Sefdaanian Ethnography Chapter 7 - Manners

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प)								nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels)
p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ɔ	o	u			ı	ɛ	y
प	ब	फ	भ	म़	म			त	द	थ	ध	ल़	ल			च	ज	स	स़	र	न			क	ग	क़	ग़	ह	य			स्व	स्य			इ ई पि पी	ए एै पे पै	अ आ प पा	ऒ ॵ पॊ पॏ	ओ औ पो पौ	उ ऊ पु पू			पं	पऺ	पॅ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Greetings and Polite Expressions - ǧe̋rosk̬e ne̋e̋ro ðűűƣosk̬e ग्वे॓रोस्क्वे नै॓रो धू॓क़ोस्क्वे

• ala̋a̋ अलआ॓, intrj. hello; ahoy.
• aisma̋a̋ma अइस्मआ॓म , revered mother, form of address by a younger person to an older woman.
• aista̋a̋ta अइस्तआ॓त, revered father, form of address by a younger person to an older man.
• ezpőiku एस़्पओ॓उकु, esteemed son, form of address by an older person to a younger man.
• ez̈ı̋du एस़्स़ि॓दु, esteemed daughter, form of address by an older person to a younger woman.
• fı̋ra m̃erǧı̋ı̋tam, Blessed Easter.
• ȝűmu (ii-)re̋e̋ƣum ne̋se̋ȝa यु॓मु (ई-)रै॓क़ुम् नेसे॓य, God save the king(queen)!
• ka̋ita tibámoota̋ha क॓इत तिब॔मऔत॓ह, Happy April Fool’s Day (lit. happy grass-sprouting-month fool day).
• (tu) kétu fa̋ṡu (e̋sa) (तु) के॔तु फ॓चु (ए॓स), (you are) too kind.
• kóóvande̋ru कौ॔भन्दे॓रु, noble lord, form of address used by the Peoples to an Ethran.
• (me̋żo) k̨űto vűűla (मे॓जो) क्यु॓थो भू॓ल, thank you (very much) (lit., there is a (large) debt).
• (k̨űto) vűűla ne क्यु॓थो भू॓ल ने, you're welcome (lit., there is not (a debt)).
• m̌anderű मन्देरु॔ (Voc.) (< mu-anderű), my lord, respectful address to the Ethrans.
• porte̋ȝa me पोर्ते॓य मे, excuse me (lit., may I pass?).
• sa̋ka kuȝáham! स॓क कुय॓हम् Happy Thanksgiving (lit., holy thanks-day).
• sa̋ka máżaþże̋ňam स॓क म॔जथ्जे॓नम्, Merry Christmas (lit., holy Christ-birth).
• sı̋fa ȝuundı̋lam सि॓फ यून्दि॓लम्, Happy New Year (lit., prosperous new-year).
• suɠa̋a̋le सुग्यआ॓ले, stay well (said by the one leaving).
• sure̋iðe सुरे॓इधे, fare well (said to the one leaving).
• suǧenű सुग्वेनु॓, (Voc.) goodwife, Mrs. (title of respect for non-Ethrans).
• sum̃iirű सुम़ीरु॓, (Voc.) goodman, Mr. (title of respect for non-Ethrans).
• suǧe̋raþu सुग्वे॓रथु, welcome!
• supa̋naþu सुप॓नथु, well-met! (greeting upon meeting).
• e-te̋e̋ua ne ए-तऐ॓उअ ने, excuse me (said upon not understanding) (lit., I was not paying attention).
• tu-saanta̋s o तु-सआन्त॓स् ओ, to your health! (a drinking toast).
• tumsőőra तुसऔ॓र (< (mu) tum sőőra (मु) तु॔म सऔ॓र), please (lit., (I) beseech you).
• (mu) xálu (niixe̋ȝa) (मु) क़॔लु (नीक़े॓य), how (may (I) serve)?, what? (response to being called).
• ȝee ke̋ra यै के॓र, (I'll) be right back! (lit., am already returning).
• When greeting another person, one puts his right hand over his heart and covers it with his left hand. Upon departing, the same gesture is used accompanied by a slight bow.

Modesty – ta̋fta त॓फ्त

• Among all the Peoples genital modesty is the norm. One never appears in public with the genitals exposed. There are four exceptions:
  • The Pyrans and the Lithans bathe in their communal bathhouses in the nude, but with the sexes separated.
  • The Hydorans do swim in the nude.
  • The Xylans wear no clothing, but, out of respect, carry with them a loincloth (tada̋po तद॓थो) to wear should they meet any of the other Peoples.
  • Weather permitting, children up to the age of three years are not clothed indoors.
• Among the four procreating Peoples, only the Hydoran women will appear bare-breasted in public, but then only amongst their own kind.

Bodily functions – boðne̋udos बोध्ने॓उदोस्

• Defecation among all the Peoples is done in private. Urination is also done in private, though it need not be.
• The Xylans are the most natural of the Peoples. There is no taboo against defecating or urinating in the presence of another, although, out of respect, they do not perform these functions in the presence of the other Peoples.

Hospitality – rűűmra रू॓म्र

• Upon entering a home, a guest is offered a drink, usually a cup of the liqueur made by the People. It is bad form to refuse this drink. This is offered with the expression feɫe̋ȝa फेल़े॓य, may I offer. The response is kűȝa कु॓य, (I) thank.

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