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Originally Posted by Michael Thayne
Simple question. I'm trying to come up with a system of naming dragons for my fantasy game that (1) makes it look like the names all came from the same language (2) feels vaguely stereotypically "draconic" (something which sorry, I can't articulate) and (3) isn't Latin. I like Welsh or vaguely Welsh-looking names for elves, but am struggling to come up with something similar for dragons.
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Long names (4, 5, or 6 syllables), lots of sibiliants, voiced and unvoiced (s, z, ž, š, šč, and the labiopalatal sibillants.), and two-consonant clusters in around 1/3 to 2/3 of syllables. Few plosives (t, p, d, b).
the labiopalatal sybilants, to make them, instead of the tongue at the teeth for s and z, the tip of the tongue is moved back a bit to the dome of the palate.
My dragon naming is strongly influenced by Dragonlance, tho'.