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This is a list of appearances of various words, phrases, characters and themes in Riddley Walker. Page numbers are from the Expanded Edition. Underlined page numbers are links to the annotations.

When the spelling of a word in the book is only slightly altered, this list uses the standard spelling instead. The "Riddleyspeak" spelling is shown for words and phrases that may be particularly hard to decipher or that don't have a single direct translation. These will generally have at least one linked annotation about their meanings, so you can use the index and the annotations together as a glossary.

A

Abel, see Goodparley, Abel
Addom, or Littl Shyning Man, 40-41, 51, 53, 100, 146, 149, 152, 158, 166, 183, 188, 192
in Eusa Story, 30-36, 144
in Eusa show, 49-50, 58, 206
Goodparley as, 113, 130, 175
alder, 1, 4, 150, 170, 184, 186, 207
aulder kincher, 4, 207
see also notes on Bran
Ardship (of Cambry), 5, 79-81, 143, 166, 173-178, 186, 198-200
hereditary role, 80, 84, 122
your own, 98-99, 158
see also Lissener
arga warga, 16, 20, 56, 76, 92, 93, 111, 120, 135, 149
arms, 25, 31, 32, 130, 146, 174
arper sit, 69, 176, 179
arrows, 67-68, 105
Aunty, 3, 24, 68, 79, 90-93, 98
see also notes on Diana and Aunty
axel rating, 90, 96

B

back way back, 17, 20, 46-47, 78, 91, 125
Bad Time, 2, 24, 33, 46, 50, 52, 81, 91, 121, 125, 196, 209, 211
bailey, 210
balls, 34, 48, 67, 98, 127, 172, 206, 213
belly, 42, 55, 180-181, 203
Belnot, see Phist, Belnot
Bessup, Reckman, 12-13, 15, 22
Big Man, 9, 30, 56, 60, 93, 190, 209, 214, 219
Big Old Father, 158
Big 2, 28, 38, 55
birth, 7, 19, 79, 101, 131, 158, 159
blips, blipful, 13, 21, 23, 31, 40-41, 43, 80, 89, 96, 120, 124, 128, 180, 202
Blobs yer nunkel, 89
boats, 33, 58, 103-105, 183, 203
in the air, 19, 23, 30, 41, 48, 100, 125, 199
boy, 33, 103, 130, 141, 150, 153, 185
sexual role, 142, 158
Brooder, see Walker, Brooder
burning, 2, 4, 22, 69, 91, 130, 148, 161
bytin, bit, 31, 101

C

cannibalism, 3, 32-33, 136
capitalized words, see
Bad Time
Big Old Father
Inner G
Luck
Master Chaynjis
No.
1 Big 1
1 Littl 1
Plomercy
Power
Trubba
Chalker, see Marchman, Chalker
charcoal, 2, 4, 186, 189
see also notes on charcoal
charcoal burners, 1, 151, 153, 184-191, 196, 200
chemistery and fizzics, 127-129, 144-145, 155, 201, 205
chopping, 5, 79, 178
clever, cleverness, 3-4, 13, 18, 25, 30, 80-81, 91, 118, 188, 211
see also Mr Clevver
cloth, 4, 44, 56, 61-62, 167, 173, 187, 204
cock, 34, 68, 159, 192, 206, 213
comping station, 11, 15
connexion, 12, 22, 24, 38, 42-43, 55-56, 62, 63, 108, 128, 140, 166, 204
connexion man, 12, 14, 22, 29, 38, 41-42, 53, 204, 214
cow shit, 14, 38, 60, 64, 74, 94, 98
crooked, crookedness, 19, 72, 80-81, 174, 191, 215, 209, 212, 219-220
crow, 10, 27, 125, 154-155, 207
Crunchman, Fister, 9, 63-66, 68, 71, 89, 114
cunt, 17, 145, 159

D

datter, 48, 156, 202, 207, 210, 219
deacon terminations, 141
dead towns, 14, 17, 96, 121, 157, 159
see also places
Deaper, see Flinter, Deaper
deaths
wild boar, 1
child, 3
Brooder Walker, 10, 15
stillborn baby, 12
spotted dog, 13
Riddley's mother, 15
Follery Digman, 21
Addom, 32
people of Littl Salting, 56
Durster Potter, 67
Keaper, 77
Eusa, 81, 121
seagull, 83
bloke who got on top of Aunty, 93
Riddley's old friends, 97
man in boat, 104
Goodparley's family, 131
Pooty, baby, Jack Ketch, Mr On the Levvil, 136-138
Phist, 147
Granser and Goodparley, 194
Lissener and Eusa folk, 200
Drop John, 137, 139
Durster, see Potter, Durster
dyers, 4, 153, 188-190, 200

