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* ''pūrjayuñca'' — North (from ''pūrja'', a wind blowing from the north of the Plain) | * ''pūrjayuñca'' — North (from ''pūrja'', a wind blowing from the north of the Plain) | ||
* ''nalejñuñca'' — East (from ''naleya'', a wind blowing from the east of the Plain/Jade Coast, also known popularly simply as ''jāriprātas'' "sea wind"). | * ''nalejñuñca'' — East (from ''naleya'', a wind blowing from the east of the Plain/Jade Coast, also known popularly simply as ''jāriprātas'' "sea wind"). | ||
* '' | * ''nyuvyuñca'' — South (from ''nyuva'', an older term for "forest"<ref>The term ''nyuva'', according to the most accepted etymology, is the only forest-related term inherited from Proto-Lahob, originally from *nī-uwo(s) meaning "within the dark" or "dark within", a formation without cognates in the surviving Lahob languages (though the root *uwos does have attested reflexes).</ref>, i.e. the Southern Rainforest) | ||
* ''samvālyuñca'' — West (unclear origin: possibly from the ''Samvālai'', a population from the Central Plain (i.e. to the west of the early Chlouvānem area) mentioned in pre-Classical sources, or possibly from the Lällshag word ''samwaa'' "down") | * ''samvālyuñca'' — West (unclear origin: possibly from the ''Samvālai'', a population from the Central Plain (i.e. to the west of the early Chlouvānem area) mentioned in pre-Classical sources, or possibly from the Lällshag word ''samwaa'' "down") | ||
Intercardinal directions have various possible roots, but the following four are the most commonly used: | Intercardinal directions have various possible roots, but the following four are the most commonly used: | ||
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* ''māħimyuñca'' — Southwest (probably named after an ancient tribal people in the Inland Southwest (actually more WSW of the core Chlouvānem lands), which the city of Māħim, in present-day Tamīyahāna, is also named after) | * ''māħimyuñca'' — Southwest (probably named after an ancient tribal people in the Inland Southwest (actually more WSW of the core Chlouvānem lands), which the city of Māħim, in present-day Tamīyahāna, is also named after) | ||
* ''nēdrāyuñca'' — Northwest (from ''nēdrāmis'', a dry wind blowing from the northwest of the Plain) | * ''nēdrāyuñca'' — Northwest (from ''nēdrāmis'', a dry wind blowing from the northwest of the Plain) | ||
Half-winds (''danyūmyuñca(i)'') are compound forms: ''kēhaṃhelaṣyuñca'' "North-northeast", ''naleihelaṣyuñca'' "East-northeast", ''naleitalęjñuñca'' "East-southeast", '' | Half-winds (''danyūmyuñca(i)'') are compound forms: ''kēhaṃhelaṣyuñca'' "North-northeast", ''naleihelaṣyuñca'' "East-northeast", ''naleitalęjñuñca'' "East-southeast", ''nyuvtalęjñuñca'' "South-southeast", and so on. Quarter-winds are expressed as ''[farther principal wind]-<small>DAT</small>. [nearest point]-<small>GEN.</small> nęltās''; for example ''nēdrāyuñcom samvālyuñci nęltās'' "West by north"; ''samvālyuñcom nēdrāyuñci nęltās'' "Northwest by west", ''pūrjayuñcom nēdrāyuñci nęltās'' "Northwest by north", ''nēdrāyuñcom pūrjayuñci nęltās'' "North by west". | ||
Not typically distinguished from the cardinal points named above are the following directions: | Not typically distinguished from the cardinal points named above are the following directions: | ||