Terminology
Zhilikam t'°Teruh Novuh°
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As with all advanced cultures, the Vulcans have a great wealth of literature, including genres similar to Terran science fiction and science fantasy. The universe of Terra Nove ® has entertained the peoples of the Federation, due to many humanoid cultures having histories of their world being close to ending due to pollution and overpopulation. As with many original Terran viewers, peoples of the Alpha and Beta Quadrants cannot understand why such a promising program only lasted one season. Fan fiction based on the show continued for some time after it ended. The Gorns love any program containing dinosaurs.

Below you will find vocabulary associated with the universe of Terra Nova® in print and video. (Names are listed in pure alphabetical order by title/rank, first name then last name, using Vulcan standard sorting rules.)

Acceraptor -- ahkse'rahptuhr
Action -- torai
Aftermath -- po-wak
Aggression -- kresan
Aggressive (adj.) -- kres-, kresik
Agricultural detail -- urokasaya-zup-travek
Agriculture -- urokasaya
Agronomist -- urozh-solek-talsu
Agronomy -- urozh-solek-tal
Air (n.) -- sov
Alarm (device) -- vikayek
Alcohol -- naliveh
Alert (n.) -- vikwam
Allosaur -- ahluh'sohr, alo'sohr
Alvarez -- Ahlvuhrez
Ambush -- ip-nashiv (n.), ip-nashiv-tor (v.)
Ammunition (ammo) -- pohsh-tukh
Andrew Fickett -- Ahndru Fihkiht
Ankylosaur -- ahng'kailo'sohr
Antenna -- kash-gel
Armor (n.) -- fo-wein
Arthur Chang -- Arthuhr Tchahng
Assassin -- to'ankha-stausu
Assault -- nashiv (n.), nashiv-tor (v.)
Atmosphere -- sovtra
Attack -- nashiv (n.), nashiv-tor (v.)
Autopsy (n.) -- tevikeh-nisaya

The Badlands -- Rasahshal
Barracks -- ask'ersu-kelek
Battery (elect.) -- kipof
Battle (n.) -- faukh
Beetle -- bituhl, sark
Belt -- san-zhel
Betray -- svik-tor
Betrayal -- svik
Binoculars -- dah-zan-vel
Biobed -- has-sar-tak
Biologist -- ha-talsu
Biology -- ha-ek'torek (process); ha-tal (study)
Blade (n.) -- |wun-|mor
Blood -- khaf
Bomb -- thorshek (n.); thorshkau (v.)
Botanist -- kastik-talsu
Botany -- kastik-tal
Boundary -- krup
Brachiosaurus -- brahki'o'sohruhs
Bullet -- mesk-pohshulek
Bullet hole -- mesk-pohshulek-razh
Bullet wound -- mesk-pohshulek-skek
Button (n.) -- gonaf

Cable (n.) -- elakh
Camera -- glayek
Camouflage -- pasut (n.), pasutau (v.)
Cargo -- tusla
Carnivore -- kahm-yokulfa
Carnivorous -- kahm-yokulan-, kahm-yokulanik
Carnotaurus -- karno'tohruhs
Carter -- Kartuhr
Casey Durwin -- Keisi Duhr'wihn
Cave -- tauk
Cavern -- suk'tauk
Centipede -- sentih'pid |teh-malfa|
Chemical light (chem light) -- meil-ha'gelet
Chyron -- Kai'ran
Clinic -- pi'shi'has, pi'shi'hakaya
Cloud (n.) -- wan
Collide -- terkwul-tor
Collision -- terkwul
Colonist -- shashilasu
Colony -- sashila
Command -- khartaya (n.); khartau (v.)
Commander -- khartausu
Commander Nathaniel Taylor -- Khartausu Nuh'thahnyuhl Tailuhr
Communicate -- sviribau
Communication(s) -- sviribaya
Communications relay (comm relay) -- sviribau-gol'dvunek
Computer -- tum-vel
Convoy -- nik'el
Corporal (rank) -- neksu
Cpl. Laura Reilly -- Neksu Loruh Raili
Corpse -- tevik-veh (TGV), tevikeh (MGV)
Counterattack (n.) -- tehnonashiv
Crater (n.) -- kwul-razh (impact); thorsh-razh (explosive)
Cretaceous Period -- Gavatik Wak-Krus |t'Terra|
Cross fire -- tuhs-pohshaun

