Post by CLICHÉ on Apr 23, 2011 15:57:27 GMT -5
CATSPEAK- HUMANSPEAK
Leaf-bare - the season of winter
Newleaf - the season of spring
Greenleaf - the season of summer
Leaf-fall - the season of autumn
Quarter-moon - a week
Moon - a month
Moonhigh - 12 o'clock a.m. (midnight)
Sunhigh - 12 o'clock p.m. (noon)
Mouselength - roughly an inch
Kittenstep - less than an inch
Rabbitlength/Taillength - roughly a foot
Foxlength - roughly a yard
Kittypet - a house cat; the term can also be used as an insult
Loner - a cat who is neither owned by humans or part of a Clan
Rogue - another term for loner; some cats find it offensive
Twoleg - a human
Fresh-kill - freshly caught prey
Crowfood - rotting, dead prey
Gathering - a meeting that the Clans hold in peace when the moon is at its fullest
Moonstone - a place where medicine cats and leaders meet and share dreams with StarClan
Silverpelt - the large swath of stars in the sky; StarClan is represented by Silverpelt
Thunderpath - a road, more specifically, a highway
Twoleg nest - a human house
Twolegplace - a human town
Mouse brain - not very smart
Mouse dung - an insult; stronger then mouse-brain, but less offensive then fox dung
Fox dung - an insult; stronger offense then mouse dung
Housefolk - a kittypet's word for humans
Nofurs - another word for humans
