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    Quote Originally Posted by Myvar View Post
    Rather than the third person, the Sylphs tend to refer to people, including themselves, using substantive adjectives, e.g. this one, walking one, dancing one, mossy one.
    They also always use this "something one" structure for adjectives. Instead of I am tired, they would say: This one is tired one.
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    I forgot to mention them, because they're so sidelined that they're practically not considered a beast tribe at all (and aren't native to Eorzea) but what about the Mamool Ja? What are their speech patterns like?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mysterysword View Post
    I forgot to mention them, because they're so sidelined that they're practically not considered a beast tribe at all (and aren't native to Eorzea) but what about the Mamool Ja? What are their speech patterns like?
    Simple sentences, third-person, with few to no definite articles. Refers to us as "smoothskin".

    Smoothskin take water, pour over Bugaal Ja's body. One, two, three times. Body cleansed, muscles loose - Bugaal Ja will be ready to dance!
    I think this is also more or less how the Vanu Vanu speak? I haven't done a full comparison, though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Balipu View Post
    They also always use this "something one" structure for adjectives. Instead of I am tired, they would say: This one is tired one.
    I was going to say this as well, but I found evidence to the contrary.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Myvar View Post
    I was going to say this as well, but I found evidence to the contrary.
    Really? Willing to share? Maybe they don't do it ALL the time, but quite frequently nonetheless.
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