Daily Cycle

hafwe sunrise hours
heox risen sun until high sun
zkahe high sun until sunset
zehxehn sunset hours
sifwía darkness before moonrise
fwiaxa moonlit night hours
hyela complete day
pnjea full moon
asfeu sliver moon
cikixi new moon (black sky)
d'iaxin 59 day period (draqa month)
swaer 1461 day period (4 years)
néhitr 8 swaer (roughly 32 years)
baci years 1-4 in a swaer
dawi years 5-8 in a swaer
íern years 9-12 in a swaer
pehix years 13-16 in a swaer
jehikwa years 17-20 in a swaer
píak years 21-24 in a swaer
bewor years 25-28 in a swaer
bbehika years 29-32 in a swaer


Feelings

suorka anger
xáoka frustration
sfea sadness
sufa(wa) contentment
xagwa longing, desirous feeling
bolobor affectionate love
haiasa affectionate love
haes "perfect" love
pik infatuatory love
pikxa infatuatory love
léhínakweas identitial love
hwúunoi feeling of fascination
sekan feeling of lust
cad'wi sensual, voluptuous feeling
síkoi sexy, desirable feeling
comi feeling of ridiculousness, foolishness
fwae liking, affinity
jatin bummed out, frustrated melancholy feeling


The Body

tak finger, toe
piotak finger
noatak toe
xifa hand, foot
pioxifa hand
noaxifa foot
noa- leg
pio- arm
jieht right arm
kil left arm
jakl left leg
konr right leg
payo head
kubo belly
kawa back
swala erect penis
swali erect penis
sawa penis, clitoris
hehliehchun vagina
swalo vagina
sui vagina
suipr labia minor
kiwi anus
í'i perianum
nuwa buttocks
béabn buttocks
bama buttocks
nucr pair of breasts, chest
ta pair of eyes
don nose
pila hair
asfeu toenail, fingernail
yolo labia major, scrotum
yolóa testicles
mlewa mouth
huna mouth
jaki teeth
d'e'a teeth
pewa lips
awi ears
tewe nipples
xwani areola
xomya body of breast
nunu fatty flesh
jufa blood
dako bone
soqa inner thigh, inner upper arm
lolo toungue
fwaerlae sweat
talae tears
juba menstruation; menstrual blood
bali menstruation; menstrual blood
cóatami umbilical cord
skewa semen
sulae vaginal lubricant/ ejaculate; pre-cum
xpwaha diarrhea
kubolae vomit
cuka feces
skaca pain
cwotr physical discomfort
pehna headache
sfeakwiak depression
bíakwiak dementia
kiafakwiak schizophrenia
fwaer skin
kwiakwíakbal mental retardation
donlae snot
donlaec'ta eye crust
nucrlae breast milk
kwiak sickness, disease
kwiakfeambal senility


People

béabn twins
beas mother
axba grandmother
twi offspring
beabn sibling
bó'o sibling
ówas mother's sibling, or sister's child
tiowa sister's child, or mother's sister's child
sawe(na) midwife; "father" the midwife is considered an important relative of the child, and can be male or female since all must learn the skill; the midwife is usually a sibling or close friend selected by the mother
seowi teacher
batu infant
cabu child
madr adult
pai elder
aja precocious bratty child
faxawi person on the shaman path
faxa shaman
xlahawi "cult" priest
beasbat ancestor
fehul stranger
diehsl evil non-draqa person
xokafar non-draqa person
parwa ruler, chief
yamamapar leader, overseer, supervisor
parsi persian
kamata egyptian
atlana atlantean
amana german
merka american
igkwix english
cugkwo chinese
hindi indian
ehir irish
luski russian
maya mayan
ni'pon japanese
yehudi jewish
ipana spanish
latina latino
tlan draqa person
tala draqa person
jawa draqa person
ksaxion "cult" xeon associated with creative and hedonistic expression and development of one's tái
naqwa "cult" xeon associated with corporeal and athletic expression and development of one's tái
haxfwíi "cult" xeon associated with skilled craftmaking and artisan expression and development of one's tái
jamala "cult" xeon associated with search for knowledge and deeper understanding for expression and development of one's tái
swaktala another name for jamala
yohwahaxo YHWH, Allah considered a xeon in draqa thought
lahaxo YHWH, Allah
tái spiritual "energy" or "power", actually more correctly a "potential" that is present in all entities and forms
xok disembodied spirit
xeon entity with greater tái due to the investment of the tái of its followers
xeo entity, spirit (within or without a body)
pafa foolishness
weasin lack of self-control
poijawi oppressor, intruder
weas self-control
jakawi violent person
pahwawi evil, bad person
pawi evil, bad person
xamawi especially beneficent person
maswi wise person
sekawi highly-sexed person
hwayawi creative person
beaswi creative person
jamad'wa draqa "warrior" is actually more like a spy: they generally travel to learn the cultures, languages and technologies of other cultures and bring the knowledge home to share.
hoi friend
hina acquaintance
akeh person, animal, animate being
xoka human (drhaqa only) person
xokafar non-draqa person
bombo buddy ; non-draqa person
hean non-human person
ksaxawi creatively, hedonistically oriented person
naqwi athletically, corporeally oriented person
haxawi person skilled in craftmaking and artisanship
jamalawi person who seeks knowledge and understanding
swaktalawi person who seeks knowledge and understanding
beasbatu title for well-loved person
bibi Mama, Mommy
kawi tribe
kinehwa people, ethnic group
xokawi any human person
sandar non-draqa culture
tikiwi person who lives well by tiki


