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The  is the common language of the Ninth World.

Glossary

 * See also: Torment: Tides of Numenera Traveler's Guide

Common

 * Aldeia: village.
 * Chiurgeon: healer who uses Numenera.
 * Drit: the soil, which could also contain microscopic traces of Numenera.
 * Glaive: warrior, fighter.
 * Jack: thief, rogue, jack-of-all-trades.
 * Nano: sorcerer, mystic, wizard.
 * Ninth World: can designate the world (Earth) or the actual era.
 * Numenera: a remnant of the previous worlds and civilizations.
 * Shin: the money of the Ninth World.
 * Visitant: extraterrestrial.

Sagus Cliffs slang

 * Cark: disturb, make uneasy.
 * Chagan: low-level gang warlord.
 * Creft: crap.
 * Empiriarch: see Scholarch.
 * Gallowglass: mercenary.
 * Laak-nibber: a profanity, similar to "son of a bitch".
 * Plod: hard work.
 * Scholarch: headmaster, lead-reader.
 * Shine: good, great, admirable; understand.
 * Skist: shit.
 * Spiderjack: thief.
 * Tert: territory.
 * Tulk: byproduct ooze of human/machine interface; an insult.

Behind the scenes
Aldeia is Portuguese for "village".