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Islands of Anisia; The other islands and their worlds
Topic Started: Jan 3 2015, 10:09 AM (1,669 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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Do the pair of islands west of Isa have names yet? Perhaps Motu and Papé given their remote location of in the ocean compared to the other islands.
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Do the pair of islands west of Isa have names yet? Perhaps Motu and Papé given their remote location of in the ocean compared to the other islands.
Do you mean East not west because there are no remote islands on the westside of isa.
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Acineta: Named after a genera of orchids native to Mexico to South America.

Why would there be an island named after a orchid that's not even found/native to the island? Wouldn't it be more likely they would name them after orchids that live on the islands?

Even with that, The Island of the Giant Orchids is named after the orchids because they're a major feature of the island and found nowhere else. What would be the point in naming a island after a species of orchid that's more like the "average" orchid (unless someone actually makes some iconic orchids there).
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I think it was just intended as a nice sounding place filler based on the orchid idea. I agree that having an island named after a genera of orchid not native to it is a bit odd, but we could just leave it until a new name is proposed.
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Do the pair of islands west of Isa have names yet? Perhaps Motu and Papé given their remote location of in the ocean compared to the other islands.
Do you mean East not west because there are no remote islands on the westside of isa.
Yes. The two off in the east. They're not that far off, but about the farthest from the mainland outside the Lahud Chain. Would probably be around reefs either way, so the name works.
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I didn't even notice those two islands. Time for even weirder fauna (when I have the time and ideas, I don't have any ideas for this project at the moment, I used all the good ones up aside from a phytosaur which got lost on my old hard drive)!
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Ra (Northern most island, means sun in Maori)**
Marama (South of Ra, means moon in Maori)**
Whetu (South of Marama, means stars in Maori)**
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**They are so named due to local cultural importance
I thought Anisia was uninhabited before it was discovered by explorers relatively recently?
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Ra (Northern most island, means sun in Maori)**
Marama (South of Ra, means moon in Maori)**
Whetu (South of Marama, means stars in Maori)**
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**They are so named due to local cultural importance
I thought Anisia was uninhabited before it was discovered by explorers relatively recently?
If that's the case I apologise. However if it is uninhabited, why use Tahitian, Proto-austranesian and Maori for naming purposes? In theory they would all have Dutch names (I think the Dutch were the ones to find it.)
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It is uninhabited for the most part, unless you count the scientists that stay there. I think there were some territorial claims on the archipelago though.

There were ideas for extinct natives, but, they were pretty much obliterated.
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I believe the islands are given Tahitian, Proto-austranesian and Maori names because, and forgive me if I am wrong, these islands are in relatively close proximity to peoples who speak those languages.
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The two islands there are known as the Tahanga Isles, a word which means both naked, desolate and alone, which makes sense for these two.
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The two islands there are known as the Tahanga Isles, a word which means both naked, desolate and alone, which makes sense for these two.
Ok. Thanks for the info. Do you have any names for the individual islands?
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Not for the moment, sorry.
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Hm, maybe I could think of names for the two islands.

Pūrei: Southernmost island in the Tahanga chain. Means cluster or isolated group.

Mōwai: Northernmost island in the Tahanga chain. Means desolate.
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I also decided to name southeast of Isa Île Casteldary, Île Dumont d'Urville and Île de La Pérouse, in reference to the main French explorer of the Anisian islands, Casteldary (fictional) who named the island after himself and to Dumont d'Urville and La Pérouse, two of the greatest French navigators.
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