What do the accents sound like?

[valeria]

I always just assumed most tribals with syntax problems grew up speaking Bendune and learned Sirihish later, after their language patterns were set.

[TheWanderer]

If you've ever watched Django Unchained, I like to think all the southern nobles sound like Monsieur Candie.

[solera]

Northern = England,
Warrens = Cajun,
Southern = Boston,
Rinthi = Cockney,
Storm = Aussie,
Tribal = India

In my mind at the moment.

Similar in my mind, but Northern = Edinburgh; Southern = New York

[Delirium]

I always just assumed most tribals with syntax problems grew up speaking Bendune and learned Sirihish later, after their language patterns were set.

Well, what bothers me is when they talk with the same grammar in both bendune and sirihish.

Talk normally in bendune, poorly in sirihish, then I'll give you a pass.

IM(NS)HO.

[Patuk]

The majority of people playing Arm is monolingual anglophone. It may be difficult for many to really be intimately familiar with different grammar structures. Hell, I feel like I might slip up often if I tried doing the same by adding Dutch grammar to the English language.

[Rokal]

Northern = England,
Warrens = Cajun,
Southern = Boston,
Rinthi = Cockney,
Storm = Aussie,
Tribal = India

In my mind at the moment.

Now that you mention it, that sounds pretty close to what i imagined it.

[MeTekillot]

I was initially mistaken. There is north, south, tribal, staccato, rinthi, and one more that you gotta find yerself.

[deathkamon]

Highborn accent! 

[slvrmoontiger]

I always just assumed most tribals with syntax problems grew up speaking Bendune and learned Sirihish later, after their language patterns were set.

Well, what bothers me is when they talk with the same grammar in both bendune and sirihish.

Talk normally in bendune, poorly in sirihish, then I'll give you a pass.

IM(NS)HO.

When I play a tribal that claims to have little outside contact from the tribe and if they set up to be an intelligent character they start off with perfect Bendune and choppy Sirihish. They move slowly and progress until they understand most things and can speak Sirihish perfectly, however there are still things that make no sense to them when they hear words in Sirihish that they haven't had exposure to. If they are not so intelligent, they speak Bendune well, and Sirihish in a manner where it's understandable, but not completely to a point of fluency. They take a very long time to understand Sirihish and in the end will always have much better Bendune than Sirihish. I agree that over time the language barrier should lessen to the point where it's non-existent after a while in society speaking primarily Sirihish.

That being said even at the point where Sirihish has been perfected, there may be times when they slip. Such times might be: when they are drunk (heck no one talks normally when they are drunk) and when they are extremely upset (either extremely angry or very saddened). Times like this I think the slips can be considered as an acceptable practice.

[slvrmoontiger]

Northern = England,
Warrens = Cajun,
Southern = Boston,
Rinthi = Cockney,
Storm = Aussie,
Tribal = India

In my mind at the moment.

Back on topic for this:

I didn't know Storm had it's own accent. Tribal accent really can vary from how I think. I would expect a southern tribe to have a different accent than a northern tribe. In fact I'd think that from tribe to tribe each could have a varying accent. Beyond that I loved this list and felt it sounded appropriate.

[RogueGunslinger]

Storm doesn't have its own accent, but it sort of makes sense. How much can you expect the accent to change when you're so close to eachother. (this actually makes me wonder how far the cities are form each-other, geographically. They're close in game, but everything is close in-game.

[Case]

Northern = England,
Warrens = Cajun,
Southern = Boston,
Rinthi = Cockney,
Storm = Aussie,
Tribal = India

In my mind at the moment.

Of which England and India aren't accents...

Zalanthas isn't earth either.

[BadSkeelz]

Tribal should sound like the accent of whatever you imagine Bendune to sound like.

[slvrmoontiger]

Storm doesn't have its own accent, but it sort of makes sense. How much can you expect the accent to change when you're so close to eachother. (this actually makes me wonder how far the cities are form each-other, geographically. They're close in game, but everything is close in-game.

Makes it difficult to determine as the unit of measurement changes and varies from section to section of the game world. Since there's never really been a policy of how many feet/miles a room equals it's hard to figure this out. Though I suspect the distance would be in feet if not inches. After all who can shoot an arrow 2 miles away and hit the target?

[HavokBlue]

Northern = England,
Warrens = Cajun,
Southern = Boston,
Rinthi = Cockney,
Storm = Aussie,
Tribal = India

In my mind at the moment.

Of which England and India aren't accents...

Zalanthas isn't earth either.

case is just mad she sounds like a stormer

[Case]

Northern = England,
Warrens = Cajun,
Southern = Boston,
Rinthi = Cockney,
Storm = Aussie,
Tribal = India

In my mind at the moment.

Of which England and India aren't accents...

Zalanthas isn't earth either.

case is just mad she sounds like a stormer

I sound like a shut up or I'll cut you

[Patuk]

Nyr has said before that the Known is about the size of Michigan.How that relates to Allanak's distance from Storm, I don't know.

Also, HavokBlue's post makes me wonder what'd happen to my English if I ever should get drunk.

[RogueGunslinger]

That always makes me think "But then we should be moving REALLY slow between places." But then I remember we're moving in a fast-forward time-frame in the game.

[KankWhisperer]

Storm doesn't have its own accent, but it sort of makes sense. How much can you expect the accent to change when you're so close to eachother. (this actually makes me wonder how far the cities are form each-other, geographically. They're close in game, but everything is close in-game.

Don't think that matters personally. I went to school in a tourist town with the super rich that has a bunch of poor hispanics on one side and an indian reservation on the other side. Three distinct accents at least.

[RogueGunslinger]

Yeah if it really is as big as Michigan it makes perfect sense. You can find all kinds of accent disparity in places as small as New Jersey.

[In Dreams]

Well the Labyrinth has its own accent, and it's in Allanak isn't it?

And being that they're quite a bit more isolated than even that, with their own odd culture, I'm sure Storm would have their own accent too, realistically.

[MeTekillot]

It's the size of montana, not michiga .

[Patuk]

Holland is a lot smaller than that, and has separate accents, too. The size isn't really an issue in that regard.

[Jihelu]

Tribals obviously sound like Tarzan.

[Harmless]

I always just assumed most tribals with syntax problems grew up speaking Bendune and learned Sirihish later, after their language patterns were set.

Well, what bothers me is when they talk with the same grammar in both bendune and sirihish.

Talk normally in bendune, poorly in sirihish, then I'll give you a pass.

IM(NS)HO.

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