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===Bynames===
===Bynames===
Bynames, which follow the birth date name, are more common than given names. They are often adjectives, such as Ndxiixun '''Se²''' "cruel, vicious, hard-hearted", as in the name of '''[[Hexi Ñamba Se|Hé³xi² Ñą¹³mba³ Se²]]''', leader of Quaxin Xun during the Great Ekuosian War. They may also be descriptive verbal phrases, such as Hlung '''Tọnụldạh''' "burnt, arson victim", as in the name of Bosato footballer '''Jń Tọnụldạ''' (a mixed name—the forename, '''Jń''', is Terminian).
Bynames, which follow the birth date name, are more common than given names. They are often adjectives, such as [[Ndxiixun language|Ndxiixun]] '''Se²''' "cruel, vicious, hard-hearted", as in the name of '''[[Hexi Ñamba Se|Hé³xi² Ñą¹³mba³ Se²]]''', leader of Quaxin Xun during the Great Ekuosian War. They may also be descriptive verbal phrases, such as Hlung '''Tọnụldạh''' "burnt, arson victim", as in the name of Bosato footballer '''Jń Tọnụldạ''' (a mixed name—the forename, '''Jń''', is Terminian).


==Society==
==Society==

Revision as of 20:54, 23 October 2020

Mañic personal names are primarily based on dates of the Mañi calendar. In addition to a name indicating their birth date in the Mañi calendar, people may have nicknames, which are contextual and temporary, given names, which are usually reserved for respected elders or extraordinary accomplishments, and bynames, which are fairly common and used in a wide set of circumstances. People of mixed ethnic origin may have a name with both Mañic components (usually a date name) and components from their other ethnic origin (such as a family and given name). In mixed cultures such as those of Bosato and Zaizung, usage of different components of the Mañic personal name is tied to socioeconomic status.

Name construction

Date names

In Quaxin Xun, a person's official legal name is their birth date. For instance, a Hlung person born on 12 Outrigger has the name Sịyịhạạsạ Ra Jakwarał 12 Outrigger.

Date names are given in long form in official contexts and introductions, but they commonly have shortened forms, since some are incredibly long. Shortened date names are used in most informal and semi-formal contexts in which a date name would be used instead of a given name or byname. For instance, when there is no risk of confusion, a person without a given name or byname is likely to use the shortened date name around classmates, coworkers, and family, or when giving their order at a coffeeshop. Date names are shortened by taking the first syllable of each word. As an example, the full date name Rra³ Zį²ʼą¹zą² Mbi³ Ti¹rú³ 21 Flute Player, is shortened to Rra³zį²mbi³ti¹. In Hlung, these names obey vowel harmony rules. So the corresponding Hlung name Ra Sịyịhạạsạ Muwi Tirukkoxał is shortened to Rasimuti, not *Rasịmuti.

Nicknames

Since any large group of people almost certainly has two people with the same birth date, there are various strategies for disambiguating people. The simplest, which is common among small communities or small groups of people (e.g. classrooms, families, or workplaces), is to add a description. So if two Hlung people born on 7 Cashew Apple work in the same office, but are very different ages, one of them might be referred to as Ŋụlẹrạ Kułujiko Ñek Young 7 Cashew Apple, or just Ñek for short, and the other Ŋụlẹrạ Kułujiko Rar Old 7 Cashew Apple or just Rar. Other traits, like moiety, gender, or height can also be used as descriptions. These descriptions are usually restricted to that particular context, and only used when necessary.

Given names

Given names, which precede the birth date name, are common among notable figures and elders. The most famous example is the warlord Mirèñą Zamřani Zįʼąząļì Liì "Tiger's Claw 13 Seabird", who conquered the highland tribes and united the first Quaxin Xun polity. Animal names, such as Ząmřani "Tiger", ʼAchùlani "Cormorant", or Chułiko "Rabbit", are common as honorific names commemorating a particular deed, as are names like Mirèñą Zamřani "Tiger's Claw", Į̀ŋuʼa ʼAchùlani "Cormorant's Wing", or Rùchani Chułiko "Rabbit's Paw".

Bynames

Bynames, which follow the birth date name, are more common than given names. They are often adjectives, such as Ndxiixun Se² "cruel, vicious, hard-hearted", as in the name of Hé³xi² Ñą¹³mba³ Se², leader of Quaxin Xun during the Great Ekuosian War. They may also be descriptive verbal phrases, such as Hlung Tọnụldạh "burnt, arson victim", as in the name of Bosato footballer Jń Tọnụldạ (a mixed name—the forename, , is Terminian).

Society

Mixed names

Mañian naming conventions are still standard throughout most of Quaxin Xun. However, they have been altered in areas where they have come into contact with non-Xuni cultures, including but not limited to other Ngerupic cultures like the Kwang. People of mixed Mañian-Kwang heritage typically have a date name, use their Kwang parent's surname as a surname in official contexts, and may use a Kwang first name as a given name. An example Mañian-Kwang name is Ñžeз Rru³ Zį²ʼą¹zą² Ŋgo³kú³ Ñą¹³mba³ Ñaƞ, which is formed with a Xuni Kwang surname Ñžeз "Bird", a Ndxiixun date-name Rru³ Zį²ʼą¹zą² Ŋgo³kú³ Ñą¹³mba³ 29 Archer, and a Kwang given name Ñaƞ East. This person would go by Ñaƞ informally, Ñžeз on official documents, Rru³ Zį²ʼą¹zą² Ŋgo³kú³ Ñą¹³mba³ in official contexts specific to Mañian culture (including, most likely, on Xuni official documents), and Rru³zį²ŋgo³ñą¹³ in semi-formal contexts and with strangers and acquaintances.

In Bosato

In Bosato, usage of Mañian naming conventions, even among people with two Mañian parents, varies widely. This variation is tied to residence, which is in turn tied to social class. Hlung people who live in Xuni suburbs and commute to Bosato as workers are more likely to use traditional Mañian naming conventions. Hlung people who live in Bosato are likely to be higher class, work white collar jobs such as technology or finance, and use naming conventions that are closer to Kwang and Rietic cultures. Consider, for example, two Hlung people with the date name Sịyịhạạsạ Ra Jakwarał 12 Outrigger. One of them has the official legal name Sịyịhạạsạ Ra Jakwarał and goes by Sịrạjạ. The other goes by the given name Sạmlạnị Tiger and uses the byname Ŋoruyalayex Traveler as a surname, going by the full name Ŋoruyalayex Sạmlạnị. Although to people unfamiliar with Mañian and Bosatese culture, these names may seem equally Hlung, people who live in the Bosato metropolitan area would be assume based on their names that Sịrạjạ is a lower class domestic or construction worker, living in the western suburbs, and that Sạmlạnị lives in a luxury condo in Bosato proper and works a well-paid white collar job, most likely in the financial or technology sectors.