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|likely: minute
|unknown
|[[Fire Warrior (Novel)]], p. 15
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|'''Rai'kan'''
|likely: second (this creates a conflict with the next entry)
|unknown
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 134
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|'''Dec’taa'''
|likely: micro second
|unknown
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 344
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|kilometer?
|unknown
|Fire Warrior (Novel) p. 308, p. 153
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|'''Tor'lek'''
|meter?
|unknown
|Fire Warrior (Novel) p. 44, p. 306
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|'''Tor'il'''
|centimeter?
|unknown
|Fire Warrior (Novel) p. 160, p. 188, p. 300
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==Basic military organizationorganisation==
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|may include detachments from the other arms (i.e.: the navy) and allies
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|'''Tio've''' - [[Contingent|contingent]]
|three to six cadres
|most senior cadre commander or contingent commander
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|'''Shan'al''' - [[Coalition|coalition]]
|all Tau forces of a given world or star system (sept)
|a council of Ethereals, or a particular Ethereal
|}
*Note: this is the paper strength and ideal paper organizationorganisation. In the chaos of war everything largely depends upon the circumstances.
==[[Caste System]]==
|'''Aun'Va - ???'''
|the given translation is puzzling and quite unclear
|[[Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition)]], p. 42
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|'''Aun'el' T'au Kovash'''
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|[[Kill Team (Novel)]], p. 26
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|'''Aun ??? Vior'la Shi'''
|'''Aun'shi - ???'''
|his homesept is given at page 53, "Shi" means victory (perhaps: Victorious Ethereal?)
|[[Codex: Tau (3rd Edition)]] p. 52, 53
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|'''Por'o Bor'kan Aloh Sha'is'''
|'''O'Aloh - Ambassador Coldwind'''
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|Kill Team (Novel), p. 163
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|'''Shas'o T'au Shi'ur'''
|'''O'Shi'ur - Commander Strong Triumph'''
|
|[[Fire Warrior (Novel)]], p. 14
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|'''Shas'la T'au Kais'''
|'''La'kais - Warrior skilled (i.e.: skilled Warrior)'''
|
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 11
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|'''Shas'o Vior'La Shovah Kais Mont'yr'''
|'''O'Shovah - Commander Farsight'''
|"Kaius" - which is given at page 50 is without any doubt a spelling mistake, see page 56
|Codex: Tau p. 50 p. 56, Codex: Tau Empire p. 44
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|'''Shas'o ??? Shassera'''
|'''O'Shassera - Commander Shadowsun'''
|her homesept is unknown, very likely to have more given names (Sept could possibly be Tau'n judging by sept colour markings.)
|Codex: Tau Empire, p. 46
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|'''Shas'o ??? Var'''
|'''O'Var - Commander Brightsword'''
|very unclear, his full name is supposed to be '''Shas'o Tash'var Ol'nan B'kak''' and translated as ''fire caste commander from the world Tash'var Brightsword Sandherder''. However this is contradicted at the page 169 where the short form is given as '''O'Var - Commander Brightsword'''. It is more than likely that the author of the novel misunderstood/mixed up the rules of Tau names.
|Kill Team p. 167, p. 168, p. 169
|}
|'''Riding the lightning.'''
|refers to being in a pod as it is propelled at very great velocity (i.e.: traveling at insane speeds)
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 168
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|'''Seeking a t'repa in a gerosh'i.'''
|Similar to "looking for a needle in a haystack".
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 328
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|'''We can run with our tail between our legs, like an anxious ui't.'''
|Similar to "run with the tail between ones legs".
|Fire Warrior (Novel) p. 144, p. 402
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|'''Aur'ocy shath'r'i tskan sha Tau'va.'''
|'''Unity comes to all things, in time.'''
|A saying that defines the necessity element of the Greater Good.
|Xenology p. 17
|}
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|Coldwind, a personal name
|Kill Team (Novel), p. 163
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|A ceremonial gathering on a round table of the senior representatives of the 5 castes. The first round table was called '''Chia'gor'''.
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 138
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|unclear, "the council within the '''Aun't'au'retha''' has been reluctant to antagonize the gue'la...". The sentence hints the Aun't'au'retha to be a kind of parliament or senate-like assembly of Aun.
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 145
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|Ork(s), "insane, green-skinned Be'gel" (incapable of integration with the tau'va)
|[[Fire Warrior (Novel)]], p. 74<br>[[Codex: Tau Empire (7th Edition)]], ''Cadre Fireblades''
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|'''twin moons'''
|also the name of a [[D'yanoi|Tau sept]]
|Codex:Tau (3rd Edition), p. 64
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|Birds found in the orchards of the Aun'bork'an'retha
|Codex:Tau (3rd Edition), p. 12
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|unclear: tears? sweat?, salty?, stinging?
