Xaela and language

[Raiu]

We clearly know that in Othard they don't speak the common Eorzean tongue, considering Hancock is so eager to share his knowledge of Hingan words and their meanings. And he splashes those words into his Eorzean more than is proper for sure.

As far the WoL goes, it's pretty much a given that we have the Echo power to transcend words. If I recall this was played with more in 1.x where the beast tribes didn't speak Eorzean common and your ability to understand them wasn't common.

Both true, and false.

This is a difference in localization, since everyone speaks Japanese if your settings are put to Japanese.

In terms of lore, it's not entirely confirmed, since it's both mentioned as a "dialect" and a different language. You also have the ancient language in the lore, which is supposed to be a different language all together.

Buth otherwise, everyone there seems to be speaking a common language, it just that some words sounds "funny" because it's a dialect.

[Sounsyy]

In terms of lore, it's not entirely confirmed, since it's both mentioned as a "dialect" and a different language. You also have the ancient language in the lore, which is supposed to be a different language all together.

Buth otherwise, everyone there seems to be speaking a common language, it just that some words sounds "funny" because it's a dialect.

That one weird Raen quote from the first lore book about dialects I think is just worded poorly. The second lore book clarifies that while most modern languages are descended from an ancient Allagan language, that Hingan and Eorzean are entirely different languages. But when western traders made their way to the Far East, the "Common Tongue" ended up catching on there and quickly spread. The bit about it being a strange dialect is likely just that - many Domans and Hingans can speak Eorzean Common, but because of differences in localization in the Far East, and the continued use of several Hingan phrases, it comes off as an odd dialect.

I've compiled all the language lore I could find in this post on Languages and Accents. All of the new EE2 language lore is there, as well as pictures of the new Far Eastern script.

[Raiu]

That one weird Raen quote from the first lore book about dialects I think is just worded poorly. The second lore book clarifies that while most modern languages are descended from an ancient Allagan language, that Hingan and Eorzean are entirely different languages. But when western traders made their way to the Far East, the "Common Tongue" ended up catching on there and quickly spread. The bit about it being a strange dialect is likely just that - many Domans and Hingans can speak Eorzean Common, but because of differences in localization in the Far East, and the continued use of several Hingan phrases, it comes off as an odd dialect.

I've compiled all the language lore I could find in this post on Languages and Accents. All of the new EE2 language lore is there, as well as pictures of the new Far Eastern script.

I based most of it off a FanFest that happened 2017.



But the Koji and Oda also states that Doman and Hingan are different languages to Eorzean, but to quote another user; "Koji and Oda both acknowledge that due to the Japanese version obviously already speaking Japanese in all regions it's hard to equate Hingan/Doman to being "Japanese" specifically, however for simplicity's sake it would essentially be a different language altogether."

But I like, and prefer your compilation of language better. So I guess you can count it as another language overall.