hasperat: spicy Bajoran dish, wrapped in a flatbread (TNG/“Preemptive Strike”)
jumja: tree with a sticky, sweet sap from which a popular confection is made (DS9/“A Man Alone”)
katterpod: edible legume (DS9/“Shadowplay”)
kavaroot:edible tuber, part of the extremely versatile kavaplant (DS9/“Starship Down”)
makapa: type of bread (DS9/“For the Cause”)
synthale:alcoholic beverage common on a number of worlds, including Bajor (DS9/“Emissary”)
Other
B’hava’el:the star of Bajor ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)
bell:benchmark of time, similar to “o’clock” ( Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
cadge lupus:large canine predator, similar to a wolf
duranja: ceremonial lamp lit to honor the dead (DS9/“Shakaar”)
Fostossa virus:source of an epidemic that swept across Bajor during the occupation (VOY/“Nothing Human”)
haracat:large feline predator (DS9/“Second Skin”)
kelbonite:material known to interfere with various types of scanning equipment (TNG/“Silicon Avatar”)
kellipate: unit of distance (DS9/“Progress”)
kosst: swearword or curse, derived from Kosst Amojan (DS9/“The Reckoning”); however, the word’s original meaning was simply “to be” (DS9/“The Assignment”)
linnipate: unit of distance, roughly two or three meters ( Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
nyawood:type of wood similar to mahogany ( Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
Orb:also known as a “Tear of the Prophets”; one of several religious artifacts that sometimes impart visions or insights upon those who gaze into them (DS9/“Emissary”)
pagh: “life force” as perceived by certain sensitive Bajorans (DS9/“Emissary”)
porlifowl:a chickenlike food animal ( Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
sinoraptor:an animal known for its fierceness and eyes that face opposite directions (DS9/“Shakaar”)
spoonhead:slur used by some Bajorans when referring to a Cardassian (DS9/“Things Past”)
tessipate: unit of area (DS9/“Progress”)
tyrfox:wily canine predator ( Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
uridium:a mineral that, in its unprocessed state, is highly unstable; uridium ore was processed on Terok Nor (DS9/“Civil Defense”)
Religious Ranks
The following is a breakdown of known ranks in the Bajoran religion, in ascending order.
Prylar:a monk
Ranjen:a monk specializing in theological study
Vedek:a high-ranking priest, typically a regional spiritual leader
Kai:the world leader of the Bajoran religion
D’jarra Caste System
Until recent times the Bajorans had a series of castes called D’jarras. This is a rough order of ranking for the ones that have been established so far.
Ih’valla:artists (above Te’nari) (DS9/“Accession”)
Te’nari:unknown, but below Ih’valla (DS9/“Accession”)
Mi’tino:low-ranked merchants and landowners ( Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
Va’telo:pilot, sailor, driver, and similar professions ( Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
Ke’lora:laborers and lawmen ( Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
Sern’apa:unknown ( Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
Imutta:those who deal with the dead; the “unclean” and lowest ranking d’jarra(DS9/“Accession”)
Resistance Cells
The following is a list of the established Bajoran resistance cells and their areas of operation.
Bram:active in Jo’kala (Musilla Province)
Halpas:active in Relliketh (Hedrikspool Province)
Kintaura:active in Rakantha Province
Kohn-ma:active in Dahkur Province (DS9/“Past Prologue”)
Ornathia:active in Tilar Peninsula (Hedrikspool Province)
Shakaar:active in Dahkur Province (DS9/“Duet”)
APPENDIX II: CARDASSIA
Characters
Abor, Dost(male) operative of the Obsidian Order, assigned to Valo VI listening post ( Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves)
Astraea(female) traditional name of the ceremonial “guide” or religious leader for the Oralian Way ( DS9/A Stitch in Time)
Boheeka(male) military officer stationed on Terok Nor, frequent patron of Quark’s bar (DS9/“The Wire”)
Bry, Maran(male) controversial Cardassian poet ( DS9/A Stitch in Time)
Cul(male) scientist replacing Dr. See Yopal as director of the Bajoran Institute of Science
Dalak(male) official of the Cardassian Information Service, superior of Natima Lang ( Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves)
Damar, Corat(male) military officer formerly attached to Terok Nor (DS9/“Return to Grace”)
Darhe’el(male) military officer, former overseer of the Gallitep mining facility on Bajor, political rival of Gul Dukat (DS9/“Duet”)
Dukat, Athra(female) wife of Skrain Dukat ( Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
Dukat, Skrain(male) military officer; prefect of Bajor and commander of Terok Nor (DS9/“Emissary”; Dukat’s given name was established in the DS9 novel A Stitch in Time)
Esad, Kutel(male) operative of the Obsidian Order working directly under Enabran Tain ( Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves)
Ghemor, Tekeny(male) military officer, member of Central Command and an underground political dissident (DS9/“Second Skin”)
Glees, Tera(female) representative of the University of Culat
Iloja(male) exiled Cardassian poet (DS9/“Destiny”)
Kaer(male) military officer, forensics analyst stationed on Terok Nor
Kedat(male) military officer, chief of engineering on Terok Nor
Kell, Danig(male) military officer and member of Central Command, direct superior of Skrain Dukat (DS9/“Civil Defense”; Kell’s first name was established in Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
Lang, Natima(female) correspondent for the Cardassian Information Service (DS9/“Profit and Loss”)
Letra(male) military officer stationed in security on Terok Nor
Lotor, Ran(male) an educator living on Cardassia Prime
Moset, Crell(male) civilian physician and exobiologist who worked on Bajor during the annexation (VOY/“Nothing Human”)
Pa’Dar, Kotan(male) former scientist, later exarch at the Tozhat settlement on Bajor (DS9/“Cardassians”)
Panh, Revel(male) faculty member of the exobiology department at the University of Culat
Reyar, Kalisi(female) civilian scientist assigned to Bajor ( Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves)
Reyar, Yannik(male) civilian liaison between Central Command and the Obsidian Order, father of Kalisi Reyar ( Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves)
Rike’la(male) military officer stationed on Terok Nor
Russol, Gaten(male) military officer stationed on Terok Nor from 2365–2366 (DS9/“Treachery, Faith and the Great River”)
Sa’kat(male) military officer, member of the Oralian Way ( Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves)
Skyl, Yoriv(male) politician; adjutant to Kotan Pa’Dar, later his successor as exarch of Tozhat
Tain, Enabran(male) head of the Obsidian Order (DS9/“The Wire”)
Thrax(male) chief of security on Terok Nor from 2353–2365 (DS9/“Things Past”)
Trakad(male) military officer stationed on Terok Nor