Languages/Goblin

See also: Languages and Sahagin

Skilled traders, goblins have a knack for languages and, whenever possible, will conduct business in the tongue of their clients—a technique the goblins believe gives them an advantage in the dealings. As such, it was only natural that the wandering tribe was quick to pick up standard Eorzean parlance. Similar to Amalj’aan, gobbiespeak is heavy with compounds of two or more words strung together to form complex concepts; however, unlike how Amaljaan strings its compounds together using a rigid formula, the language of the goblins employs an extremely loose grammatical framework that affords an abundance of freedom for improvisation—a unique syntax scholars have dubbed “linguistic chaos.” This chaos is for the most part, reined in when goblins attempt communication in other tongues, but conversations still tendency to render their compounds in the target language.

The establishment of Idyllshire—a modern utopia wherein man and goblin might live side by side—appears to have further affected the goblins' tongue. While one might presume regular exposure to common Eorzean would result in the goblins abandoning their wordcraft, it has in fact, done the opposite, with more and more convoluted vocabulary being coined with each new Ssunjump.”

GOBLIN	EORZEAN
Trade Tongueflaps	Converse
Busydeals	Business
Endmakes	Murder
Backtake	Retrieve
Lustyeyes	Avarice
Uplander	Foreigner
Earcatch	Hear
Not Farsoon	Shortly