Terms

These will get separate pages later. Patmoose is being lazy.

Avather, Ava - (aw-vuh) Gender neutral term for a parent.

Bonisi - (bone-ee-see) Old durna term, meaning "minder". In the tribes it is still a professional nanny position, but everywhere else a Bonisi is a children's specialist. They teach new parents how to care for fawns, give courses on parenting to the community, babysit in emergencies, and even specialize in children's medicine.

Maithe - (mayth) Gender neutral term for a parent's sibling. Originally meant "protector".

Mestiv - (mess-tihv) Gender neutral term for master/mistress. Generally used for all crafters or artisans that are wise in their trade and/or can take up apprentices.

Sondar - (sohn-dar) Old durna term, meaning "leader". These days it is used mostly as a term for a mayor-like figure, or a medieval lord. These Sondar may have different titles, and the word is a catch-all for those who manage the well-being of a community. It is also still used in the nomadic families as the chief of the group.

Visilor - (vih-see-lore) Old durna term, meaning "assistance". Though in nomadic tribes this is the third in command under a Sondar, in the rest of Melodir it is the title given to the Sondar's personal assistant. Generally this is a very intelligent, wise dirla that is good at managing a household, numbers, or anything that the Sondar has a weakness in leading. They are meant to compliment the abilities of the Sondar and cover any holes, so to say.

Vither, Vit - (vih-ther) A gender neutral term for a sibling, ie sister, brother, vither.