Damage (n.) -- zakar
Danger -- tehvar
Dangerous -- tehvar-bosh
Darkness -- mu'gel'es
Data -- faik
Database -- faiktra
Daughter -- ko-fu
Daybreak -- gad-keshtan
Dayflower -- gad-svai
Daylight (n.) -- gad-ha'gel
Death -- tevakh
Deborah Tate -- Debuhruh Teit
Debris -- guhsh|-tukh|
Deceive -- tehs-tor
Deception -- tehsat
Defend -- fosh-tor
Defender -- foshsu
Defense -- fosh
Departure -- trashan
Depot -- laskat
Descent -- tevan
Desert -- eshikh
Destruction -- vashaya
Detonate -- thorshau
Detonation -- thorshaya
Dinosaur -- dainuh'sohr, daino'sohr |fe-vesht-varik vash-ukraluk t'Terra|
Disaster -- koshvar
Distance -- ir
Doctor (n.) -- hassu (med.); ortrensu (non-med.)
Dr. Douglas Joslyn -- Hassu Duhgluhs Dzhas'lihn
Dr. Elisabeth Shannon -- Hassu|Ortrensu I'lihzuh'buhth Shahnuhn
Dr. Jonathan Guagenti -- Ortrensu Dzhanuh'thuhn Gwa'genti
Dr. Katseles -- Hassu Kat'seles
Dr. Ken Horton -- Hassu Ken Hortuhn
Dr. Malcolm Wallace -- Ortrensu Mahlkuhm Waluhs
Door -- svep
Dragonfly -- yoshuhlnak-flai
Drake -- Dreik
Dust (n.) -- grazhiv

Earth -- Terra
Egg (n.) -- yu-mur
Eggshell -- yu-mur-fo
Electronics -- raf-ar'kada-vellar
Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) -- raf-seshan-sagaya
Eleventh Pilgrimage -- Leh-Wuhr-Bablaret
Emergency (n.) -- kef-yet
Empirosaurus -- em'pihruh'sohruhs, em'pihro'sohruhs
Energy -- tepul
Engine -- mishu
Engineer (n.) -- mishek
Environment -- ek'sitra
Environmental collapse -- ek'sitra-nushaya
Equipment -- tanovau-tukh (gear); mishitra (machinery)
Escape -- stron (n.), stron-tor (v.)
Evacuate -- sashalotau
Evacuation -- sashalotaya
Execution -- tostaya
Experiment (n.) -- spolek
Explode -- thorshau
Explosion -- thorshaya
Extinction -- ek'tevan
The Eye -- Bezhun

Fail -- vravshau
Failure -- vravshaya
Father (n.) -- sa-mekh
Fatigue -- zung (n.), zung-tor (v.)
Fence (n.) -- tem
Fifth Pilgrimage -- Kaur-Bablaret
Fight -- puk (n.), puk-tor (v.)
Figurehead -- khom-sukhlop
Filter (n.) -- kapol
Fire (n.) -- yon
Firearm -- pohshayek (TGV), pohshek (MGV)
Firefight -- pohshautra
Firepower -- pohshau-tepul
Fish (n.) -- aluk|lar|
Flag (n.) -- haifan
Flashlight -- el'ru-ha'gelet
Fleet (n.) -- halitra
Floor -- lan-tol
Fly (v.) -- hash-tor
Footprint -- ash'yaidar
Forbidden -- zad-, zadik
Forest -- laptra
Frannie Cameron -- Frahni Kahmuhruhn
Fright -- kolthak
Fruit (n.) -- savas
Fuse (n.) -- shau-vel
Future -- fa-wak

Gallusaur -- gahlu'sohr
Gamble (v.) -- zhasihau
Gambling -- zhasihaun
Gas (oxygen, etc.) -- pa-tukh
Gate (n.) -- temep
General Philbrick -- Kahr-Lan Fihl'brihk
Generator -- ferek
Glove (n.) -- el'rukhut
Golad Prison -- To-Klomak t'Golahd
Grenade -- lehm-thorshek
Grief -- tushat
Ground (n.) -- solektra
Ground assault -- solektra-nashiv
Guitar -- gih'tar, gitar
Gun (n.) -- pohshayek (TGV), pohshek (MGV)
Gun turret -- pohsh-dakebi

