Games Workshop has creating many words of Tau language, however many of them are composites that relate

to phrases or meanings rather than words in their own right. Hence it is important to break down what is known of the language into its constituent parts. Apostrophes Before we look at words and their meanings it is important to look at the way the Tau structure their written communication. In the same way us humans write with spaces between our words the Tau do as well. However a space in the Tau language is also the equivalent of a full stop or semi-colon, basically separating one meaning(s) from another to aid in the speaking of the language. This is why there is no additional punctuation to the Tau language, such as a full stop symbol. The apostrophe in Tau Xenolexicon itself relates to the linking of multiple meanings to create a further meaning, in much the same way that when you write descriptively you use adjectives to describe nouns. By so doing you can make the noun appear very much different from what it is. This is most evident in oxymorons, a good example would be bitter sweet now sweet in itself is a noun to describe a taste sensation in the same way as bitter. However when both are put together at first you would think; How can something taste both bitter and sweet? the reality is however that bitter sweet itself contains a different meaning to the sum of its parts. Yet at the same time both meanings are held in relevance. It is in this way that the Tau language is different to our own as the real meaning must be extracted from the word and then applied to what that would mean in English. Hence such literal translations are often poor and it is better to use a metaphor or make like to describe an object or action rather than trying to give an exact word or phrase. This links in with the apostrophe system in Tau Xenolexicon because the Tau language is made up of a series of modular words which can be merged together to create a meaning which serves as a word in the Tau language. To describe using an actual example the word Mont'ka has the literal meaning of War Strike, coming from Mont; War and ka; To Strike. Together both word segments read as Killing Blow. A: Meanings; Below or Under in relation to status Al: Meanings; Small Aloh: Meanings; Cold An: Meanings; Location -in relation to a specific place Anuk: Meanings; Birdlike or flying feathered creature Ar: Meanings; High in social standing or class or dignified Aslo: Au: Meanings; Age or Era or A period of time. Auk: Meanings; Impure in relation to the physical attributes of an object Aun: Meanings; Ethereal Caste in a personal tone Aun'bork'an'retha: Composite Word; Meaning; Ethereal Bork'an University Aun'kor'vattra: B: Meanings; Shepherd or guide or basic. Bap: Meanings; lost Be'gel: Composite Word; Meaning; Orks or Simple creatures Has no direct translation, or links with other Tau words. It is an anomaly in the Tau language. Bentu: Meanings; Wise or Gifted or Gracefully intelligent

Bentu'sin: Composite Word; Meaning; Wise-gifted ones this has the meaning of Demiurg in Tau phrases. B'kak: Composite Word; Meaning; Sand Herder or Guide of the sands. B'nim: Composite Word; Meaning; A basic foodstuff much like humans would consider bread or pasty food. Bork: Meaning; Snow or Ice Cal: Meaning; Hard or Tough -as in the physical properties of a material Caor: Meanings; Spinner or Creator Cea: Meaning; Civilised or Enlightened -in reference to those who see that the whole is greater than the one when it comes to society. Cha: Meanings; Purpose or Action Co: Meanings; A Negative Prefix to a phrase, placement within word denotes what is negative. Eg Cocha means bad purpose Coge: Composite Word; Meaning; Not or or Co't: Composite Word; Meaning; But or in contrast to or not alike to Cova: Meanings; Break, shatter, dismantle. Cyr: Meaning; Time in reference to an arbitrary period of D: Meanings; Twin or Together Da: Meaning; Darkness or Absence (of light) Dal: D'yi Composite Word; Meaning; Bottomcheaks Dao: Meanings; To accept or To receive or Be given Demlok: Meanings; Canyon or Gorge or Cut Waterway Doran: Meanings; Calm or Peaceful or At peace Doran'ro: Composite Word; Meaning; Calm mind or Peaceful mind a phrase referring to a relaxed state of being. Dras: Du: Meanings: Position in relation to a physical place or object. Du'a: Composite Word; Meaning; Down or Under Dua'vr: Composite Word; Meaning; Beside or Next to Du'oc: Composite Word; Meaning; Up or Above DuEio: Composite Word; Meaning; High or Taller Ea Meaning; The or It or ! putting emphasis on a phrase. Placement within phrase dictates what is having attention drawn to it. Eio: Meanings; Tall or Large Vertically Eio'kio Composite Word; Meaning; Tall Plant or Tree El: Meanings; Hero or Commander or Very Important in reference to social standing Elan: Meanings; Strong or Sturdy or Support Elan'gu'cha: Composite Word; Meaning; Sturdy Frame Action or Skeleton or Framework or Scaffolding Its is a metaphor relating to the way a framework has a contact force action on what opposes it, or allows an action to take place because of it. Elan'Ro: Composite Word; Meaning; Support Mind or Skull submeaning important Eldi: Meaning; Wing in reference to a physical limb of a creature. submeaning important Elro: Meaning; Have a Voice or To Speak submeaning important Elsy: Eoro: Meaning; To Lead or To Guide Er: Era: Meaning; Plural suffix to a phrase, placement within word denotes what is plural eg Cha'era or many purposes).

