Chume'taly Vocabulary

A’dlet – loose pants worn by the lions

Akla – leg

Akla’kedun – bracers for the lower legs

Akla’tel – leg bands

Alai – leopard woman’s Hui style shirt

An – wrist

An’tel – bracelet

Arpali’maj – vest woven from several different colors of ribbon that can be made from complimenting colors or from different shades of a single color. It is a luxury item among the cheetahs.

Atel’paloref – furred mantles made with the animal heads still attached to the hide

Bal’rai – leopard man’s Hui style short vest

Chi’chayia – a wooden instrument that resembles an upright xylophone made of hollowed out pieces of Duronga wood

Daluren – layered veils worn by wealthy tiger women

Duronga – a fur tree that grows only in the heart of the Chume’taly forest that is sacred to the Chume’taly

Et’jul – leather

Fe’zuun – baggy shirts worn by tigers

Fejularr – a cloth used by the white panthers and the leopards

Firr – ankle

Firr’tel – anklet

Fre ani – a greeting

Gi’ri – loose pants worn by tigers

Hak’me – a chain worn around the neck

Hak’me’pel – chains worn around the neck decorated with feathers

Hak’me’pelun – chains worn around the neck decorated with beads and feathers

Hak’me’telun – chains worn around the neck decorated with beads

Hak’menarr – a single chain with a small pendant

Huun – sleeveless under tunics worn by snow leopards

Ijjihad’menarr – complex layered chains with many pendants and ornaments that are worn by wealthy tiger males

Ja’neal – hooded coats worn by snow leopards

Jaken-luren – a single veil worn by tiger dancers

Jalfa-luren – a bridal veil that consists of three layers, each one longer than the one above it

Jek – ear

Jeken – Earrings

Jeken’pel – earrings worn by panthers made with feathers

Jeken’pelun – earrings worn by panthers made with beads and feathers

Jeken’telun – earrings worn by panthers made with beads

Jeleen – leopard shirt that resembles a Han style woman’s shirt

Jelon – leopard shirt that resembles a Han style men’s shirt

Jelupp – pendant

Ka’daluren – layered veils worn by wealthy tiger women that cover the whole face

Ka’pol – leopard shirt that resembles a Gin style shirt

Kedun – sheath, bracer

Kel – shorts

Ko’vaan – thick leather leggings with lace up sides that hug they legs worn by snow leopards

Ko’vaan’lok – thick leather leggings with lace up sides that hug they legs worn by snow leopards that have fur on the cuffs

Leit – gloves

Minal – crop tops

Mnalit – long vests worn by tigers

Nari – hip wraps worn by the lions

Rei’shuun – fur hats worn by snow leopards

Se’daluren – layered veils worn by wealthy tiger women that cover the lower part of the face

So’tam – vests worn by lions

T’lunak – loin cloths worn by both the lions and cheetahs

Tel – band

Telun’me - chains worn around the neck made entirely of beads on a string

Tluf – lion tail

Tlufen – rings worn on a lion’s tail just beneath the tuft, generally only sported by wealthy women

Un’jel – ribbon

Veon – arm

Veon’kedun – arm bracers

Veon’tel – arm bands

Verr’tuk – loose pants, ankle length, worn by leopards

Vrot’pel – a style sported by the white panthers that consists of wrapping strands of cloth (fejularr), leather (et’jul), or ribbon (un’jel) in a crisscross fashion around the tops of their feet

Yal’tuk – loose pants bound just above the knee, worn by leopards

Zorel – leopard woman’s Hui style long vest