- See Pandaren (playable) for info on the playable race in Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Mists of Pandaria.
Pandaren is the language of the pandaren race.[1]
Pandaren Primer[]
- Huo = "fire"[2]
- Chinese: 火
- PinYin: huǒ
- Shu = "stream"[2]
- Chinese: 抒
- PinYin: shū
- Wugou = "dirt"[2]
- Chinese: 污垢
- PinYin: wū gòu
- Dafeng = "gale"[2]
- Chinese: 大风
- PinYin: dà fēng
- Huojin = "fire and gold"[2]
- Chinese: 火金
- PinYin: huǒ jīn
- Tushui = "earth and water"[2]
- Chinese: 土水
- PinYin: tǔ shuǐ
- Shao'din = "clan",[3][1] could mean roughly "recruited into" in Chinese[4]
- Shodo-pan = Roughly scion/emperor, [5] but could mean roughly "Is more than hope" in Chinese[6]
Untranslated words[]
Names[]
Pandaren naming practices are similar to those of humans: each pandaren has a given name and a surname. The names themselves, of course, are different.[8]
- Male Names: Chen,[9], Cheng, Gao, Jaomin, Ji, Jojo, Jun, Lee, Li, Min, Shang, Shen, Ten, Yu, etc.
- Female Names: Aysa, Kiryn?, Lien-Hua, Mei, etc.
- Asian surnames: Fei, Ro, Wei, Xi, etc.
- Descriptive surnames: Barrelbottom, Bitterrage, Cloudsinger, Dawnscrive, Dimwind, Ironbrow, Palerage, Steelbreath, Stonecarver, Stormstout,[9] Sugargale, Summerdraft, Sunspark, Thunderhammer, etc.
In Legion[]
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found.
Beginning with Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Legion, Pandaren players will be able communicate cross-faction in their language, Pandaren.[10]
In Mists of Pandaria[]
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found.
Although pandaren were capable of speaking their own language, cross-faction communication was not allowed.
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.
Notes[]
- Although the original pandaren seemed to have a Chinese theme (since pandas come from China), some of the early names and words seemed to more to resemble Japanese words. With the Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. Mists of Pandaria beta, Blizzard seems to have gone more directly to Chinese, but retained a few of the older names.
References[]
- ^ a b Dark Factions, pg. 16
- ^ a b c d e f Anne Stickney 2012-04-04. Mists of Pandaria beta: A guide to pandaren pronunciation. WoW Insider.
- ^ Manual of Monsters, pg. 76
- ^ Translate.Google.com of 招 进 tzao jin ("recruited into")
- ^ Manual of Monsters, pg. 80
- ^ Translate.Google.com of 是多盼 shiduo pan ("Is more than hope").
- ^ a b Manual of Monsters, pg. 78
- ^ beta
- ^ a b Chen Stormstout
- ^ Bryan Star 2016-08-28. 'World of Warcraft: Legion': Blizzard Discusses Mechanics. Inquisitr.com.
Sources[]
- A portion or version of this article copied from
Wowpedia on 5-Apr-2012. See list of authors.
External links[]
WoW Insider Mists of Pandaria beta: A guide to pandaren pronunciation by Anne Stickney Apr 4th 2012 at 7:00PM