Phrase Dictionary in T'kakou Dialect

The T'kakou dialect developed its written language significantly later than the Keyrit-Welokyi dialect, even through several T'kakou scientific achievements. This caused the T'kakou language to skew; for example, their possessive suffix is "-yt" instead of "-yi." It is possible for a Keyrit speaker to interpret an Ugoyt speaker, but fluency and rapid talking is out of the question.

Root Languages

• Wokaiya

Spoken by

• T'kakou: Technomads

Common Phrases

T'kreh-oi tai tyukuk, tyukuk, tai. ovt'kroi tuk tyu-tikay tai

If you can pick up the rock, pick it up. Otherwise, pick up the spear.

This phrase emphasizes the usefulness of every, at least most, tribesmen. Every skill has its purpose.

Yu rat'kay kukyi, yuwerayo owit'kroiya yo!

A little knowledge, and the world doesn't explode!

This is the T'kakou tribe's salute to the more cautious tribes. It's common knowledge that there is nothing the T'kakou hold sacred, and there is nothing the T'kakou hold out of reach.

Krerya, Krukuk, Kroweru

big weed, touch rock, long time.

More Anglicized, it means that it will take a long time to split a rock while wielding only a large plant. It's a jab at the villages of Retrougo, saying that their life among plants (an analogy for luxury) has made them weaker. A life of eternal hardship, while not the best, forces the tribesmen to be tough and vigilant. Yes, the T'kakou understand the concept of erosion.

Ro eyeketlau Yu t-tok aukai, t'kreh oweloo yo

The fear-lovers live for a thousand years, and yet for none of them

The T'kakou recognize that living a life of caution leads to a more stable life, but they regard that life as pointless.

Kawerai teryt tur Krorowelu

My resting place will be an ocean of freshwater.

This was the shorthand for the individual's desire for riches and fame, at least in the later years of his/her life. It was often the motivation to keep going, especially once the large mining corporations gained a foothold.