kyatto
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Post by kyatto on May 29, 2006 16:45:58 GMT -5
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Since Amestris is its own country in an alternate world, I came to believe that if it really existed they wouldn't speak English or Japanese. Their region looks very similar to Germany/Austria/Poland. Also based on their system of government as well as the variety of different lanscapes, there could be some essences of Russia there too. So I've been thinking, their language would probably be a combination of German, Russian, and maybe Czech or Polish too. Like America though, different regions would have different dialects or accents. So maybe near Central it would be straightforward and gruff German while farther down where Izumi lives it would sound more Czech. Up north dear the Drachma border would sound more Russian, and Risembool would probably be similar to Central except maybe with a drawl of a sort, like how Texas is compared to New York or Boston.
And I'm still stuck on the idea Roy would have knowledge of the Hagaren world's form of Chinese XD He just looks like the type of guy who'd get pissed off enough and curse out loud in their "Asian" language. (It's amusing when my Chinese friend does it when he's stuck in traffic XD)
What do y'all think?
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Post by beachbabe1184 on May 29, 2006 19:06:08 GMT -5
sounds logical, but i figure "gate-wise" that central is more england, munich has a variant, but i don't know what it is cuz i haven't seen the movie yet (waiting for dub)
my family is friends with a vietnamese family (all american citizens of course and military at that) but when the sisters would argue in front of people they argue in vietnamese, it's interesting to hear a jumble of words and then your name seemingly random in there XD
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Post by Amyekins on Jun 23, 2006 1:21:30 GMT -5
This sparked my intrest *loves languages* I am a bit confused about the Czech part(But that's just me) but the rest sounds good. I think that the majority would be German-based though.
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suffocation
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Post by suffocation on Jul 1, 2006 1:10:08 GMT -5
So you recon that they would have their own language? hmm seems logical when you sit down and think about it
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Post by El Karol on Jul 7, 2006 12:11:42 GMT -5
Its most likely based on some other language. Its definitely based off of Western Europe. Many people claim it is most likely Germany/Austria, But england is also a good guess. I just picture it being more like Germany because of the whole usage of the word "Fuhrer", the surroundings and some of the architecture. Also, if it had been based on england, there would have been a monarchy. Where I picture Amestris would be located. As for the language, i picture its most likely German or a mixture of Germanic/Indo-European tongues.
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Post by Colonel_Pipsqueak on Oct 12, 2006 13:34:52 GMT -5
I know the movie takes place in Germany..O.o Munich to be exact...but I don't think they speak any german..o.o
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Post by Lady Ryo on Oct 13, 2006 17:39:16 GMT -5
The Ishvalans remind me of maybe the Jews? Like... how they're treated and such.
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Post by hylianhitokiri on Oct 13, 2006 17:51:36 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if they were a metaphor for the Jews... but I think it's more likely that they're from an area around the Mideast, or something.
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Post by Mist On Fire on Oct 14, 2006 1:08:04 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if they were a metaphor for the Jews... but I think it's more likely that they're from an area around the Mideast, or something. The Hageren world IS loosely based on our own.In the scene where Breda is playing Shogi with another officer,Havoc and Breda discuss where the game came from and one of them says"one of the far eastern island countries"which in our world would be Japan.They had to model it after SOMETHING,right? |
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Post by hylianhitokiri on Oct 14, 2006 13:04:18 GMT -5
The thing that always confuses me is the geography, since it HAS to be the same as ours. So the location of the different countries confuses me.
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Post by Mist On Fire on Oct 14, 2006 19:11:17 GMT -5
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Post by hylianhitokiri on Oct 14, 2006 23:32:25 GMT -5
I wonder what compelled the FMA world to make all of their countries circles... XD
The artist was probably feeling uncreative is my guess.
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Post by Mist On Fire on Oct 15, 2006 18:14:32 GMT -5
I wonder what compelled the FMA world to make all of their countries circles... XD The artist was probably feeling uncreative is my guess. laziness on the part of the website designer is probably more like it  |
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Post by hylianhitokiri on Oct 15, 2006 19:24:16 GMT -5
Well Amestris is portrayed as a circle in the manga, too. Whether or not the other countries are is questionable, though.
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Post by earthwateralchemi on Mar 14, 2007 22:01:47 GMT -5
THEY ALL SPEAK FuMALCHEMISTICIAN!!!!!!! XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ;D
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