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Central Asian Names

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Description
What this mod does
This mod provides a list of cim (in-game citizens) names from Central Asian countries. This mod can either supplement or replace the names your cims have, it's your choice!

How it works
To supplement these names, i.e. add them to the list of possible names your cims can have in addition to the default ones, choose the "Use Namelists" option in the required Custom Namelists mod. To replace all default cim names and only have them use these Central Asian ones, choose the "Use Blacklists" option in addition to the "Use Namelists" option.

Background Info
So far, this mod provides 318 female names, 339 male names, and 290 last names for your cims to use. They come from from a variety of related Central Asian backgrounds including Persian/Tajik, Kurdish, Turkmen, Uzbek, Pashtun, and Baloch. A lot of names are shared across backgrounds, so the Persian spelling is kept as the default for Persian-origin names (e.g. Rostam instead of Rustem). I've done my best to not use any foreign names (e.g. Arabic-origin names); however if you see any let me know!

Dependencies and Conflicting Mods
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Custom Namelists

Compatible
Japanese Localization RD

Conflicting
None.

Future work
Adding residence names (Golrokh Kiani living in "the Holly Residence" sounds a bit silly).

Adding district names.

Due to language issues, adding street names would be very difficult (the word "street" is different in different languages, for example) as the randomly generated names wouldn't make much sense, so I doubt I'll add that. Never say never, though!

Acknowledgments
Special thanks to Custom Names Lists by Ilion, who reminded me how to publish a mod since it's been a while and my memory isn't what it used to be lmao! I used his mod as the base for mine and it was super helpful; his mod also allows you to add your own street and place names as well, so check it out!

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Iran Uzbekistan Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pashtun Pakhtun Pashto Pakhto Kurd Kurdistan O'zbekiston Baluch Balochistan Baluchistan Tajikistan Iranian
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HaWmAnD 23 Jul, 2022 @ 3:26pm 
i like the Kurdish names really good
Shatczthegod 28 Nov, 2021 @ 1:03pm 
make arabic names please !!!!!
Shatczthegod 28 Nov, 2021 @ 1:03pm 
make arabic names please !!!!
Shatczthegod 28 Nov, 2021 @ 1:03pm 
make arabic names please !!!
alborzka  [author] 6 Jan, 2019 @ 12:46pm 
@Samork, I agree there should be Kazakh and Kyrgyz names as well. But I couldn't find any Kazakh/Kyrgyz names that Turkmens and Uzbeks didn't also use just with different spelling (e.g. Aibek vs. Oybek). That's also why I "excluded" Uyghur names, because they have mostly the same names as Uzbeks but sometimes with different spelling. If you have a list of uniquely Kazakh or Kyrgyz names I'd love to add it!

Re: Kurdish names, yes they're not Central Asian but I figured they go with the Iranian / Turkic "vibe". Doesn't make much sense though considering then I'd have to add Azeri, Armenian, and Turkish names as well, so if I can find a good list of Kazakh and Kyrgyz names to add instead I'll remove the Kurdish ones and put them in a separate mod.
Ilion 3 Jan, 2018 @ 1:06pm 
A third option would be to make the street-type patterns in, say, Persian, and explain to your subscribers how to customize the patterns to their desired language.
Ilion 3 Jan, 2018 @ 1:04pm 
With the second option, you might get a street named "Golrokh Kiani" rather than "Golrokh Kiani Street"
Ilion 3 Jan, 2018 @ 12:52pm 
"Due to language issues, adding street names would be very difficult ..."

For roads, streets, avenues, highways, bridges, tunnels, there is no specific list of names, Rather, the names are generated from the names of districts (and maybe residences) and cim's names applied to the PATTERN(s) defined for the road types.

So, if you could come up with pattern that makes sense in the various languages, that would do.

Or, you could follow this as a pattern (eliminate the English name of the street type); you'd need only one pattern for each street type --
<LocalizedString identifier="ROAD_NAME_PATTERN">{0}</LocalizedString>
Ilion 3 Jan, 2018 @ 12:39pm 
"Adding residence names (Golrokh Kiani living in "the Holly Residence" sounds a bit silly)."

For the "xyz.blacklist" file --

<!-- Residence Names -->
<LocalizedString identifier="RESIDENCE_LOW_PATTERN" key="Level1" />
(repeat the above for levels 2-5)
<LocalizedString identifier="RESIDENCE_HIGH_PATTERN" key="Level1" />
(repeat the above for levels 2-5)

<LocalizedString identifier="RESIDENCE_NAME" />

For the "xyz.namelist" file (add as many of each as required, in the language/script desired)--

<LocalizedString identifier="RESIDENCE_LOW_PATTERN" key="Level1">The {0} Residence</LocalizedString>
(repeat the above for levels 2-5)
<LocalizedString identifier="RESIDENCE_HIGH_PATTERN" key="Level1">The {0} Residence</LocalizedString>
(repeat the above for levels 2-5)

<LocalizedString identifier="RESIDENCE_NAME">Woodland</LocalizedString>
Ilion 3 Jan, 2018 @ 12:27pm 
"Adding district names. "

For the "xyz.blacklist" file --
<!-- District Names -->
<LocalizedStringKey identifier="DISTRICT_PATTERN" />
<LocalizedStringKey identifier="DISTRICT_NAME" />

For the "xyz.namelist" file (add as many of each as required, in the language/script desired)--
<LocalizedString identifier="DISTRICT_PATTERN">{0} Hills</LocalizedString>
<LocalizedString identifier="DISTRICT_NAME">Woodland</LocalizedString>