Bonkle Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 What are some patterns with the names of characters in a group? One I've noticed is that the Piraka all have a 'k' in their name, while everyone's favorite anti-Piraka, Vezon, does not. Quote I been away a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onuki Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I don't know how much can be read into it because so many of the 2001-02 characters' names end in "u" or "a," but I think it's nice that all the main Onu-Matoran and Le-Matoran's names end in "u" (Taipu, Onepu, Nuparu; Tamaru, Kongu). Quote The Latest and Fakest in Bionicle News Wanted: Chronicler | Wedding Announced | Bohrok-Kal Miffed | Staring Contest Continues Hakuna Vakama | Rau Convention Held | Globe Circumnavigated | Carver Offers Advice | Parade Possible Onepu Characterized | Koli Ball Shortage | Le-Koro Discovered | Toa Don Disguises | Top Toa Tied | Ko-Koro Welcomes Tahnok Hakuna Vakama Animation | Macku Goes Missing | In the Ice | The 1000 Word 2001 Poem | Kopaka the Toa | Honest Bionicle Trailers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNugget Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Well, it is certainly evident in the villain sets.2002-vak/rok2003-Rahk2004-akh2005-ak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkle Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Well, it is certainly evident in the villain sets.2002-vak/rok2003-Rahk2004-akh2005-akCLONE SETS DO NOT APPLY Despite them being different species, I thought it was a little hint that we had the Visorak with -ak, Sidorak, Voporak, and then.... Roodaka? Quote I been away a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNugget Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Well, it is certainly evident in the villain sets.2002-vak/rok2003-Rahk2004-akh2005-akCLONE SETS DO NOT APPLY So the Piraka aren't clone sets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkle Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) Well, it is certainly evident in the villain sets.2002-vak/rok2003-Rahk2004-akh2005-akCLONE SETS DO NOT APPLY So the Piraka aren't clone sets? Getting off topic, but I mean like, there aren't just six Visorak. There's a ton of each, and they're a species, so they'll all have the same suffix. Edited September 8, 2015 by Bonkle Quote I been away a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcarusBen Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Well, it is certainly evident in the villain sets.2002-vak/rok2003-Rahk2004-akh2005-ak CLONE SETS DO NOT APPLY So the Piraka aren't clone sets?Each Piraka is an individual, whereas a Bohrok is one of many thousands. Rahkshi also share that trait, though only six were released onto Mata Nui. Quote LEGO Republic:The ValkyrieThe "Christmas Brick" My BZPRPG Profiles Now a proud member of The Kanohi Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahkshi Lalonde Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 what's interesting is how up until 2006, all villains contained the elemental prefix in their name, (excluding vahki) such as the Bohrok: GahlokTahnokLehvakPahrakKohrokNuhvok the same applies (though oft corrupted) to the rahkshi, excluding Vorahk which opts instead to contain "vor" (to eat) but the visorak were kinda odd, i didn't realize until recently that they all contained the element title in the second syllable of their name: BoggarakVohtarakKeelerakRoporakOohnorakSukorak the piraka did indeed have similar names to each other, despite not being a horde, which can be explained that unlike the Barraki, they were all the same kind, Skakdi, so we can assume by the seven piraka names we've seen that Skakdi language is spoken very harshly, full of hard sounds and, well, the letter "K" :u after the piraka though we got... wordplay names, usually matching the animal themes: "Carapar", "Kalmah", "Vamprah", "Chirox", "Mantax" to name a few... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_jaga_genius Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Despite them being different species, I thought it was a little hint that we had the Visorak with -ak, Sidorak, Voporak, and then.... Roodaka? Maybe -aka is the feminine suffix in the Visorak (or Vortixx?) language? Sidorak and the Visorak have the masculine or neutral suffix of -ak but Roodaka has the deliberately feminine -aka. As is common in Latin-based languages. Quote Avatar by Nicholas Anderson (NickonAquaMagna)My blog: The Jaga's Nest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSciFiGuy Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I've always been a fan of Bionicle's naming system and its well placed h's, like in -ahks 1 Quote Bionicle: ANP aims to create narrated versions of all the Bionicle books, with voice actors for each character, and music taken from various media to enhance the story. Check here if you're interested in voicing a character, and here for the chapters that've already been released!Formerly: Tahu Nuva 3.0Looking for a Bionicle Beanie. Black one with the symbol on it. Contact me if you are willing to sell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown456 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 (edited) Possibly not on topic, but did anyone else notice how the Koro were named after the Mata? Tahu - Ta-KoroOnua - Onu-KoroLewa - Le-KoroGahli - Ga-KoroPohatu - Po-KoroKopaka - Ko-Koro and then the Wahi and Metru districts follow the same pattern. I dunno, just a little thing I noticed... EDIT: Oh, so looking back on the topic's first post, this isn't on topic. On top of that, in continuity I guess that the prefixes came before the Mata. Sorry 'bout that EDIT 2: Sorry to burst your bubble, but most people have known this since the series began in 2001. You are a little late my friend. Oh, wow... I feel seriously dumb right now... lol Edited September 9, 2015 by unknown456 Quote Forever remember the Podu R.I.P. Hahli, Lesovikk, and Ehlek. Died of Green Plastic Syndrome. Pridaddy will always be with us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkle Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Possibly not on topic, but did anyone else notice how the Koro were named after the Mata? Tahu - Ta-KoroOnua - Onu-KoroLewa - Le-KoroGahli - Ga-KoroPohatu - Po-KoroKopaka - Ko-Koro and then the Wahi and Metru districts follow the same pattern. I dunno, just a little thing I noticed...Sarcasm or no? 2 Quote I been away a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petewa Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Possibly not on topic, but did anyone else notice how the Koro were named after the Mata? Tahu - Ta-KoroOnua - Onu-KoroLewa - Le-KoroGahli - Ga-KoroPohatu - Po-KoroKopaka - Ko-Koro and then the Wahi and Metru districts follow the same pattern. I dunno, just a little thing I noticed...The Wahi, Koro, and Metru were named after the elemental prefixes, as were the Toa Mata. FYI. Quote Mataru Nui, an Interactive Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hip Historian Iaredios Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 (edited) I like the Mata-Nui Matoran dialect and other racial language corruptions of Matoran (like Skakdi and Makuta). One (like Maori) is not riddled with harsh noises aplenty and can be quite poetic by just being normal, while the others (from what has been seen) is the opposite of that. But my favorite would have to be Bara Magna agoric, as it borrows influences from Latin and Greek with traces of the Near-East, and such a fusion is usually Byzantine/Medieval Roman in nature (which if anyone knows me, I find their history to be very interesting and thus have prior knowledge to it). Possibly not on topic, but did anyone else notice how the Koro were named after the Mata? Tahu - Ta-KoroOnua - Onu-KoroLewa - Le-KoroGahli - Ga-KoroPohatu - Po-KoroKopaka - Ko-Koro and then the Wahi and Metru districts follow the same pattern. I dunno, just a little thing I noticed... EDIT: Oh, so looking back on the topic's first post, this isn't on topic. On top of that, in continuity I guess that the prefixes came before the Mata. Sorry 'bout that Sorry to burst your bubble, but most people have known this since the series began in 2001. You are a little late my friend. EDIT: Sorry, didn't see your edit there. Edited September 9, 2015 by Iaredios Paerkenon Quote A RUDE AWAKENING - A Spherus Magna redo | Tzais-Kuluu | Pushing Back The Tide | Last Words | Black Coronation | Blue Man Bound | Visions of Thasos ن We are all but grey specks in a dark complex before a single white light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Light Gunhaver Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I don't know if this would be terribly on-topic, but I'm just going to say it. The Matoran in the earlier years would be named off a concept or word straight from Maori (Ex: Maku literally means wet, moist, or damp). But, after the legal problems that Lego experiences, the had to change something. In its place, Lego had actually used some names based on Finnish (Ex: Tuuli means wind). I don't know if this is 100% true, so someone please tell me if I'm wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I don't know if this would be terribly on-topic, but I'm just going to say it. The Matoran in the earlier years would be named off a concept or word straight from Maori (Ex: Maku literally means wet, moist, or damp). But, after the legal problems that Lego experiences, the had to change something. In its place, Lego had actually used some names based on Finnish (Ex: Tuuli means wind). I don't know if this is 100% true, so someone please tell me if I'm wrong.You're correct. More specifically, the Matoran from the Mata Nui Online Game II were really the only ones with such diverse etymological origins—most of the 2001 characters did have actual Polynesian names (not all of them were Maori, and in fact even some of the Turaga's names came from other Oceanic languages). My brother has a downloadable Excel spreadsheet listing a lot of the name origins from early Bionicle here. 1 Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Light Gunhaver Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 (edited) I don't know if this would be terribly on-topic, but I'm just going to say it. The Matoran in the earlier years would be named off a concept or word straight from Maori (Ex: Maku literally means wet, moist, or damp). But, after the legal problems that Lego experiences, the had to change something. In its place, Lego had actually used some names based on Finnish (Ex: Tuuli means wind). I don't know if this is 100% true, so someone please tell me if I'm wrong.You're correct. More specifically, the Matoran from the Mata Nui Online Game II were really the only ones with such diverse etymological origins—most of the 2001 characters did have actual Polynesian names (not all of them were Maori, and in fact even some of the Turaga's names came from other Oceanic languages). My brother has a downloadable Excel spreadsheet listing a lot of the name origins from early Bionicle here. Aw, sweet! Thanks for sharing this! Are the ones with empty spots are ones with unknown origins? Edited September 10, 2015 by Gunhaver Nuva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I don't know if this would be terribly on-topic, but I'm just going to say it. The Matoran in the earlier years would be named off a concept or word straight from Maori (Ex: Maku literally means wet, moist, or damp). But, after the legal problems that Lego experiences, the had to change something. In its place, Lego had actually used some names based on Finnish (Ex: Tuuli means wind). I don't know if this is 100% true, so someone please tell me if I'm wrong.You're correct. More specifically, the Matoran from the Mata Nui Online Game II were really the only ones with such diverse etymological origins—most of the 2001 characters did have actual Polynesian names (not all of them were Maori, and in fact even some of the Turaga's names came from other Oceanic languages). My brother has a downloadable Excel spreadsheet listing a lot of the name origins from early Bionicle here. Aw, sweet! Thanks for sharing this! Are the ones with empty spots are ones with unknown origins? I think so. Then again, I don't remember when the last time he reuploaded it was—we may have found some more since then. No idea. Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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