Es: Meaning; Forceful or Domineering -submeaning Full of (him/herself) Es'Tau: Fa'ta'kn: Composite Word; Meaning; Doesnt directly translate has 'soul' as part of the phrase however it is untranslatable of this current time. Reproductive organs? Process of reproduction? The act of reproduction? Fal: Fio: Meaning; Earth or Earth Caste Gal: Meaning; To Explore or To Discover Gal'leath: Composite Word; Meaning; Explorer Ship Ge: Meaning; And or with Gharial: Meaning; Diplomatic Spaceship? Gue: Meaning; Lowest In reference to social standing. submeaning alien Gue'la: Composite Word; Meaning; Lowest Beings or Humans submeaning Imperial humans or non-pro Tau humans. Gue'la'sia: Composite Word; Meaning; Lowest Beings talk or Gothic (speech) Gue'laelro: Composite Word; Meaning; Human Speaker or Human Politician Gue'vesa: Composite Word; Meaning; Lowest Helper or Human Helpers It refers to any human indoctrinated into Tau society or was born as a generations under Tau control. H: Meaning;. It it is an aggressive possessive prefix. He: Meaning; Unlimited or Without Number or Infinity Hesa: Meaning; numbers in reference to Tau number symbols He'ra: Composite Word; Meaning; Many Wrongs or Misled H'esav'geka: Composite Word; Meaning; We are better than you in very general terms. I direct translation into gothic does not currently exist. Hol: Hui: Io: Meaning; Food Plant in reference to where the food is coming from, rather than prepared food. Is: Meaning; Movement or (lack of) movement submeanings cold -in reference to an objects movement rather than that of a creature, which would be defined as action in Tau Xenolexicon. in referance to the lack of movement meaning an object being cold J: Meaning; To Reverse or To reflect Jikita Meaning; Kroot J'kaara: Composite Word; Meaning; or Reflect Image or Mirror Juntas: Kaara: Meaning; Image or Picture Ka: Meaning; To strike or To hit Kai: Meaning; Big in relation to the size of something Kar: meaning; Correct Kais: Meaning; Skilful or expert or Competent Kak: Meaning; Sand or Small sediment Ka'ra: Composite Word; Meaning; Strike Wrong or Exile Kass: Composite Word; Meaning; Troops? Kass'l: Composite Word; Meaning; Troop Dropper? or Orca Ka'mesa: Composite Word; Meaning; Strike Mark or Scar Kau: Meaning; To Rest or To Wait while hunting or other activities, it can also be used to refer to eating food. Kau'ui: Composite Word; Meaning; Hunter Leader/Team or Cadre -not a direct translation Kauyon: Composite Word; Meaning; Hunter that is Patient or Patient Hunter it refers to a type of Tau battleplan as well and can be used descriptively as a way of conducting plans or a project.

Kavaal: Meaning; Strike Group or Attack Force in reality this is a grouping of multiple Tau contingents to form a small army. Ken'rai: Kir: Kir'la: Kir'qath: non-existent word Klkn Meaning; negative prefix, suffix or meaning term on its own. In reference like a Human would curse. Kles: Meaning; Exceptionally or More Than Normal Kles'tak: Composite Word; Meaning; Intense Explosive Equivalent of high explosive Kna: Meaning; Silly or Stupid Ko: Meaning; To be Worthy or Commendable of. Ko'io: Composite Word; Meaning; Grain or Basic Food Plants or Plants worthy of being eating in a literal sense. Ko'io'nai: Composite Word; Meaning; Worthy Food Plants (that are) Starchy or Cereal Kor: Composite Word; Meaning; Air Caste or Air Korar: Meaning; Airship Korst'la: Composite Word; Death being or Reaper Kor'vesa: Composite Word; Meaning; Air Helpers or Tau Drones (Note the translation "Faithful Helper" is inaccurate as it does not follow the rest of the language). Ko'vash: Composite Word; Meaning; Worthy Cause something that is commendable in Tau society. Kar'tyr: Composite Word; Meaning; Correct Punishment? or Justice Kre: Meaning; Traitor Kunas: Meaning; Agile or Dexterous Ky: Meaning; Me or I in reference to self. Kyse: Meaning; Belt in reference to asteroid belts in space. L: Meaning; To drop La: Meaning; being or Creature Lar: Meaning; Valiant or Courageous Lar'shi: Composite Word; Meaning; Valiant Victory or Hero in reference to a one off act (it seems) Leath: Meaning; Deep Space Spaceship? Lissera: Meaning; Group or Team Lisseri: Meaning; To Accept Li: Wild / natural. Li'Sun'yi: "Wild Flower". Lusha: Lynu: Meaning; Steadfast or Persistent M: Meaning; An un- prefix, not negative meanings however. Used in the same way we might use inverted commas when using a descriptive word which doesnt quite work. Mal: Meaning; Insect or Arthropod Mal'caor: Composite Word; Meaning; Web Spinner or Spider in reference to insects. Mal'kor: vespid Me: Me'drek: Me'lek: Mein: Mesa: Meaning; To mark or To Identify Mesme: Meaning; To add or To combine or To Join

