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What does Mamae na mara san mean?


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Gamer Ftw

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I understand the mamma part, what is the rest of it?

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From the wiki: http://dragonage.wik.../Elven_Language

"Mamae? Mamae na mara san...": The panicked phrases of a lost child. We already know "mamae" means "mother", and "na" is "your". "Mara" and "san" are a different matter. "Ma" (you) and "ar" (i, me) don't give us much clue. "San" looks like a contraction of "sa" and "an", so, one place. Since the boy seems to be in a panic, and we've already surmised he's looking for her, it's reasonable to assume that this is the gist of his statement, as well. So, we have "Mother your [mara] one place...", which we can then parse "mara" as "i can't find" or "where is". So, a reasonable translation would be, "Mama, I can't find you..." or "Mama, where is the place..."

Interestingly enough, as best as I could tell, both the boy and his mother were human...

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Satyricon331

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Yeah, you can see their ears clearly, and they're humans. It makes you wonder if they're really speaking Elvish or if it's just a similar language. Presumably they're ghosts from the time the elves and humans were living together there, as the elf phylactery that unlocks the Arcane Warrior spec tells you.

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Arthur Cousland

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Ah, those elven ruins. Quite a fascinating place. Too bad you never get to actually see what happened to everyone there.