Hand -- el'ru
Helmet -- patyerak
Help -- gol'nev (n.), gol-tor (v.)
Herbivore -- kastik-yokulfa
Herbivorous -- kastik-yokulan-, kastik-yokulanik
Hole (n.) -- razh
Home (n.) -- ha-kel
Hope Plaza -- Hop Plahzuh |Rok-Gorplosh|
Hostile (adj.) -- rithraht-, rithrahtik
House (n.) -- kelek
Howard Milner -- Hauwuhrd Mihl'nuhr
Howler -- vlurfa
Hunter Boyce -- Huhntuhr Bois
Hydro-turbine -- masu-mor-dayek

Ice (n.) -- le-suma
Ice ore -- van-tukh t'le-suma
Identify -- shasutan-tor
Identity -- sha'es
Impact -- kwul (n.), kwul-tor (v.)
Information -- ro'fori
Injury -- dash
Invade -- vishasplotau
Invader -- vishasplotausu
Invasion -- vishasplotaya

James "Jim" Shannon -- Dzheimz >Dzhihm< Shahnuhn
Joshua "Josh" Shannon -- Dzhashu'uh >Dzhash< Shahnuhn
Jump -- spen (n.); spen-tor (v.)
Jungle -- nu'ri-masu-laptra

Kara -- Karuh
Karem McMillen -- Karem Muhk'Mihluhn
Ken Foster -- Ken Fostuhr
Key (n.) -- tal-muv
Kill (v.) -- stau
Killed, to be -- pustau
Kiss -- shok (n.), shok-tor (v.)
Knife (n.) -- lipau
Knife wound -- lipau-skek

Laboratory -- ek'tal-zup-shal
Ladder -- pu'uth
Laser -- ha'zehlek
Leah Marcos -- Liuh Markos
Lieutenant, First -- fosh-lan
Lieutenant, Second -- wuh-lan
Lt. Alicia Washington -- Fosh-Lan Uh'lihshuh Washing'tuhn
Lt. Okuda -- Fosh-Lan O'kuda
Limit (n.) -- grei
Load -- tus (n.), tus-tor (v.)
Lock -- klachek (n.), klacha (v.)
Lose -- pak-tor
Loss -- pak
Lost (adj.) -- paki-, pakik
Love -- ashaya (n.), ashau (v.)
Loyalty -- fonn'es
Lucas Taylor -- Lukuhs Teiluhr

Machete -- muh'sheti, kastra-lipau
Machine (n.) -- mish-vel
Machine gun (n.) -- sahr-pohshayek (TGV), sahr-pohshek (MGV)
Madison "Maddy" Shannon -- Mahdihsuhn >Mahdi< Shahnuhn
Man (n.) -- sasu
Mankind -- Komihntra
Map (n.) -- besan
Market (n.) -- ramakurai
Mask (n.) -- limein
Massacre -- ek'riyeht-staya (n.), ek'riyeht-stau (v.)
Max Pope -- Mahks Pop
Medic -- skek-skasausu
Medical doctor -- hassu
Medication -- haseret
Memory core -- vokau-tviyan
Mesozoic Era -- Sviti-Hatik Nuhs |t'Terra|
Meteor -- stukhlak
Meteor shower -- stukhlak-tevan
Meteoric iron -- tevlak-shek-tukh
Meteorite -- tevlak
Michelle Toomey -- Mihshel Tumi
Microchip (n.) -- mapi-|raf-|val
Mine (n., weapon) -- ip-thorshek
Minefield -- ip-thorshek-solai
Mira -- Mihruh
Mission (n.) -- skrol
Moon (n.) -- aikum
Moonshine (alcohol) -- ip-naliveh
Mother (n.) -- ko-mekh
Motorcycle (n.) -- dah-hali
Mountain -- |suk'|kunel
Murder -- riyeht-staya (n.), riyeht-stau (v.)
Mutiny (n.) -- anemihalikaya

Net (n.) -- vis
Nhat Trang -- Naht Trahng
Night -- mu'yor
Night vision gear -- mu'yor-gla-el'mish
Nurse (n.) -- has-golsu, has-gol'nevsu
Nykoraptor -- naiko'rahptuhr

OTG (outside the gates) -- si'temeplar
Observe -- glantau
Observer -- glantausu
Obsession -- ritsuri-wuh-set'ko
Officer -- lansu
Oil (n.) -- elmin
Omnivore -- fan-yokulsu (sentient), fan-yokulfa (non-sentient)
Omnivorous -- fan-yokulan-, fan-yokulanik
Operate (v.) -- el'torau (run); sharusha (med.)
Operation -- sharushan (med.); torskrol (mission)
Orientation -- kharativaya
Orphan (n.) -- rimekhusu
Outpost 1 -- Pisakahr 1
Outpost 2 -- Pisakahr 2
Outpost 3 -- Pisakahr 3
Overpopulation -- abru-ha-nosahp
Ovosaurus -- ovuh'sohruhs, ovo'sohruhs
Oxygen -- esh-tukh
Oxygen-rich atmosphere -- esh-tukh-bosh sovtra

