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Hybrid nouns, combining a local element and a Chlouvānem modifier, are also very common, in names such as ''Yañcajāṇa'' (''yañca'' ethnonym + ''jāṇa'' "field") or ''Toramimarta'' (Toyubeshian ''tora mitō'' "last market" + ''marta'' "city"); more rarely, there have been partial calques, with an extreme example being ''Lališire Keleitimarta'' (new *Keleita city), episcopal seat of the Northwestern diocese of Tārṣaivai, founded by the Cerians with the name of ''Celéutía Opéuso ínema'' (New Celéutía City), referring to the ancient Íscégon city of Clestéia (today ''Klastê'' in western Nordûlik, but known as ''Celéutía'' in Cerian), where the "new" and "city" elements were translated but the proper name of the city was simply adapted to Chlouvānem phonology.<br/>Fully Chlouvānem names are usually descriptive, as ''Ājvalēnia'' "coast of gold" or ''Yāmyagērisa'' "foggy lake", but a few of them are celebrating, as ''Cami'' "great" or ''Āramimarta'' "city of peace".
Hybrid nouns, combining a local element and a Chlouvānem modifier, are also very common, in names such as ''Yañcajāṇa'' (''yañca'' ethnonym + ''jāṇa'' "field") or ''Toramimarta'' (Toyubeshian ''tora mitō'' "last market" + ''marta'' "city"); more rarely, there have been partial calques, with an extreme example being ''Lališire Keleitimarta'' (new *Keleita city), episcopal seat of the Northwestern diocese of Tārṣaivai, founded by the Cerians with the name of ''Celéutía Opéuso ínema'' (New Celéutía City), referring to the ancient Íscégon city of Clestéia (today ''Klastê'' in western Nordûlik, but known as ''Celéutía'' in Cerian), where the "new" and "city" elements were translated but the proper name of the city was simply adapted to Chlouvānem phonology.<br/>Fully Chlouvānem names are usually descriptive, as ''Ājvalēnia'' "coast of gold" or ''Yāmyagērisa'' "foggy lake", but a few of them are celebrating, as ''Cami'' "great" or ''Āramimarta'' "city of peace".


When used in compounds, the cardinal points appear as ''pūrja/i-'' (north), ''maichle/a-'' (south), ''samvāl-'' (west), and ''nalei-'' (east), as well as often, especially in newer settlements, ''helaṣ-'' (northeast), ''talęe-'' (southeast), ''māħim-'' (southwest), and ''nēdrā-'' (northwest), e.g. in names such as ''Maichlahåryan'' "Southern Gorjan" or ''Naleigeiras'' "Eastern Gate".
When used in compounds, the cardinal points appear as ''pūrja/i-'' (north), ''nyuv-'' (south), ''samvāl-'' (west), and ''nalei-'' (east), as well as often, especially in newer settlements, ''helaṣ-'' (northeast), ''talęe-'' (southeast), ''māħim-'' (southwest), and ''nēdrā-'' (northwest), e.g. in names such as ''Naleigeiras'' "Eastern Gate".


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