Index

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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juicy, 82, 91-92, 142, 159, 169

K

Ketch, Jack, 136

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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