Language

Both the Travelers and the Omen Watchers have their own terms for their understanding of weather, time, terms of endearment, etc. This page aims to document them all in a way that's easy to understand. Terms or phrases that are specific to a certain group will be parroted on their respective pages. All will be listed here.

Context
Tides and Tunnels is mainly based off of Sabah of Borneo, as well as the rituals, beliefs, and societal structure of its native Kadazan peoples. Therefore, many if not all of these terms are words in Coastal Kadazan (or Dusun when Coastal Kadazan terms can't be found), or they are based on existing language.

It can therefore be implied that if this story and these characters were "realized" back into real life, and if they were able to, they would speak Coastal Kadazan or Dusun.

Terms of Endearment
Note: "adr" = "addressing," meaning a term/name being used to address someone directly. Words otherwise are nouns.

Phrases
Phrases that are unique to the two groups that don't fit within the general language/terms that are shared by both.