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okaynowa 08-01-04, 03:10 PM	This post was inspired by the "Names in French" thread-- I love translations. Presented below are some suggested translations of Eberron terms for those few Turkish-speaking roleplayers out there. Please pardon the spelling-- without a Turkish character set on my computer, I'm kind of winging it. Races Changeling-- maskeci, yuzcu, hileci. These translate as masker, facer, and swindler, respectively. The actual verb for change, degismek, doesn't lend itself to ear-pleasing conjugations. Kalashtar-- ruyaci, ruyaoglu. These translate as dreamer, and son of the dream. The original word is actually quite pronounceable in Turkish, and could be left as is, although it's amusingly close to the words for a rare disease and a certain type of ship fixture. Shifter-- hayvanadam, hayvanci. These translate as beastman and beast(er). The former is a little more polite, the latter sounds a bit more like "brute." Hayvan and the concept of "beast" in general tend to be a bit ruder in Turkish than in English-- this probably sounds close to an insult. Warforged-- mucahit, savastadogdugu. The former is an older word for a fighter or champion, the latter means "one born in war." I was going for a name evocative of their history, rather than the warforged's status as an automaton. More phrases to come... iyi aksamlar!
okaynowa 08-02-04, 05:10 AM	Just a few more additions... most of the religions end up being very simple, direct translations. Blood of Vol-- Vol'un Kani. The Dark Six-- Kara Altili The Silver Flame-- Gumus Ates or Gumus Alevi. The former is preferable, since there's actually an existing group in Turkish history called the Alevis. The Path of Light-- Isik Yolu or Isikyolu. Written the second way, it looks more like a family name. The Sovereign Host-- Egemen Meclis or Hakim Meclis. Meclis has a meaning closer to council or parliament, but it was that or the bland word for group. The Undying Court-- Olumsuz Meclis . More like "deathless" than "undying," but the feeling is the same. Devam ederiz!