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 65
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|'''F'''
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|unclear: uniform or fabric
|Fire Warrior (Novel) p. 65, p. 76
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|'''worker-warrior'''
|a nickname
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 16
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|Sympathetic ghostpains which can be felt by pilots whose battlesuits have been damaged, extreme cases can be crippling.
|Fire Warrior (Novel) p. 307
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|'''I'''
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|Burnout, war madness, shell shock
|Fire Warrior (Novel) p. 259
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|'''J'''
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|Side (also direction) of a ship (text is unclear if it is port, starboard, left, or right)
|[[Fire Warrior (Novel)]] p. 47, p. 170, p. 200
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|'''K'''
|'''Patient Hunter'''
|Oldest of the two main war strategies of the Tau military (see below: '''Mont'ka'''), in the Tau language the words for hunter and patience are derived from the same root
|{{Fn|1}}<br>Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition) p. 12
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|'''Kavaal'''
|'''battle'''
|also a basic military organization organisation (see above tables)
|{{Fn|5}}
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|[[Kles'tak Explosives|A high-density explosive]].
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 195,
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|'''a worthy cause'''
|To strive for.
|{{Fn|1}}<br>Fire Warrior (Novel) p. 23
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|An alcoholic beverage, is drunk preferably in a single gulp and while it is warm
|Codex: Tau (3rd Edition), p. 61
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|'''L'''
|'''Lhaat elesh'''
|'''To slice with sight'''
|Eyes that reflect a fully-present mind. All [[Ethereal|Ethereals]] s possess this quality, but individuals of any species can develop it
|[[Altar of Maws (Short Story)]]
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|[[Vespid]].
|Codex: Tau (4th Edition), p. 39
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|Deceptive assault (a battle-scheme)
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 53
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|The Terror, the Tau race's worst nightmare, the time before the coming of the Ethereal caste when the other castes were set against one another. A barbaric time of war that the Tau fear could return should any Tau put themselves before the Greater Good. Can also be an individual case of: "a state-of-being without progress, without unity or altruism, without direction or purpose or strength", in other words: an individualistic Tau which is simply unable to work in a team (read the novel ''Fire Warrior'').
|{{Fn|1}}<br>Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 81
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|'''Killing Blow'''
|One of the two main war strategies of the Tau military (see above: '''Kauyon''')
|{{Fn|1}}<br>Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition) p. 12
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|'''Devourer of Hope'''
|[[Great Rift]]
|[[Codex: T'au Empire (8th Edition)]] p. 22
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|unclear: ''News'' or something similar (cited are: porhui media, por'hui journalists, por'hui channels)
|Fire Warrior (Novel) p. 14, p. 58
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|Small observation post or hide, hidden bunker
|{{Fn|1}}<br>Codex: Tau empire (4th Edition) p. 12
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|'''S'''
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|A star system of the Tau which becomes a individual cultural entity
|Codex: Tau (3rd Edition), p. 7
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|Cautious warrior
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 34
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|Shadowsun, a personal name
|Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition), p. 46
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|Strong Triumph, a personal name
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 14
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|[[T%27au'au#Biology|Shio'he]]
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|Olfactory chasm, t'au scent organ equivalent
|'''source of power'''
|the heart of the reactor of a power plant
|Kill Team (Novel) p. 142, Fire Warrior (Novel) p. 132, p. 134
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|Lens or window to the [[Warp]] used by Tau vessels (perhaps: Warp-jump point?). It is commented that the Tau are unable to create an artificial one.
|Kill Team (Novel), p. 144
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|always referred to as "Sio't meditation" (several kinds). Unclear: mantras, prayers?
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 74
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|unclear: "A '''snae'ta''' gue'la cauterised" the wound of a Tau prisoner. A (Tau) mighty general and a powerful fighter, but a '''snae'ta''' nonetheless.
|Fire Warrior (Novel) p. 76, p. 402
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|'''T'''
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|a Tau festival during which a ceremonial clonebeast is hunted by Shas'ui
|Fire Warrior (Novel) p. 160, p. 189
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|age-old address for members of alternate castes
|Fire Warrior (Novel), p. 140
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|'''Ua'sho'''
|'''command'''
|also a basic military organization organisation (see above tables)
|{{Fn|5}}
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|an animal with a tail, similar to a dog. "We can run with our tail between our legs, like an anxious '''ui't'''."
|Fire Warrior (Novel) p. 144, p. 402
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|'''V'''
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|Warp space
|Kill Team (Novel), p. 144
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|''
*[[The Battle of Blackthunder Mesa (Short Story)]], pg. 20<br>
*[[Farsight: Blade of Truth (Novel)]]: ''Chapter Thirty-Four: The Fire''
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