The Language of John Carter's Barsoom December 4, 2011 Michael Sellers Other Stuff Tweet Aaanthor – AA AN THOR A dead city of ancient Mars. – TMOMg Aisle of Hope An aisle leading to the court-room in Helium. – TMOMg apt – APT An Arctic monster. A huge, white-furred creature with six limbs, four of which, short and heavy, carry it over the snow and ice; the other two, which grow forward from its shoulders on either side of its long, powerful neck, terminate in white, hairless hands with which it seizes and holds its prey. Its head and mouth are similar in appearance to those of a hippopotamus, except that from the sides of the lower jawbone two mighty horns curve slightly downward toward the front. Its two huge eyes extend in two vast oval patches from the center of the top of the cranium down either side of the head to below the roots of the horns, so that these weapons really grow out from the lower part of the eyes, which are composed of several thousand ocelli each. Each ocellus is furnished with its own lid, and the apt can, at will, close as many of the facets of his huge eyes as he chooses. – TMOM Astok – AS TOK Prince of Dusar. – TMOMg Avenue of Ancestors A street in Helium. – TMOMg banth – BANTH Barsoomian lion. A fierce beast of prey that roams the low hills surrounding the dead seas of ancient Mars. It is almost hairless, having only a great, bristly mane about its thick neck. Its long, lithe body is supported by ten powerful legs, its enormous jaws are equipped with several rows of long needle-like fangs, and its mouth reaches to a point far back of its tiny ears. It has enormous protruding eyes of green. – TGOM Bar Comas – BAR KOM AS Jeddak of Warhoon. – APOM Barsoom – BAR SOOM Mars – APOM Black pirates of Barsoom Men six feet and over in height. Have clear-cut and handsome features; their eyes are well set and large, though a slight narrowness lends them a crafty appearance. The iris is extremely black while the eyeball itself is quite white and clear. Their skin has the appearance of polished ebony. – TMOMg calot – KA LOT A dog. About the size of a Shetland pony and has ten short legs. The head bears a slight resemblance to that of a frog, except that the jaws are equipped with three rows of long, sharp tusks. Also used as an insult. – APOM Carter, John Warlord of Mars. – TMOMg Carthoris of Helium – KAR THOR IS Son of John Carter and Dejah Thoris, his name a combination of theirs. – TGOM Dak Kova – DAK KOV A Jed among the Warhoons (later jeddak). – APOM darseen – DAR SEEN A chameleon-like reptile, that can change its color. – APOM dator – DA TOR Tile for chief or prince of the First Born. – TGOM Dejah Thoris – DE JAH THOR IS Princess of Helium, daughter of Mors Kajak of Helium. – APOM Djor Kantos – DJOR KAN TOS Son of Kantos Kan; padwar of the Fifth Utan. – TGOM Dor – DOR Valley of Heaven, river valley of Iss. – APOM Dotar Sojat – DO TAR SO JAT John Carter’s Martian name, from the surnames of the first two warrior chieftains he killed. – APOM Dusar – DU SAR A Martian kingdom. – TMOMg dwar – DWAR A captain, leader of a utan. – TGOM ersite A kind of stone. – TMOMg Father of Therns High Priest of religious cult. – TMOMg First Born Black race; black pirates. – TMOMg Gate of Jeddaks A gate in Helium. – TMOMg Gozava – GO ZA VA Tars Tarkas’ dead wife. – APOM Gur Tus – GUR TUS Dwar of the tenth utan. – TGOM haad – HAAD Martian mile. – TMOMg Hal Vas – HAL VAS Son of Vas Kor the Dusarian noble. – TMOMg Hastor – HAS TOR A city of Helium. – TGOM Hekkador – HEK KA DOR Holy Hekkador, title of Father of Therns (Matai Shang). – TGOM Helium – HE LI UM The empire of the grandfather of Dejah Thoris. A leading nation of red men. – TMOMg Holy Therns See thern. – TGOM Hor Vastus – HOR VAS TUS Padwar in the navy of Helium. – TMOMg Hortan Gur – HOR TAN GUR Jeddak of Torquas. – TMOMg Horz – HORZ Deserted city; Barsoomian Greenwich for time. – TMOMg Illall – ILL ALL The most remote city of Okar. – TMOM Iss – ISS River of Death. A sacred river. – TMOM Issus – ISS US Goddess of Death, whose abode is upon the banks of the