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RE: On Raen language |
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10-18-2016, 02:10 AM
I tend to put this in a very realistic light.

So on Japanese servers, their Eorzen characters are speaking Japanese. They are natively Japanese so it very likely doesn't have the same fantasy connotation as it does for us in America/EU/Elsewhere.

Effectively, there would be no differences between the two spoken languages besides maybe an accent and dialect changes which they quantify for in the lorebook.

TL;DR Same language from what I can gather here. Your Doman character might have a Doman accent or dialect but they are speaking the same language as the Eorzeans. Your Doman might be familiar with Ninja names and abilities where your Eorzean character would not.

OOCly, you can think of this as both areas of the world speaking English if you're from America with some differing words and accents thrown in.

If you're from Japan it would be like both Doma and Eorzea speaking Japanese expect some differing words and accents thrown in.

ICly, this means they both speak "Common", each with a slightly different inflection.

This is just for the Raen/Domans. The Xaela are their own beast obviously. That's how I interpreted it anyway, someone throw a flag at me if I missed anything important.

So I made a tumblr.

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On Raen language - by Valence - 10-16-2016, 04:11 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Moonlit - 10-16-2016, 05:10 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Flynn Rosenberg - 10-16-2016, 06:27 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Maril - 10-16-2016, 06:38 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Kilieit - 10-16-2016, 10:34 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Kismet - 10-16-2016, 10:48 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Nero - 10-16-2016, 11:52 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Virella - 10-16-2016, 12:03 PM
RE: On Raen language - by Valence - 10-16-2016, 01:11 PM
RE: On Raen language - by PhantasticPanda - 10-16-2016, 01:41 PM
RE: On Raen language - by Kage - 10-16-2016, 01:48 PM
RE: On Raen language - by Caspar - 10-16-2016, 02:08 PM
RE: On Raen language - by Kilieit - 10-17-2016, 10:53 PM
RE: On Raen language - by Caspar - 10-18-2016, 12:51 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Teadrinker - 10-18-2016, 02:10 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Flynn Rosenberg - 10-18-2016, 02:14 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Caspar - 10-18-2016, 03:17 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Valence - 10-18-2016, 04:09 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Jana - 10-18-2016, 10:52 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Valence - 10-18-2016, 11:33 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Kilieit - 10-18-2016, 11:42 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Valence - 10-18-2016, 12:24 PM
RE: On Raen language - by Kilieit - 10-18-2016, 12:34 PM
RE: On Raen language - by Valence - 10-19-2016, 03:38 AM
RE: On Raen language - by foxfirestorm - 10-19-2016, 08:57 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Sounsyy - 10-19-2016, 10:16 AM
RE: On Raen language - by Caspar - 10-19-2016, 10:04 AM

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