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Posted by Stealth on :
 
Gesundheit.
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
Sprechen Sie Interlac?
 
Posted by Stealth on :
 
Ein Zwei, Polizei.

Drei Vier, Offizer.

Funf Sechs, Alte Hex.

Sieben, Acht, Gute Nacht.

Neun, Zenh, Auf Weidershen.

With apologies to the memory of Walt Kelly

[ June 26, 2007, 11:16 PM: Message edited by: Stealth ]
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
Possible pronunciations of "Xanthu":

zanthoo

eggsanthoo

shanthoo

hanthoo

chanthoo

... any I missed?
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Tons.

For starters:

Zaint-who.
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
St. Who?

Hm. Maybe that was the original name of the planet. It was founded by a monk whose name is lost to history. Over the centuries, the spelling was altered. It was even given an "X" to denote its Christian origins.
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
If they ever let me write the Legion, that explanation will be made canon.
 
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
 
The monk Anthu, it could have been.

Or: "anthu" appears to mean "people", from this translation page on biblical text in Chichewa, a language of south-central Africa. (Also backed up with this translation page.) So the monk could have come from what is current day Malawi...
 
Posted by Kid Quislet on :
 
Xanthu - you're welcome.
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester:
If they ever let me write the Legion, that explanation will be made canon.
Just give me credit. [Wink]
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Fat Cramer:
Or: "anthu" appears to mean "people", from this translation page on biblical text in Chichewa, a language of south-central Africa. (Also backed up with this translation page.) So the monk could have come from what is current day Malawi...
Then, if we combine this idea with mine, the word "Xanthu" means "Christian people"!
 


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