Glossary

For the placenames in Nightbringer I am using Nahuatl, the language of the Mexica; because I love my roots. I'm not just picking random words; I am using their meaning to truly describe something that makes sense in-universe.

But I am also trying to play witht he language in a fantastical manner, meaning it is not 1:1 to how the real language is spoken, as I am making up compositions of words inspired on how real nahuatl words are made. I am also using latin in some instances but it will not be included here unless it becomes very prominent.

The Myth

Glossary

• Atl: Water
• Citlali: Star
• Citlalin: Comet
• Co: Place
• Cuicatl: Song/Music
• Cuahuitl: Tree
• Cuautlah: Forest
• Ehecatl: Wind
• Ilhuicatl: Sky
• Ixtlauaya: Desert
• Meztli: Moon
• Mictlan: The land of the dead
• Mixtli: Cloud
• Quiahuiztli: Rain
• Teocatli: Templo
• Tepetl: Mountain/Hill
• Tlalli: Earth
• Tlapetlani Lightning
• Tzacualli: Pyramid/Closed Temple
• Xictli: Center
• Xochitl: Flower

Notes

• I am using the UNAM Nahuatl diccionary; nahuatl has about 30 variants if not more because it is a broad language; here some may be different to where you would see in other places, but from my understanding the pronunciations are very similar.
• I understand it is not a dyslexia friendly language but when talking about my characters/places I will ask to please try your best to not misspell, and encourage you to copy paste if you're already here.
• If you have any questions you can contact me @reaper.man on discord