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The [[Bolian]] language is a collection of mutually intelligible dialects that differ mostly in accent and idiom. | The [[Bolian]] language is a collection of mutually intelligible dialects that differ mostly in accent and idiom. | ||
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*Ajah Mai, A Bolian [[Bolian Water Sculpture|Water Sculpture]] | *Ajah Mai, A Bolian [[Bolian Water Sculpture|Water Sculpture]] | ||
*Ajahi Mailos, An artisan who specializes in Ajah Mai | *Ajahi Mailos, An artisan who specializes in Ajah Mai | ||
*Ajahi Mailosin, An apprentice to an Ajahi Mailos{{SimRef | SIMLINK=https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-arrow/c/ICFiT5PtwZg | CHARACTERS=Lt Zenno | SIMTITLE=Unexpected Mail Call | SHIP=[[USS Arrow]] }} | |||
*Arvadathi, Bolian tomato soup, but only the authentic variety made from Arvaditum | *Arvadathi, Bolian tomato soup, but only the authentic variety made from Arvaditum | ||
*Sihawey, wind, specifically one that blows over the ocean | *Sihawey, wind, specifically one that blows over the ocean | ||
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==Kinship Terms and Examples== | ==Kinship Terms and Examples== | ||
The Bolian language has a rich set of terms to describe family relationships. With multiple births being so common, there are special terms to designate siblings born at the same time. Although one must remember that the Bolians do not mean the day of live birth, but of the Ocean Day. There are also words to denote siblings born of the same biological parents, half-siblings, and those raised together as siblings with no biological relationship. | The Bolian language has a rich set of terms to describe family relationships. With multiple births being so common, there are special terms to designate siblings born at the same time. Although one must remember that the Bolians do not mean the day of live birth, but of the [[Bolian Ocean Day Celebrations|Ocean Day]]. There are also words to denote siblings born of the same biological parents, half-siblings, and those raised together as siblings with no biological relationship. | ||
Regarding terms for siblings, there are no gendered terms such as brother or sister. (Mother and Father do have analogues in the language.) However, the Bolian language does make distinctions between older and younger siblings, but those distinctions apply only if they had different Ocean Days. A group of twins would all have the same Ocean Day, so there is no distinction of the “older” and “younger” twin in this case. But if another child came along later to the same parents, the twins would be the older ones and the new child would be considered the younger sibling. For Bolian purposes, the twins are the exact same age. | Regarding terms for siblings, there are no gendered terms such as brother or sister. (Mother and Father do have analogues in the language.) However, the Bolian language does make distinctions between older and younger siblings, but those distinctions apply only if they had different Ocean Days. A group of twins would all have the same Ocean Day, so there is no distinction of the “older” and “younger” twin in this case. But if another child came along later to the same parents, the twins would be the older ones and the new child would be considered the younger sibling. For Bolian purposes, the twins are the exact same age. | ||
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*Mibu-Im, biological mother but not in the household | *Mibu-Im, biological mother but not in the household | ||
*Im-Adahh, biological father but not in the household | *Im-Adahh, biological father but not in the household | ||
*Mibu-Ah, Mother: Non-biological female parent, partnered to the Adahh, either exclusively or in a group. This term is used for | *Mibu-Ah, Mother: Non-biological female parent, partnered to the Adahh, either exclusively or in a group. This term is used for one who does primary parenting. | ||
*Mibu-Ahno: Term for any other female parents in the household. Not a primary parent. | *Mibu-Ahno: Term for any other female parents in the household. Not a primary parent. | ||
*Adahh-Lo, Father: Non-biological male parent, partnered to the Mibu, either exclusively or in a group. This term is used for | *Adahh-Lo, Father: Non-biological male parent, partnered to the Mibu, either exclusively or in a group. This term is used for one who does primary parenting. | ||
*Adahh-No: Term for any other male parents in the household. Not a primary parent. | *Adahh-No: Term for any other male parents in the household. Not a primary parent. | ||
*Sarndah, generic term for all siblings in a household. Older, younger, biologically related, or not are included. | *Sarndah, generic term for all siblings in a household. Older, younger, biologically related, or not are included. | ||
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*Sirma-Dah, older sibling in the same household, no biological relationship | *Sirma-Dah, older sibling in the same household, no biological relationship | ||
*Slawah-Dah, younger sibling in the same household, no biological relationship | *Slawah-Dah, younger sibling in the same household, no biological relationship | ||
*Tian-Vah, literally "Uncle/Aunt of Blood and Water," meaning the person is a full biological Brother or Sister of a Mibu. | |||
Examples: Bolian male Rett is in a group marriage with Vott (male), Nixx (female), and Slass (female). Rett and Nixx produce children. The children would call Rett Adahh and Nixx would be Mibu. Vott would be Adahh-No and Slass would be Mibu-Ahno. Rett leaves the household. He immediately becomes | Examples: Bolian male Rett is in a group marriage with Vott (male), Nixx (female), and Slass (female). Rett and Nixx produce children. The children would call Rett Adahh and Nixx would be Mibu. Vott would be Adahh-No and Slass would be Mibu-Ahno. Rett leaves the household. He immediately becomes Im-Adahh. Female Tivv joins the household, primary with Nixx, and brings her older children. Tivv would be Mibu-Ahno and her children would be Sarndah to Rett and Nixx’s offspring. The younger children would call the older ones Sirma-Dah. | ||
==Common Idioms== | ==Common Idioms== | ||
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==Literature== | ==Literature== | ||
Most poems and long-form stories begin with an invocation to the wind or water. This is simply a tradition in high Bolian literature, kept since antiquity. | Most poems and long-form stories begin with an invocation to the wind or water. This is simply a tradition in high Bolian literature, kept since antiquity. | ||
One of the more famous Bolian poems from antiquity is the Lays of Zemnsuirahh written by Xott the Merciful. Xott was an ancient warlord and also a poet who wrote poems of his own victories. {{SimRef | SIMLINK=https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-khitomer/c/Z35O_OELESQ | CHARACTERS=Lt Zenno | SIMTITLE=A Whisper of Echoes, Part I | SHIP=[[USS Khitomer]] }} | |||
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