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I Just Realized There Are Language Barriers...
If we go based off the location that each made after, Kanto-Sinnoh should share the language of Japanese
Unova speaks American English
Kalos speaks French
Does Hawaii have its own language… Well if it does, that's what Alola speaks
Galar is British English (Leon has a British Accent!)
And Paldea speaks Spanish
But this leads me to the question of how did Ash travel the globe without ever struggling due to language barrier?
So let's just say he can speak every language, he would have to be fluent in every language to speak to and understand others
Knowing Ash, though, I can't see that being true!
And then you have the new protagonists that all travel the globe
Are they just fluent in everything, too?
It's just not logical, especially when there has never been any sign of different languages, just normal and seemingly same language conversations
Comments
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The characters in Paldea speak Spanish sometimes, the ones in Kalos speak French sometimes, and there's a character in ORAS' Battle Resort who only speaks Japanese (English in non-English languages), implying all of them have their own languages but most know the language you play in very well.
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Okay Pokemon regions aren't LITERALLY the regions they're based on in the real world. It appears everyone speaks English (though with varying accents) although I think some French is used from Kalos
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To answer your question, yes, Hawaii has its own language. However, the language is dying, mainly in part by the suppression of the language after the Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown in 1893, forcing Hawaiians to speak English.
It appears the language has been making a bit of a comeback in recent years, though.5 -
Interesting…
But you're right. Ash, I don't see him learning
I never thought of that…
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To be clear, most Hawaiians still primarily speak English, but efforts have been made to promote teaching Hawaiian.
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