A list of rough translations provided by the Mindspike of the Obesk language and what they mean, aswell as a list of some Obesk colloquialisms.
Time
- Eye - A year on Obeski, roughly 2.33 Earth years
- Radiant - Presumably analogue to a season or month, or other sub-division of a year
- Gaze - Roughly analogue to a day
- Wink - Roughly analogue to 1-3 hours [1]
- Blink - Roughly analogue to a second
Colloquialisms
- A cloud passing underneath the eye - Total darkness
- A dance upon veilk - "Up to chance"
- A glow between the veilk-stalks - A hidden treasure, referring to the celki which often grow on veilk
- Beneath the receptors of - - "In comparison to" or "with respect to"
- Bright Cousins - A nickname given to humans by the Obesk for being strangely alike on the "bright" world of Earth.
- Cousinly eyes - Eyes with black pupils, a human's eyes
- Death - Contextually refers to the altered living state of a Qou after undergoing ascension
- Larval - Refers to either an Obesk that has not yet undergone ascension, or a time prior to that event for those who have
- Eyes closed - "No idea"
- Fresh from the jut's receptor -"Brand new/Cutting edge"
- Great gaze - "Good day"
- Have in sight - "Keep in mind/Remember"
- Heard from a veilk's whisper - "A little bird told me"
- How does Velzie's gaze behold you? - "How are you doing?"
- How beholds you? - Shortened form of "How does Velzie's gaze behold you?"
- Keep Velzie entertained, will you? - Requesting wishes for a safe journey
- Kelnit - Insult, derogatory term meaning "incompetent fighter"
- My shining parasites - "My lucky stars"
- No tendril left to rot - "No stone left unturned"
- Sludged - Dead/destroyed corru
- Through some giggle of Velzie - "By some twist of fate"
- Velzie instills a vision - A sudden epiphany
- Velzie's eye cast down - Said before a very shocking statement
- Velzie's fondness for repetition is truly nauseating - Said after misfortune befalls someone, especially if said misfortune mirrors a negative past experience they had
- Velzie's smile upon you - "God bless you"
- Velzie's wrath - "Swear to god"
- Would you hold conflict - "Would you mind"
- When my receptors started to split - Possibly refers to beginning the transition between the child Obesk form and fully-grown Obesk form
Geography
Continents
- Ekiva - A continent on Obeski.
- Ekivik - A person from Ekiva.
- Vazni - A continent on Obeski.
- Vaznian - A person from Vazni.
- Tuvazu - A continent on Obeski that has been "abandoned" for some reason, known for their "exotic veilk parasites".
Cities
- Zevazni - Central cave-city. Said to be the origin of the corrucystic revolution, where mindcores (and thus ascension) were invented.
- Akaniva - A cave-city in Ekiva, facing the coast of Vazni. Home of Miltza.
- -Iva - Suffix indicating a cave-city located in Ekiva.
- Kozazni - A cave-city in Vazni, presumed home of Kazki.
- -Azni - Suffix indicating a cave-city located in Vazni.
- Oltazni - A cave-city in Vazni, home of Akizet and Cavik.
- Ukazni Ozo - A surface city-fortress resting in a mountain, where dull pulse weaponry was first created.
Buildings
- Okizika - Structurist holy site, located in Ekiva. Monument on the dangerous surface.
Natural Landmarks
- Spires - Natural(?) giant monoliths that rise in Obeski.
- Vazni Spire - A spire formed near the Vazni region of Obeski, with gigantic spirestorms that are generated around it.
Culture
Castes
- Castes - Groups which obesk are mainly born into, with the exception of Qou (see Kiv, Jut, Tir, Vel).
- Qou - A caste of obesk which have become one with corru. They inhabit mindcores and construct bodies out of corru and are typically referred to as once-caste, with 'qou' being a stand in of the caste which they were a part of pre-ascension.
- Vel - A caste without much information as of writing, are vaguely implied to enjoy playing tricks (or possibly have to in order to live), typically have curled receptors.
