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  • iifa

    64 77.11%
  • Lifa

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Thread: Is it really iifa tree? Or Lifa tree?

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    ok people, it is Iifa. They would not spell things wrong in FF9. They would not forget to capitalize the i. But japanese words can be funky and for all I know it could be pronounced Ieefvia. But I am absolutely sure it is Iifa.

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    Iifa is pronounced "leefuh" as much as oddler is pronounced "fail".

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    I always thought that it was Lifa at first on my first playthrough until the end, but I realized that it's Iifa. By the way how are you all pronouncing it?

    Iifa (eye-fa) Lifa (Lie-fa)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by vorpal blade View Post
    What's the japanese spelling for this tree?
    イーファ

    I-fa. Iifa.
    Wait, it's pronounced eefa? And here I thought it had three syllables: I-i-fa (as in eye-if-a).

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    Iifa. 'Iifae' has something to do with mist in Latin. Soulcage was the mist maker remember?

    Plus every area starts with a capital, if it didn't it'd be Lifa.


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    i usde to think it was Lifa when i was younger then i was on the game about two years ago and was like 'holy crap it's the Iifa tree!!! O.O' and i felt stupid, but i now call it the Iifa tree

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    Man, I was thinking about making this thread not long ago, but I have come to the decision it's iifa, I spent a long time comparing letters in speech, but it was(n't) worth it!

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    Iifa, but some people don't understand the concept of CAPITAL letters. But pesonally, I like the sound Lifa far more.

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    It looked like a capital I to me, and I couldn't see any reason why they wouldn't capitalize it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DarkLadyNyara View Post
    It is Iifa. This is one of my biggest pet peeves. Look at any official source, and it is Iifa.
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    At first I saw Lifa, Then realized it was Iifa, and just now I realized it said Iifa at the beginning instead of Tifa.

    Productive. ^_^

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    If it was Lifa tree it would be capitalized and the L would be noticeable
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    Iifa is how it's pronounced but on first look in 2000 I thought it was Lifa.

    They both sound almost the same anyway Iifa (eye-fa) Lifa (life-ah)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slade View Post
    It's Iifa, it says it at the beginning of the game if you leave the controller after the 'Squaresoft' appears. It would probably make more sense if it was 'Lifa' but....it's not.
    On another note I also thought it was 'Tifa' when I first saw it
    Haha, meeeee toooo. :rolleyes2

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