How to Speak Wenja: Jayma’s scenes
Today we’ll look at Jayma’s scenes, a bad-ass hunter who teaches you the art of beast hunting. Jayma is played by the amazing Ayisha Issa, who is a very kind
How (Not) to Speak Wenja: Queen Batari’s Scenes
After a long hiatus I’m now returning to finish up what I began on the 1st Primalversary beginning in February — compiling an annotated set of dialogue for all of
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Updates to Website
Smarkaka, salwa! After a three-month hiatus during which Brenna and I welcomed our second son to the world, I’m making some serious updates to the blog. First, after a year
How (Not) to Speak Wenja : Izila (His-hílax)
A Grammar of Izila (His-hílax) Preface: the Izila People Izila is an Indo-European language spoken by the Izila tribe, which lives in the southern part of Oros. Theirs
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The Izila (& Wenja) Script
Smarkaka salwa! Mashi graybati Winjas : we finally have a writing system for Wenja. This was a system first proposed (in part) during the mocap shoots in Toronto during Summer
A New Project
Proud to have worked on National Geographic’s new series, Origins : The Journey of Humankind. Premieres tonight in the US at 9 pm ET. I worked on eight languages for
How to Speak Wenja : Wuga’s Scenes
Today we’ll look at Wuga’s scenes (known as Wogah in the game), a quirky, one-armed crafter who introduces Takkar to Wugas fnagu “Woga’s claw” and a whole host of upgrades.
How to Speak Wenja : Ull’s Scenes
After a brief break and an annoying and lengthy bout of the flu, we return in our journey through the cinematic scenes of Far Cry Primal. In honor of my
How to Speak Wenja : Sayla’s Scenes, part 2
Wapa Saylam gwamamas. Let’s return to Sayla. Udam Provocation Sayla: Winja wantar pacha, Udam shanti hasa.Wenja hunter saw, Udam near be-heWenja hunter saw Udam nearby.(Literally, “Wenja hunter sees, an Udam
How to Speak Wenja : Sayla’s Scenes
Meeting Sayla Takkar : Pshh pshh, pash. Tigri! Lo, lo, look! Tiger! Hey hey, look! Tiger! (Pash is a reduced form of pacha ‘see’, and psh is an even more