E

E qwations, 48, 143
Elswint, Lorna, 5-7, 16-17, 20-21, 22-23, 62-63, 66, 69, 120
Empy, Straiter, 9, 12-13, 54-55, 60, 65
Erny, see Orfing, Erny
Eusa, 20, 30-36, 44-53, 81-83, 179-181, 208, 211-214
Eusa folk, 80, 96, 107, 157, 160, 174, 177-178, 183, 192-193, 199-200
Eusa show, 37, 43, 82, 208, 213
Eusa Story, see stories
Eustace, 123-124, 127
see also notes on St. Eustace
eye holes, 6, 14
eyes
boar's, 4
rolling, 14, 113
dog's, 18, 67, 69, 72, 83, 170, 196
goat's, 18, 86
Phist's, 26
Goodparley's, 29, 41, 84, 100, 117, 169, 178
Eusa's, 34
Fister's, 64
Lissener's, 76, 175
seagull's, 83
all of us, 94
Greanvine's, 165
of Eusa folk, 174
Orfing's, 177
loss of, 23 (note), 178

F

farring seakert tryer, 201
fents, 14, 15, 18, 55, 131, 141, 200
fidelity, 124
fire, flames, 2-4, 17, 22, 23, 30, 44, 48-49, 51, 54-55, 61, 70, 76, 136
1st knowing, 18, 22, 25, 69
fissional seakerts, 193, 201
Fister, see Crunchman, Fister
fit up, 28, 37-38, 44, 109, 117, 132, 168, 181, 195, 204, 206
fizzics, see chemistery and fizzics
Flinter, Deaper, 213-214, 219
Flinter, Rightway, 208-215, 219
foller (follow), 31, 65, 99, 104, 137, 139, 151
Folleree and Folleroo, 16, 21, 30-32, 34, 143, 149, 206
Fools Circel 9wys, see songs
foraging, 8, 18, 1, 55, 65, 70, 102
forms, 4, 18, 39, 70, 131, 141, 154, 203

G

gether (gather, together), 84, 94, 107, 114, 177, 199
girzel (drizzle), 1, 96, 113, 185
Goodparley, Abel, 28, 37-42, 54-55, 66, 78-79, 84, 117-133, 140-148, 153, 169-171, 174-194, 198, 201, 207, 209
see also Pry Mincer
Granser, 131-132, 140-142, 158, 182-194
Greanvine, 165, 167, 172, 176, 192, 197-198
grooling and smarling, 86, 131, 154, 157
gygers, 31

H

hart (hart/heart/hearth)
of the wood, for charcoal, 1, 146, 150, 153, 166, 187
of the Wood, 2, 95, 164
of the Wud (in Eusa Story), 2, 31, 53, 127, 157, 166, 182
of child, 3, 161, 184, 189
of the stone, 30, 101, 157, 164
Eusa's, 51
yours, 94
Phist's, 149
Orfing's, 198
hash, 38, 104, 109, 213
heads
on poles, 4, 16, 79, 144, 194, 209-210
Eusa's, 27, 47-49, 47-49, 61-62, 64, 82, 95, 122, 143, 166
Addom's, 34
looking a head, 38
main part, 45
Durster's, 68
Inland, 121, 203
Granser's, 194, 207, 209
of figures, 204
see also notes on heads
healf, 141, 185
helping the qwirys, 78-79, 83, 126, 200-201
hevvy (heavy), 5, 9, 47-48, 53
hevvyness, 11, 61, 145, 182
hevvys (men), 9, 14, 28, 33, 37, 39, 55, 64-65, 77-78, 82, 102, 117, 142, 146-147, 174, 177, 181, 200-202, 211
hump, 10, 65, 72, 98, 129, 151, 182, 185, 215

I

idea
of us, 7, 117
of Addom, 34, 40
of Eusa, 35-36, 144
of this writing, 117
of music, 167
of aulder kincher, 207
inner
fearents, 46
G, 90
acting, 107
input, 47-48, 92
insterment, 88
iron, 2, 4, 8, 11-12, 17, 19, 24, 38, 47, 56, 68, 81, 95, 117, 200

J

judgd men, 8, 210, 212
juicy, 82, 91-92, 142, 159, 169

K

Ketch, Jack, 136
kids, 5, 16, 37, 44, 55, 63, 72, 75, 85, 97, 103, 121, 219

L

laughing, 10, 11, 59, 85-86, 92, 113, 141, 152, 167
Lissener, 85-86, 88-90, 94-112, 150, 156-157, 169
see also Ardship of Cambry
listening, 17, 86-87, 100-101, 104, 106, 109, 174, 176-178, 193, 194
Littl Shyning Man, see Addom
Loakel Tharty, 136
Lorna, see Elswint, Lorna
Luck, 5, 13, 33, 76, 91, 110, 210, 215
see also Bad Luck go a way syn

