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Please note that following a screen capture of what looks like David J. Peterson's official dictionary the entries below will follow an intended order of: Castithan word—Different forms of Series—Pronunciation in IPA—Proto-Castithan Root—Proto-Castithan Definition—Modern Castithan Definition. Please note that when the Proto-Castithan definition (always marked with an * as is customary for reconstructed forms) and the Modern definition are the same it will not be repeated below. A prototypical example then will go:

zwagozwag·o, -a ['zwa.go] *zuagʼ (n.C) headquaters; (n.C) hard drive (for a computer). n. brain.

All such entries (Forms of the Series, IPA Pronunciation, Root, Older definition) are always subject to availability, and may or may not be provided but will always be entered in this order. Furthermore, when safe to assume, IPA will still be provided even if not explicitly stated elsewhere, as Castithan pronunciation seems to be quite regular.

A

• abe [ˈabe] *api
  

conj. if

• acho [ˈatʃo] *atti-u
  

n. number, amount

• adádo [aˈdado] *at-at-u
  

n. half, part, piece

B

• bada ['ba.da] *ɓaː-ɗ-a

adj. encouraged.

• bahi ['ba.hi] *baːði-i

n. liquid.

• banggo

n. idiot.

• baza ['ba.za] *mbaːʐ-a

v. to put up with.

• beskano

idiom. of course/not a problem.

• bihalazhwe [bi.'ha.la.ʒwe] *mbiːga-laː-ziulau-a-i

exp. thank you, thanks.

• bodhako

n. fixer.

• bodhalu

v. to fix.

• bonuyo bon·uyo, -uya, -wile ['bo.nu.jo]

n. grandfather (paternal).

• buléno

n. friend.

CH

• chango

n. thug.

• chezwalu

v. to write.

• chevalu

v. to fail.

• chumyulo

n. grandmother (maternal).

D

• daimya

adj. brave.

• Daribo

n. Castithan home world they shared with the Indogene. The Indogene call it Indo.

• deto

n. love, general term for love. The more general term, now used as the romantic term.

• detu

v. to love. The more general term, now used as the romantic term.

• Difayantso

n. the town of Defiance.

• dore [ˈdoɾe] *ɗauri
  

adv. once

• dunya

num. three.

• dyevyo dye·vyo, -vya, -hi ['djevjo]

n. office.

DH

• dhapso

n. axe.

E

• enyasho

n. bitch.

• eshkizhulo eshkizh·ulo, -iwa, -iwe [eʃkiʒulo]

n. strength.

• eshkyulo

n. crystal (a generic term).

• ezuchiro

n. charge blade.

F

• fadholo

n. water.

• fajizwalino

n. glyph or character in the Castithan writing system.

• famáiro

n. Castithan bathing ritual.

• fandalo fanda·lo, -la, -le

v. to shade.

• fandeto

n. love, now a general term for non-intimate non-romantic love, originally poetical, romantic and intimate.

• favi

a gender neutral honourific used by someone of a lower Liro towards someone of the Shanje (highest) Liro.

• fazwago fazwa·go, -ga, -ge

n. brain

• fe

exp. yes. In response to a negative question.

• fila

num. one.

• finjilu finji·lu, -la

v.s to believe, believed

• fizhigwo

exp. welcome.

• fovásho

n. Castithan caste system.

• fuavano

n. relaxation.

• furíje

adj. beautiful.

• furími

adj. feisty, lively.

• furímyo

n. a lively little Castithan animal that’s jumpy and excitable.

• fyelo [ˈfjelo] *
  

n. woman

• fyetulu ['fje.tu.lu] *fittuluː

v. to push.

G

• garilu

v. to raze.

• gao

exp. no.

• gela ['ge.la]

adj. right (direction i.e. right hand).

• gele ['ge.le]

adj. opposing.

• gwave

adj. complex.

H

• hangobolo

n. Votan spice used to flavour meals.

• haryo har·yo, -ya, -i ['ha.rjo]

v. to fight.

• hidhalu

v. to live.

• hijivana

adj. wrong.

• hini

adj. moist.

• hinjo hinj·o, -a, -e ['hin.dʒo]

v. to know.

• hive

adj. honourable.

• huno hun·o, -a, -e ['hu.no] (past tense)

v. needed (past tense).

• hunu hun·u, -a, -i ['hu.nu] (present tense)

v. to need.

I

• iga

adj. serious.

• ike

part. general locative particle.

• iléhalu [iˈlehalu] *ila-iga-luu
  

v. to be white

• ilo il·o, -a, -u ['i.lo] *iil

n. shame.

• ilo il·o, -a, -u ['i.lo] *iila

n. a Daribo plant.

• ilu [ˈilu] *iil-uu
  

v. to shame, to humiliate, to disgrace, to embarrass, to defame

• ivali

n. colonization.

n. Castithan card game.

• iválu [iˈvalu] *ifaa-luu
  

v. to change, to alter

J

• jaja

n. money.

• jeme

and; coordinates different sentences.

• jemilo jemil·o, -a, -e

n. clitoris. (Uncertain if this is applicable to Castithan females, or if it's a Castithan word specifically for human female anatomy).

n. Castithan spelling of the English name Jamie.

• jihe

adj. huge.

K

• ka

and; coordinates different clauses.

• kama

num. two.

• kanu [ˈkanu] *kan-uu
  

v. to devour, to eat

• karélu [kaˈɾelu] *kʼaarai-luu
  

v. to convince, to persuade

• Kastithanu

n. Castithan.

• kazhilu [ˈkaʒilu] *kazii-luu
  

v. to be red

• keli [ˈkeli] *kaili-i
  

adj. happy

• kelya [ˈkeʎa] *kaili-a
  

adj. slow

• ki

and; coordinates items within a clause, often used when listing items.

