Kehuu

Kehuu is the language of the Lancian Cultural Region.

Description (Specifications)

Kehuu is the first language of those of Lancian extraction, and is an official language on many worlds in Taapvaia, Tansa, Isi Ahto, and Mimu subsectors. Kehuu translator chips can be obtained at all Class A and B starports in these subsectors.

Kehuu is rich in words associated with arts and crafts, and is one of the most beautiful and expressive languages known, whether written or spoken. It does suffer from the fact that it isn't a particularly precise language when it comes to science or politics. A treaty written in Kehuu would sound impressive, but would be open to wide interpretation. As such, even in the Lancian Cultural Region, Anglic or Vilani is preferred for that sort of documentation.

History & Background (Dossier)

The language is believed to have evolved from the ancient Terran language spoken by the transplanted Humaniti that made up the Lancians. It is descended from pre-contact Kukhenian, but since then it has evolved, absorbing many Vilani and Anglic words and phrases. It is a particularly flowery tongue, and is often described as the Language of Romance. In keeping with the artistic and creative traditions of the Lancians; actors, poets and writers often use it.

Example

Unjka tai Kihmu aheh Kajed tai oku jaas: "Within the core of all (sentients) lies the essence of creation".

(Literally, "the core of all, within, the essence of creation lies")

Lexicon

• Aheh: "Within"
• Ammeinha: A court of 13 people, part of traditional Lancian legal practice
• Jaas: To lie, as in to reside, to rest
• Kajed: The Essence, divine quality
• Kamamosku: "Sanctuary"
• Kaz: A counterculture who believe in destruction as the ultimate denial of creation.
• Kihmu: The collectivity of sentience and consciousness, all thinking beings
• Nunjki: A colloquial term for non-Lancians
• Oku: Creation, creative quality, creativity
• Osakoss: A complex strategy game
• Paatissa: The religion of which the goddess Lancia was part of the pantheon
• Tariil: A guild, part of the Lancian social order
• Unjka: The core, the central quality, the base

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This language is primarily in use in the following areas:
Charted Space:

• Dagudashaag Sector
  • Mimu Subsector
• Gushemege Sector
  • Isi Ahto Subsector
  • Taapvaia Subsector
  • Tansa Subsector
• Corridor Sector
  • Sashrakusha Subsector

World Listing: 1105

The following systems and worlds are associated with this language]:

1 of 1 World articles in Kehuu

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References & Contributors (Sources)

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• David Burden - HIWG - HIWN Document 3407
• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 185.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science