mhiahia Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 So I have been attempting to assign each of the syllables I have in my AnimalNames file (half of which are custom) a meaning so I could attempt to decode the names of all my animals. I've had this project for quite some time now (certainly more than one year, perhaps two?) but it is moving pretty slow. Anyways, the biggest problem coming with this is that no matter what, the random name generation will most certainly give me some nonsensical names once I have it all "translated". But, today I had the pleasure of getting a pretty perfect name! Meet Ilarin! Her name consists of the two syllables Ila and Rin. Ila literally translates to "Rabbil's child" and is traditionally given to albinistic or light-coloured animals. Rin translates to simple and can also be used to describe short-snouted animals or animals with a simple fur color. So, at least this time the random generator picked out a pretty fitting name! 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zixvir Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 17 minutes ago, mhiahia said: So I have been attempting to assign each of the syllables I have in my AnimalNames file (half of which are custom) a meaning so I could attempt to decode the names of all my animals. I've had this project for quite some time now (certainly more than one year, perhaps two?) but it is moving pretty slow. Anyways, the biggest problem coming with this is that no matter what, the random name generation will most certainly give me some nonsensical names once I have it all "translated". But, today I had the pleasure of getting a pretty perfect name! Meet Ilarin! Her name consists of the two syllables Ila and Rin. Ila literally translates to "Rabbil's child" and is traditionally given to albinistic or light-coloured animals. Rin translates to simple and can also be used to describe short-snouted animals or animals with a simple fur color. So, at least this time the random generator picked out a pretty fitting name! wait wait wait ok so now we have a new language because this is how languages work @Polly @Modiano @Greenza I'm pretty sure you like languages 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modiano Urania Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, Zixvir said: wait wait wait ok so now we have a new language because this is how languages work @Polly @Modiano @Greenza I'm pretty sure you like languages No go away /lh Also Polly doesnt like being pinged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiyanna Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 (edited) I like languages lol. I kinda have my own that has to do with names but it's only a half dozen words or so. Chiy is bird, An or Anna is beautiful. Me is sad, happy, or very, depending on the tribe. Mar is depressed/sad. And that's about it Edited August 17, 2021 by Chiyanna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zixvir Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Chiyanna said: I like languages lol. I kinda have my own that has to do with names but it's only a half dozen words or so. Chiy is bird, An or Anna is beautiful. Me is sad, happy, or very, depending on the tribe. Mar is depressed/sad. And that's about it hmmmmm so me mar can mean 6 different things very sad very deppresed happy deppresed happy sad sad deppresed and lastly sad sad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katumai Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 I had my own niche language for a while, but since then I've lost the notepad file so I can't access it anymore 😔 I've been trying to make a new one though 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zixvir Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, Katumai said: I had my own niche language for a while, but since then I've lost the notepad file so I can't access it anymore 😔 I've been trying to make a new one though why not colonize and combine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiyanna Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Zixvir said: hmmmmm so me mar can mean 6 different things very sad very deppresed happy deppresed happy sad sad deppresed and lastly sad sad This actually made me laugh so hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 ooh i remember trying to do this once : D i took every single one of my MANY syllables and tried to assign each a word. here's the original doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JVIa2tXu_0LfYqqGOLEXHzcbozAAEaYWB1AEchCv_qY/edit and here's the redo that i forgot about that i want to work on again now: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JVIa2tXu_0LfYqqGOLEXHzcbozAAEaYWB1AEchCv_qY/edit (raza! ) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhiahia Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Just got a male whose name translates to branch-branch-light, which really is amazing naming. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zixvir Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 3 hours ago, mhiahia said: Just got a male whose name translates to branch-branch-light, which really is amazing naming. wait I just realized that the names should be what parents WANT the child to be, not what the child already is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Zixvir said: wait I just realized that the names should be what parents WANT the child to be, not what the child already is. they want their son to be a light branch Edited August 18, 2021 by Sky stupid autocorrect 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modiano Urania Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Maybe if 2 words have the same meaning it's supposed to mean plural or puts emphasis on it 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Modiano said: Maybe if 2 words have the same meaning it's supposed to mean plural or puts emphasis on it they REALLY want their son to be a branch then..or maybe they want him to be multiple branches at once?? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zixvir Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 so it's either BRANCH light or branches light possibly branches' light it's probably the third one, meaning they wanted him to be the light that supplies the trees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 dang it...now i have to play niche again and make an entire language from scratch. curse you for bringing this back to my brain /j 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zixvir Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 On 8/17/2021 at 12:31 PM, mhiahia said: So I have been attempting to assign each of the syllables I have in my AnimalNames file (half of which are custom) a meaning so I could attempt to decode the names of all my animals. I've had this project for quite some time now (certainly more than one year, perhaps two?) but it is moving pretty slow. Anyways, the biggest problem coming with this is that no matter what, the random name generation will most certainly give me some nonsensical names once I have it all "translated". But, today I had the pleasure of getting a pretty perfect name! Meet Ilarin! Her name consists of the two syllables Ila and Rin. Ila literally translates to "Rabbil's child" and is traditionally given to albinistic or light-coloured animals. Rin translates to simple and can also be used to describe short-snouted animals or animals with a simple fur color. So, at least this time the random generator picked out a pretty fitting name! On 8/17/2021 at 1:10 PM, Chiyanna said: I like languages lol. I kinda have my own that has to do with names but it's only a half dozen words or so. Chiy is bird, An or Anna is beautiful. Me is sad, happy, or very, depending on the tribe. Mar is depressed/sad. And that's about it combine the languages to make a third language 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiyanna Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 11 hours ago, Zixvir said: combine the languages to make a third language I wouldn't mind that at all. Maybe we should all take the best of our niche languages and combine them together to make an ultra niche language 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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