Not-So-Mith'd Opportunity: Random Banter # 222

[Lacco]

...What does a wüccy have to do with anything?

It's actually vúkí.

I wholeheartedly support Bartmanhomer's idea - with only small change. Cartoons!

[Peelee]

My bad, sorry.

Did you appreciate my joke at least?

The one about being petty, yes. The one about coecting people spelling "Wookiee" wong? Also yes. Also this joke is stupid but I'm unning with it.

[Fyraltari]

Also none of y'all are capitalizing it.

If it is a species, I’m not capitalizing it. Basic taxonomy > George Lucas.

[HalfTangible]

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Also none of y'all are capitalizing it.

We don't capitalize human, whale, dog, or any other species name =/

[Rawhide]

Let the uukii win.

[Peelee]

If it is a species, I’m not capitalizing it. Basic taxonomy > George Lucas.

We don't capitalize human, whale, dog, or any other species name =/

I'd say it's a people. Human, Wookiee, Duros, etc. in the Star Wars universe is like Maori, Inuit, or Cree in ours. Admittedly, that's something I never thought of before and now I'm just trying to figure out a way to rationalize why they do it that way so this is totally backronyming it.

[Rawhide]

Just write it as ウーキー. Problem solved.

[Peelee]

*uses Google Translate*

"Wookey"

Oh CMON!

[Fyraltari]

I'd say it's a people. Human, Wookiee, Duros, etc. in the Star Wars universe is like Maori, Inuit, or Cree in ours. Admittedly, that's something I never thought of before and now I'm just trying to figure out a way to rationalize why they do it that way so this is totally backronyming it.

That’s the reason. And it’s wrong, wookie and human aren’t nationalities in the Star Wars universe. Naboo and Coruscanti are.

[Peelee]

That’s the reason. And it’s wrong, wookie and human aren’t nationalities in the Star Wars universe. Naboo and Coruscanti are.

The Wookiee people of the wookiee race.

[LaZodiac]

Why do you want to torment us so?

I'm trying so very very hard to make a joke about how Betty has the serial killer gene, the only person in her family, including her dad who is a serial killer.

But I can't s I'll just say it outright.

[Lacco]

*uses Google Translate*

"Wookey"

Oh CMON!

Now just for fun go to Google translate and play "vúkí" via listen.

[Fyraltari]

*uses Google Translate*

"Wookey"

Oh CMON!

I once use GT to translate my name to Japanese and get the romanji transliteration. Interesting spelling to say the least.

The Wookiee people of the wookiee race.

This looks like one of those Time Lords vs Gallifreyans arguments.

[halfeye]

*uses Google Translate*

"Wookey"

Oh CMON!

It's a place:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wookey

With another place close by:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wookey_Hole

[FinnLassie]

Well haven't yous all been active for the past two weeks!

I'm finally home. It's been a fun but stressful time. The convention went alright, and even though something bad did happen, it was all dealt with. The Ropecon harrassment prevention team was amazing.

Last week I was supposed to drive after a good while. In case some don't remember, last year I was in a really nasty car crash after which I've avoided driving altogether. Well, my boyfriend got a new car (a 2007 Toyota Yaris, yay, a vehicle from this millenium!) and it seemed smooth enough for me to drive based on his driving. So I was like, what the heck! I'll do me some vroom vrooms, we're in the middle of nowhere with quiet roads, what could even happen?! Ha!

The next day, only a couple of metres before entering the car I have a nasty fall and mess up my ankle. A solid 90° sideways, at least. No driving for me, dag nabbit!

Still wearing an ankle support. And will probably do so for another week.

[Bartmanhomer]

I love the Baby Shark song.

[Anonymouswizard]

That’s the reason. And it’s wrong, wookie and human aren’t nationalities in the Star Wars universe. Naboo and Coruscanti are.

I'm trying to think of any cases in the real world where the country name and nationality are based on different words. Then we could make a decent case for Wookiee as nationality.

I think the next question is, is the Wookieee state a separate cultural/political entity to the Republic/Empire presence on Kashyyyk. If so then capitalised Wookieeee might be a nationality, but lowercase wookieeeee could still be valid when talking about the species.

[Fyraltari]

I'm trying to think of any cases in the real world where the country name and nationality are based on different words. Then we could make a decent case for Wookiee as nationality.

I think the next question is, is the Wookieee state a separate cultural/political entity to the Republic/Empire presence on Kashyyyk. If so then capitalised Wookieeee might be a nationality, but lowercase wookieeeee could still be valid when talking about the species.

Wookiee*, two e's.

I'm not sure what you means by country and nationality having different names. Unless you are talking of the many, many nations that lives inside countries that coalesced around another nation-state?

Basically, the question is, if a human were to be eligible to be a national of Kashyyyk, would you call them a Wookiee?

[SZbNAhL]

I'm trying to think of any cases in the real world where the country name and nationality are based on different words.

Only example I can think of is the Netherlands.

[Fyraltari]

Only example I can think of is the Netherlands.

The people of Netherlands call themselves Neerlanders. At least according to my limited google-fu.

[Anonymouswizard]

Only example I can think of is the Netherlands.

I mean, I know that Peter is English, but I'm not certain about the rest of the inhabitants

[DavidSh]

The people of Netherlands call themselves Neerlanders. At least according to my limited google-fu.

Still, the common English word for Netherlanders is "Dutch", although in the past, "Dutch" also included Germans. (Are we sure Wookiee isn't an exonym?) Similarly, if I can trust Google Translate, the Welsh for English people is "Saeson", while England is "Lloegr".

[Anonymouswizard]

(Are we sure Wookiee isn't an exonym?) Similarly, if I can trust Google Translate, the Welsh for English people is "Saeson", while England is "Lloegr".

From what I've heard those aren't the everyday terms...

[factotum]

Last week I was supposed to drive after a good while. In case some don't remember, last year I was in a really nasty car crash after which I've avoided driving altogether.

You need to get behind the wheel again as soon as possible. Longer you leave it the worse the fear of driving will get.

[Fyraltari]

Still, the common English word for Netherlanders is "Dutch", although in the past, "Dutch" also included Germans. (Are we sure Wookiee isn't an exonym?) Similarly, if I can trust Google Translate, the Welsh for English people is "Saeson", while England is "Lloegr".

Yeah and Germany's real name is Deutschland (coz it's full of Deutsch) and Japan's is Nippon.

What does foreigners being wrong have to do with anything?

[DataNinja]

I imagine the Capitalization of Alien Names comes from the still-used taking of other words for them. You've got your Greys, your Arachnids, your Flood... all of whom would be a lot hard to pick out as being a specifically a Name without the Capitals. And that just carried over as convention.

[Fyraltari]

I imagine the Capitalization of Alien Names comes from the still-used taking of other words for them. You've got your Greys, your Arachnids, your Flood... all of whom would be a lot hard to pick out as being a specifically a Name without the Capitals. And that just carried over as convention.

But what about Elves, Dwarves and Orcs, then?

[DavidSh]

From what I've heard those aren't the everyday terms...

What are the everyday terms, if you can post them here?

[Anonymouswizard]

What are the everyday terms, if you can post them here?

I don't think they'd get past the board filter

[DataNinja]

But what about Elves, Dwarves and Orcs, then?

Probably in the same way as to make them seem more like a Name. Though, I do tend to see those just as often in lowercase. Probably because they are far more normalized, and so recognizable as a specific concept.