Language

Here are some of the most common phrases used by natives and outsiders, and their translations.

In the Native Trading Hut

Since the number of phrases used by the Traders (Tamdals) is quite limited, you can save yourself hundreds of experience points by consulting the following handy dictionary of native terms:

Numbers:

• OCK = 1 (also ACK = "a")
• TAM = 2 (beware of TAM = 10)
• TAMECK = 3
• FALUCK = 4
• FALVUG = 5
• SIK = 6
• SIKECK = 7
• ECKHOK = 8
• NIKNIK = 9
• TAM = 10
• ECKVUG = 11
• TAMLAL = 12
• (unknown) = 13
• FALRAKECK = 14
• FALFALECKNIK = 15
• SIKXALECKNIK = 16
• SIKECKECK = 17
• ECKHOKECK = 18
• (unknown) = 19
• TAMNIK = 20
• TAMNIK OCK = 21
• TAMNIK TAMECK = 23
• TAMNIK FALUCK = 24
• TAMNIK SIK = 26
• TAMRAK = 30
• FALTAM = 40
• NIKECK = 90
• OCK HOKNIKRAKDAL = 100

Equipment:

• gak = Gem
• raklal = Rifle
• bakwikpok = Blowpipe
• gak uckick = GPS Unit
• falsik ack kamtam = First-Aid Kit
• daleck hokbak = Dried Herbs
• coolalsik = Cutlass
• moghokeck = Machete
• gaklal coonik = Gold Coin
• kamvug = Knife
• dalgakecksik = Dagger
• baknik coolalsik = Blunt Cutlass
• baknik moghokeck = Blunt Machete
• pokcoo ock dalfalock = Piece of Driftwood
• sikraknikgak siknik = Sharpening Stone
• cooack = Crab
• baknikniksik = Banana
• moggak = Mango
• (unknown) = Bottle of Beer
• (unknown) = Tasty Berries
• baktamlalsik ock rak = Bottle of Rum
• (unknown) = Bottle of Water
• gakrak ock wikeck = Gourd of Water
• (unknown) = Poisonous Berries
• (unknown) = Rifle Bullet
• poksik daltam = Poison Dart
• poksikock sikkam = Poisonous Snake

Trading Phrases:

• "ICK'lal gakvug yak ... ... fal ack ..."

I'll give you (number) (cheap items) for one (expensive item).

• "ICK wiknik ... ... fal ack ..."

I want (number) (cheap items) for one (expensive item).

• "ICK wiknik ... ... fal sikmog ..."

I want (number) (cheap items) for some (expensive item).

• "Ock, tamack siknik lalkam ack raksikackeck tamdal. Wik coo dal ack sikackhok sikack."

Okay, that sounds like a fair trade. We could do a straight swap.

• "Sikrak, ICK tamnik tam gak wiklal bak wiktam ackuck ... ... bak ICK dal'tam hokvug tamack mognik."

Sorry, I would trade you (number) (items) but I don't have that many.

• "Sikrak, ICK tamnik tam gak wiklal bak wiktam ackuck ... ... bak ICK dalbak yak coolal coorak ack tamack, dal yak hokvug acktamnik yak coolal dalsikackdal?"

Sorry, I would trade you (number) (items) but I doubt you could carry it, do you have anything you could discard?

• "Yak dal'tam hokvug eckuck ..."

You don't have enough (item).

• "Sikrak, tamack wiklal bak ack bak poknikeck."

Sorry, that would be a bit pointless.

• "Rakhok, hokrak'sik (#) ... fal (#) ock yakuck ..."

Right, here's (number) (item) for (number) of your (item).