Khajiit Speak in Books

[Mattiewagg]

Do most Khajiit speak in books like they do in the game? i.e. "This one decided to write this book for pleasure."

 

 

[Lachdonin]

I am not actually familiar with any books written by Khajiit, so we can't really say for sure. However, cultural gramar patterns like that very rarely manifest only in speech, so it's highly likely that, when writing in the common tongue (as opposed to their own) they speak in the same way.

[Ceruulean]

I read this book in Skyrim; it's the khajiit version of the creation of the world:

 

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Words_of_Clan_Mother_Ahnissi

 

And here's another khajiit-written book:

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Ahzirr_Traajijazeri

 

I suppose Ahzirr Traajijazeri writes in proper grammar so as to gain credibility with other scholars?

Edited August 11, 2014 by Ceruulean

[Lachdonin]

Hmm hmm... Indeed. The latter example is clearly an example written by a Khajiit, FOR non-Khajiit, while the former is likely a translation from Ta'arga. That would likely explain the grammatical differences.

[Mattiewagg]

Hmm hmm... Indeed. The latter example is clearly an example written by a Khajiit, FOR non-Khajiit, while the former is likely a translation from Ta'arga. That would likely explain the grammatical differences.

 

Alright. So in general, the less scholarly and such would just write in their own way, but if they were more educated likely in the proper grammar? Thank you.

[Neehsen]

 

Alright. So in general, the less scholarly and such would just write in their own way, but if they were more educated likely in the proper grammar? Thank you.

 

I think that depends on the audience the author wants to adress. So if a scholar wants to adress other scholars he or she would write in a more general, educated style that also non khajit can easily grasp. If he or she is writing something fictional that involves khajit dialogue then the author would probably chose a more coloquial style that fits the story. But I don't think that khajit write like that in general since spoken and written language is never the same thing. A language can have (and has most of the time) different spoken dialects but still only one writtem variation.

[notmyhome]

Sorry for hijacking this, but do we have any books written by Argonians? I think their special perception of time would make it a rather strange read.