Lost Sea of Korus. – TMOM Jav – JAV A Lotharian. – TMOMg jed – JED King. – TMOMg jeddak – JED DAK Emperor. – TMOMg Kab Kadja – KAB KAD JA Jeddak of the Warhoons of the south. – TMOMg Kadabra – KA DA BRA Capitol city of Okar. – TMOMg kadar – KA DAR Guard. – TMOMg Kalksus – KALK SUS Cruiser; transport under Vas Kor. – TMOMg Kantos Kan – KAN TOS KAN Padwar in the Helium navy. – TMOMg Kaol – KA OL A Martian kingdom in the eastern hemisphere. Isolated and surrounded by Japan. – TMOM kaor The greeting used principally by red Martians – TGOM Kar Komak – KAR KO MAK Odwar of Lotharian bowmen. – TMOMg karad – KAR AD Martian degree. – TMOMg Komal – KO MAL The Lotharian god; a huge banth. – TMOMg Korad – KOR AD A dead city of ancient Mars. – TMOMg Korus – KOR US The Lost Sea of Dor. – TMOMg Kulan Tith – KU LAN TITH Jeddak of Kaol. – TMOMg Lakor – LA KOR A thern. – TWOM Larok – LAR OK A Dusarian warrior; artificer. – TMOMg Lorquas Ptomel – LOR QUAS PTOM EL Jed among the Tharks. – TMOMg Lothar – LO THAR The forgotten city. – TMOMg Marentina – MAR EN TIN A A principality of Okar. – TMOMg Matai Shang – MAT AI SHANG Father of Therns. – TGOM Mors Kajak – MORS KA JAK A jed of lesser Helium, son of Tardos Mors of Helium. – APOM Notan – NO TAN Royal Psychologist of Zodanga. – APOM Nutus – NUT US Jeddak of Dusar. – TMOMg Od – OD Martian foot. – TMOMg Odwar – O DWAR A commander, or general. – TMOMg Okar – O KAR Land of the yellow men. – TWOM Omad – O MAD Man with one name. – TMOMg Omean – O ME AN The buried sea. – TGOM Orluk – OR LUK A black and yellow striped Arctic monster. Its hide is used for fur. – TWOM Otz Mountains – OTZ Mountains near Iss, surrounding the Valley Dor and the Lost Sea of Korus. – TGOM Padwar – PA DWAR Lieutenant. – APOM Panthan – PAN THAN Panthan – PAN THAN A soldier of fortune. – TMOMg Parthak – PAR THAK The Zodangan prison guard who brought food to John Carter in the pits of Zat Arras. – TGOM Pedestal of Truth Within the courtroom of Helium. – TMOMg Phaidor – PHAI DOR Daughter of Matai Shang. – TGOM pimalia – PIM AL I A Gorgeous flowering plant. – TGOM Plant men of Barsoom A race inhabiting the Valley Dor. They are ten or twelve feet in height when standing erect; their arms are very short and fashioned after the manner of an elephant’s trunk, being sinuous; the body is hairless and ghoulish blue except for a broad band of white which encircles the protruding, single eye, the pupil, iris and ball of which are dead white. The nose is a ragged, inflamed, circular hole in the centre of the blank face, resembling a fresh bullet wound which has not yet commenced to bleed. There is no mouth in the head. With the exception of the face, the head is covered by a tangled mass of jet-black hair some eight or ten inches in length. Each hair is about the thickness of a large angleworm. The body, legs and feet are of human shape but of monstrous proportions, the feet being fully three feet long and very flat and broad. The method of feeding consists in running their odd hands over the surface of the turf, cropping off the tender vegetation with razor-like talons and sucking it up from two mouths, which lie one in the palm of each hand. They are equipped with a massive tail about six feet long, quite round where it joins the body, but tapering to a flat, thin blade toward the end, which trails at right angles to the ground. – TMOMg Prince Soran – SOR AN Overlord of the navy of Ptarth. – TMOMg Ptarth – PTARTH A Martian kingdom of red men. – TGOM Ptor – PTOR Family name of three Zodangan brothers. – APOM Sab Than – SAB THAN Prince of Zodanga. A jed of Zodanga, son of Than Khosis. – APOM safad – SAF AD A Martian inch. – TMOMg sak – SAK To jump, to leap. – APOM Salensus Oll – SA LEN SUS OLL Jeddak of Jeddaks, ruler of Okar. – TWOM Saran Tal – SAR AN TAL Carthoris’ major-domo. – TMOMg Sarkoja – SAR KO JA A green Martian woman. – APOM Sator Throg – SA TOR THROG A Holy Thern of the Tenth Cycle. – TGOM Shador – SHA DOR An isle on northern shore of Sea of Omean used as a prison. – TGOM silian – SIL I AN Slimy reptiles inhabiting the