shwawkojeow SÉko jeA O (shwah-KOH-jay-OW) Ondoko for “squatter” — literally, “croucher”. Ilon encounters a roving army from some past battle on Ataga. Its lemoforms — often just called “shades” when one doesn’t want to get close enough[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kaian Tree — one of 21 days in the Kaian year. In this case three days before the winter solstice, and the day on which terrorists are reported to have murdered the President of Pærth. The insults given to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thoh is just an affectionate nick name Sonia’s family has for her.
lalanu (LALANU) is NAL slang for “winter leaf or leaves of grass” — in short, a flake. Ilon insinuates the East (where he is from) is as male-dominated as Ondo asserts; jokingly he translates Ondo’s name for his home hemisphere:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Aop’s grandkæther finds it meaningful to bid Aop good-bye here. Though their native tongue is Ondoko, this phrase can — like many languages — be said with a special emphasis that indicates true meaning. It can be written out: CwRi[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
miko (Lore dialect) is an affectionate slang meaning traveler or friend.
In the rightmost panel: Fishing for others has been a bit of a moral challenge for our friend, but being forced to eat fish himself has pushed him to press for an alternative. Serk is a kind of preserved vegetable-seaweed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
nefyookzo (nef-FYOOK-zoh) is a small measurement from the Jeenare metric system, a bit shorter than our centimeter. Between Lore and Ondoko empires sharing large portions of the same measurement system, you’d think they could get along better — but no.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Aop cries the summoning incantation taught by zer grandka. Who could ze be calling? (Okay, it’s obviously Tollerio.) The lower sign at the pier of Roel Mik pleads with the reader to follow its directions, seemingly to make sure you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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