There doesn't seem to be any kind of language barrier in Eorzea's societies, I'm afraid. The naming conventions only reflect certain styles of pronunciation and etcetera because that's basically how each race spoke long, long ago. While it's probable that some scholar or knowledge-hoarder would know how to speak ancient Miqo'te (or whatever), it would be like latin in our world: it's not used anywhere. There's only "Eorzean", as far as we know. And Ancient Roegadyn, but that's only used for naming.
I would say they seem to be based on African words. However, the conventions theirselves seem pretty classic.
Romans traditionally had three names: the name given by the parents, the family name, and a nickname (used to differentiate them from other people with the same two names). Miqo'te females are only missing the nickname. Sunseeker males have only the name and the nickname denoting their social status, dropping the family suffix for no apparent reason more than Author Bias. Interestingly, Moonkeeper males have a nickname in the form of the suffix that can be translated to "the first", "the second", etcetera. So they are the most 'classic' of them all.
So yeah, Ancient Rome as far as conventions go. The tribe prefix on Sunseekers could be considered the "Name from City", which people used when they left their homes.
Quote:I was wondering if anyone with linguistic knowledge knew of a real language that is similar to Miqo'te naming conventions?
I would say they seem to be based on African words. However, the conventions theirselves seem pretty classic.
Romans traditionally had three names: the name given by the parents, the family name, and a nickname (used to differentiate them from other people with the same two names). Miqo'te females are only missing the nickname. Sunseeker males have only the name and the nickname denoting their social status, dropping the family suffix for no apparent reason more than Author Bias. Interestingly, Moonkeeper males have a nickname in the form of the suffix that can be translated to "the first", "the second", etcetera. So they are the most 'classic' of them all.
So yeah, Ancient Rome as far as conventions go. The tribe prefix on Sunseekers could be considered the "Name from City", which people used when they left their homes.
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