• kiri

adj. pleasure-inducing; arousing; sensual.

• kyezulu

v. to see through, to get.

• kyezutso

n. doctor (lit. "one who knows how").

• kwaza

adj. final.

• kwofo ['kwo.fo] *tuffau

n. type of Votan worm.

• kwonyo

adj. new.

• kwospu

adj. non-verbal.

L

• liriha

adj. secret.

• liro

n. Castithan caste.

• lishka

n. moment (in a poetic sense)

n. an archaic form of breeze.

• loykyulo

adj. orbital.

M

• me

prostp. → A Series to.

prostp. → I Series towards, in the direction of (but not up to)

prostp. → U Series for.

• marusha

n. social standing, reputation, one’s worth.

• mibuniro

n. Castithan society.

N

• nevitso nevits·o, -a, -e

pron. 1st person singular, I, me.

• nyambu

adj. fresh.

O

• omabolo

n. night.

• onu on·u, -wa, -we

v. to erase.

P

• pasko pask·o, -a, -e

n. defiance.

• paspazhe [ˈpaspaʒe] *pas-pas-i
  

adv. through

• pasulo pasu·lo, -la, -le

v. to try for.

• paya [ˈpaja] *pʼai-a
  

adj. real, authentic, genuine

• pengu [ˈpeŋu] *pʼaiŋ-uu
  

v. to teach, to instruct

• pombuna

pron. 1st person plural, We, us.

• pothilu [ˈpoθilu] *puθθi-luu
  

v. to wear, to bear, to sport

• pume ['pu.me] *puːm-i (adj.) reticent.

adj. dignified.

• purayo

n. spring.

n. A feminine Castithan name.

• pyeniko pyenik·o, -a, -e [pje.ni.ko]

n. sleeper.

• pyenilu [ˈpjenilu] *pinni-luu
  

v. to rest

v. to sleep.

R

• ragilu [ˈɾaɡilu] *ragi-luu
  

v. to answer, to respond

• Rayetso

n. Castithan deity.

• rejo ['redʒo]

n. sport.

• religwo

exp. hello, goodbye. Can be used as a greeting and a farewell.

• ribo

n. tree.

• rindo [ˈɾindo] *riind-u
  

n. wall, room

• rono ro·no, -na, -ne

v. to approach, to go near.

• ronyume

adv. soon.

• rutsayo

n. flower.

S

• Seto ['se.to] *sʼaittu

n. Castithan name.

• skaharaya [ska'haɾaja]

exp. cheers.

• stamo stam·o, -a, -e

n. summer.

n. A feminine Castithan name.

• su

exp. yes. In response to a positive question.

• sutso

n. blasphemer, infidel.

• swogo

n. star.

n. A feminine Castithan name.

SH

• shigejilu

v. to remember.

• shigustako shigustak·o, -a, -e [ʃi.gus.ta.ko]

n. priest.

• shirivanawo

n. Castithan religion.

• shiro

v. to seem.

• shtako ['ʃtako]

n. excrement, shit.

T

• tanavano

n. straight/honest talk.

• telo

n. ceremonial bridal head wear.

TH

• thasuzwo

n. altar-maidens.

• thawandayo

n. bottom layer of Castithan society, casteless.

• thome

adv. later.

adv. forward.

• thorindo

n. waterfall.

U

• ualu [ˈualu] *uuða-luu
  

v. to invade

• uavano

n. invasion.

• Urutho Uruth·o, -a, -e

n. the planet Earth

n. humans.

• uthilu

v. to laugh.

W

• walu [ˈwalu] *ua-luu
  

v. to sound, to toll, to beat

• wokyulu [ˈwokjulu] *hukiuluu
  

v. to sleep, to lose track of, to lose, to miss, to take one's eyes off of, to turn a blind eye to

V

• vaino vai·no, -na ['vaj.no] *vaːhin-u (n.C) dawn.

n. past.

• vajuvano [vadʒu'vano] *badiu-ban-u

n. confusion.

• vakitso

n. survivor.

• veonuvanawo

n. great shaming.

• veraho

n. day.

Y

• yafyo

n. casteless individual.

• yavi

adj. being of the lowest rung of Castithan society, the thawandayo, or related to it.

• yenyene

adj. more.

• yezo ye·zo, -za, -zhe

n. policy.

• yu

v. to be.

• yuke liro

n. the fog caste. Lowest level of the Liro system.

Z

• zenggyo

n. fire.

• zwadu zwad·u, -a ['zwa.du] *zʼuat

(vd.C) to transport, to transfer.

v. to send.

• zwago zwag·o, -a ['zwa.go] *zuagʼ

(n.C) headquaters;

(n.C) hard drive (for a computer).

n. brain.

• zwajilino zwajili·no, -na ['zwa.dʒi.li.no] *zʼuat-(i)lii

(n.I3) message, letter, missive.

• zwasitso zwasits·o, -a ['zwa.si.tso] *zʼuasʼ-(i)tus

(n.C) cook, chef.

• zwasu zwas·u, -a ['zwa.su] *zʼuasʼ

(vd.C) to heat, to make hot, to heat up.

v. to cook.

• zwazhe ['zwa·ʒe] *zuaz-i

(adj.) thorny, having thorns.

• -zwo

honorific attached to the end of a name. eg. Tarrazwo.

ZH

• zhala

adj. left (direction i.e. left hand)

• zhemo zhem·o, -a, -e ['ʒe.mo]

v.A1 to desire.

• zhulawa

exp. please.

• zhurizibuno

n. family.