Phrases And Sayings

The Folk have a unique way of speaking within both Higher Singing and Common Singing. They have many common phrases, sayings, and exclamations that allow them to communicate with each other.

## Greetings & Goodbyes

**"Good dancing",** *alternative to nre'fa-o; used as both a greeting and a farewell*

**"Good dreaming",** *alternative to mri'fa-o; used to bid someone goodnight*

## Luck

**"His/her/their luck as not been dancing",** *to say someone possesses bad luck*

**"May you find luck dancing",** *to bid someone good luck*

**"Good-journey",** *to bid someone good travels*

**"Good hunting",** *to bid someone good luck on a search, or good luck on a hunt*

## Compliments

**"Harar keep him/her/them",** *to say that someone is wonderful; often used in the context of if said cat saved the speaker's life, did something to assist them, etc.*

**"Claws firmly in the bark",** *a phrase meaning that someone is solid, or good*

## Insults

**"A kitten who bolts in fright from falling leaves",** *used to call someone easily frightened or cowardly*

"A **chipmunk with a bumblebee in its tail would make less noise",** *to say someone is being unnecessarily loud*

**"You old mouse-gummer",** *an insult usually directed toward an older cat*

**"Sitting there/here like a hedgehog",** *to say someone isn't doing anything or being lazy*

**"You're a bug-wit",** *to call someone stupid*

## Exclamations

**"Harar!",** *an exclamation*

**"Skydancer's Whiskers!",** *an exclamation*

**"Heavenly Viror!",** *an exclamation*

**"For the love of Whitewind",** *an exclamation, similar to "for the love of God"*

**"Tails and Nails!",** *an exclamation*

**"Oh, Harar!",** *an exclamation similar to "Oh, God"*

**"Oh, Skydancer!",** *an exclamation similar to the one above*

**"Blueback's Whiskers!",** *an exclamation*

**"Leaping Harar!",** *an exclamation*

**"Meerclar protect us!",** *an exclamation of despair*

**"Skydancers Ears and Tears!",** *an exclamation*

**"Whiskers!",** *an exclamation*

**"Dewclaws!",** *an exclamation*

**"Fela's Whiskers!",** *an exclamation*

**"Skydancer's Tears!",** *an exclamation*

**"Dugs of the Allmother!",** *an exclamation*

## Ritualistic

**"By the tails of the Firstborn",** *the beginning of a vow*

## Common Sayings / Miscellaneous

**"Eye-last",** *a phrase meaning "last month"*

**"[...] or my spirit will fly my dying body",** *to say "or I will die trying"*

**"Leave-taking",** *a phrase meaning to take leave, or to leave home*

**"I swear by the First",** *to promise or to swear by something, similar to "I swear to God"*

**"After a tooth",** *to say "after a meal" or "after we eat"*

**"Resorting to claw and tooth",** *to resort to fighting*

**"I commend your ka unto the bosom of the Allmother",** *to call someone suicidally brave (?)*

**"Courage counts no Eyes",** *to say that courage doesn't come with age*

**"All things in earth's season",** *to say to have patience*

**"Harar knows",** *a phrase, similar to "God knows"*

**"Why in the name of Blueback's Hindbristles",** *a phrase questioning someone or something, usually in agitation*

**"Me'mre of a way",** *to say it's a "crappy" or bad wa*y

**"Made a complete M'an of myself",** *to say that you've made a fool of yourself*

**"I swear on my tail name!",** *to swear sincerely*

**"His/her/their tail name is all they have",** *to say that a cat has very little in terms of hope*