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Deciding on nationality of a character

Sorry for the inactivity for a while. I've been REALLY busy with college. Anyway, I'm trying to decide on a few details about my case:1. Brianna is descended from one of the three native group that originally inhabited New Eden Island but I can't up up with a name for the ethnic group. What should the individual groups be called.2. Dalton Why (Brianna's love interest) is of Asain descent. What Ethnicity (i.e. Japanese, Korean), would his last name be closest to the language of (and yes, "Why" is supposed to be a pun on the five Ws).

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  • Hello again,

    I've encountered a Chinese doctor named 'Wai' here in Hawaii, but it may be an Americanization of a Chinese name perhaps. Good luck with your name choices K.G.

  • I'm a college student too. Pleased to meet you, Miss. I also happen to be an ethnic Chinese and studying simple Japanese at school, so if you have questions about the East Asian culture you're free to ask me.

    I personally have never hard of the name ''Why'' or ''Wai'' before, if it existed in the Chinese-speaking world, it would be extremely rare. And I don't think it sounds Japanese at all. If that's going to be his surname, I don't think it's the best idea to make him from Japan.

  • I've heard the surname 'Wai' is Chinese and means 'Great'.

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