(08-11-2015, 02:06 AM)Kaiz Wrote: As title. I would assume there are, since there are races like the Au Ra that have been isolated from the other races of Eorzea, and there are beast tribes and what-not. I haven't seen any official confirmation of it, however. Do different languages exist, or can everyone communicate clearly?

(08-11-2015, 02:08 AM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote:

(08-11-2015, 02:06 AM)Kaiz Wrote: As title. I would assume there are, since there are races like the Au Ra that have been isolated from the other races of Eorzea, and there are beast tribes and what-not. I haven't seen any official confirmation of it, however. Do different languages exist, or can everyone communicate clearly?

Different languages do exist, but most Eorzeans speak in a sort of common tongue.

There are some niche ones like Dravanian, and others like the Ancient seawolf tongue that are relics of the past (except for their names).

However unless your character had some sort of special upbringing, they'd likely have no issues communicating with others regardless of where they are from.

(08-11-2015, 02:24 AM)Sin Wrote: It's feasible.

There's a ton of languages.

In fact, for Au Ra it's more than feasible... you're coming over from a whole other continent with different languages like Doman.


I roleplay my Xaela as still learning Eorzean which basically means he yells barbaric sounding jibberish every so often, and then broken English the rest of the time.

(08-11-2015, 02:36 AM)Kaiz Wrote:

(08-11-2015, 02:24 AM)Sin Wrote: It's feasible.

There's a ton of languages.

In fact, for Au Ra it's more than feasible... you're coming over from a whole other continent with different languages like Doman.


I roleplay my Xaela as still learning Eorzean which basically means he yells barbaric sounding jibberish every so often, and then broken English the rest of the time.

Okay, cool. I was thinking something a bit like broken english, or more just shortened and simplified, mostly just using the most critical words to get the point across. I just wanted to make sure that would make sense.

(08-11-2015, 02:36 AM)Kaiz Wrote:

(08-11-2015, 02:24 AM)Sin Wrote: It's feasible.

There's a ton of languages.

In fact, for Au Ra it's more than feasible... you're coming over from a whole other continent with different languages like Doman.


I roleplay my Xaela as still learning Eorzean which basically means he yells barbaric sounding jibberish every so often, and then broken English the rest of the time.

Okay, cool. I was thinking something a bit like broken english, or more just shortened and simplified, mostly just using the most critical words to get the point across. I just wanted to make sure that would make sense.

(08-11-2015, 03:46 AM)UntrueCrystal Wrote: My friend and I assumed the Au Ra spoke their own language given they were from a totally different part of the world. (We call it Othardic) When we talk in their own language we put ()'s around the stuff, and when they talk in Eorzean they're naturally not fluent in it.

(08-11-2015, 02:06 AM)Kaiz Wrote: As title. I would assume there are, since there are races like the Au Ra that have been isolated from the other races of Eorzea, and there are beast tribes and what-not. I haven't seen any official confirmation of it, however. Do different languages exist, or can everyone communicate clearly?

Miqo'te Naming Conventions Wrote:The names of these tribes contained many sounds which were difficult to represent with the existing Eorzean alphabet; but the fact that there were the same exact number of tribes as letters in the Eorzean alphabet was taken as a sign that they were destined to make the new realm their home, and so assigned each tribe with a letter/sound that was closest to its name. Over time, this resulted in the changing of the pronunciation to more closely resemble the pronunciation of the Eorzean letter than that of the original word.

Roegadyn Naming Conventions Wrote:Sea Wolf names are actually all formed from two words taken from the ancient Roegadyn language that the race's ancestors spoke before they came to Eorzea.

Quote:Monke Onke
A giant freshwater fish found in the tepid rivers and lakes of the Black Shroud. Gridanian records state that the first monke onke was brought to the Black Shroud by the realm's first Lalafellin settlers, the name monke onke meaning "friendship" in the settlers' native tongue.

DAT Files Wrote:Throughout history, the Lalafell passed their histories down through song, which is why even now many use heavy alliteration in their speech.

Padjal Naming Conventions Wrote:Words in the Padjal language are normally separated by spaces. However, when a group of words forms a single concept (such as a proper noun, or a compound word), they are connected with hyphens.

Sightseeing Vista #40 Wrote:Haukke Manor
Long frowned upon by the people of Gridania as a symbol of excess, the Seedseers would finally submit to pressure from the citizenry, selling the deed to the manor to Lady Amandine of House Dartancours. The word "Haukke" is of ancient Padjali origin and means, "to speak without words."

Quote:Dwarf Catfish
An undersized variety of catfish found in still, swampy waters across Aldenard. The Padjali name for this fish is "gee-gee," supposedly taken from the grinding sound created when it moves its fins.

Au Ra Naming Conventions Wrote:Unlike their sister clan, the Xaela, who bloody the land with endless tribal conflict, the Raen have embraced a life of tranquility and solitude, long abandoning the nomadic lifestyle of their ancestors to settle the deep valleys of Othard's mountainous eastern reaches. Only on rare occasions will one emerge from the valley mists to seek adventure in realms afar.

Au Ra Naming Conventions Wrote:So, which Earth languages are we borrowing names from? Well, as most of you have already figured out, the Raen (Yugiri’s clan) borrows their names from Japanese. The second clan—the Xaela—take theirs from Mongolian. However, as is the case with Hyuran names, we have chosen to use names/spellings that slightly different than their modern equivalents.

Au Ra Naming Conventions Wrote:As was mentioned earlier, Xaela names are based on Mongolian names/words used in the 15th century (give or take a few centuries). Lists of ancient Mongolian names can also be found on the Internet for those not versed in ancient Mongolian history (I’m guessing that’s a lot).

Unlike Raen names, where the spellings are pretty much fixed, and there are no real variations for a single name, individual Xaela names come with multiple spellings, all of them acceptable. The Xaela, being nomadic, live lives that are one part solitary (when traveling as a clan) and one part community (when they interact with other clans they come across in their migrations). Because of this, similar names are used throughout the Othardian steppe, but they often feature slightly different spellings due to evolving separately in isolated clans. Also a factor is that, until recently, writing was almost non-existent amongst the tribes─written language simply not a necessity in the nomadic lifestyle.

While the Raen abandoned the method of using clan names as their surnames when they abandoned the nomadic lifestyle of their ancestors, the Xaela continue the tradition. This means that, for the most part, Xaela surnames are the names of one of 51 existing clans. The following is a list of the clan names and a quick blurb describing the clan. The words used in tribe names are, for the most part, original words based loosely on 15th to 17th century Mongolian spellings.

• High Sylphic = The language spoken by the Sylphs.
  
• Dragonspeak = The language spoken by the Dravanians.
  
• Rhotano Bloodcant = The language of the Sahagin, which many Reavers have also learned to speak.
  
• Gobbiespeak = Language of the Goblins.
  
• Mooglespeak = Language of the Moogles. There are very very few people versed in this language. Though, more are likely becoming fluent with the advent of the Mogmail System set up by Kan-E-Senna.
  

Vista #25 Wrote:Mok Oogl Island
An island whose name, in the tongue of the Vanu Vanu, translates to "a noise heard on high." On the island stands a monument engraved with a mark of moogle design, but no sign of the creatures themselves, leaving its origins clouded in mystery.

Quote:Mahu Wai
Mahu wai grow from the floating islands of Abalathia's Spine, releasing scores of thin transparent tendrils into the sky to catch their prey and haul it back to their giant maws. The word mahu wai means "bottomless greed" in the Vanu tongue.