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[Dawn Hawkes]

I don't know if there is already a section for this, but I figured I would put my two cents in....


I would LOVE to see a Tevinter to Common (English) and Common (English) to Tevinter language translator. For those of us crazy fans who either want to learn to speak it, or perhaps use it in our fan-stories. Please please please *begs while bouncing up and down*

Who's with me on this?

Modifié par Dawn Hawkes, 23 août 2012 - 08:37 .

[FaWa]

Aren't there people who can speak that elf language in LOTR?
I'm assuming the same would apply here.

[Todd23]

I'm with you!

[Renmiri1]

Same for Qunari translation

[labargegrrrl]

they honestly DO need to flesh these languages out for us, don't they?

they'd also make a KILLING if they'd hire a linguist and publish a few phrase-books and dictionaries!

[Cerah]

While it is something that would be nice, it's something I doubt would happen since I don't see it being all that popular... and I suspect the time and money invested into it really wouldn't pay off.

I know on the dragon age wikia, they do have some translations for the phrases figured out in Elvish, Qunari (I'm not sure on the official name of their language, heh), and Arcanum (Tevinter's language), though; incomplete, but they're there. c:

[nightscrawl]

Cerah wrote...

While it is something that would be nice, it's something I doubt would happen since I don't see it being all that popular... and I suspect the time and money invested into it really wouldn't pay off.

I know on the dragon age wikia, they do have some translations for the phrases figured out in Elvish, Qunari (I'm not sure on the official name of their language, heh), and Arcanum (Tevinter's language), though; incomplete, but they're there. c:

Yes. The problem with this is that, while they can have in-house language people (I believe they do have someone who is largely responsible for creating and maintaining Qunlat,) for words, phrases, and the like, it's a different thing entirely to have a fully functioning language like Klingon or Sindarin (from LotR). Languages need several components, structure, rules. It might only be necessary for them to create bits and pieces as the need arises, rather than take the time to develop a fully functioning language, most of which might not even get used in any regular fashion.

To build on the two examples above, the various incarnations of Star Trek have all had extended scenes containing Klingons speaking their language, so it makes sense to have developed that. I don't know how far developed some of their other languages are in comparison, but Klingon is certainly the most widely used. Tolkien had an educated background in linguistics with which to base his own languages on, and used them liberally in the various writings he did on Middle Earth, including conversation, poems, and songs.

The DAwiki has some interesting info on Elvish; a few bits of info on Arcanum (Tevinter); and the least developed of all, perhaps because it's not commonly used among them anymore, some Dwarven.

Modifié par nightscrawl, 24 août 2012 - 05:22 .

[Renmiri1]

Well, on one of Mike Laidlaw's interviews he says they want the Dragon Age world to be as developed and as revered as other popular fantasy worlds, (I imagine he was referring to Star Wars and LotR) so it would make a lot of sense to have functioning "live" languages.

I don't think Tevinter has a grammar.. It looks a bit like Latin to me but verbs mixed with noums.

PS: O.o Just looked at your link for Qunlat.. Sten spent half of the game calling me "my heart" (kadan) ?!!!  

Modifié par Renmiri1, 24 août 2012 - 06:12 .

[nightscrawl]

Renmiri1 wrote...

Well, on one of Mike Laidlaw's interviews he says they want the Dragon Age world to be as developed and as revered as other popular fantasy worlds, (I imagine he was referring to Star Wars and LotR) so it would make a lot of sense to have functioning "live" languages.

I don't think Tevinter has a grammar.. It looks a bit like Latin to me but verbs mixed with noums.

PS: O.o Just looked at your link for Qunlat.. Sten spent half of the game calling me "my heart" (kadan) ?!!!  

Not precisely...
Kadan: Literally, "where the heart lies." An all-purpose word for a "person one cares about," including colleagues, friends and loved ones. Sometimes also "the center of the chest".

If you click the reference link on the wiki you will go to a thread where Bioware's Mary Kirby explained a lot of stuff.

Modifié par nightscrawl, 24 août 2012 - 06:30 .

[Dawn Hawkes]

Renmiri1 wrote...

Well, on one of Mike Laidlaw's interviews he says they want the Dragon Age world to be as developed and as revered as other popular fantasy worlds, (I imagine he was referring to Star Wars and LotR) so it would make a lot of sense to have functioning "live" languages.

I don't think Tevinter has a grammar.. It looks a bit like Latin to me but verbs mixed with noums.

PS: O.o Just looked at your link for Qunlat.. Sten spent half of the game calling me "my heart" (kadan) ?!!!  

I agree with you, and I think I actually saw something on the WIKI about Tevinter's language being based on Latin.

[Renmiri1]

nightscrawl wrote...

Renmiri1 wrote...
PS: O.o Just looked at your link for Qunlat.. Sten spent half of the game calling me "my heart" (kadan) ?!!!  

Not precisely...
Kadan: Literally, "where the heart lies." An all-purpose word for a "person one cares about," including colleagues, friends and loved ones. Sometimes also "the center of the chest".

If you click the reference link on the wiki you will go to a thread where Bioware's Mary Kirby explained a lot of stuff.

Pfffewww!!! I thought the big lug was in love with my Warden! 

[Dawn Hawkes]

Renmiri1 wrote...

nightscrawl wrote...

Renmiri1 wrote...
PS: O.o Just looked at your link for Qunlat.. Sten spent half of the game calling me "my heart" (kadan) ?!!!  

Not precisely...
Kadan: Literally, "where the heart lies." An all-purpose word for a "person one cares about," including colleagues, friends and loved ones. Sometimes also "the center of the chest".

If you click the reference link on the wiki you will go to a thread where Bioware's Mary Kirby explained a lot of stuff.

Pfffewww!!! I thought the big lug was in love with my Warden! 

LOL that would have creeped me out xD