M'Chek is to M'Chekian as Ferrell is to....

Zamael668 · Post by **Zamael668** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 4:00 am

Ferrell = Ferrellian ... It just rolls off the tongue.

Drotid = Drotidan ... Adding the "ian" on it just makes it unwieldy.

BTW: When are we going to start seeing a Shaahesk, and Dragonari Language Primer?

Rhissaerk Jalesh · Post by **Rhissaerk Jalesh** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 4:13 am

Shaahesk language would be great. *grins*

DanishPastry · Post by **DanishPastry** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 4:14 am

Ain't the guards in Elysia known as Elysial Guards?

Fifty · Post by **Fifty** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 4:20 pm

DanishPastry wrote:Ain't the guards in Elysia known as Elysial Guards?

Someone also pointed this out to me in a PM. I have added Elysial, though I feel Elysian is in such common usage that it is best to leave both options on the list.

Or perhaps Elysial would refer to Elysia whilst Elysian would mean "of Elysium"

How about Hadean, Abyssal, Arborean, Limbic, Happy-Hunting-Groundian etc?

Zyndro · Post by **Zyndro** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 4:33 pm

I've always wondered about O'ma. An O'ma fey or follower....

O'ma-ite? O'ma'an? O'manian? T'O'ma? Pixiefeet?

Nob · Post by **Nob** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 4:34 pm

O'man

Fifty · Post by **Fifty** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:21 pm

Nob wrote:O'man

Oh man that'll get confusing. Everyone will think people are referring to someone from the real world country of Oman. People with spelling difficulties will think they are signs from god and... *slaps self* ENOUGH ALREADY!

Lucien · Post by **Lucien** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 8:27 pm

Vroshgrak wrote:Drotid = Drotidar
Ferrell = Ferrellam
Valorian = Valorian

Drotidian sounds better, really.

szabot · Post by **szabot** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 8:31 pm

Lucien wrote:
Vroshgrak wrote:Drotid = Drotidar
Ferrell = Ferrellam
Valorian = Valorian
Drotidian sounds better, really.

I agree. Someone's been using "drotoid" -- yuck.

Midknight · Post by **Midknight** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:16 am

Just call us Shaahesk - your pitiful warmblood attempts to create an alternative simply cannot communicate the majesty of the lizardman race.

dougnoel · Post by **dougnoel** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:21 am

Lucien wrote:
Vroshgrak wrote:Drotid = Drotidar
Ferrell = Ferrellam
Valorian = Valorian
Drotidian sounds better, really.

Yeah, that's not any better...reminds me of this OotS script.

http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/GiantIT ... ipt?SK=102

Beary666 · Post by **Beary666** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 1:04 am

dougnoel wrote:
Lucien wrote:
Vroshgrak wrote:Drotid = Drotidar
Ferrell = Ferrellam
Valorian = Valorian
Drotidian sounds better, really.
Yeah, that's not any better...reminds me of this OotS script.

http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/GiantIT ... ipt?SK=102

What does that one have to do with this thread?

Fifty · Post by **Fifty** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 11:10 am

Midknight wrote:Just call us Shaahesk - your pitiful warmblood attempts to create an alternative simply cannot communicate the majesty of the lizardman race.

The point being that not all Drotidar are actually Shaahesk.

Nob · Post by **Nob** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 3:27 pm

The rest would be called "worthless slave."

Some additions:
Dobrekan is "Dobrekanian." Obviously since the nation no longer exists it's just for historical reference purposes.

Trenium's people actually split themselves up based on the province they're from, "Denevian" "Amatish" "Brenantian" "Trenaine" "Ameledian" and "Laurnish" but the prefecture in general would be "Imperial" or "Trenish" to distinguish the province from the prefecture.

dougnoel · Post by **dougnoel** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 5:04 pm

Beary666 wrote:
dougnoel wrote:
Lucien wrote:
Vroshgrak wrote:Drotid = Drotidar
Ferrell = Ferrellam
Valorian = Valorian
Drotidian sounds better, really.
Yeah, that's not any better...reminds me of this OotS script.

http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/GiantIT ... ipt?SK=102
What does that one have to do with this thread?

dougnoel wrote:Say that Drotid one out loud.

Rhissaerk Jalesh · Post by **Rhissaerk Jalesh** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 9:58 pm

Hrm, I'm saying it, but I don't hear anything funny about it...maybe we're pronouncing it differently? *chuckles*

Fuzz · Post by **Fuzz** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 11:00 pm

Someone from Toran Sharda would be a Shardan, actually.

Drotid is traditionally Drotidian.

Kurathene is Kurathenian, but someone specifically from the city of Kuras is a Kurasian.

Crullath would probably be a Crullathian, but the pronounciation would change... Crullath has a soft "a" ("ah" sound as in "part" or "calm") whereas Crullathian would have a hard "a" ("ai" sound as in "pain" or "plane")

For Medec I'd say Medecian, like Venetian... especially considering the city is based on Venice, and has a similar linguistic setup.

That's just my 2 cents... the Kurathene stuff is how it will be refered to in historical documentation, once Nob and I finish writing all of it up.

Tony Wazz · Post by **Tony Wazz** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:58 am

Ferrell = Midgets

Arnimane · Post by **Arnimane** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:56 am

Drotid = land of Droti ?
or simply Hisslanders.

Ferrel = Ferrelites? That sounds positively biblical.

Post by **Nighthawk4** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 10:58 am

I still do not see the relevance of that OOTS reference.

However, it was a very funny comic, so well worth another look.

dougnoel · Post by **dougnoel** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 1:06 pm

You gotta say it out loud...you'll get it.