Mon: Meaning; Black or Greys in reference to colour (it seems). Monat: Meaning; An Individual or Individual Freedom or the name given to a single Tau acting alone. Mont: Meaning; War or Battle Mont'au: Meaning; War Age or Age of War submeanings referring to the anarchy of the early Tau castes and hence cane be translated as The Terror. Montauguela: Composite Word; Meaning; Age of War Humans or Chaos humans/cultists Mont'da: Composite Word; Meaning; War Darkness or Fog of War Mont'ka: Composite Word; Meaning; War Strike or Killing Blow Mont're: Composite Word; Meaning; War Strength or Warlike Mont'yr: Composite Word; Meaning; War Experienced or Veteran Myr: Meaning; Knife or Blade M'yan: Meaning; Un-happy or Not Happy or Sad M'yen: Composite Word; Meaning; Un-forseen or Un-expected M'yenshi: Composite Word; Meaning; Un-forseen victory or Un-expected victory N: Meaning; Second In reference to placement rather than time. Nai: Meaning; Carbohydrates or Starch in reference to a foods nutritional content. Nan: Meaning; Sword or Hand Blade Nan'Sha'is: Composite Word; Meaning; Sword Gas Movement or Sword Wind in reference to a sudden fast change. submeanings an attack made by Eldar forces. Nars: Meaning; Stone or Rock Nem: Meaning; Piercing Nim: Meanings; Foodstuff or Food or Staple meal Ny: Meanings; Fur or Hair Ny'oni: Composite Word; Meaning; Fur-covered. O: Meaning; High Commander/Leader or Heroic Commander/Leader this suffix in a Tau name denotes the highest Tau rank one can achieve. Oi: Meaning; Shinning or Reflecting Ol: Meaning; Bright in relation to light intensity Olku: Meaning; Decision or Choice Oni: Meaning; Covered or To Cover Or: Meaning; Compelling or Authorative Or'es: Composite Word; Meaning; Forcefully Compelling or Powerful or Charismatic Or'mon'kor: Composite Word; Meaning; Authorative Black Air or Powerful Black Air in reference to the power of pinning the drones posses submeaning sniper drone O'ran: "Courage" in reference to the act of. O'res'la: Composite Word; Meaning; Heroic Barbaric Beings Or Ork Raiders P: Meaning; A place or There or In or At a prefix denoting the physical placement of an object or area. Por: Meaning; Water Caste or Water/liquids R: Meaning; Long R'myr: Composite Word; Meaning; longknife Ra: Meaning; Wrong Raik: Meaning; Time in reference to the passing of and measurement of Ray: Meaning; Walker Re: Meaning; Strength Ret: Meaning; To Teach or To Instruct or To Inform Retha: Meaning; Temple or University Res: Meaning; Barbaric