Daily Items

caek knife
cikehna knife
cuqi spoon
co food bowl
pacwa jug
noqa heating stone
hioc stool, seat
somo sleeping mat
fwaxin pillow
xiwae thick woven cloth (tapestry, rug, blanket)
d'ítahwa thin cloth (sheet)
poci skirt
po skirt
jehga boots
nia sandals
sehli belt
laqyi ring
no'o bowl for liquids
kaxi fireplace
xowi bath, pool
x.ka rag
doqi room, enclosed space
xiqwo creation, construction, artwork (physical)
daiqai draqa design form


Others

haixi meditation
ximi cute, adorable, sweet, charming
laes titillating, mysterious, intriguing, enticing, sexy
duía song
habajorkehi
jorka plan, intention
-sin lacking, without
taiac search, discovery
taiakci draqa ritual similar to "vision quest"
'halokwaer
'halokwaiac
saka not want, not need
kai want, need
saca mere This word means "mere", but also its antithesis, for which there is no English correlative.
tae path, way, manner, destiny
ferhyelakwai today
xanamehskwai method of draqa word-compounding
lawa world
skeac sleeping dream
hwebal waking dream
xuwin illusion, distortion
lawaskeac realm of sleeping dreams
lawahwebal realm of waking dreams
lawaheita'asin unseen realm
lawaxuwin this realm , lit. "illusory realm", "distorted realm"
lawaxok spirit realm
liax erotic, sensual beauty
lika pleasant smell, fragrance
liu harmonious, "love" type, spiritual beauty (can be non-visual)
laya balanced, picturesque, (boring), "perfect" beauty
haela intellectual, grotesque, mind and/or eye-catching "beauty"
buji the joy of meeting a person with the hope that further contact, and possibly friendship will follow
kwiha already
kaha not yet
aho(we)
mehs word
yokahioc lotus position
mawahioc "cat" position-crouch
bolobu draqa concept of reasonability
heitala cooperation (without agreement), cooperative game, striving together
miki agreed cooperation, compromise, diplomacy, discussion, resolution
hata opposition, game, conflict, competition

Natural World

siaha(n) deer
wuha(n) canine
wala earthworm
mawa feline
zwasa spider
d'wíqo bird
d'sawa snake
pak small flying insect
pwehsl fly
pehtipak gnat
kiehkya fish as food
kio fish as food
kejr dead fish (not food)
kelex live fish
xkwehwha squirrel
zwehla tree
zwehlalan forest, woodland
díafwix moon
sui fruit
pila grass
plean poor quality dry grass
fwe above
juk ground, dirt
zheoxk sun
fwíal wind
húuxk snow
xehikr fire
le water


Others

hikxa pierce, penetrate, stab
jaka violence
jerka death
fweacor display, show, reveal
seok lesson
east greatness
swaktan magic, power, science, technology
ewjo count, calculate
d'wirka page, sheet, leaf
soko(r) high quality
bua good
bolo good
pala bad
péal bad
tama mystery, secret, esoterica, theory
kiafa understand
kaia need, want
jea ability
meac allow, permit, facillitate
mac allow, permit, facillitate
tiki draqa concept of what is proper, good and expected behavior
huni cunnilingus, fellatio
jona
jasi
fiehcn
fiehtr
xálin(ta) active loving, displays of love
bal mind
bean physical body
lan special place, home
buka laugh, joke, talk shit
meas knowledge with skill and wisdom
weo creation (ideation)
hwayo manifestation
xana name
beac greeting, farewell
sowa sleep
kowa book, journal, pamphlet
síofa sleep-deprivation high
ceakta chess; war, war-mongering
jalor interpersonal politics; politics
firwa-tien difference
p"pua fart
p"kwan need to urinate
xuben "spirit body"
susba "spirit mind"
sika green
cika black
siar yellow
tanik blue
woka brown
fe'ika red
tiswi turquoise
kloi white
fili close up, hide, unexpose
jeso open up, expose an interior
xehwa request
xehha lovemaking
xeawa physical pleasure; lovemaking
xa pleasure
caqia walk through woods without following a path, trail
bor
xeawa request
blwea hyper, excited feeling
bjuirna outer space
ma'owa sense to keep one's mouth shut
teon immediate thought
skio punctillious
box deep down, high up
buk wide, thick
slean narrow, thin
sor speed
tar size
qoehija too strong/ endurant/ resistant
cwíak too weak/ flimsy
téon glass, jewel
xama special to the universe
xlóha long, flowing body of water
teal enclosed, relatively static body of water
cehik draqa stoicism
weajwa ability to manipulate persons and situations without confrontation
jad'a journey, trip, excursion
zasr dry, tart
péhipr lip kiss
péapahwa evil
kuawa grooming, upkeep, maintenance, cleaning
qladla any unit of exchange
qlaki stick
fweota ashes
z'n peck of a kiss
zok wood
xael waiting


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Last Updated: February 27, 2000