User blog:Epiphlyte/terminology for my series

hylkio - "outcast," bestowed upon a bear when they commit a crime of great magnitude.

kuollut ruumis - "ghost," the spirit of bears that still have unfinished business and are seeking revenge.

lohtuja teras - "solace and steel," a saying meaning to never trust a former enemy.

luulaakso - "act of redemption," something a hylkio does to get accepted back into their tappaa.

nahda - "seer," "sacred one."

omena​​​​​ - "omen," the sacred word of a nahda.

pyha - "sacred one," often given to the leader of a tappaa of the north. (Ebonypyha, Snopyha)

pyyhkaise lakko - the "swipe-strike," a type of fighting technique where a bear first swipes then brings their paws down harshly on the shoulders of the opposing bear. It is very effective in fighting black bears.

silman rypytys - "squint of the eye," a type of fighting technique where a bear blinds their opponent by maneuvering them to face the sun.

tappaa - "group," every sacred group of bears have a "tappaa" as the suffix. (Pyrtappaa, Pyrkimys' group, Vallatappaa, Vallata's group).

tyhmakarhu - "stupid bear."