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The ‘Sea Lexicon’ is a collaborative endeavour that aims at the co-creation of a lexicon based on words related to the sea. It is an invitation for a transregional thinking through the perspective of the sea. We focus on words that animate the lives of coastal communities in various languages across the Indian Ocean.

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Shaal

Shaal: ഷാൽ Shaal in Lakshadweep, is a channel created naturally or by the islanders that embodies a fluid artery in the waterscape. It is a ...

Shaal

Channel

Koka

Koka

Some of the Agatti fishers nodded towards the horizon, murmuring, “Look, it's the koka police gearing up for their sea patrol.” Puzzled, I ...

Koka

Sea Cucumber

Dhow

Dhow

In general, the term ‘dhow’ is used to refer to the traditional sailing boats which were once used by the Arab sailors for travel, trade and ...

Dhow

Sail Boat

Kaṭaleṟacci

Kaṭaleṟacci

The term is a combination of two words; ‘Kaṭal’ which means sea, and ‘Eṟacci’, the local word for meat. Thus, the literal meaning of the term ...

Kaṭaleṟacci

Dolphin

Mann

Mann

The Lakshadweep Islands are made of ‘bilutha mann’ (white sand). The corals sediment to form the white sand of the islands which are often ...

Mann

Sand

Kaattu – Wind

Kaattu – Wind

For Ikkakka, a seventy-year-old man from Kavaratti, the wind always floats around the island. He believes that it is the duty of the guardian ...

Kaattu

Wind

Contribute to the lexicon

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The Sea Lexicon project is an ongoing attempt to document the words from the indian ocean region. You can help build the database of words and expand the lexicon