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'''Pandaren''' is the language of the [[pandaren]] race.<ref name="DF16">''[[Dark Factions]]'', pg. 16</ref> It is actually the [[mogu (language)|mogu language]], and the pandarens' original tongue was forgotten long ago.<ref>[[The Pandaren Problem]]</ref>
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'''Pandaren''' is the language of the [[pandaren]] race{{cite|DF}}.
  
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=="Old tongue"==
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The [[Thunder King]] saw great potential in the pandaren, and for this reason he did not trust them. After he conquered the land, the pandaren were forbidden to learn to read or write. Their leaders and philosophers were executed. All pandaren art and literature was burned. Anyone caught speaking anything but the [[mogu]] tongue was considered to be a conspirator, a charge often punished with death. All of the work of the earliest pandaren artists and writers has been lost forever. Ages later, other great pandaren scholars would be born, but the language they spoke was not truly their own.<ref>[[The Pandaren Problem]]</ref>
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The "old tongue", the "language of emperors and scholars" that common pandaren can no longer speak or understand, is mentioned by [[Lorewalker Amai]] at the [[Wandering Isle]]. [[Lorewalker Ruolin]] sings a song in it, telling a story about [[Liu Lang]] and his adventures on the back of [[Shen-zin Su]]. Pandaren children who listened to the song could not understand any of the words.
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*'''Pandowan''': A term for the young Pandaren who are training on the Wandering Isle <ref>[[Pearl of Pandaria]], pg. 11</ref><ref> {{elink|site=Twitter|link=https://twitter.com/MickyNeilson/status/303650817699885056|desc=Micky Nielson's Tweet}}</ref> (likely based on the term 'Padawan' from the ''{{wplink|Star Wars}}'' series, meaning an apprentice or student<ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/padawan Wiktionary: Padawan]</ref>).
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==Mists of Pandaria==
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Although pandaren are capable of speaking their own language, cross-faction communication between pandaren characters is not allowed.
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| poster = Zarhym
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| title =Pandas can't talk to each other? Why?
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| date = 9:15, 24 October 2011
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| body = We do understand that, by not allowing pandaren of the opposite faction to communicate with one another, there's a breakdown in the story there. But we feel strongly at this point that changing the precedent on cross-faction communication for one race only will ultimately not lead to a good gameplay experience. We're very excited to introduce a race that can be chosen by either faction, though we don't see our philosophy on cross-faction communication changing as a result of this.<br /><br />
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This isn't very related, nor is it a way of properly compensating for that communication limitation, but one thing we'd like to do (we think is cool and warranted) is make a unique place in the world exclusive to monks -- think Moonglade for druids.
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| link = http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/3424796294#13
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==Pandaren in the RPG==
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*[[Shao'din]] = "clan"<ref>''[[Manual of Monsters]]'', pg. 76</ref><ref name="DF16"/>
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*[[Shodo-pan]] = Roughly scion/emperor<ref>''[[Manual of Monsters]]'', pg. 80</ref>
   
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[[Shao'din]] = "clans".{{cite|MoM|76}}
  
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Shodo-pan = Roughly scion/emperor{{cite|MoM|80}}
  
 
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*Pan<ref name="MoM78">''[[Manual of Monsters]]'', pg. 78</ref>
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*Shaktani<ref name="MoM78"/>
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===Names===
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[[File:Pandaren (language).png|thumb|The Pandaren language script as shown at BlizzCon 2011]]
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Pandaren naming practices are simlar to those of humans: each pandaren has a given name and a surname. The
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names themselves, of course, are different.
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*Male Names: Chen, Jinto, Kesha, Masha, Mushi, Polo, Sinjo.
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*Female Names: Huan, Jiang, Lian, Mei, Ping, Shui, Zi.
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*Surnames: Earthsong, Greentouch, Honeybrew, Lightgrace, Reedwine, Sweetbarrow, Swiftpaw.
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== References ==
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{{Language links}}
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Revision as of 02:25, 18 November 2013

Pandaren is the language of the pandaren race.[1] It is actually the mogu language, and the pandarens' original tongue was forgotten long ago.[2]

"Old tongue"

The Thunder King saw great potential in the pandaren, and for this reason he did not trust them. After he conquered the land, the pandaren were forbidden to learn to read or write. Their leaders and philosophers were executed. All pandaren art and literature was burned. Anyone caught speaking anything but the mogu tongue was considered to be a conspirator, a charge often punished with death. All of the work of the earliest pandaren artists and writers has been lost forever. Ages later, other great pandaren scholars would be born, but the language they spoke was not truly their own.[3]

The "old tongue", the "language of emperors and scholars" that common pandaren can no longer speak or understand, is mentioned by Lorewalker Amai at the Wandering Isle. Lorewalker Ruolin sings a song in it, telling a story about Liu Lang and his adventures on the back of Shen-zin Su. Pandaren children who listened to the song could not understand any of the words.

  • Pandowan: A term for the young Pandaren who are training on the Wandering Isle [4][5] (likely based on the term 'Padawan' from the Star Wars series, meaning an apprentice or student[6]).

Mists of Pandaria

Mists of Pandaria This section concerns content related to Mists of Pandaria.

Although pandaren are capable of speaking their own language, cross-faction communication between pandaren characters is not allowed.

Pandas can't talk to each other? Why? | 2011-10-24 09:15 | Blizzard Entertainment Zarhym

We do understand that, by not allowing pandaren of the opposite faction to communicate with one another, there's a breakdown in the story there. But we feel strongly at this point that changing the precedent on cross-faction communication for one race only will ultimately not lead to a good gameplay experience. We're very excited to introduce a race that can be chosen by either faction, though we don't see our philosophy on cross-faction communication changing as a result of this.

This isn't very related, nor is it a way of properly compensating for that communication limitation, but one thing we'd like to do (we think is cool and warranted) is make a unique place in the world exclusive to monks -- think Moonglade for druids.

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Pandaren in the RPG

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Untranslated words

Names

Pandaren (language)

The Pandaren language script as shown at BlizzCon 2011

Pandaren naming practices are simlar to those of humans: each pandaren has a given name and a surname. The names themselves, of course, are different.

  • Male Names: Chen, Jinto, Kesha, Masha, Mushi, Polo, Sinjo.
  • Female Names: Huan, Jiang, Lian, Mei, Ping, Shui, Zi.
  • Surnames: Earthsong, Greentouch, Honeybrew, Lightgrace, Reedwine, Sweetbarrow, Swiftpaw.

References

 
  1. ^ a b Dark Factions, pg. 16
  2. ^ The Pandaren Problem
  3. ^ The Pandaren Problem
  4. ^ Pearl of Pandaria, pg. 11
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    External link Twitter Micky Nielson's Tweet
  6. ^ Wiktionary: Padawan
  7. ^ Manual of Monsters, pg. 76
  8. ^ Manual of Monsters, pg. 80
  9. ^ a b Manual of Monsters, pg. 78
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