“Sons go from being ‘kesh’ to being ‘li-kesh’, ‘lo-kesh’, then ‘ska’ like for daughters. Although if they get in a contract, they can go right from ‘li-kesh’ to ‘ska’. If they are en-drek to your ska-drek-a… your mother… you call them your ‘ska-drek’, and if they are en-drek to you you call them, well, ‘en-drek ’. There are a couple of other words, but they are only really used when talking about en-drek contracts.”
“That sounds hard!” Trisha said.
“And that’s only half of it!” Jellia said. “It isn’t like they wear name tags or anything, and if you call an ‘en-kesh’ ‘en-e-kesh’ they can get really mad, and you can even get in trouble… like calling a son ‘pretty’ or something. So you always have to pay a lot of attention during introductions and remember both the name and the level, and always remember to introduce yourself with your level.”
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