What do we call the people of the planets?

[Erunion he/him]

Pretty self-explanatory. Do we have standardized names for the people from different planets? (IE: people from Earth are often called Terrans in sci-fi).

 

So what do we call the people of the different cosmere worlds?

 

Sel: Selites? Selians? Selish?

Roshar: Rosharans.

Scadrial: Scadrians.

Threnody: Threnodites.
Nalthis: Nalthians.

Yolen: Yolenites? Yolens? Yolenii? 

Ashyn: Ashthities? Ashyrii? Ashyn?

Braize: Braizians? Braizites? 

Taldain: Taldites? Taldanians? Talithites? 

 

 

 

This is an important topic! We need standardization across the 17th shard! (Also, with the plethora of topics discussing peoples from the different worlds right now *cough* Roshar vs. Scadrial *cough*, knowing what to refer to the people as will help). 

 

EDITED: Confirmed names are in BOLD.

Edited April 9, 2016 by Erunion

[Eki]

I think most of these are on the Coppermind with WoBs to back them up. For example, it mentions that people from Sel are Selish.

[Chaos he/him]

There are some standard demonyms. Rosharans, Scadrians, Nalthians, Threnodites are all canonical (with Threnodite coming from Secret History). Brandon previously on that Q&A has said "Selish" was the demonym for Sel, but in later Q&As he has said "Selian," if I recall correctly.

No other planet has known demonyms. Brandon will probably answer that when we get books on those worlds. I think Sharders have asked about a few others and he is hesitant to canonize them yet.

I think people from Yolen are Yolish, but don't have an immediate link for that, so I might be imagining that.

EDIT: Indeed, on the Coppermind we get the WoB'd demonym at all costs, haha.

Edited April 8, 2016 by Chaos

[Voidus]

Not sure how canonical some of these are but the most common uses on the forums are
Sel: Selish
Roshar: Rosharans
Scadrial: Scadrians
Threnody: Threnodites
Nalthis: Nalthian
 

[Chaos he/him]

Not sure how canonical some of these are but the most common uses on the forums are

Sel: Selish

Roshar: Rosharans

Scadrial: Scadrians

Threnody: Threnodites

Nalthis: Nalthian

All of those are canonical! My link links to Brandon himself

The only one that is weird is Sel, because Brandon can't seem to make up his mind...

[Bowiespoon he/him]

it mentions that people from Sel are Selish.

Pretty sure they're people, not crustaceans

[ZeldaDad he/him]

I vote for calling people of Sel "Selfies". All in favor...

[Erunion he/him]

Thanks for the replies! I put the ones that are confirmed in Bold.

[Voidus]

All of those are canonical! My link links to Brandon himself

The only one that is weird is Sel, because Brandon can't seem to make up his mind...

Yeah that was the one I was unsure of, and Yolish but I was so unsure on that I didn't even mention it.

[Blightsong he/him]

I think I would like Nalthesean better that Nalthian.

[Master_Moridin he/him]

Yolish has been used to refer to the variety of a thing from Yolen (Yolish Lightweaving), but I think that's the only time we've seen it so hard to tell if it's also supposed to be the demonym, though it'd make sense

[The Sovereign]

My mobile is being silly, I will edit and correct later on my iPad.

Edited April 8, 2016 by Iron Eyes

[AliasSheep]

Brandon previously on that Q&A has said "Selish" was the demonym for Sel, but in later Q&As he has said "Selian," if I recall correctly.

They could both be right, I think.  As in, Selians are Selish (with Selian being the noun and Selish the adjective).

[AliasSheep]

Pretty self-explanatory. Do we have standardized names for the people from different planets? (IE: people from Earth are often called Terrans in sci-fi).

 

So what do we call the people of the different cosmere worlds?

 

Sel: Selites? Selians? Selish?

Roshar: Rosharans.

Scadrial: Scadrians.

Threnody: Threnodites.

Nalthis: Nalthians.

Yolen: Yolenites? Yolens? Yolenii? 

Ashyn: Ashthities? Ashyrii? Ashyn?

Braize: Braizians? Braizites? 

Taldain: Taldites? Taldanians? Talithites? 

Yolen: Yolites? Yolenii?

 

 

This is an important topic! We need standardization across the 17th shard! (Also, with the plethora of topics discussing peoples from the different worlds right now *cough* Roshar vs. Scadrial *cough*, knowing what to refer to the people as will help). 

 

EDITED: Confirmed names are in BOLD.

Just wanna say, you've put Yolen twice

[Erunion he/him]

Just wanna say, you've put Yolen twice

Thanks, and fixed!

[ParadoxicalZen he/him]

Aye, Sel is the odd one as I go between Selian and Selish