Nrabatar Zorig
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Posted - 2014.07.10 20:46:00 -
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((This is a topic for DUST 514 Fiction, not IGS. Any and all OOC is prohibited here. Technically this was still IC, until Kador jumped in and made a full blown analysis. Thanks Kador. Anyway.
There is no "English" or any equivalent of a universally spoken language. Amarrish and Frallente is probably the widest spoken ones, but far from universal. Communications between people with different tongues and no common language are done through translator implants. In general there is very little official lore about the languages, so most is fanfiction and worldbuilding derived from names.
As Kador said above, Amarrian language is usually based in Latin, but as said earlier, it can have influences in Hebrew and Yewish language. Khanid have their own dialogue if I remember right, as does the Sani Sabik cult.
For Caldari, the often used fanfiction language is Napanii, a mixture of Japanese words with Finnish morphemes and derirative structure. There's also a dialect among the Achur that we know of.
Minmatar don't have a universal language, as it is a combination of various tribes, all with their own languages and dialects. Sebiestor tongue is commonly accepted as the "official" langiahe though.That said, most if not all Minmatar languages are based around Scandinavian languages(but not Finnish, it derives from a completely different ugric language family) and m.Middle-Eastern and Central-Asian countries. Looking into the languages of Mongolia, Turkish, Afganistan and the like are good pointers.
For Gallente, they're much like the Minmatar with many different tongues and dialects to reflect their multicultural population. They do have an official language though called Frallente, mostly based on French with influences from other Southern European languages like Italian, Spanish and Greek.
Then there's the odd case of Intaki, which is a fully developed and fleshed out fanon language. It derives from Indian languages, mostly Hindi, so they're not related to Frallente at all. The dialects are divided into northern and southern ones, each with their own distinct sounds. Heck, if you really feel like it you can learn to speak the language through a full dictionary and a large .pdf file to explain its nuances, all found here.
I hope this answered your question, remember to post lore questions in DUST 514 fiction next time))
Shaman Zorig of the Vherokior Tribe
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