Parasite -- neshuhk
Path -- yut
Patrol (n.) -- pabelk
Peter Cameron -- Pituhr Kahmuhruhn
The Phoenix Group -- Finihks-Travek
Photograph (n.) -- ha'gel-bikuv
Pilgrimage -- bablaret
Pistol -- el'ru-pohshayek (TGV), el'ru-pohshek (MGV)
Planet -- ek'tra
Plant (n.) -- kastik
Platform -- skaf
Poison (n.) -- gisam
Police (n.) -- to-mesksutra
Police officer, Policeman -- to-mesksu
Pollution -- flaya
Population -- ha-nosahp (non-sentient), su-nosahp (sentient)
Population Control -- Su-Nosahp-Tash
Portal -- mesvin-sharu
Portal dilation -- mesvin-sharu-eiksharu
Power -- tepul (n.), tepuh (v.)
Power grid -- tepul-vis
Power surge -- tepul-tral
Predator -- skyemaufa
Predatory, Predaceous -- skyemau-bosh|-|
Pregnancy -- k'kan-wak
Pregnant -- k'kan
Prehistoric -- fe-vesht-varik
Prison -- to-klomak
Prisoner -- yefansu
Privacy -- awek'es
Private -- awek|-| (adj.); ask'ersu (n., rank)
Pvt. Gillers -- Ask'ersu Gihluhrz
Pvt./Cpl. Mark Reynolds -- Ask'ersu|Neksu Mark Renuhldz
Projectile -- pohshulek
Proximity -- be'es
Pteranodon -- terahnuh'dan, terahno'dan
Pterosaur -- teruh'sohr, tero'sohr
Pulmo-replasia -- esh-ek'ipehkaya

Radio -- sauribayek (n.); sauribau (v.)
Radio broadcast -- saurib-sasaya
Radio frequency (RF) -- saurib-vakav'es
Radio reception -- saurib-poprat
Radio transmission -- saurib-sasaya
Rain -- sov-masu (n.), sov-mashau (v.)
Rajiv Swarup -- Razhiv Swarup
Rank (n.) -- lan
Rebecca Milner -- Ruh'bekuh Mihl'nuhr
Rebel (n.) -- tehnaspansu
Rebreather -- va'ash-eshek
Receive -- poprah
Receiver -- poprahek
Reception -- poprat
Reconnaissance (recon, recce) -- zambelk
Recover -- vetsau
Recovery -- vetsaya
Recreation -- el'sahishelovaya
Regulation (rule) -- to-pakha
Report (n.) -- ro'ribet
Rescue -- korsaya (n.), korsau (v.)
Research -- kla-hil (n.), kla-hil-tor (v.)
Return -- fun (n.), fun-tor (v.)
Reunion -- va'ash-kaunshaya
Reunite -- va'ash-kaunshau
Reveal -- ahklavau
Revelation -- ahklavaya
Revenge -- ran-pleth (anc.)
Rifle (weapon) -- kar-pohshayek (TGV), kar-pohshek (MGV)
Ring (n.) -- mokuv
Risk (n.) -- dvar
River -- pilash
Robert Stanley -- Rabuhrt Stahn'li
Rollercoaster -- pa-shefek-fauyek
Rope (n.) -- |man-|elakh
Rover -- holovau-hali
Run (v.) -- sahr-tor

