High Speech
An-Tet
—An intimate emotional link among those linked by the same destiny
—Can also imply sexual intimacy
Anti-Ka
—A force that works against one’s destiny
Aven Kal
—Literal: lifted on the wind, carried on the wave
—What happens when a Beam wants to communicate with someone
Aven-Car
—Carrying a kill and preparing it into something else
Aye
—An affirmative response; yes
Bondsman
—One who is bound to serve their dinh or ka-tet
Can Calah
—Angels
Canda
—The distance which assures a pair of outnumbered gunslingers will not be killed by a single shot
Can-Char
—Death Gods
CanKa-NoRey
—The field of roses surrounding the Dark Tower
Char
—A root word meaning death
Charyou Tree
—Root word char. Human sacrifice to punish sins and bring good crops
Commala
—Celebration of the harvest season (also has many non-High Speech slang meanings)
Chassit
—An old High Speech word for the number nineteen (19)
Chissit
—An old High Speech word for the number eighteen (18)
Chussit
—An old High Speech word for the number seventeen (17)
Dan-Dinh
—To turn over one’s insoluble problems to one’s dinh
Dan-Tete
—Little savior
Dash-Dinh
—Religious leader
Delah
—Many
Dinh
—Lord, leader
Gan
—The creator of the universe, analogous to God
Glammer
—Enchantment or magic
Graf
—A strong apple beer
Gunna
—All of one’s worldly possessions
Heartbox
—The internal box which produces all of man’s feelings of love and sadness, joy and regret
Hile
—A formal Mid-World greeting or summons
Irina
—The healing madness that comes after loss
Ka
—Destiny or fate
Ka-Dinh
—Leader of ka-tet
Kal
—More forceful version of “kas”, hurricane or tsunami
Ka-Mai
—Ka’s fool, someone with hope but no real choices; also, “fool of ka-tet”
Ka-Me
—Opposite of ka-mai, ka’s wiseman
Kammen
—Chimes
Kas
—Wind
—Wave
Ka-Shume
—Feeling that ka-tet is about to break
Ka-Tel
—Class of apprentice gunslingers
Ka-Tet
—A group of people summoned and bound by ka
Kes
—Strength
Ki’Box
—The internal box which houses all of man’s selfish drives, petty jealousness, and the nastiest, darkest secrets of their souls
Khef
—Water of life
—The sharing of thoughts between members of ka-tet
—Life force
Manni
—A religious group
Ma’Sun
—War-chest; a collection of weapons
Mia
—Mother
Popkin
—Sandwich
Prim
—The sea of primal chaos that the universe arose from. It has receded since the universe has progressed
Rustle
—To take a woman by force, to rape
-sai
—A polite suffix meaning Sir or Ma’am
Seppe-Sai
—The death-seller
Sh’veen
—Side-wife
-soh
—A polite suffix directed to younger persons, similar to the Japanese -chan; used in place of -sai
Te-ka
—Destiny’s friend (only used in Low Men in Yellow Coats)
Telamei
—To gossip about someone whom one shouldn’t
Tet
—A group of people with the same interests and goals; abbreviation of ka-tet
Tet-fa
—A friend of a ka-tet, but not an actual member
Thankee
—Thank you
Thinny
—A “weak spot” in reality where the barrier between worlds has grown unstable
Thoughtbox
—Colloquial: The internal box which hatches all the head’s ideas and dreams
Twinner
—A doppelganger of a person found in a different level of the Tower
Uffi
—A shapeshifter
Urs-A-Ka Gan
—The song of the Bear; the cry or scream of the Bear
Ves’-Ka Gan
—The song of the Turtle
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