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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Verb forms are modal and often fused with subject indicators via tonal modulation.
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Verb forms are modal and often fused with subject indicators via tonal modulation.
|Mini Lexicon={{{!}} class="wikitable"
!Orathic Term
!Literal Meaning
!Contextual Use
!Notes
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{{!}}'''Thar’un'''
{{!}}Stone-breath
{{!}}Refers to a living Orasian
{{!}}Combines "stone" (thar) and "breath" (un) to denote consciousness in stone
{{!}}-
{{!}}'''Ekh'''
{{!}}Beneath
{{!}}Spatial or metaphorical depth
{{!}}Used in ritual phrasing to imply reverence or foundational truth
{{!}}-
{{!}}'''Vall’kar'''
{{!}}Wind of change
{{!}}Disruption, erosion, or outside influence
{{!}}Often used pejoratively to describe surface dwellers or instability
{{!}}-
{{!}}'''Morak'''
{{!}}Silence
{{!}}Reflection, unity, or pre-action stillness
{{!}}A sacred term in ceremonies; also used to signal readiness
{{!}}-
{{!}}'''Ha'''
{{!}}Is / Exists
{{!}}A linking verb in common speech
{{!}}Typically unspoken in formal Orathic; implied through tone
{{!}}-
{{!}}'''Terasil'''
{{!}}The Enduring Earth
{{!}}The homeland or the philosophical concept of permanence
{{!}}Spoken with a long pause before and after
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{{!}}'''Orak’zen'''
{{!}}Stone memory
{{!}}Ancestral knowledge stored in rock
{{!}}Used to describe both physical inscriptions and inherited wisdom
{{!}}-
{{!}}'''Jekkul'''
{{!}}Echo
{{!}}Response, agreement, or affirmation
{{!}}Also a respectful reply during Council deliberations
{{!}}-
{{!}}'''Surnak'''
{{!}}Fracture
{{!}}Break, dissonance, or heresy
{{!}}Considered a taboo term in formal speech; implies spiritual discord
{{!}}-
{{!}}'''Daenor'''
{{!}}Deep-flow
{{!}}A current of earth-[[osia]]
{{!}}Used metaphorically for inspiration or guiding will
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{{!}}'''Thar-Khal'''
{{!}}Unshaped Stone
{{!}}Youth or uninitiated
{{!}}Common in instructional chants for apprentices
{{!}}-
{{!}}'''Oskaet'''
{{!}}Bond
{{!}}Oath, pact, or joining
{{!}}Carved into ritual stones when making formal alliances
{{!}}}
|Cultural Usage=* '''Oath Language''': All legal and spiritual oaths must be spoken in Orathic within echo-bound chambers.
|Cultural Usage=* '''Oath Language''': All legal and spiritual oaths must be spoken in Orathic within echo-bound chambers.
* '''Memory Stones''': Historical and genealogical records are kept via Orathic inscriptions in stone archives.
* '''Memory Stones''': Historical and genealogical records are kept via Orathic inscriptions in stone archives.
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