Have a character that speaks a foreign language? Don't know the language yourself? We here at Mutual Endeavors have just the resources you need to present yourself and your characters as not total and complete morons when speaking. From common Earth languages to fantasy ones as well! If you don't see what you're looking for, let us know and we'll do our best to find what you need and add it to the list! |
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AltaVista - Babel Fish
This may be the most frequently used translator engine used by the Mutual Endeavors crew. Covering a wide variety of languages from English to: Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish! |
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Aviator Slang
For all you pilots out there! Or for all the characters who happen to be pilots too. This reference should be vary useful for talking the talk as well as walking the walk. |
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Common to Elvish
Mutual Endeavors collaborator Navarra refers to this as Grelvish, but many role-players use this resource for their elves. Not everybody bases their elf characters off of Tolkein's works, so this works just as well as any other. |
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Dictionary of English Slang
...and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom. For those of you not born in the UK and don't watch enough BBC to get a handle on the way of talk in those parts, this site might be useful. |
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Eilistraee's Drow Translator
Provided by the group known as the Chosen of Eilistraee, this English to drow language translator works just as well as the currently defunct House Maerdyn. |
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Elvish Phrase Book
Also based on the Sindarin used by most Tolkien fans. More useful collections for making your elf speak like an elf, if this type suits you. |
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Elvish: Useful Phrases
Sindarin, or Tolkien fandom, based collection of the elvish language. |
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English to Al Bhed
That's right! The fictional language of the Al Bhed from Final Fantasy 10. This is the second in the top two of a google search for Al Bhed translator, and I think it's a little better than the first. Has a legend. |
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Free Translation: from SDL International
During the off chance that Babel Fish isn't working, this site is a decent alternative to translating English into a large variety of other known worldly languages. |
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Romano Language
We fantasy role-players love us some gypsies. This site should help you master the historical Romani (Gypsy) language, if that's your cup of tea. |
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Swearsaurus
Beware the large collection of in your face porn shots that litter the edges of this site. Aside from the naughty nakeds smiling at you from the sidelines, this site is great for finding just the right way to swear at someone in a foreign language. |
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The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship
For those that are seriously interested in using Tolkien's Elvish in their stories or to study it. |
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WordReference.com
English to French, Italian and Spanish dictionary. With a new English to Portuguese dictionary as well. |
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