Lexember:2020

For the tribemembers' Lexember entries in the year 2020.

Nebulonic
hnouzem /n̥ou̯d͡zem/ "mountain" < Old Nebulonic hnoot "to be frightfully tall" + -sem (gnomic/stative participle marker)

Xanz
x-d-z /x-d-ʤ/ wisdom, knowledge

Derived forms:

with _á__(e) agentive: xanz [xãnʤ] noun "seeker of knowledge, Xanzite"

with _a_i_ repetitive/habitual aspect: xadiz [xadiʤ] stative verb "be knowledgeable/wise"

Nebulonic
mébivo /ˈme.pi.vo/ "bog, wetland" < Old Nebulonic mebju "to be muddy" + -o (nominalizing suffix)

Xanz
g-s-d /g-s-d/ structure, organization

Derived forms:

with _u_í_ active voice: gusin [gusĩn] verb "sort, organize, write down, make record of"

with _a_i_ repetitive/habitual aspect: gasid [gasid] verb "write a book"

with _á__(e) agentive: gañhde [gãɲ̊dɛ] noun "book" (not actually totally sure on this one, there's more than one nominalization pattern and I might decide later that "book" should be a different one)

Nebulonic
ucutóvin /u.t͡suˈtʰo.vin/ "fogstone, homichlite" < Old Nebulonic ukjutówin "fogstone, homichlite" < úkju "fog" + tówin "stone"

Fogstone is a very important part of Nebulonic culture. In the days before the migration, the Nebulones lived far to the northeast of Sajem Din in fogstone-rich mountains. Fogstone is plentiful in the current Nebulonian Mountains, and a similar stone, telmatite, is also found in the Boglands, where it often washes upon the shores of the lakes and rivers. Veins of fogstone can be identified because there will be large, thick patches of fog above the land where they are found. As it decays, it releases this fog into the air. The Nebulones prefer such regions because our agricultural practices rely on this fog.

Xanz
t-t-d /t-t-d/ follow

Derived forms:

with _u_i_ active voice: tutid [tutid] "follow, get advice from"

with _e_y_ patient noun: tetyd [tɛtɨt] "leader, commander" borrowed into Sajem Tan as tetyt "king"

The people of Xanz live under a constitutional monarchy in which the primary role of the monarch is to be knowledgeable about organizational structures and to coordinate communication between the various governmental bodies. The monarch does have some direct power, though in recent times it is rarely used.

Nebulonic
hlíbi /ˈl̥ipi/ "crane" < of doubtful etymology

Nebulonic clans are named after birds, and the royal clan is the Crane Clan.

Nebulonic
hmusí /m̥uˈsi/ "ginkgo tree"

The brackish ginkgo tree (kólæ hmusí) is one of few plants that can absorb salty fog, so it plays a huge role in the cleanup of fog pollution.

Nebulonic
borám /poˈrɒm/ "the chickadee tree, a kind of coniferous tree" < Old Nebulonic poro "to serve as shelter for flying animals"

The borám is a fast-growing conifer found in the taigas of the Northeastern Mountains. It was introduced to the Nebulonian Mountains after the Nebulones settled there. It is a fog plant, and it is a choice home for chickadees, hence the nickname pícæ dær "chickadee tree". It is the national tree of Nebulonia.

Nebulonic
mírib /ˈmirip/ "boreal forest, taiga"

This word forms part of the name of the mountainous regions in the northeast of the New Continent: Mírib Ménæg (borrowed into Sajem Tan as Mižimenak).

Nebulonic
hrúb /ˈr̥up/ "to be quiet, to be asleep, to be hidden"

Hrúb is the root of the name of Hrubeila, the capital of Nebulonia. It was so named because of its location, hidden high in the mountains and shrouded in fog, and because of the quiet way of life its founders envisioned for the monastery that went on to become the nucleus of the city. It is known affectionately as "the city that always sleeps" and its official symbol is the white dandelion.