Challenge: Lexember 2017

Lexember is the challenge of creating a word a day.

Lexember 2017

12/1/17

Sikunn Language

1. ishkalahe • [ iʃ.k.laɛ.hɛ ] • n. one's committed significant other, their culture's equivalent of a beloved wife, lit. "blood of my heart"
2. sheko • [ ʃɛ.ko ] • n. blood; that which carries life, e.g. a river is the "blood" of a city

12/2/17

In Sikunn culture, oaths or vows are considered bonds on a person’s soul, so much that it’s a saying in that part of the world that “The Sikunn swear no oaths but to their god.” That being said, that’s why the meanings of this word. I’ll IPA it later.

1. okeletos • [ ok.ɛ.lɛt.os ] • n. 1. sworn oaths or vows; 2. chain, whether for jewelry, machinery, etc.; 3. archaic. slavery or servanthood.

12/3/17

Sikunn

1. sosen • [ so.sɛn ] • adj. spicy, flavorful and with moderate heat