub - "Straight Spear" Cetanu - God of Death Dachande - "Different Knife" Dahdtoudi - "Little Knife" (feminine) Guan-thwei - Nightblood Kainde amedha - Hard Meat (Aliens) Lou-dte Kalei - "Child Maker" (slang for female) Ooman - Human Yeyinde - "Brave One" Paya - a god, conquering warrior Pyode amedha - Soft Meat Technology Words Awu'asa - full body ensemble Gkinmara - video camera Ki'cti-pa - double-bladed wrist knife/blades Tyioe-ti - escape pod Expressions C'jit! - "Damn!" Dtai'k-dte sa-de nav'g-kon dtain'aun bpide - "The fight begun would not end until the end." Dhi'ki-de - final rest, sleep near death,death Hma'mi'de - unknown translation Ki'cte! - "Enough!" M-di H'chak/M-di H'dlak - "No mercy/No Fear" Pauk! - expletive Payas Leitjin-de - "Remember God's Practice" Thin-de le'hasuan 'aloun'myin-del bpi-de gka-de hasou-de paya - "Learn the gifts of all sights, or finish in the dance of the fallen gods." U'sl-kwe - final rest Combat Related Words Dtai'k-dte - fight Hiju - fighting position, the proper position to disembowel another Jehdin/Jehdin - hand-to-hand combat; allows Yautja to show off their skills, first fall determining the winner; no weapons are used; both combatants would probably still be alive after the match. Kainde amedha chiva - the Hard Meat Trial Ka'rik'na - the summoning (of other Yautja) Kehrite - battle arena/training hall/dojo Kv'var - excercises Mesh'in'ga - the battle dreamtime Nain-de - type of hunt Nain-desintje-da - The Pure Win Nain-desintje-de -- The Pure Win (alternate spelling) Nan De-Than Gaun - "Kiss of Midnight" Tarei hsan - unworthy opponent Zazin - totally centered, within one's self Miscellaneous Words Amedha - meat (see Kiande amedha / Pyode amedha) Bpi-de - end, finish C'ntlip - type of drink, effects like that of alcohol Ch'hkt-a - hyper active Chiva - trial (see Kiande amedha chiva) Dai-shui - Yautja musk Dto - a type of tree Gkei'moun - easy or simple Gry'sui-bpe - stampede Guan - night H'chak - mercy H'dlak - fear Hulij-Bpe - crazy Hult'ah - rear guard or look out, sentry, observer Kantra - prayer Kiande - hard (see kiande amedha) Kwei - tricky or sly L'ulij-bpe - Crazy Mei'hswei - bother Mi - oil Mo - no Nan-ku - alive Naxa - type of fruit N'dui'se - Yautja's musk Nihkou'te - tooth or tusk Nok - unit of measure (equivalent to 13 inches) Pyode - soft S'yuit-de - low and demeaning description of something Setg'-in - deadly and quick Te'dqi - xenomorph secretion Thei-de - death/dead/die Thwei - blood Tjau'ke - hard packed dirt or type of rock Ui'stbi - geography Zabin - type of insect Z'skvy-de - birth of xenomorph from host, eruptive phase Other Dark Warrior - Death, the persona Path - individual yautja's course of life The Path - course for all yautja as a whole Burner - gun, bullets, or laser (not including shoulder-based plasma cannon) Body Language head cocked to one side - curiosity or regard power mandibles spread - aggression head and eyes lowered - submission mandibles flared - anger back arched and mandibles flared - rage push with one hand at another's shoulder - Challenge mandibles click together - regard placing one hand on another's shoulder, and shaking - greeting |