tihkuaa
Tihkuaa is a term used in speculative anthropology and worldbuilding to describe a traditional knowledge-preservation practice among certain fictional communities. It denotes a layered, performance-based method of recording and transmitting history, law, genealogies, and ethics through orally performed narratives that blend song, chant, and gesture.
Etymology and usage: The word is drawn from the invented language tihkua; in-world texts suggest tih- meaning
Practice: In tihkuaa ceremonies, a master storyteller leads an audience through arcs of past events, treaties,
Cultural role and modern development: Historically central to social cohesion and legal authority, tihkuaa serves as
Reception and scholarship: Within the world’s literature, tihkuaa is studied as an example of oral traditional