Sunday, 1 March 2015

Translations

After designind the inital map, I wanted the locations I had labeled to be named intelligent names, that actually mean something rather than be chosen at random.

With this, I labeled all the places on the map and then considered what kind of language would suit this part of the world. With the North, I wanted it to sound very Nordic and Celtic, so I used the Gaelic language and Old Norse, (using this website to translate Norse words)


For the center world, I knew it was based on Australia, so used aborigine words for the locations there.
I used this website to get these translations.

For the east, I found this harder to find clear translations. Knowing this, I decided list the words I needed translating and gave it to a trusted friend fluent in Cantonese to translate the words.

There were also some other words I used but these were mostly words I already know or things easy to find out.


Chinese - Cantonese

 
Guardian                       监护人          Jiānhùrén
Gold Water                     黄金水          Huángjīn shuǐ
Stone Forest                   石林            Shílín
Singing                        唱歌            Chànggē
Cliff                          悬崖            Xuányá
Safeguard                      保护            Bǎohù
Fishing                        钓鱼            Diàoyú
Port                           港口            Gǎngkǒu
Paper                                        Zhǐ
Stolen                                       Tōu
Divided Mountain (‘border’)    边界            Biānjiè
Empty                          空的            Kōng de
Silk                                         
Barricade                      路障            Lùzhàng
Shielded                       防护的          Fánghù de
Tea                            茶水            Cháshuǐ
Lost                           丢失            Diūshī
Riverbed                       河床            Héchuáng
Rice                           大米            Dàmǐ
Shaving                        剃须            Tì xū
Standing                       地位            Dìwèi
Peaceful                       和平的          Hépíng de
Aiding                         协助            Xiézhù
Poison                         毒药            Dúyào
Armoury                        兵工厂          Bīnggōngchǎng
Dinosoaur                      恐龙            Kǒnglóng
Market                         市集            Shì jí
Hot Springs                    温泉            Wēnquán 
Blood red                     血红色           Xiě hóngsè
Enchanted                     用魔法迷惑        Yòng mófǎ míhuò
Enhantor                      行妖术的人        Xíng yāo shù de rén
 
 

Aborigine

Submerged rocks/ Sea over rocks                               Bombora 
Devil/evil spirit/monster                                     Bunyip
Wave                                                          Tahnee
Stone                                                         Giba
Tree                                                          Diramu
Bird                                                          Binyang
Heat/ place with extensive view                               Yuruga
Water                                                         Badu
Fire                                                          Guwiyang 
 

 
Old Norse


Secret Lore                            Runi
Forest Warrior                         Vidarr
A road up a steep hill                 Peth
Dragon/serpent/snake                   Ormr 
Gods sword                             Gulbrandr
War territory /battlefield             Volundr
Battle/fight/warrior/fighter           Þórvé
Divine Power/Divine ruler              Osvaldr 
 
 
 
Gaelic



Waterfall                     Eas
Castle                        Caisteal


Other


Eskimo Backwards                                       Omikse
Famous Scottish Loch monster                           Morar
Famous Scottish Loch monster                           Nessie
Low-lying river side meadow                            Haugh
A wide valley                                          Strath

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