Referrential: ma - me / I / us / our (informal) imo - me / I / us / our (formal) oi - you / y'all (informal) ussho - you / y'all (formal) memn - they / them / their (informal) temai - they / them / their (formal) onm - my / mine honnsha - star person nalchi - emperor nom'cha - general nam'cha - soldier / comrade / citizen yuu'cha - hero / knight kuruna - villain / scoundrel tam'ka - sinner / fool / idiot suga - savage an'ja / an'cha - noble / lady / princess shinsha - master shimo - servant / disciple / student nom'ja - sibling shomei - healer sasare - envoy jiishi - scholar ai'o - loved one / partner chuuha - child onm maavi'e - offspring cha - a grown person chona - elder maja - ancient miinja - group / (social) class / caste / ring Directional: takki - forward tussu - behind / backwards sossan - over there chango - here chiiha - before samnsan - next ano - right hal'le - left Conversational: uun - yes yei - of course yaa / lai - no yaano - not maago - perhaps / maybe sama - sorry (informal) samavve'ya - i'm sorry / forgive me (formal) shiie - thanks (informal) shiieshen'ya - thank you (formal) aigyo / aigo - alas / oh no ai'taa - ouch / hurts oiiya - help / stop onn'ya - ok / alright then chan'po nii - you see, (...) jyaa / jyau - listen kusu'ge so - really ? / seriously? / you mean it ? naa? - isn't it? / right? koso - to be / to feel nyuuryou - to do something (particle) lecha'ou - let us (...) / why not (...) ? ni - it is to - (わ,を) is / are (particle) te - (に) is / are / am / etc. (particle) ma - (と,も) and ise - or na / ne - (の) (particle: indicates possessive) de - (particle: makes past/future tense) shiin - the / that sana - it soro - as / while Adjectives: kiiyo - cute onmei - beautiful / elegant / kind-hearted / sweet onma - gentle meikyo - honorable / noble seisamn - holy / sacred / legendary nojja - clever nossuru - unkempt honne - alive / life kilma - dead / death kuurui - painful hawa - happy ui'kaa - alone tamshigoro - without fail guri - round tamn - flat mei'o - genderless / neutral hon'mi - female hon'me - male shu'uan - quietly hou'uan - loudly / obnoxious wara - flimsy / weak / old / obsolete hohoa - hot / warm tsuko - cold tsuuku - cool (temperature-wise) ii saka - cool (personality or appearance-wise) chiru - little, small osare - upset, ashamed chonai - elderly / ancient chiihai - young / trivial niira - new kotokki - mechanical / robotic yuu - dark / empty hon - light / bright honnja - colorful / full saal naa - consumable saalnala - disposable / throwaway Verbs: hau / hauhau - laugh naiau - cry / call kaau - scream / wail somn - sigh / weep jiin - sound / ring / clang toran / toran'toran - beckon tebi / tevi / tewi - walk to'ote - cook / cooking awata - eat torra - give torru - take kuro - hold tono - go / left / went away tono he - go out / went out tengo - catch tak'k - stick abietta - take refuge in shamshi - come (shamshi he - come out) go-tta - (a powerful) kick toboro - fall / stumble tonba - fled hosedoro - flew away huaon - leap / jump sasao - hop ganm - bite maruya - forgot sashii he - hide away sansei / sansoya - tell / sing / recite kessou - draw kiito - write iigorei - say / talk (igoran - said) shiiyo - listen (shiip'shio - listen to my story) yoro / yorrau - watch / observe takkau - stalk / peep nobo - build toei - end bash'toei - take apart kosh'toei - destroy soush'toei - fatally wound shiki - exist shiki-niira - create mannon - protect sansomn - clean suubou - study kuunm - fall / fallen sessan - assist sassare - attack / maul / fight takiyaa - cut takkun - split sousha - slash Nouns (non-material): tukure / chukure - weather / forecast santei - wave fe - wind sanfe - breeze saraban - storm eluse - electricity elustu - light, shine, glisten suu - science muu - magic musu - alchemy shiippu - story saran - legend / tall tale sansoya - song / poem gata - shape / figure manse - emblem / symbol hiila - hylic nan - matter honnen - mirror matter yuunen - dark matter teiyo - celestial body honna - star tei - the cosmos sei - virtue takka - sin nohao - duel nonman - race / competition / bet Nouns (material): gusu - medicine mugi - gruel meul - tea / drink samcha - meal shii'lu - food yonjeori / yeunchorri - money yeonjon - gold jeon - silver shiiseul - mercury kkotsu - metal / iron choru - dress jeoru - jewel / treasure iiha - halo (weather phenomenon) / halo (divine) / ring (ornament) arrang - bell pama - pocket muulpama - magic pocket heulna - servant's mask / helmet / veil (heulnan - veiled one / servant) heuljeoru - crown (heuljorunan - crowned one / royalty) namsan - cape / cloak namba - shield kenkkan- blade / sword takkshou - knife soji - spear / arrow sogoro - bow ho-kkan - chemical-weapon kotokki-kka - mechanical-weapon Nouns (nature): kuun - cloud mou - water (veu'ol - drinking water) chieul - soil / dirt sana - cell (homophone of "it") tobi - animal pulccho - amphibian seulpapi - reptilian ingan - arthropod insengyo - parasite hoieul - virus / bacteria / disease / poison bachiiu - insect kakuna - cocoon chokuna - egg kammakachi - bird honmi - fish henma - plant hemn - herb honkkesu (informal) / houa (formal) - flower houanan - pollen (houa'nancha - pollinator) chi - stump chihaya - tree chimouya - woods / forest moya - sea chuumoya - lake / bay mohoso - river / stream Body parts: ik'kesu - face / appearance / one's look aau - eye tansa - hand tan - palm (tansuu - palmistry) akari'gaa - mouth taka - tooth (homophone of "sin") faa'le - tail shuuho - whisker jhuuho - antennae yoji - hair miji - ear gori - belly sang / arran - blood guun - fat aje'nenya - liver mamacha - womb para / pala - skin tokki - limb Time: yo'ne - year(s) yonjo - age san'pata - afterwards gayo - a full day-night cycle san'pata-gayo - tomorrow chii'ha-gayo - yesterday maji - always / all / everything Places: doua - town / village mekka - city, metropolis meta - area / place metat - world toba - the top of suubou - the base/bottom of haichubuya - palace haicho - home haisou'a - court / garden hosso - road / pathway sutore - washroom Counters: niiru - 0 si - 1 tou - 2 tsan - 3 ya - 4 gy - 5 koro- 6 neru - 7 mun - 8 aii - 9 la - 10 hono - hundred tan - thousand sam - million mama - billion ei - trillion ei'on - infinity / eternity / an epoch or era Example sentence: = 
Chii'ha-gayo te jiishi'na haichubuya te tono'de. The names of the hoshi-no-hito are compounds of sounds which each carry a literal or symbolic meaning, associated positive and negative traits (which are desired of this person by the one naming them), and an associated biological feature. The compounds usually consist of two parts for convenience, but can likewise be made longer. Common parts: JI: Meaning - Medicine, a remedy or cure-all, healing; an eternity, epoch, or aeon Ailments - Longing, loneliness, pacifistic, secretive, odd or off-beat Fortunes - Caring, loving, good health, good memory, survival, longevity, patiently awaiting Part - The palm, the hand JYU: Meaning - A gentle wave, to wash clean, metamorphosis, to lie with another, to peep or observe in secret Ailments - Mercurial, complicated or difficult, hesitant, thin veins, weak willed Fortunes - Devotion, good vision, strong immune system, clean, moving fluidly, perceptive and alert, hopeful, merciful Part - Hair SHI: Meaning - Lush or overgrown foliage, flora, endowment, rebirth, intricacy, a puzzle, a computer Ailments - Puzzling, complicated or difficult, short life Fortunes - rapid growth, abundance, endowment, forward thinking, useful Part - bodily fluids (bile, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, water, etc.) SOU/SO: Meaning - Spear, arrow, tool, needle, pin, an unpleasant surprise; Something needed but unwanted Ailments - Innocence, naivety, light sensitivity, self-deceit, pain-attracting, intense emotions Fortunes - Obedience, devotion, good accuracy, good focus, good vision, blind determination, powerful, direct Part - The eye, the nerves NYA: Meaning - a savage or brute, warmth, theft, to shout or cry out, to hold closely or take away Ailments - naive, romantic, simple minded, easily fooled, blindness, hunger, poor health, loneliness Fortunes - brave, powerful, justice-seeking, devoted, passionate, eloquent Part - the mouth, teeth MAA: Meaning - scholar, prophet, to follow a script, a fantasy, a favorite Ailments - stubborn or immutable, stiffness, hunger, blindness, guilt, psychosis, depression Fortunes - intelligent and clever, erudite, disciplined, satisfied well Part - the liver, the tongue MO/MOU: Meaning - smoke, cloud, gunpowder, camoflauged, something hidden Ailments - color blindness, fatigue, slowness Fortunes - poweful, direct, blind determination Part - brain KO/KYO: Meaning - flower, new, birth or creation, hope, light Ailments - childish, simple minded, innocence, short life, narcissism Fortunes - loved or revered, good health, good fortune, well-attended to Part - heart NARA/NALA/NAL: Meaning - royalty, owl, parasite, a mimicry, beautiful singing, epicurean Ailments - vindicative, detested, deceitful, easily fooled Fortunes - powerful, vampiric, enchanting, good fortune and hearing, observant, clever, secretly noble Part - ears, tail NII: Meaning - tempest, rain, a dim light in the darkness, one who burns inside, a shadow Ailments - short temper, lust, loneliness, blindness, lack of understanding, haste and desperation, light sensitivity Fortunes - beauty, superior hearing, perceptive and alert, noble, loving, always keeping a promise Part - limb, tendril GO: Meaning - amphibian, reptile, coldness, coin, Ailments - Fortunes - fast, difficult to catch, good fortune, secretly noble Part - foot, heel MARU/MALU/MAL: Meaning - mechanical, an effigy or puppet, a mystery, a question, an unpleasant noise Ailments - simple minded, easily fooled, loneliness, odd, muted, low mobility, poor eyesight Fortunes - free from pain, fearless, dependable, predictable, exceptional hearing, longevity Part - bone MYO/MYOU: Meaning - divine, ancient, infinite, a star, a large number, to shed tears Ailments - anger, lust, vindicative, sinister, chaotic, confusing Fortunes - unknowable, beautiful, bewitching, skillful, superior vision, extremely knowledgable Part - eye, womb, genitalia |