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SPACE_LEMON Denizen of the Higher Dimensions
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| Subject: Name Improvement Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:28 am | |
| Well, seeing as there's a majour stall in getting the book published, I figured we should list all Xen'vi names (of people, places, life forms, objects, events, etc.) and see if we can improve them to A) make them fit with Xen'vi speech (no nazal sounds, etc.), B) lessen clichés (such as replacing "vi") and C) make them fit with the sound of the word's nation/language of origin.
Since many Xen'vi words are spelt with an N somewhere, I suggest that this might simply indicate the momentary closure of a vocal orifice. We may have to make a letter for it.
So, let's starts with "Xen'vi", specifically the "vi" suffix. We need a new Xen'vi suffix for "people". | |
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Xeno Taco Gazelle
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:20 pm | |
| Oh, neat, name stuff.
Lists. I'm good at those. Actually, I can just pull a ton of names off of my wiki article list:
Xen'vi: Vierra Gaal Ji'anni Priantos Mirr'ian Escar Dal'ash Helion Neveh Tiard Min'ash Va'rish Jer'ij Maros Nevara Alma Nash'ir Moroth Yen V'hash Cashtor
Places: Valdin El'jok Mayos Tayari Tashir Lio'nari Tel'nir Vanadash Cryo'bar Shion Biarr (Teh moon zomg)
Other: Eol Talik Vin Yilzah East Omag
Merry Christmas.
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SPACE_LEMON Denizen of the Higher Dimensions
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Sun Dec 25, 2011 1:52 am | |
| Merry Christmas. ^^
Yeah, that's a good idea. Let's start with replacing the N's at the start of some words. (Oh noes, Nash'ir's name will have to change... D= ) | |
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Xeno Taco Gazelle
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Sun Dec 25, 2011 1:18 pm | |
| Vash'ir, Tash'ir, Bash'ri, Dash'ir... I dunno. | |
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SPACE_LEMON Denizen of the Higher Dimensions
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:58 pm | |
| Maybe we should list the N-words first.
Okay, wait. That list of names of your's seems to be very incomplete... | |
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Xeno Taco Gazelle
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:30 am | |
| Yeah, it is. I'll go get more words.
Here's some animal names:
Sheeth Phia'bar Gul'ura Myo'Spi's Tai'Leea Reighaloiseer'Aref / Rankei / Hea Sto'keel Van'tahr Gutahr Xio'ni Akvarii Pkloon Caurakai Palus'rus Zuri'ieri Tfaakhng Havgris, Upai Vip'L / Biol Miglogoiye/ Xaaro/ Quiooa Louel/ Regay Halberidese Kaleti Ompala | |
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SPACE_LEMON Denizen of the Higher Dimensions
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:55 am | |
| Gog... But there are other names missing as well. For example, Iga'vi isn't even listed there. | |
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Xeno Taco Gazelle
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:42 pm | |
| Okay then.
Iga'vi.
There we go.
Then, um, Svia'vi and all the other nations. | |
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SPACE_LEMON Denizen of the Higher Dimensions
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:12 am | |
| Lol. I mean rather check over your article list again, as there were a few others as well (eg. Nyrander) that you didn't include. I can actually also go get those, as you sent the article list to me a while back. | |
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Xeno Taco Gazelle
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:24 pm | |
| What is a Nyrander?
I'm on vacation right now, so I'm not going to be doing much work. I'd get more names but I have to go now. | |
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SPACE_LEMON Denizen of the Higher Dimensions
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:44 am | |
| Nyrander is the capital city of the Svia'vi and I'm 96% sure I mentioned it somewhere in the book.
Okay, it's fine, then. ^^ | |
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Xeno Taco Gazelle
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:54 pm | |
| Oh. I must have forgotten.
Vacation is over tomorrow. Gonna prolly get to work on some more stuff then. | |
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Mon Jan 02, 2012 2:54 am | |
| Okay. Anyway (/ = will not change. Prolly): Xen'vi --- Zen'ji (In all the nation names, the "vi" simply becomes a "ji".) Vierra/ Gaal/ Ji'anni --- Ji'ani Priantos Mirr'ian Escar --- Priantos Sir'ian Escar Dal'ash Helion Neveh --- Dal'ash Helio Eveh Tiard Min'ash Va'rish --- Tiard Mir'ash Va'roll Jer'ij Maros Nevara --- Jer'ij Laros Tevara Alma --- Alna Nash'ir Moroth --- Lash'ir Ghoroth Yen V'hash Cashtor/ Valdin/ Nyrander --- Tyrander Bara'cûl/ El'jok/ Mayos --- Wayos Tayari/ Tashir/ Lio'nari --- Lio'arri Tel'nir --- Tel'irr Vanadash/ Cryo'bar/ Shion/ Biarr/ Eol/ Talik/ Vin Yilzah/ Omag/ Sheeth/ Phia'bar --- Phia'borr Gul'ura/ Myo'Spi's --- Dyo'spi's Tai'leea Reighaloiseer'Aref / Rankei / Hea --- Rankei (only) Sto'keel/ Van'tahr/ Gutahr/ Xio'ni --- Zio'ii Akvarii Pkloon Caurakai Palus'rus Zuri'ieri Tfaakhng --- Tfa'kn (same pronunsiation, better spelling) Havgris, Upai --- Upai (only) Vip'L / Biol --- Vip'll (only) Miglogoiye/ Xaaro/ Quiooa --- Migl'ogoii (only) Louel/ Regay --- Lou'l (only) Halberidese --- Halb'ridesse Kaleti/ Ompala/
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Xeno Taco Gazelle
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:07 pm | |
| And by vacation is over tomorrow I mean it was supposed to be but now we're staying for another day. :\
I quite like the new names. | |
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SPACE_LEMON Denizen of the Higher Dimensions
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:56 am | |
| Okay.
I'm gonna have to get used to using "Zen'ti" (the "ti" doesn't quite feel all that right, tough...). | |
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Xeno Taco Gazelle
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:23 am | |
| No, it doesn't. It's weird to say.
Off topic: Lawls, my parents have forced a New Years resolution upon me: To only go on the computer for less than two hours a day. Fuuuuuuuuu- | |
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:24 am | |
| What about...
Zen'it Zen'di Zen'ji or Zen'ij?
That's cruel. | |
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Xeno Taco Gazelle
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:12 pm | |
| I kind of like Zen'ij. Sounds neat.
Yes it is. | |
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:13 am | |
| Okay, Xen'vi becomes Zen'ij, then. ^^ | |
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Xeno Taco Gazelle
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:03 pm | |
| Huzzah. Zen'ig, Iga'ig, Svia'ig, etc,.
Mhm. Is Aletrius still around?
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SPACE_LEMON Denizen of the Higher Dimensions
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:33 am | |
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Xeno Taco Gazelle
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:24 pm | |
| Oh lawdy. My brain must have died for a moment there.
That's a shame. | |
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:57 am | |
| I've officially replaced the old names in the book with the new names. And why is our forum rep. so low?? | |
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Xeno Taco Gazelle
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:06 pm | |
| Dunno. What is our forum rep. and what does it do? | |
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| Subject: Re: Name Improvement Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:03 am | |
| I don't remember. I think it increases or deceases bassed on how people vote our posts (the plus/minus thingies at the top right of every post aside from your own). | |
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