Crest of the stars help
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i just recently saw this series as I was browsing j-novels club's catalogue, and decided to start reading it. I'm currently very confused about a lot of things though. the first volume's forum is ancient, and although I was trying to piece together things from there, everyone seemed to have prior knowledge about the series, so I didn't entirely get what they were talking about. basically, I'm wondering what's the deal with the language, the bold words, etc. do the abh pronunciations really matter? do bold words mean they're using alien words? if there are pronunciation guides, does that mean that the alien language is actually a complete (made-up) language? what was the original text like? (by the way, no spoilers, please. I'm barely at the beginning of the series)
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I think the main thing to keep in mind is that it is a plot point that Jint is learning the Abh language and culture. He is unusual as an outsider who is learning to become an Abh.
The Abh language is made up, but I don't know how complete it is. I'm guessing the pronunciation guide is partly there so that people who watched the anime don't get confused when the spellings don't match the sounds from the anime.
Each word that is bolded represents an alien conquerer's word and concept. Often that concept is not something Jint is familiar with from his homeworld. There's a lot of culture clash, sometimes it is blatant, sometimes it is more subtle. The bolded words point out how much culture and conceptual associations are embedded in language.
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Yes, Baronh, which is the language the Abh speak, is a fictional language completely created by the author. Many people had exposure to this series from an old anime adaptation as well as an older English release of both the novels and the manga by Tokyopop.
