Introduction

Türkçelisan is the language spoken in what travelers from Sol III referred to as the Eridani Cluster.  This area of space, centered on the constellation Eridanus, contains several inhabitable star systems.  These include Benimayat (58 Eridani), Boeshane (Rho Eridani A), Canrahmet (Epilon Eridani), Eridania (82 Eridani), Kiztriolet (40 Eridani A), Kraliyetasası (53 Eridani), and Tekneyıldız (Zaurak/Gamma Eridani).

The systems in the Eridani Cluster were settled in a seemingly random order beginning with Daha Yaşlırahibe (82 Eridani II) in the mid-22nd Century and ending with the early 51st century colony Yarımadalı (Rho Eridani A V).  The sanctuary world, Korumalani (Epsilon Eridani IV), was settled in the mid-30th Century.

While the exact details of the culture of the Türkçelisan people are too complex to go into here, Terran anthropologists studying the culture for the Time Agency have determined that it is highly influenced by the Mughal culture of ancient India blended with some traditions of the nomadic Bedouins of the Middle Eastern deserts.  These influences are best seen in their traditional marriage customs, festivals, and highly erotic dancing.

The Dictionary

acıkmak – hungry
aileisikadın – matriarch
Amansin – oh my god!
askerketi – over blouse, in the style of the Indian Kameez, but is generally of a thin or sheer fabric
asmaketi – halter top; underblouse worn beneath the askerketi
bebek bakıcısı – nursery workers; baby tenders
bebekler - babies
Benimayat – name given to the star 58 Eridani; it is believed to mean “life’s blood” by the people of the system
bensevgili – my beloved
Bizilisan – our language; the Türkçelisan term for their language
bizimanne – our mother
büyükbaba – grandfather
büyükadıns – older women
büyükoğul – oldest son
canablam – sister
canağabey – older brother
canamca – paternal uncle
canaşiret – family, clan, pack, tribe
canaskim – sweethearts
canazkekardeş – youngest brother
canbaba – father
candayi – maternal uncle
candede – grandfather
canevhalkı – family, household
cankarımı – wife
cankızevlât – daughter
cankizkardeş – little sister
cankoca –husband
canoğul – son
Canrahmet – mercy; name given to the star Epsilon Eridani by the colonists of Korumalani
canteyze – aunt
çatlakiltere – rift land; used for places where the physical plane intersects with the Time Vortex, ie. Cardiff
cinselişki – fuck!
Daha Yaşlırahibe – elder sister; name given by the colonists to the second planet in the Eridani system in reference to the fact that both the planet and the star were older than their home solar system
ebetedavi – midwife
effendi – sir
genişaile – extended family
hayreterici -stunning
ilâherica – goddess
kakapmak – shit
kediyavrusuim – endearment, literally ‘my kitten’
kirmigelinlik – bridal dress
Kiztriolet – triplet sister; name given to the primary life-supporting star of the triple star 40 Eridani
komutanı - commander
Korumalani – sanctuary; also the name given to the fourth planet circling the star
Korumalani Mekansalharita – literally ‘Korumalani Spatial Map’
Kraliyetasası – scepter
kreş – nursery
paçalıffet – low-slung pants
sütanne – foster mother
tabiiki – of course
tanrıbaba – godfather
Tekneyıldız – boat star; name given to the star Gamma Eridani
teşekkür ederim – thank you
üveyanne – stepmother
Yarımadalı – peninsular; also the name given to the fifth planet circling the star Boeshane (Rho Eridani A)
yasaklanmışin – forbidden
yaşene – year
Zamanseyyah – literally “Time Traveler”; title given to the elite guardians of Korumalani