Ro: Meaning; Mind or Brain Roi: Meaning; Smell Ru: Composite Word; Meaning; Built or Crafted Ru'fio: Composite Word; Meaning; Earth Caste Built Run: Meaning; Structure or Building in reference to buildings in general. Run'al: Composite Word; Meaning; Small Building or Hidden Building or Outpost Sa: Meaning; Well Sa'cea: Composite Word; Meaning; Well Civilised Saal: Meaning; Children or Young Adult or Trainee Saum'ol: Meaning; Napalm Sav: Meaning; future prefix Sav'cyr: Meaning; Time to come or Future Sav'ge: Meaning; With in reference to something occurring in the future Savon: Meaning; Keen-eyed or Good Eyesight Sha: Meaning; Gas Sha'is: Composite Word; Meaning; Gas Movement or Wind Shan: Meaning; Army? Shan'al: Composite Word; Meaning; Army? Small Shas: Composite Word; Meaning; Fire Caste not referring to fire as an entity Shas'ar'tol: Composite Word; Meaning; Fire Caste High Command Shas'ka: Composite Word; Meaning; Fire Caste Strike or Star? Shas'kademlok: Composite Word; Meaning; Fire Caste Strike Canyon or Canyon of the sun Shas'shi: Composite Word; Meaning; Fire Caste Victory or Victorious Warriors Shi: Meaning; Victory Shi'mont'ka: Composite Word; Meaning; Victory War Strike Shi'va: Composite Word; Meaning; Victory Cause Sho: Meaning; Energy -in reference to the creation of and transfer of Sho'aunor'es: Tau word for Source of power, generator, engine, drive. Sho'ka Composite Word; Meaning; Energy Strike or Energy Weapon or Plasma Weapons? Sho'kara: Composite Word; Meaning; Energy Image or Gate/Portal -submeaning lens Shovah: Meaning; Farsighted or Prophetic Shtlk: Composite Word; Meaning; Defile or Desecrate Siral: Meaning; Return Sin: Meaning; Ones or peoples or group Sio: Sio't: Composite Word; Meaning; Premeditated Aggression Skether'qan non-existent word Soo: Meaning; Artfull Su: Meaning; Grey Suas: Meaning; Join in or Become Suam: Meaning; Fire or Combustion (the act of) in direct reference to fire and flame, rather than the Fire Caste which is different. Sun'yi: A plant found on Tel'Oshi. It has large, beautiful petals, but only lives for a little over a Tau'cyr. T: Meaning; Of or To T'koreth: Composite Word; Meaning; Galaxy T'roi: Composite Word; Meaning; a smell type of Ta: Meaning; Soul Taal: Meaning; To Preserve Ta'lissera: Composite Word; Meaning; Marriage or Covenant

Ta'mein: Ta'ro'cha: Composite Word; Meaning; Soul mind purpose The meaning translation reads more as Three minds, one purpose and is an anomaly Tash: Meaning; Endures T'auk'cka: Composite Word; Meaning; Of Impure Stock? or Hybrid or bastard T'auk'cka'M'me: Composite Word; Meaning; Bastardised or not of an expected breed, for its kind Ta'uk'me: Composite Word; Meaning; Soul submeanings Kroot Hounds Tak: Meaning; Explosive Tau'sia: Composite Word; Meaning; Tau Speak or Language of Tau Tau'va: Composite Word; Meaning; Tau Greater or The Greater Good Tio: Tio've: Composite Word; Meaning; Contingent or a Group of Cadres Tn'cha: Composite Word; Meaning; Of Second Purpose or "On the Other Hand" To: Meaning; An exclamation of unbelief Tol: Meaning; Office (of) or Position (over) or Authority (of) Tor: Meaning; Land or Distance/Area Tor'ils: Composite Word; Meaning; Land Measurements roughly translates as centimetres Tol'tor: Composite Word; Meaning; Authority of the land or Position of Power Tor'kan: Composite Word; Meaning; Land Measurements -roughly about one kilometre Tor'lek: Composite Word; Meaning; Land Measurements -roughly about one metre To'Tau'va: Composite Word; Meaning; Tau Greater or By the Path! T'suam: Composite Word; Meaning; Of Fire translation of Belt is incorrect Tsua Meaning; Extreme Values relating to extremes on a scale of numbers Tsua'm: Composite Word; Meaning; Not extreme or Middle or Normal Uash'O: Tau regional [Shas] command. Ufa: Meaning; Breakable or Fragile Ui: Meaning; Team Leader or Expert in reference to the second lowest Tau rank Ui't: Composite Word; Meaning; Expert of or Leader of Ukos: Meaning; Spoon Upt: Meaning; Mountains Va: Meaning; Greater or Better or Improved Upon Va'yan: Meaning; Happier Vah: Meaning; Personal Ve: Vah'cha: Meaning; Goal or Aim Vash: Meaning; Between Vash'aun'an: Composite Word; Meaning; Between Celestial Space or Warp Space Vash'ya: Composite Word; Meaning; Between Worlds (planets) Vesa: Meaning; Helper Vattra: Meaning; Fleet in reference to spacecraft Vior: Meaning; Aggressive Vior'la: Composite Word; Meaning; Aggressive Being Vr: Meanings; Equal or Next to in terms of social standing. Var: Meaning; To Raid or Raiding Vral: Composite Word; Meaning; Undercut Vre: Meaning; Veteran Xar: Meaning; Physical Xar'vesa: Composite Word; Meaning; Physical Helper Suit or Battlesuit Xauk: Meaning; Create new life? or Birth

Xesa: Meaning; past prefix Y: Meaning; Individual(s) or One Ya: Meaning; World Planet Yan: Happy submeanings Mood Yi: Meaning; Cheeks Yanoi: Meaning; Moon Y'eldi: Composite Word; Meaning; Individual Wing or Winged One Yen: Meaning; "To Imagine" or "Forsee" Y'he: Composite Word; Meaning; Individuals Without Number Yio: Meaning; To Hear or Listen Yr: Meaning; Experienced Y'xauk: Composite Word; Meaning; Individual Create? or To Breed or Mate