M

machines, 8, 19, 30, 99-100, 200
many cools, 31, 95, 107, 126, 163, 199
Marchman, Chalker, 9, 11, 26, 73
Master Chaynjis, 19, 22, 32, 35-36, 83-84, 161, 191
meat, 3, 5, 38, 153-154, 196, 209, 213
memberment, 6, 19, 39, 50, 53, 69, 80-81, 84, 90, 128, 146, 151, 181, 190, 204
mending, see spare the mending
Mincery, 27, 28, 41, 51, 78, 114, 125-126, 132, 153, 176, 179, 191, 202
moon, 6, 9, 17, 22, 101, 144, 160, 196-197
full, 4, 13-14, 16, 65, 67, 79, 101, 141, 189
Moon Sow, 5, 205
mort, 187
Mr Clevver, 30, 20, 46-49, 57-59, 113-114, 137, 206-207
see also Mr Clevvers Roaling Place
Mr On the Levvil, 137-138

N

name, naming, 1, 8, 47, 49, 127, 141
nertial, 199
night, 4, 13, 17, 18-19, 33, 54, 85, 88, 104, 144-145, 160, 198
nindicater, comment
indicator13, 25, 115, 215
9wys, 5, 79-80, 89, 121, 177, 186
No. (number)
1, see 1 Big 1
1st, see 1st knowing
2, 28, 30, 32, 141
3, 13, 43, 189, notes on Punch
9, see 9wys, 30 (note)
12, 1, 8, 31, 79, 84, 122, 141
33, 15, 36
of the rainbow, 19, 48-49
of the sun and moon, 19
of the Master Chaynjis, 27, 32, 36, 83
of the 1 Big 1, 30-32, 83, 141, 143
all or nothing, 32
of the crucified Saviour, 127-128
of the 1 Littl 1, 200
number creaper, 17, 75, 157

O

oansome (lonesome), 6, 48, 58-59, 67, 94, 98, 107, 111, 142, 194, 203
offering, 1, 12, 23, 28 (note)
on or off, 55
1 Big 1, 19, 20, 30-33, 81, 83-84, 141, 143, 152, 155, 161, 166, 188, 206, 209
1 Littl 1, 188-189, 191, 199, 201, 206, 209-210
Orfing, Erny, 28-29, 37-42, 44-53, 54-55, 57, 118, 169, 174-181, 183, 192, 197-203, 209-211, 214-216
see also Wes Mincer
Outland, 56, 131
see also Inland
owl, 85, 109, 175

P

partickler tracks (particle/particular), 30
party cools (particles), 95, 107, 126, 163, 199
Phist, Belnot, 26-27, 73, 110-111, 114, 117-120, 146-148, 166, 183
picture
on the wind, 19, 30, 100, 199
of a legend, 124-125
of yourself, 164
of Goodparley, 169-170
of Pooty, 216
pigeons, 28, 145
pigs
wild boar, 1
Big Boar and Moon Sow, 5
eating people, 33
hamlets, 126-127
Pooty and baby, 134-135, 205
pig shit, 115, 146, 150, 166, 189-190
pirntowt (printout), 89, 171, 202, 210
Plomercy, 13, 66, 179
poasyum, 107, 199
pole, 1, 4, 5, 60, 68, 194, 209-210
poison, 32-33, 125
political/legal terms, see
bailey
comping station
farring seakert tryer
fissional seakerts
judgd men
helping the qwirys
Loakel Tharty
national healfing
Pry Mincer
regenneril guvner men
revver newit
sess men
shadder mincer
stablisht men
Wes Mincer
pong, 56, 74, 75, 77, 96, 99, 109, 113, 115, 160, 216
Pooty, 133-139, 198, 205, 216-218
Potter, Durster, 54, 65-69, 90
Power, 19, 22, 78, 80, 84, 90, 99-101, 105, 130, 143, 152, 155-158, 161-163, 166-167, 180, 183, 192, 197, 199
Power Leat, 78, 80, 110
Power Ring, 19, 20, 33, 80, 155-156, 158, 162, 166, 197
progam (program), 47-48, 74, 85, 95, 107, 111, 117, 130, 150, 166, 178, 182, 211
Punch, 131-140, 168, 172, 198, 205, 212, 214-220
see also notes on Punch and Judy
Puter Leat, 78, 80, 95, 199
Pry Mincer, 28, 54, 56, 66, 126, 137, 150, 152, 178-180, 183-184, 200, 202, 208

