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The Dictionary is the interlingual lexicon of Yezur — a companion to the encyclopedia devoted not to things and places, but to words. Where the encyclopedia tells the story of a language, the Dictionary records its vocabulary: what each word means, how it is spoken, and where it came from.
Because Yezur is home to many languages, its words are best understood side by side. A single entry can trace a word back to its family's proto-language, set it against its cousins in sister tongues, and follow it as it is borrowed across the borders of families. Tracing how the world's languages meet and mingle is much of the interest here.
Languages
Entries are drawn from the languages of Yezur, among them:
| Language | Endonym | Family |
|---|---|---|
| Gaillean language | Ghaellea | Family A |
| Hertic language | Χερτεχι | Family A |
| Lonish language | Lôniêv | Family B |
| Nichana language | Nehchánh | Family B |
| Pjany language | Peanei | Family B |
| Uu language | Uu-Co | Family B |
How an entry works
Each entry belongs to a single word in a single language, and gathers:
- its meaning and part of speech;
- its pronunciation and native spelling;
- its etymology — the roots from which it descends; and
- its relatives — cognates and borrowings in other tongues.
The lexicon is only beginning to be gathered; more words are added as the languages are described.
Companion works
- The Encyclopedia — the world of Yezur, its lands and peoples.
- The Map — the atlas of Yezur and the craft of charting it.