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Canyons and Currents: Air- and flying-related terms in Aeolian
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 Aeolians being flight-capable winged humanoids, they have numerous words relating to air currents and flight.

Atmospheric Conditions
qöry (n. desp.) windshear, turbulence
qol (n. desp.) storm
slid (n. ntl.) vortex
sao (pl. n. resp.) harsh winds that sweep the upland plains
xeto (n. resp.) daily morning and evening pressure-displacement wind currents that run through Aeolia's giant canyons
cid (n. resp.) sky
ljut (n. resp.) clear sky, cloudlessness
ai (pl. n. resp.) air

Flight and Aerial Maneuvers
lelaa (v. intr. m.) fly
lilela (n. resp.) one who flies, Aeolian demonym
ritjaa (v. intr. m.) glide, fall slowly, drift
qujaa (v. intr. m.) stall
wörqaa (v. intr. m.) hover
tahaa (v. intr. m.) leap into the air, take off
rusaa (v. intr. m.) fall (uncontrolled, fast)
tjöraa (v. intr. m.) dive, fall (controlled, fast)
djersaa (v. intr. m.) ascend
djersalwis (n. resp.) ascent
aiqraa (v. intr. m.) descend
aiqrolwis (n. desp.) descent
teeraa (v. intr. m.) bank
hiqaa (v. intr. m.) dance in midair, perform aerobatics
hiqelwis (n. ntl.) air-dancing, aerobatics
hihiqa (n. ntl.) air-dancer
rilytacy (n. resp.) aerodynamics

Wings
ril (n. resp.) wing
husee (v. intr. s.) rotate one's wing-shoulders back to allow use of the arms
rilylis (n. ntl.) wingspan
luqirhosis qy riil (phr.) amputation of the wings, a punishment for violent crime
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