Sea of Korus. – TGOM sith – SITH Hornet-like flying monster that dwells in Kaolian jungle. Bald-faced and about the size of a Hereford bull. Has frightful jaws in front and mighty poisoned sting behind. The eyes, of myriad facets, cover three-fourths of the head, permitting the creature to see in all directions at one and the same time. – TWOM skeel – SKEEL A Martian polishable hardwood, used for the deck of an airship. – TGOM Sola – SO LA A young green Martian woman. Of Thark. – APOM Solan – SO LAN An official of the palace. A man of secrets, in Kadabra. – TWOM sompus – SOM PUS A kind of tree.? – TMOMg sorak A little pet animal among the red Martian women, about the size of a cat. Used as an insult. – APOM sorapus – SOR A PUS A Martian hardwood used for ship cabins; has large succulent fruits. – TGOM Sorav – SOR AV An officer of Salensus Oll. Commander of the forces of the palace of Kadabra. – TWOM tal – TAL A Martian second. One 200th of a xat (unit of measuring time). – TGOM Tal Hajus – TAL HA JUS Jeddak of Thark. – APOM Talu – TAL U Rebel Prince of Marentina. – TWOM Tan Gama – TAN GA MA Warhoon warrior. – TGOM Tardos Mors – TAR DOS MORS Grandfather of Dejah Thoris and Jeddak of Helium. – APOM Tario – TAR I O Jeddak of Lothar. – TMOMg Tars Tarkas – TARS TAR KAS A green man, chieftain of the Tharks. – APOM Temple of Reward In Helium. – TMOMg Tenth Cycle A sphere, or plane of eminence, among the Holy Therns. – TMOMg Thabis – THA BIS Issus’ chief. An old woman. – TGOM Than Khosis – THAN KO SIS Jeddak of Zodanga – APOM Thark – THARK City and name of a green Martian horde. – APOM thern – THERN A priest of the cult of Issus. Typically known as Holy Therns. – TGOM thoat – THOAT A steed of the green Martians. Ten feet high at the shoulder, with four legs on either side; a broad, flat tail, larger at the tip than at the root which it holds straight out behind while running; a mouth splitting its head from snout to the long, massive neck. It is entirely devoid of hair and is of a dark slate colour and exceedingly smooth and glossy. It has a white belly and the legs are shaded from slate at the shoulders and hips to a vivid yellow at the feet. The feet are heavily padded and nailless. (See A PRINCESS OF MARS.) – APOM Thor Ban – THOR BAN Jed among the green men of Torquas. – TMOMg thorian – THOR I AN Chief of the lesser Therns. – TGOM Throne of Righteousness In the court-room of Helium. – TMOMg Throxus – THROX US Mightiest of the five oceans. – TMOMg Thurds – THURD A green horde inimical to Torquas. – TMOMg Thuria – THUR I A The nearer moon. – TGOM Thurid – THUR ID A black dator. – TGOM Thuvan Dihn – THU VAN DIHN Jeddak of Ptarth. – TWOM Thuvia – THU VI A Princess of Ptarth. – TGOM Torith – TOR ITH Officer of the guards of the First Born at submarine pool. – TGOM Torkar Bar – TOR KAR BAR Kaolian noble; dwar of the Kaolian Road. – TWOM Torquas – TOR QUAS A green horde. – TMOMg Turjun – TUR JUN Carthoris’ alias. – TMOMg utan – U TAN A company of one hundred men (military). – TGOM Vas Kor – VAS KOR A Dusarian noble. – TMOMg Warhoon – WAR HOON A community of green men; enemy of Thark. – APOM Woola – WOOL A A Barsoomian calot. – TMOMg xat – XAT A Martian minute; one fiftieth of a zode (unit of measuring time). – TGOM Xavarian – XA VAR I AN A Helium warship. – TGOM Xodar – XO DAR Dator among the First Born. – TGOM Yersted – YER STED A First Born, commander of the submarine. – TGOM Zad – ZAD Tharkian warrior. – APOM Zat Arras – ZAT AR RAS Jed of Zodanga. – TGOM Zithad – ZITH AD Dator of the guards of Issus. – TGOM zitidar – ZIT I DAR A heavy (mastodonian) draft animal of the green men. – APOM Zodanga – ZO DAN GA Martian city of red men. Capitol of Helium’s chief enemies among the red men. – APOM zode – ZODE A Martian hour; one tenth of a Martian day (unit of measuring time). – TGOM Share this:MoreTweetEmail Related
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Only wanna say that this is invaluable , Thanks for taking your time to write this. “I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it.” by Groucho Marx.