More Thoughts on Llayad

[annarti.livejournal.com]

I've just had a thought about Llayan language which happily explains why they have a sort of weird mix of names (mostly based on English names, some Russian names, random other European-y names that sound pretty enough to pass off as Llayan) and also gives me excuses for a million accents in the kingdom and their vocab list longer than English.

So basically, waaay back in the day I imagine they did have all these different languages in their various regions, or even for various towns. Then someone took over the country (I want to say a Tsaythi, because this overly practical mentality fits them) and said they all had to start speaking one language. And so they'd all be happy(ish), this new language picked up all the best words of all the different languages around the kingdom, complete with all the nuances and such, built grammar around it, and Llayan was born.

So all the regions have their accents and names and dialects accordingly, but it's now all rooted from that Llayan language, so the inhabitants can all understand each other. There are, of course, words used in particular regions or towns that no other region or town will use, but Llayad is so open that it's more likely for visitors to adopt that word and take it home rather than roll their eyes at weird words.

This annoys the piss out of foreigners who try to learn the language, but sucks to be them.

Comments

[drazzi.livejournal.com]

I love thoughts on LLayad <3

[annarti.livejournal.com]

I'm having a few of them lately, what with me writing them and all X3

Also sorrysorry all this may end up having you and Ku rethink Seb and Florien a bit =x Not fundamentally but probably little things. I SORRY.

[drazzi.livejournal.com]

Because they're now totally open to teh alternative sexualities?

Or language wise?

[annarti.livejournal.com]

The open to sexualities, since their parents didn't know Seb liked mens iirc?

The language thing is more an explanation of why they are why they are, doesn't change anything in individual characters. But you can give them an accent now!

[drazzi.livejournal.com]

I don't think it'll effect that much? Since Seb's always seemed pretty at home with himself and his sexuality, and I was worried that was wrong in the first place, lol. But also because its probably not so much disgust on Florien's part that makes him not want Seb with men, so much as just not wanting his lifeline away from him. So yeah?

[annarti.livejournal.com]

Yeah it all pretty much fits him even better than what it did before, but idk I feel like I should apologise for shifting the goal posts anyway XD

And Florien just hates Kurae because he's Kurae so nothing changes there X3