This is a really well-done and cool little add-on, Thanks a lot.
When I tried it out I thought, "Hey why am I looking at Greek and Latin words for things that dwarves named?" Nothing wrong with using the proper real human words for these creatures, but I thought it would be fun to translate them into dwarven. Maybe you all get a kick out of it too. I'll post the translations
and see if there's any feedback like problems I missed, then I'll post the edited files here.
FilesGrab the files
here on DFFD!
Dino PackFirst off, I attempted some standardization that our paleontology lacks. So you aren't going to see direct translations for all of these. Occasionally when combining dwarven words I've cut off a letter or two, but only if the retained letters of the word are such that if someone crazy enough to learn DF Dwarven were to read the word it would be unambiguous (much like how
saurus is shortened to the suffix
-saur, etc.).
Dinosaur =
Bungek”ras (lizard + greatest)
Horn-face dinosaurs (ShegelŒnem Bungek”ras)Triceratops "three horn face" - directly translated:
MezshegelŒnemTorosaurus "pierced lizard" - translated as punch instead of pierce; not a punch as in an act of violence, but a punch as in "punched out of a die" seems to fit:
N“nubshegelŒnemPentaceratops "five horn face" - since there's no five, I made up a five from two and three:
NobezshegelŒnemProtoceratops "first horn face" - directly translated:
UtharshegelŒnemLizard foot dinosaurs (Ngeknog Bungek”ras)Alamosaurus - named after a place called Alamo, which referred to a cottonwood:
ŒkengolumngeknogPuertasaurus - named after a place with Puerta in the name:
MistˆmngeknogCetiosaurus "sea monster" - directly translated:
AllushanngeknogBarosaurus "heavy lizard" - directly translated:
DanmanngeknogDiplodocus "double beam" - this refers to the spinal structure. Translated as "two spine plank":
Nobl-rishemngeknogHaplocanthosaurus "simple spined" - directly translated:
Guzl-ritngeknogApatosaurus "deceptive" - also called brontosaurus, so translated as "deceiver thunder":
VakunamudngeknogOpisthocoelicaudia "posterior cavity tail" - translated without reference to the posterior, since tails aren't anywhere else:
G”tomkeshngeknogSupersaurus "super lizard" - translated as "superior over":
Kulsim gngeknogBrachiosaurus "arm lizard" - directly translated:
”ntakngeknogCamarasaurus "chamber lizard" - directly translated:
MafolngeknogFused dinosaurs (Kingek Bungek”ras)Ankylosaurus "fused lizard" - to avoid it being "fused fused" I changed this to "armor fused" since it fits:
TosidkingekTarchia "brainy one" - directly translated:
IdekingekPolacanthus "many thorned" - directly translated:
Sh…mmankurikingekRock headed dinosaurs (Idser Bungek”ras)Pachycephalosaurus "thick headed" - chose "big" instead of thick:
Et„gidserStegoceras "horned roof" - directly translated:
ShegecilidserPrenocephale "pinched head" - translated as "squeeze":
¡kthagidserBird foot dinosaurs (Lanlog Bungek”ras)Hypsilophodon "hypsilophus toothed" - meaning it has teeth like a frilled lizard:
ThŒdarazlanlogThescelosaurus "godlike" - translated as "amaze admiration":
LudoslanlogPlate mouth dinosaurs (Kugdum Bungek”ras)Parasaurolophus "near saurolophus ("crested lizard") - translated as if para- wasn't there:
ZimkugdumEdmontosaurus - found in the Edmonton formation, aka "king sized":
EtarkugdumDollodon - Named after a guy named Dollo, but considered a Mantellisaurus. This seems quite out of place here. Instead considering this the Lophorhothon, "crested nose":
OtamlocukugdumBeast foot dinosaurs (Fernog Bungek”ras)Compsognathus "dainty jaw" - translated as "simple jaw":
GuztŒgilfernogAristosuchus "noblest Sobek" - translated just as "noble":
RŒtholfernogSaurornithoides "lizard bird form" - translated without "form":
BunglanfernogThief dinosaurs (Gakit Bungek”ras)Acheroraptor "underworld thief" - directly translated:
ShashgakitVelociraptor "swift thief" - directly translated:
SubetgakitSaurornitholestes "lizard bird thief" - directly translated:
BunglangakitEgg taker dinosaurs (”benkos Bungek”ras)Ornithomimus "bird mimic" - dropped mimic:
Lanla”benkosOviraptor "egg taker" - to avoid redundancy, changed it to "beak":
Emuth”benkosChirostenotes "narrow handed" - directly translated:
Otadast”benkosGreat beast lizards (Ferngek”ras)Tyrannosaurus "tyrant lizard" - translated as "king master":
K“nferngekTarbosaurus "alarming lizard" - translated as "surprise":
StotferngekWinged lizards (Feshngek)Quetzalcoatlus "feathered serpent god" - translated as "god serpent":
N•mshethefeshngekIstiodactylus "sail finger" - translated as "fin finger":
Stagshi¢kfeshngekAncient Mammals PackPaleobatrachus "ancient frog" - directly translated:
ZustashenogArchaeus - I think it means "the ancient" and little else, but it's a type of pike or jack, so translated it with the words "old spike":
EgarthocitAnthropornis "man bird" - directly translated:
UdolanlarEocypselus - a cypselomorph from the Eocene. Cypsela, Latin: "box, hollow thing". It's an ancestor of the hummingbird and swift. Translated from the words "swift bin":
SubetosedGastornis - named after a guy named Gaston, which prob. means "stranger". Translated from the words "stranger beak", as though a dwarf saw one and said, "Who's that stranger with a beak?" before fleeing in terror, as they do:
RakasemuthPristichampus "saw crocodile" - croc is from "pebble worm". Translated from the words "tooth[ed] pebble worm":
RazibvesrulSaniwa - unknown etymology, but it's an ancestor to the monitor lizard, so translated from the words "warning lizard":
Nis-nbungekGiganthopis "gigantic serpent" - translated as "large serpent":
OrshethelAmbulocetus "walking sea monster" - directly translated:
BerdallushangMesonyx "middle claw" - so-called because they had hooves with a claw in the middle, so translated from "hoof claw":
UnnosinsotEohippus "dawn horse" - directly translated:
KodorfamthutCoryphodon "peak tooth" - directly translated, order flipped:
Razilrom
Author
Topic: FOR DAHRNOSAUWRS AND DORFS: SAUR FORTRESS (Read 50490 times)