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Afridhi Naming Traditions - Havard - 08-22-2011
These are the known Afridhi from DA4:
Toska Rusa
Dost Suwat
Gul Hadda
Sher Yakub
Is there any pattern here? Do these names sound Persian at all? Or something else? Liguists, speak up?
-Havard
Re: Afridhi Naming Traditions - aldarron - 08-23-2011
Arabic sounding except "Toska" and Dost
Rusa in Arabic means rice.
I think they are copycat sounds of middleasternish aura, rather than being really drawn on a particular language.
Re: Afridhi Naming Traditions - DungeonDevil - 08-23-2011
As I noted in a previous thread the name Afridi comes from Afghanistan. The Khyber Afridis were perhaps the most famous of the tribes encountered by the British in the First and Second Anglo-Afghan Campaigns of the 19th century. The language of that place is Pashtu/Pakhthun/etc. If I were to develop those peoples more in my campaign I would turn to works that detail the Pathân tribes of Afghanistan.
Ecce liber!
Re: Afridhi Naming Traditions - Havard - 08-26-2011
Aldarron Wrote:I think they are copycat sounds of middleasternish aura, rather than being really drawn on a particular language.
Probably. This gives us something to worth with when coming up with more names though
DungeonDevil Wrote:As I noted in a previous thread the name Afridi comes from Afghanistan. The Khyber Afridis were perhaps the most famous of the tribes encountered by the British in the First and Second Anglo-Afghan Campaigns of the 19th century. The language of that place is Pashtu/Pakhthun/etc. If I were to develop those peoples more in my campaign I would turn to works that detail the Pathân tribes of Afghanistan.
Ecce liber!
Good idea
-Havard