Tuesday, July 21, 2009

The Language of Sekiya, Day 5

What areas do local slang phrases come out of? (Example: In a fishing town, referring to good luck as "a good catch"; in a farming town, as "a good harvest", etc.) What kinds of colorful turns of phrase do people use?

Since magia is an important part of Sekiyan life, this shows up in the language too:

"Have you had your power locked?"--Are you out of practice at something you used to be able to do well?

"The spirits are talkitive"--warning against giving away crucial information (similar to the Spanish proverb "The walls have eyes")

"Can you control dark magia?"--Are you sure you know what you're doing? (so created because of the twelve elements, darkness is the hardest to learn to control)

"Like THAT's a Stone of Power!"--said when you don't believe something

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