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Islands of Anisia; The other islands and their worlds
Topic Started: Jan 3 2015, 10:09 AM (1,666 Views)
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I was running through the project, and I remembered the names people gave for the various islands. This made me realise that we should have a topic for the smaller islands around the main three. So here it is, this is essentially a topic for naming and refining the other islands in the archipelago.

There is one already named* by Hybrid (Island of Giant Orchids)

Official Islands:
The Island of Giant Orchids-South East of Isa
Lahud Island Chain-North of Isa:
Moana (northmost island, means ocean in tahitian, and is named so for it being the northmost island in the archipelago)
Māfatu (south of moana, means heart in tahitian, and is named so for being near the middle of this chain of islands)
Fatata (south of Māfatu, and is the closest island to Isa, this word means near in tahitian, and is of course, named so for being one of the closest islands to Isa)
Atatu (East of Fatata, and means right in Tahitian. It is named so for being the most eastward island in this chain)
Ahi-West of Telu (South of Mura)
Mura-North West of Telu (North of Ahi)
(Acineta)-West of Dura Place filler name until replacement is found
Takitoru Isles-South East of Isa:
Tuatahi (Northen most island, means first in Maori)
Tuarua (South of Tuatahi, means second in Maori)
Tuatoru (South of Tuarua, means third in Maori)
Drievoudig Isles-South West of Isa/North West of Dusa:
Bijna eerste (Northen most island, means almost first in Dutch (due to not being 'first' (Tuatahi)))
Bijna een tweede (South of Bijna eerste, means almost second in Dutch (due to not being 'second' (Tuarua)))
Bijna een derde (South of Bijna een tweede, means almost third in Dutch (due to not being 'third' (Tutaoru)))
Hihifó Isles-South West of Dusa/North West of Telu:
Ra (Northern most island, means sun in Maori)**
Marama (South of Ra, means moon in Maori)**
Whetu (South of Marama, means stars in Maori)**
Motu-East of Isa (closer island)
Papé -East of Isa (further island)
Tahanga Isles-South east of Telu:
Pūrei (southernmost island in the Tahanga chain. Means cluster or isolated group)
Mōwai (northernmost island in the Tahanga chain. Means desolate)
Île Casteldary -South East of Dusa (largest island, closest to Dusa. Named after Casteldary (fictional), a French explorer and one of the main French explorers of the Anisian islands)
Île Dumont d'Urville -South East of Dusa (smaller island, east of Île Casteldary. Named after Dumont d'Urville, one of the greatest French navigators)
Île de La Pérouse-South East of Dusa (smaller island, east of Île de La Pérouse. Named after La Pérouse , one of the greatest French navigators)

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*I'm sure there are others but I can't find their names.
**They are so named due to their importance to the Dutch Explorers in mapping the stars in the Southern Hemisphere. They also have exceptionally great views of the sky.
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I named the islands north of Isa, and some islands off the coast of Telu. First off, the name referring to the chain of islands north of Isa is the Lahud Island Chain, and each island has their own name.

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Moana (northmost island, means ocean in tahitian, and is named so for it being the northmost island in the archipelago)

Māfatu (south of moana, means heart in tahitian, and is named so for being near the middle of this chain of islands)

Fatata (south of Māfatu, and is the closest island to Isa, this word means near in tahitian, and is of course, named so for being one of the closest islands to Isa)

'Atatu (East of Fatata, and means right in Tahitian. It is named so for being the most eastward island in this chain)


The two volcanic islands off the coast of Telu are named Ahi and Mura.
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If I recall, the two volcanic islands are the two largest islands on the western side of Telu.
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Jan 3 2015, 02:00 PM
If I recall, the two volcanic islands are the two largest islands on the western side of Telu.
Do you remember which way round they went?
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Left side of the image, if thats what you mean.
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Jan 3 2015, 02:35 PM
Left side of the image, if thats what you mean.
No I meant which was above which? (I.e: is Ahi above Mura or the other way around?)
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That's where the The Island of Giant Orchids is.
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Left side of the image, if thats what you mean.
No I meant which was above which? (I.e: is Ahi above Mura or the other way around?)
Mura is north of Ahi.

I contemplating naming some of the chains between the archipelago, but, I'm just going to let others do that.
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Not to sound impatient, but does anyone else have any suggestions for island names/habitats/ecologies?
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I'd suggest thinking of them yourself :P You've got a pass over these.
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Maybe the islands near the Island of Giant Orchids could be named after various genera of orchids.
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Maybe the islands near the Island of Giant Orchids could be named after various genera of orchids.
I like the idea. :)

Ok, I'll name some myself. NotLegalTender, should I use Tahitian to name the islands, considering they are in the Indian Ocean and the Dutch were the first to find it.
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If you wish, though I chose Tahitian for some of the names because of French colonies.

Also, a few names are Maori, and a few are Proto-Austronesian.
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One of those triple island chains, like these ones
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could be called Takitoru collectively (or the Takitoru isles or the Takitorus or something like that), after the Maori word for triple.
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I like that idea, maybe we could name every one of those islands? I'll just name the big island to the west of Dusa.

Acineta: Named after a genera of orchids native to Mexico to South America.
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