Tek Lexicon

= Tek Lexicon = Main article: Terminology

Tek  is a gutter language spoken by wicks, criminals, and certain humans. Tek is not a true language, but rather a collection of jargon. Tek speakers often employ colorful metaphors as well as these words below, and the sentence structure of Tek is extremely simple - unless absolutely necessary, most sentences lack any sort of conjugation, and no complex tenses or grammatical structures are used; most adjectives can be used as vowels and vice versa. No additional letters are necessary to make a noun plural; plurality is mostly implied through context. See an example.

Non-native speakers of Tek might make the mistake of using Tek words like everyday slang words, pluralizing nouns and using made-up verb tenses. This is common in humans and wicks who grew up in a city. While this is looked down on by spokes, it is perfectly acceptable and encouraged in roleplay to add authenticity to your character.

Pronunciation guide
Here's an example paragraph:
 * J  is pronounced like "ch", but slightly harder, when beginning a word; in other places, such as in the word "caoja," it is pronounced /ʒ/ (sounds like the g in "beige").
 * Ts  is a digraph, like the one on the end of the word "its."
 * Vr  is a digraph pronounced like the "fr" in "from," but with more of a v sound.
 * Gk  is a digraph pronounced like a very hard "k".

"Was headed down to the tumble hut with a couple of me kovs. Run into this chip. She dob on the place, say it full of natt. I talk her up, and we dust. I manage to sell some vodundun to a couple of nattle, get some benny ging and get guttered. Be two maw since I met such a rosh. Hope she ent poxy!"

Of course, you might not want to include  all  of the terms in one paragraph like that. But you get the picture.