Sabotage -- yal'mek (n.); yal'mek-tor (v.)
Saboteur -- yal'meksu
Sacrifice (n.) -- oslauvolaya
Sam Marcos -- Sahm Markos
Sand -- mazhiv
Scan -- glashaya (n.), glashau(v.)
Scanner -- glashayek
Scar (n.) -- ulidar
School (n.) -- shi'oren
Science -- ek'tal
Science Division -- Ek'tal-Dahshaya
Scientist -- ek'talsu
Search -- psthan (n.), pstha (v.)
Search and rescue (SAR) -- psthan heh korsaya
Secrecy -- tsat'es
Secret -- tsat-, tsatik (adj.); tsat (n.)
Security -- shar'es
Security armor -- shar-fo-wein
Security camera -- shar'es-glayek
Security gate -- shar'es-temep
Security guard -- shar'es-klashausu
Security team -- shar'es-travek
Selena McMillen -- Selinuh Muhk'Mihluhn
Sergeant -- traveksu
Shield (n.) -- fo-dan
Ship -- masu-hali (n., TGV), mashali (n., MGV) |MH|
Shoot (v.) -- pohshau
Shrapnel -- thorsh-karf
Shrapnel wound -- thorsh-karf-skek
Siege (n.) -- tvifostan
Signal -- glantokaya (n.), glantokau (v.)
Sixer -- shehsu
Sixth Pilgrimage -- Shehr-Bablaret
Skeleton -- hinek-teraya (TGV), hinektra (MGV)
Skill -- renkup'es
Skull -- grat
Sky -- igen
Skye Tate -- Skai Teit
Slasher-tail -- menesh-harrfa
Slasher-tail barb -- menesh-harrfa-kolf
Sleep -- yuk (n.), yuk-tor (v.)
Smoke (n.) -- vuzh
Soldier (n.) -- ask'ersu
Son -- sa-fu
Sonic wave -- ralash-pral
Sonic weapon -- ralash-wun
Spinosaur -- spainuh'sohr, spaino'sohr
Spy -- zamasu (n.); zama-tor (v.)
Star (n.) -- yel
Storm (n.) -- sahriv
Stowaway (n.) -- ip-halovausu
Sunrise -- ug'yel-shen
Sunset -- ug'yel-tevan
Supplies (n.) -- tanil-tukh
Surprise (v.) -- ak'wikmun
Surprise attack -- ak'wikmun-nashiv
Surround -- vikuvau
Surveillance -- zamskothon
Survey -- skothon (n.), skothon-tor (v.)
Survival -- rishan
Survival training -- rish-ranaya
Survive -- rish-tor
Survivor -- rishalsu
Sword -- shek
Symbol -- sehtebihk
Syncillic fever -- sihnsihlik tau

Tactics -- ask'plakanu
Target -- les (n.), les-tor (v.)
Taroca root -- tarokuh-gir
Tasha Guzman -- Tashuh Guz'man
Tattoo (n.) -- wadi-tanaf
Teacher -- |o|savensu
Team -- sutravek
Technician -- tanel'mishek
Tenth Pilgrimage -- Lehr-Bablaret
Terra Nova -- Teruh Novuh |Uzh-Terra|
Thomas "Tom" Boylan -- Tamuhs >Tam< Boi'luhn
Threat -- nan
Thunder -- rahm (n.), rahm-tor (v.)
Thunderstorm -- rahm-sahriv
Time (n.) -- wak
Timothy "Tim" Curran -- Tihmuhthi >Tihm< Kuhruhn
Tool -- raul
Toxin -- hasam
Trail (n.) -- yut
Train (v.) -- ranau
Training (n.) -- ranaya
Traitor -- sviksu
Tranquilize -- mehizhau
Tranquilizer -- mehizhayek
Tranquilizer gun (tranq-gun) -- mehizhau-pohshayek (TGV), mehizhau-pohshek (MGV)
Transmission (signal) -- sasaya
Transmit -- sasau
Transmitter -- sasayek
Transport -- ifis-tor (v.); ifis-hali (vehicle)
Trap -- pash (n.), pash-tor (n.)
Tree (n.) -- lap
Tree-darter -- lap-graruhfa

Unidentified (adj.) -- rishasutanik
Uniform (n.) -- dvin-sai-vel
Urgent -- akali|-|

Valley -- ku-li
Veteran (n.) -- fashi-ahkhsu
Victory -- skil
Violate -- tehn-to-gonau
Violation -- tehn-to-gonaya
Violent -- khrashik
Virus -- rihak

War -- ahkh
Warfare -- ahkhan
Watch -- glantaya (n., observation); glantau (v., observe); lesh-wak-vel (n., timepiece)
Watchtower -- glantau-kispek
Water (n.) -- masu
Waterfall -- masu-nutevak
Weapon -- wun
Wild -- kwai
Wind (n.) -- salan
Wind turbine -- salan-mor-dayek
Wing (n.) -- rala
World -- panu
Wound (n.) -- skek
Wounded (adj.) -- skekal-, skekalik
Wreckage -- kwuhsh-tukh

Xiphactinus -- zih'fahktihnuhs

Zoe Shannon -- Zo'i Shahnuhn
Zone -- shal




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