Q

qwanter, 48-49
qwations, see E qwations
qwirys, see helping the qwirys

R

rain, 1, 4, 37, 54-56, 61, 71-72, 77, 85, 88, 94, 99, 113, 173, 184
Reckman, see Bessup, Reckman
red cord, 67, 78
reddy, 2, 8, 47
regenneril guvner men, 202, 213, 219
reqwyrt (required), 1, 36, 44, 214
revver newit, 28
Ring Ditch, 19, 155
Rightway, see Flinter, Rightway
river, 1, 34, 123-124, 143-144, 177, 182, 191, 194
rizlas, 38, 104, 213
road, 10, 28, 44, 50, 53, 69, 94, 105, 141, 154, 173, 182, 214, 219
curse roads, 41
rumpa, 37-38, 67

S

Salt 4, 84, 119, 127, 143
salting, 56-60, 128
sarvering gallack seas, 22, 48, 95, 199
Saul & Peter, 187, 189, 193
savor, 60, 128
scanful, 46, 61
scar, 29, 37-38, 42, 63, 180, 188
senter (center), 77, 78, 84, 89, 97, 98, 106, 145, Ch. 15 (note), 159, 196-197
sess men, 28
shadder (shadow), 7, 56, 99, 135, 160, 173-175, 180
white shadows, 16, 76, 98, 159, 127, 168, 212
Shadder Mincer, 176, 180, 201, 208
shapes
of night, 17
of EUSAS HEAD IS DREAMING US, 61-62
sharna pax, 5, 79, 177
shining, 32, 100, 127, 129, 159-160, 177, 197
see also Addom
Shoaring, Coxin, 69, 71
Shorsday, 28
sickness, 15, 19
silence, 23, 54, 56, 83, 85-86, 97, 100, 113, 170, 181, 184, 196, 212, 215
smoke, 1, 33, 109, 130-131, 150, 153, 160, 194
smoking
cannabis, 5, 38, 193
songs
"Seed of the littl", 4
Fools Circel 9wys, 5, 79-80, 89, 121, 177, 186
"When the Moon Sow", 5
"Gone ter morrer here to day", 9
"London Town is drownt this day", 9
"Ful of the Moon Ful of the Moon", 16
"Gennl men wil do it front to back", 17
"Sarvering Gallack Seas", 22
"I am the man", 57
"Riddley Walker wernt no talker", 63
"1 to live and 1 to dy 2 boys gone", 108
"Drop John the Foller Man", 139
"When the yeller boy fynds the pig shit", 150
"When the other brother come", 152
"Wewl make such a noys", 154, 193
"Whatwl we take", 178
"Mort your clof with Saul & Peter", 186
"There wer a littl babby", 217
"Riddley Walkers ben to show", 219
spare the mending, 119, 129, 143
spelling, 29, 126, 182, 205
stablisht men, 46
starving, 2, 19
stone, 6, 7, 17, 32, 35, 77, 157, 172
heart of, 30, 101
dancing in, 30
door of, 30
stoned (with hash), 39
bag of stones, 104, 118, 147, 176, 192
stoned (with stones), 121-122
trees, 161
story about, 163-164
faces, 210
see also Fork Stoan
stories, 17, 93-94
"Hart of the Wood", 2
"Why the Dog Wont Show Its Eyes", 17
"Eusa Story", 2, 20, 21, 29, 30-36, 51, 122, 197
"The Lissener and the Other Voyce Owl of the World", 85
"The Bloak As Got On Top of Aunty", 90
"Stoan", 163
Straiter, see Empy, Straiter
sturgling (struggling), 8, 95
swimming, 34, 122
syn (sign), 13, 69, 124
thumbs up, 26
of "dansing on partickler tracks", 30
Bad Luck go a way, 68, 76, 141, 155
peeing on a tree, 132, 151

T

technological terms, see
axel rating
blips
bytin
chemistery and fizzics
datter
E qwations
fissional seakerts
gygers
inner acting
inner fearents
Inner G
input
insterment
on or off
partickler tracks
pirntowt
progam
Salt 4
spare the mending
total and done
tryl narrer
tel (tell)
of boar's head, 5
for Riddley, 7
at Brooder's burning, 23
command to Addom, 32
at Durster's burning, 69
of Eusa's head, 82
Lissener's, 98
of Granser's head, 194-195
of Granser and Goodparley, 211
tel woman, 4, 13, 20
terpitation, 41
thine, 22, 69
total and done, 3
tree, 1-2, 30 (note), 66, 131-132, 172
world, 85-86
hang, 136-137
stone, 161
hope of, 169-171, 175, 197, Job
see also alder
Trubba (trouble), 91, 119, 123, 130, 146, 153
not, 37, 64, 66, 71, 81, 83, 115, 129, 132, 198, 208-209
tryl narrer, 119, 129, 143

V

vack your wayt, 5, 53, 105, 147, 200

W

Z

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