Runaway to the Stars: Rough Pages 5
Added 2021-05-28 19:01:01 +0000 UTCCalcery face reveal :]
I may change his name later, because the Cal/Mel/Tal nickname trifecta is starting to bug me.
Bug ferrets are kind of overwhelming, but that's their whole deal. They also have difficulty pronouncing consonants that require a labial seal, like m, v, p, and b. Despite their fantastic grasp of language, their mouth equipment is not very talented. Avians get away with passable "lip" consonants by having a much more flexible pharynx and tongue than ferrets.
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i love them communicating in multiple forms of communication at once (speaking, touch sign, and etc) so cool!
Timonger
2021-07-02 16:54:17 +0000 UTCThe bug ferrets are so incredibly endearing... I love their funny whurfs, how they talk over each other and are just :) “I would like to Tuch it” all the time.
Cy
2021-05-30 04:17:13 +0000 UTCAh yeah, I specified 'nicknames' because of that; I was more wondering if they would introduce themselves with those nicknames when communicating orally with people :0
hawkmoth
2021-05-29 21:19:36 +0000 UTCOther people nicknamed them, since Pinkie and Brownie's actual names are gestures without intrinsic meaning. It works great if you're talking about them in a sign language, not so much if you're talking about them in English.
Jay Eaton
2021-05-29 21:14:02 +0000 UTCMan, I love bug ferrets. That last panel is especially nice. Just realised that Pinkie and Brownie can't pronounce their own nicknames, though; did they pick those or did other people start calling them that?
hawkmoth
2021-05-29 11:26:35 +0000 UTCThere are bug ferret oral languages, but their use in practice is usually more akin to contact calling, warnings, and attention seeking; like bird or prairie dog calls. They tend to have very limited vocabulary and be used more as an emotional accent for signed speech-- kind of like how humans often use gestures as an emotional accent for spoken words.
Jay Eaton
2021-05-28 23:38:29 +0000 UTChuh, i thought they couldn't speak orally. do they have oral languages on their home planet, or is it all tactile/visual sign?
Lorax177
2021-05-28 22:16:52 +0000 UTC
