Asura Levi
Sage
The situation:
Person Alpha speaks language A.
Group Beta speaks language B.
Language A and B are totally unrelated and impossible to understand each other (think of korean speaking with native south-american).
They meet at a certain point and try some communication, of course, no one knows the other language so nothing is understood.
I was thinking, instead of using some sort of 'he said something unintelligible', actually use an existing language to describe it.
The POV would shift between them and the language used would shift as such.
Something like:
Is the use of a single language confusing to the reader?
Of course, the text above is a very bad one and nowhere near what I'm actually writing.
As for the language, I thought Esparanto to be a good one. No one knows it. (I could actually put some jokes and/or hints in the 'unknown' language.
(here in hopes of having made some sense)
Addendum: I could actually use Esperanto and Tupi-Guarani if a single language is rather confusing.
Person Alpha speaks language A.
Group Beta speaks language B.
Language A and B are totally unrelated and impossible to understand each other (think of korean speaking with native south-american).
They meet at a certain point and try some communication, of course, no one knows the other language so nothing is understood.
I was thinking, instead of using some sort of 'he said something unintelligible', actually use an existing language to describe it.
The POV would shift between them and the language used would shift as such.
Something like:
POV A:
Alpha: 'Where the hell did you came from?'
Beta: 'Saluton vojaĝanto.'
Alpha: 'Curse you.' Attacks!
POV B:
Alpha: 'Kie diable faris vi venas'
Beta: Hello there traveller!'
Alpha: 'malbenu vin'
Beta: 'We don't want to fight!'
Is the use of a single language confusing to the reader?
Of course, the text above is a very bad one and nowhere near what I'm actually writing.
As for the language, I thought Esparanto to be a good one. No one knows it. (I could actually put some jokes and/or hints in the 'unknown' language.
(here in hopes of having made some sense)
Addendum: I could actually use Esperanto and Tupi-Guarani if a single language is rather confusing.