I wonder if Miqo'te can purr

[CyrilLucifer]

I always figured since a lot of the seekers tend to roll their r's I just assumed that meant purring.

Short version:
Trilling for the use of every r in a word is very much a fantasy. Hence, they aren't purring. If any purring is done at all, it's likely not done while speaking, since purring is very breathy; from what I can tell it's essentially just breathing out while flapping the vocal chords. And, as I stated above, assuming purring is possible, it would require modified vocal chords, in which case I'm not sure if the same range of sounds would be possible at all, as it would modify more than "r."

Longer version:
Trilling is absolutely not the same as purring. Trilling is the vibration of your tongue, purring is vibration in your vocal chords. You can trill without your voice, you cannot purr without your voice. Though to my knowledge, trilling without your voice is much easier for those who come from a language without native trilling, like English, and in some cases impossible for those who have trilled their entire lives. When I taught myself trilling, I actually didn't realize I had to put my voice into it until later.

I understand purring can be seen as cute, but since the thread is asking if it's possible, I'm taking a realistic look at it, mechanically. The use of trilling to feign purring while speaking is pretty much just a way for humans to try to emulate cat sounds while not being grounded in any basis of linguistics. For example, trilling is produced completely differently than r in English - and I believe Eorzean is supposed to represent English. Trilling/rolled rs in the "Spanish/Russian" sense are released through an exhale and the vibration of the tongue against the roof of your mouth; the "German/French trills" are the vibration of the tongue against your throat. A normal r in English/Eorzean does not have that repeated vibration and isn't even pronounced with the tongue in the same position. They don't even vibrate the vocal chords in the same way.

Look at these two r sounds and pay attention to your breaths and the position of your tongue:
Try saying Rabbit.
Then try saying butter.
For those who don't trill, the easiest comparison I can make repeating a "tt" sound or "dd" sounds over and over again, like ladderladderladderladder until it sort of merges together.

It's completely different.

Somewhat unrelated, but of interest: Given how imperative the movement and positioning of the tongue is for speaking, if Miqos and Mithra had cat tongue anatomy, I am almost positive they wouldn't be able to speak normally. A cat's tongue has papillae, which would divert the air over it differently. Just food for thought.

[TinyRedLeaf]

Somewhat unrelated, but of interest: Given how imperative the movement and positioning of the tongue is for speaking, if Miqos and Mithra had cat tongue anatomy, I am almost positive they wouldn't be able to speak normally. A cat's tongue has papillae, which would divert the air over it differently. Just food for thought.

It'll make kissing a miqo'te a somewhat *ahem* rough experience.

As for everything else, fie on you! It's magical world. Catgirls can purr, even if they're just faking it. Don't you dare take that moe away from my fantasy!

[CyrilLucifer]

It'll make kissing a miqo'te a somewhat *ahem* rough experience.

As for everything else, fie on you! It's magical world. Catgirls can purr, even if they're just faking it. Don't you dare take that moe away from my fantasy!

Hey, the OP asked if it was possible. I don't believe it is and so I was defending my opinion as to why. If you want to use the "it's a fantasy world," I'm totally using that same reasoning to cuddle my non-existent Lahabrea minion. Or maybe just Lahabrea.

His evil laughter makes him totally moe, in his own way. He's just yandere for me, that's all.