Darth Revan he/him Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 I was wondering if anybody had a list of the different accents used in the Stormlight Archive and what they sound like. Perhaps some of them are similar to real life accents. Any help would be appreciated!
Radiant_Jaeger he/him Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 Audiobook! By Michael Kramer and Kate Reading... they're awesome 1
Pagerunner he/him Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 I know some of the audiobook accents aren't accurate. Herdazians are supposed to sound hispanic, but the narrator uses an Australian accent, I believe. (Brandon loves it, so it doesn't matter too much.) Alethi has influences from real-life Hebrew and Arabic, so Vorin languages will probably sound very Middle-Eastern. There are three other major language groups on Roshar: Iri, Makabaki, and Dawnate. We've seen that Makabaki is more guttural than English; it might be similar to Arabic, as well. I don't think we've seen enough of the other two language families to make any educated guesses. 2
Darth Revan he/him Posted May 31, 2017 Author Posted May 31, 2017 Thanks, that all kind of fits with how I was imagining it, but having someone lay it out like that makes it easier to hear the voices in my head.
Crucible of Shards he/him Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 Most people would consider hearing voices in their head a bad thing
CalaCrisp88 Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 I've always imagined Lopen like that Latino guy in Antman. Rock sounds like Arnold Schwarzenegger or something. 1
Calderis he/him Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, 8giraffe8 said: I've always imagined Lopen like that Latino guy in Antman. Rock sounds like Arnold Schwarzenegger or something. I'm with you on Lopen, but From the moment I saw bits of rocks language he sounded Hawaiian.
CalaCrisp88 Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, Calderis said: I'm with you on Lopen, but From the moment I saw bits of rocks language he sounded Hawaiian. I agree his language sounds Hawaiian. I don't know why I've always thought of his voice weirdly though haha
Calderis he/him Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 Just now, 8giraffe8 said: I agree his language sounds Hawaiian. I don't know why I've always thought of his voice weirdly though haha No arguments, and wasn't saying "you're wrong." for me he just didn't have a distinct voice until that moment.
Krandacth Posted June 3, 2017 Posted June 3, 2017 I always thought Rock's speech patterns seemed very much like a Russian speaking English, but the Horneater language seemed very reminiscent of Native American (I don't know enough about Hawaiian to see any overlap there :-( ) 1
Jruesch2 he/him Posted December 13, 2017 Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) The Horneaters' language and culture are very much reminiscent of Polynesians'. I believe Rock would fit more into the Samoan/Tongan type than Hawaiian. Brandon does need to study their languages a bit more though, as he puts apostrophes/'okinas in seemingly random places. But that's just my opinion, it could be more related to Hawaiian, but his accent is certainly Polynesian. It's definitely not New Zealand though... Edited November 17, 2018 by Jruesch2 1
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