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    Quote Originally Posted by Cadwalader View Post
    I think you're overestimating ordinary people's ability to understand their language's forerunners. An English text from the 11th century is nearly impossible to understand except for a few words for all but the ones with the right education. Modern Farsi and Middle Persian is separated by more than 2000 years.

    Actually, nevermind, I found a comparison of a Middle Persian text and a modern translation and they looked surprisingly similar. I shouldn't make assumptions based on my experience with my own language and offer uninformed opinions. Sorry.
    May your example be an example for all! Good job.

    Artavazd what makes you think that in EB2 the Hai units will speak Hayeren? That would (ideally) require a Hai native speaker. Thankfully, though, you wouldn't really need much of a background in Grabar because your everyday Hai (present or past) doesn't speak Grabar. We speak vernacular Hayeren, whereas Grabar is reserved for the Clergy and for rather archaic, uber-formal texts. Now, I really wonder if EB Team is considering (or has considered) adopting a Hai voice for the units...
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    Quote Originally Posted by vartan View Post
    May your example be an example for all! Good job.

    Artavazd what makes you think that in EB2 the Hai units will speak Hayeren? That would (ideally) require a Hai native speaker. Thankfully, though, you wouldn't really need much of a background in Grabar because your everyday Hai (present or past) doesn't speak Grabar. We speak vernacular Hayeren, whereas Grabar is reserved for the Clergy and for rather archaic, uber-formal texts. Now, I really wonder if EB Team is considering (or has considered) adopting a Hai voice for the units...
    your right. The ideal Armenian would be Classical Armenian (Grapar) however if need be we can settle with vernacular. Besides having vernacular Armenian would be more historicaly accurate than having Armenians speaking middle Persian right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by artavazd View Post
    your right. The ideal Armenian would be Classical Armenian (Grapar) however if need be we can settle with vernacular. Besides having vernacular Armenian would be more historicaly accurate than having Armenians speaking middle Persian right?
    Exactly, and most accurate would be the everyday spoken word, the vernacular. I would be surprised if the mardig swordsmen company leader had a proper background in Grabar... Like I said, most well-versed in Grabar are in the Church. Get your microphone ready Arto! Haha!
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    Quote Originally Posted by vartan View Post
    Exactly, and most accurate would be the everyday spoken word, the vernacular. I would be surprised if the mardig swordsmen company leader had a proper background in Grabar... Like I said, most well-versed in Grabar are in the Church. Get your microphone ready Arto! Haha!


    Well Grabar/Grapar (Classical Armenian) WAS the vernacular atleast in the 4th century AD. Its not like they thought of a "proper" form to speak. As languages change over time, what was everyday vernacular Armenian during late antiquity becomes "Classical" Armenian today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by artavazd View Post
    Well Grabar/Grapar (Classical Armenian) WAS the vernacular atleast in the 4th century AD. Its not like they thought of a "proper" form to speak. As languages change over time, what was everyday vernacular Armenian during late antiquity becomes "Classical" Armenian today.
    What people spoke every day wasn't the same as what the texts held. The same goes for today, except you see more and more books being written in your everyday language. The Bible is a major exception, for clear purposes. People didn't go around speaking Grabar because it is exactly that--GRA-bar, written word. People spoke Ashxarabar -- ASHXARA-bar, your everyday, typical spoken language. Sure the syntax, grammar, and vocabulary weren't the exact same, but the distinction between the literal and the spoken has always been present.

    Quote Originally Posted by artavazd View Post
    yeah I know. foot and I were actualy working on this, but it was put on hold. So for EB2 there would most likey be an Armenian voicemod.
    I'd love to play EBII and hear the voices in Hayeren. Is anybody definitively working on this or is it only "planned" ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by artavazd View Post
    Besides having vernacular Armenian would be more historicaly accurate than having Armenians speaking middle Persian right?
    I think they intend to change this when they have the time and money to do it, middle persian is probably just a placeholder until they record a proper Armenian voicemod.


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    Quote Originally Posted by bobbin View Post
    I think they intend to change this when they have the time and money to do it, middle persian is probably just a placeholder until they record a proper Armenian voicemod.
    yeah I know. foot and I were actualy working on this, but it was put on hold. So for EB2 there would most likey be an Armenian voicemod.

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