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]
Colloquialisms
- A cloud passing underneath the eye - Total darkness
- 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 for their conquest of the 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
- 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 safe journey
- Kelnit - Insult, means "incompetent fighter"
- My shining parasites - "My lucky stars"
- No tendril left to rot - Possibly "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 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"
Geography
Continents
- Ekiva - A continent on Obeski.
- Ekivik - A person from Ekiva.
- Vazni - A continent on Obeski.
- Vaznian - A person from Vazni.
Cities
- Zevazni - A central cave-city, said to be the origin of the corrucystic revolution, also 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.
Buildings
- Okizika - Structurist holy site, located in Ekiva, monument on the dangerous surface.
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, inhabit mindcores and construct bodies out of corru and typically are referred to as once-caste, with caste being a stand in of the caste which they were a part of in their larval form.
- 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.
- 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.
Arts
- Vaznian Surrealism - A swirling and fantastical art style.
- Ekivik Geometric - An artistic style that is angular and minimalist.
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
- Corruskivi - A corru repair tool which can easily pass through corru, used by Tozik.
- Sfer/Sfer Cubes - Fuel and currency, is a fungus grown on/from essential metals.
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
- Glazika - A machine made of corru(?), seemingly used to tend to machinery.
Ecology
Predators
- 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
- Cave Keeper - A striped arachnid native to Obeski, seen as cute by some Obesk (with said cuteness possibly being tied to strength/size).
- Veilk - Large animals which roam Obeski and are harvested for their bones (parii) and skin, harbor Celki in their tendrils/stalks.
- ↑ Akizet uses it to denote a long period of time during the interview ("i could speak for winks on what followed")