I've said it before in an old post, but I'll say it again here. It makes sense for there to be various languages amongst the cultures and/or nations even if there is a common Eorzean language that is more-commonly spoken.
The naming conventions would be impossible to maintain for most of the races if they didn't understand the meaning of their names. There is no name-generator in the lore that all Eorzeans go to in order to name their children. Yet, nearly all of NPCs have names based on the game's naming conventions.
My gut feeling, as you put it, tells me that there are various languages within the cultures and nations of Eorzea, but the devs never made mini dictionaries for any of them except for the Roegadyn Seawolves. They probably thought it too much work, or unnecessary since there -is- a common Eorzean language.
My opinion is; if you want Erik to spout off words in other languages, got for it. It wouldn't bother me because my character wouldn't be able to ICly understand him anyways.
The naming conventions would be impossible to maintain for most of the races if they didn't understand the meaning of their names. There is no name-generator in the lore that all Eorzeans go to in order to name their children. Yet, nearly all of NPCs have names based on the game's naming conventions.
My gut feeling, as you put it, tells me that there are various languages within the cultures and nations of Eorzea, but the devs never made mini dictionaries for any of them except for the Roegadyn Seawolves. They probably thought it too much work, or unnecessary since there -is- a common Eorzean language.
My opinion is; if you want Erik to spout off words in other languages, got for it. It wouldn't bother me because my character wouldn't be able to ICly understand him anyways.
