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Japanese "-jin" and "-sei-jin" Usage

Post by John » Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:44 pm

Vegeta seems to have always referred to Earthlings as "Chikyuu-jin" (People of Earth). However, when he refers to Namekians, he says "Namek-sei-jin" (People of the planet Namek). How come he never called them "Chikyuu-sei-jin?" Is it simply because people in Japan don't say it that way?
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Post by Adamant » Mon Jun 28, 2004 6:34 pm

Well.. the planet we live on is called Terra, not Earth.
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Post by Dayspring » Mon Jun 28, 2004 6:36 pm

Which makes us "Terrans"? Is that how you spell it?
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Post by TripleRach » Mon Jun 28, 2004 6:48 pm

[Insert Starcraft reference.]

The Japanese name for Planet Nameck is Namekkusei. All planet names in Japanese end in -sei ("star"), like Suisei is Mercury, Kinsei is Venus, Kasei is Mars, etc. Earth is the exception, and their name for it is just Chikyuu.
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Post by Jerseymilk » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:41 pm

Dayspring wrote:Which makes us "Terrans"? Is that how you spell it?
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Post by The S » Tue Jun 29, 2004 12:59 am

Yep. Terrans. I hardly ever refer to this planet as Earth, unless it's absolutely necessary...

Who the Hell named it Earth, anyway?
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Post by Zackarotto » Tue Jun 29, 2004 1:31 am

So that's our official name or something?

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Post by Sun_Wukong » Tue Jun 29, 2004 12:05 pm

Remembers dub line from Bardock special.

Soldier 1-"So where's this kid going?"
Soldier 2-"Some planet called, E-arth."
Soldier 1-"E-arth? Well sorry kid, we dont name em, we just send you there."

Or something to that effect.
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Post by Jerseymilk » Tue Jun 29, 2004 1:22 pm

I actually thought that line was kind of funny. :P
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Post by Zackarotto » Tue Jun 29, 2004 4:41 pm

I found it hard to believe that they wouldn't know a thing like that if they had any knowledge of the planet whatsoever... but I did find it funny.
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