words of Kök Ordo

ordo

the moving camp of a clan; in Kök Ordo, a whole island

kök

sky-blue, the colour of the sky; also 'green' for young grass

the Carrying

the slow flight of the tulpars that hold each island; once a year they land and the islands touch the ground

the Long Wind

the storm that separated the islands; nobody alive remembers the time before it

kite-letter

a letter tied to a kite and let go towards another island; most arrive, eventually

tündük-gate

the round hole in the middle of every island where the tulpar's back shows through. You don't look down

juniper-reading

reading the future in arsha smoke, the blessing smoke; the only science in Kök Ordo

the Ground

what the tulpars land on once a year. Some people get off. Some people get on