Adrian Phoenix - On Midnight Wings

AS ALWAYS, TO MY friends and family. I couldnt have done it without you.

TO MAKE THINGS AS simple as possible, Ive listed not only words, but phrases used in the story. Please keep in mind that Cajun is different from Parisian French and the French generally spoken in Europe. Different grammatically and even, sometimes, in pronunciation and spelling.

The French that Guy Mauvais uses is traditional French as opposed to Dantes Cajun.

For the Irish and Welsh wordsincluding the ones Ive createdpronunciation is provided.

One final thing: Prejean is pronounced PRAY-zhawn.

aingeal (AIN-gyahl), angel. Fallen/Elohim word.

ami (m); amie (f), friend. Mon ami, my friend.

ange, angel; ma ptite ange (f), my little angel.

Anhrefncathl (ann-HREVN-cathl), chaos song; the song of a Maker. Fallen/Elohim word.

apprenti (s), apprentis (pl), apprentices.

assolutamente (Italian), absolutely.

bastardo (Italian), bastard.

btard, bastard.

beaucoup, very, much, many, a great deal.

bien, well, very.

bon, good, nice, fine, kind.

bueno (Spanish), good.

buono (Italian), good.

a fait pas rien, youre welcome. Also, pas de quoi.

a fini pas, it never ends.

calon-cyfaill (KAW-lawn CUHV-aisle), bondmate, heartmate.

catin (f), doll, dear, sweetheart.

a va bien, Im fine, Im good, okay.

Cercle de Druide, Circle of Druids, a sacred and select nightkind order.

cest bon, thats good.

cest vrai, thats true.

Chalkydri (chal-KOO-dree), winged serpentine demons of Sheol, subservient to the Elohim.

cher (m); chre (f), dear, beloved. Mon cher, ma chre, my dear or my beloved.

cher ami, mon (m); chre amie, ma (f), my dearest friend, my best friend; intimate, implying a special relationship.

chri (m); chrie (f), dearest, darling, honey.

conjurer, also known as a hoodoo; a practitioner of hoodoo.

Conseil du Sang, le, the Council of Blood, nightkind lawgivers.

couche-couche, a dish made with a base of moist corn bread.

creawdwr (KRAY-OW-dooer), creator; Maker/Unmaker; an extremely rare branch of the Elohim believed to be extinct. Last known creawdwr was Yahweh.

creu tn (kray tahn), Makers fire, a creawdwrs power of creation.

cydymaith (kuh-DUH-mith), companion.

da (Russian), yes.

daccord, okay.

dannazione (Italian), damn.

Elohim (s and pl), the Fallen; the beings mythologized as fallen angels.

faites-moi, make me.

Fallen, see Elohim.

fi de garce, son of a bitch.

filidh, master Bards/warriors of the llygaid.

fils, son; mon fils, my son.

fille de sang (f), blood-daughter; turned female offspring of a vampire.

fils de sang (m), blood-son; turned male offspring of a vampire.

fratello (Italian), brother.

grazie (Italian), thank you; molte grazie, many thanks.

gris-gris, magic, spell, charm.

hoodoo, a system of folk magic; also means a practitioner of that system of magic.

houngan, an initiated priest in the religion of Vodou.

imposible (Spanish), impossible.

jai faim, Im hungry.

jamais, never.

je connais, I know.

je sais pas, I dont know.

je taime, I love you.

je ten prie, I beg you.

je te promets, I promise you.

je tentends, I hear you; je tentends, catin, I hear you, doll.

joli (m); jolie (f), pretty, cute; mon joli, my pretty boy.

jsu ici, Im here.

jsu sr, Im sure.

llafnau, the special forces branch of the llygaid.

Llygad (THLOO-gad) (s), eye; a watcher; keeper of immortal history; story-shaper; Llygaid (THLOO-guide) (pl).

loa, spirits who serve as intermediaries between Bon Dieu and humanity.

ma belle femme, my beautiful woman, lady. Can mean wife or significant other.

Madre de Dios (Spanish), Mother of God.

mambo, an initiated priestess in the religion of Vodou.

ma mre, my mother.

ma naturalmente. Ti prego di perdonarmi (Italian), but of course. Please forgive me.

marmot (m), brat.

menteur (m); menteuse (f), liar.

merci, thank you; merci beaucoup, thanks a lot; merci bien, thanks very much.

merde, shit.

mre de sang (f), blood-mother; female vampire who has turned another and become their parent.

mia bella assassina (f) (Italian), my beautiful assassin.

mi hija (Spanish), my daughter.

mio amico (m) (Italian), my friend.

Mon Dieu, my God.

mselle (f), abbreviated spoken form of mademoiselle, Miss, young lady.

msieu (m), abbreviated spoken form of monsieur, Mr., sir, gentleman.

nephilim, the offspring resulting from Fallen and mortal unions.

Nightbringer, a name/title given to Lucien De Noir.

nightkind (s and pl), vampire; Dantes term for vampires.

nomad, name for the pagan, gypsy-style clans who ride across the land.

numro un, number one.

oui, yes.

oui sr, Yeah, sure; yeah, right.

padnat, partner, buddy, chum; close friend.

pardonne-moi, forgive me.

pas encore, not yet.

pas ici, not here.

pas possible, not possible.

pre (m), father; mon pre, my father.

pre de sang (m), blood-father; male vampire who has turned another and become their parent.

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