28-03-2025, 10:20 PM
(26-03-2025, 04:52 AM)beifengxiaoxiao Wrote:(22-03-2025, 11:35 PM)Auditorii Wrote: I'm proposing that instead of the multicultural mess that it is, its updated to be split between Bengali, Nepal and Dzongkha adding in some South Asian influence as a sort've landbridge between our games Asia and Africa.
I agree with Auditorii's proposal to redefine Midway as a South Asian-influenced culture. Whilst it is true that the groups have extant populations, these are minority groups that have been subsumed under a greater Indian influence. I still believe that it would be beneficial to RP for them to constitute an independent nation in Midway. I think it would incentivize cultural RP and make for an intriguing experience if Midway were to become a majority state influenced by Bengali, Nepali, or Dzongkha people. I would especially be interested as an individual if Dzongkha were to be added as a major ethnic group.
For language, Dzongkha language resources, dictionaries, and grammars are all available to those who search, and Google Translate has added the language. Given that the most common approach people in this community seem to take is through Google Translate, I think most people would be content in the language department. As someone studying the Tibetan script and bits of grammar myself, I think any resources beyond Google Translate are sufficient as well for those who want a deeper dive.
Initially I was unaware that Bengali and Nepali were represented in Vascania as a whole. I would agree that Vascania seems to be all encompassing and perhaps we could recognize that the Utsari (Bengali) and Hamali (Nepali) people were deported or otherwise left Vascania en mass to Midway or visa versa, they were taken from Midway en mass to essentially be enslaved by Imperial Vascania. I'm not sure if Dzongkha exists but I think it would be neat to introduce, even if a minor sub-group, in Midway.