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Post by Insano-Man on Sept 22, 2018 23:32:51 GMT -5
This topic is a child of the Sorassan article directory.BREATHE IT OUT"Sorassan" refers specifically to the central brain nodule in the head of each sorassan individual. The word is both singular and plural, and is one of the few words that are pronounced similarly between humans and the sorassan themselves. During their time, the blackworlders referred to the sorassan as the "Scattered", but usage of the title is rare. Most regarded the blackworlders as nuisances and their titles as nothing more than insults. SECTIONS- Naming Conventions- Languages- Nicknames & Slurs
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Post by Insano-Man on Sept 22, 2018 23:33:18 GMT -5
NAMING CONVENTIONSNaming for individuals is broken down between a given name, a surname, and a patronym, joined by apostrophes to denote continuous pronunciation. A birthplace name is added afterwards, but only used for formal address, and therefore pronounced separately. The following is a list of example names from living or past sorassan. - Esceras'Xess'Escis Sirria
- Rohsk'Asarres'Viss Nassex
- Ferra'Fisirris'Ririh Noskess
- Orras'Essis'Axassar Xasiressex
- Xareses'Sessesirris'Assiar Fasxia
- Sxiskerras'Xassak'Hassiri Sescerasia
- Ussura'Hass'Ussuraxasi Nossirissex
An example of a sorassan with the same patronym as their given name. This may be assigned when the father is unknown. - Hask'Fassor'Assini Willicker's Sabre
An example of a sorassan with a ship's name for their birthplace name. Terrestrially-minded parents may opt to simply replace it with "Set", given the difficulty of pronouncing some non-sorassan words. - Isirris'Naxassir'Sesirsk Evispin
An example of a sorassan with a continent for their birthplace name. Usually used when the child is born in a region without a name or when the territory is unknown. Often used for unnamed orphans. As with ship names, this may be replaced with "Set" for easier pronunciation.
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Post by Insano-Man on Oct 2, 2018 12:51:24 GMT -5
LANGUAGES
The primary sorassan language is Isissir, translating almost literally into "my tongue". It evolved from a past, more complicated precursor, Isieserassar, which was spoken by the majority of sorassan evacuated from Xask. Despite being largely supplanted by Isissir, Isieserassar remains in occasional use by older sorassan communities. Countless dialects and other permutations have developed for both languages since the Splinter Wars. Their flexibility has allowed most sorassan towns to communicate with one another even after centuries-long periods of isolation.
Humans and most other species on Set are incapable of achieving full fluency or comprehension with sorassan tongues. Many are reliant on vocal cues that only the sorassan or specialist translator equipment can produce. Some rely on frequencies of sound below the range of human hearing, others rely on subtle shifts in their electromagnetic field. Sorassan body language is, likewise, wholly unique, and is largely incongruous with that of other species. All the same, the sorassan suffer severe difficulties in mastering intelligible communication with other species. Human languages, in particular, utilize many sounds the sorassan have difficulty replicating, such as Ts, Ms, and Gs.
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Post by Insano-Man on Oct 2, 2018 12:51:44 GMT -5
NICKNAMES & SLURS
Specist slurs and nicknames are common for the sorassan. Among them, "spiders", "squids", "the faceless", and "crushworlders" are common. "Toaster roasters", "plane crashers", and similar names are similarly common, but see more limited usage. Redworlders often refer to them as "kalas'keel", meaning "squid people", or "rees'dar", meaning "screen killers".
The sorassan have their own list of slurs for other species. For humans, "niss'aessek", or "tiny feet", for their limited resilience to gravity. For redworlders, "sassian", or "stretch", for their considerable height advantage. For paleworlders, "esir'assar", or "hole-men", for the mistaken belief that paleworlders live mostly in burrows. Unionites are sometimes referred to as "soxos'nissia", meaning "moon jelly", but few sorassan are even aware of their existence. Depending on pronunciation, these slurs can have wildly different connotations or definitions.
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