- Tir - A caste that digs and/or hunts, typically have branched receptors. Also seem to produce acid, used to help digging.
- Kiv - A caste that acts as security for obesk, typically have long receptors.
- Jut - A caste that acts as engineer for obesk, said to "teach" corru in some way and typically have short receptors.
Religion
- Structurist - Old-fashioned worshipper of Velzie, prays with palms facing upwards and at face level.
Art Styles
- Vaznian Surrealism - Swirling and fantastical.
- Ekivik Geometric - Angular and minimalist.
Clothing
- Jekzi - A robe-like vaznian traditional garment.
Jobs
- Cavernguard - An obesk who guards caverns.
- Constructor - A Structurist who builds religious monuments.
Games
- Parasite - A boardgame with circular pieces on a grid, whoever has the most areas/pieces wins the game with corner pieces implied to have more value than others.
Tools
- Valika - A wide conical headwear, used as camouflage on the surface.
- Zenruka - A self-destructing device that acts as an alarm, exploding at a set time after a period of decay.
Corru-Related
- Aima Cyst - A type of cyst that help increase the situational awareness of the wearer by streaming an additional sensory feed to them.
- Blue- - Full name unknown, it is a sludgy byproduct of sfer vats that are bioluminescent, used in Cavelights to replace yuzku.
- Corruskivi - A corru repair tool which can easily pass through corru, used by Tozik.
- Disabler - An industrial tool used to safely disable corrucystic entities at a range via several spines shot out of it, which consumes a charge of the disabler.
- Restorative Cyst - A type of cyst that contains a sort of balm that, when applied to a corrucystic entity, patches up its shell and restores functionality to its systems.
- Satik Cyst - A type of cyst that contains small applicators which apply a sort of temporary "shell" around its wearer when deployed.
- Sfer/Sfer Cubes - Fuel and currency, is a fungus grown on/from essential metals.
- Zzepel - A back-mounted utility used by surface runners, used to create small semispherical corrucystic shells around the wearer. Similar to a camping tent, popular for veilk-camping.
Weapons
- Bright Weaponry - Any weapon made by humans and characterized as using "dead metal" as ammunition.
- Kavruka - Used to refer to either a bomb, or a bomb-like surface creature.
Machinery
- Dullvoice Receiver - A tool used by surface runners to communicate with others using the dull, similar to a walkie-talkie.
- Glazika - A machine made of corru(?), seemingly used to tend to machinery.
Ecology
Predators
- Deceiving Bulb - A surface predator commonly found near rivers, imitating the glow of a mature celki to lure prey.
- Secri - Red microscopic apex predator parasites on Obeski, possibly fungal. Hijack bodies and change both physiology and psychology of the infected in order to spread.
- Guktik - A predator with bladed arms, said to taste well when paired with ZZOUST!
Prey
- Celki - A spherical parasite which lives off of Veilk, with a strong resemblance to fruit, their seeds are said to scurry and are sought after by Obesk.
Unknown
- Akozak - Slime-like creatures with many arms that function like a sinkhole.
- Cave Keeper - A striped arachnid native to Obeski, seen as cute by some Obesk (with said cuteness possibly being tied to strength/size).
- Fairy Eye - A parasite commonly found on veilktops, somewhat like a celki, their shells are rarely found in riverbeds and are a sign of imminent chaos; the name is based off of the "fairy" meteorites that surround Velzie, the planet.
- Tekeki - Surface animals that mimic other animals' noises.
- Veilk - Large animals which roam Obeski and are harvested for their bones (parii) and skin, harbor Celki in their tendrils/stalks.
- Yuzku - Tiny bioluminescent scavenger creatures, they are usually cultivated in parasite-ridden Veilk husks to make Cavelights for places such as cave-cities.
- Zuzucri - Violent surface parasites that hijack the mind of an Obesk to use as camouflage in social settings, used as profanity by Ekvik.
- ↑ Akizet uses it to denote a long period of time during the interview ("i could speak for winks on what followed")