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|image=[[File:Nimbi Lady.png|130px]][[File:Nimbi Boy.png|130px]] | |image=[[File:Nimbi Lady.png|130px]][[File:Nimbi Boy.png|130px]]Female (left) and male (right) Nimbis. | ||
Female (left) and male (right) Nimbis | |related=[[Skellobit]]s<br>[[Shayde]]s | ||
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | ||
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'''Nimbis''' are the angel-like citizens of [[The Overthere]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Their species name appears to be derived from the word ''nimbus'', a type of cloud. The word additionally references their appearance and habitat. "Nimbi" is also reminiscent of the acronym "NIMBY," which stands for "Not In My Back Yard," referring to people who object to seeing unpleasant or illegal (i.e. "evil") activities, which fits the general theme and tone of The Overthere. The Nimbis' speech is based on Elizabethan English, such as that used in the [[wikipedia:King James Bible|King James Bible]]. There are notable differences between actual Elizabethan English and the dialect the Nimbis speak. For example, the nimbis seem to freely use "thou" (as a subject) and "thee" (as an object) in place of "you", but in Elizabeth English, "thou" and "thee" were strictly singular and informal/familiar, and were only used to address family members or friends, or people considered inferior by the speaker; rulers would take offense to being addressed with those pronouns. Furthermore, the suffix -est is used excessively. In proper [[wikipedia:Elizabethan era|Elizabethan era]] grammar, "est" is the 2nd person singular familiar (therefore going with "thou") verb ending, which has no successor in Modern English, but can be likened to the "s" added in the 3rd person singular. Thus, "thou-knowest-what" instead of "you-know-what", as [[Fallbi]] says, is correct, but "tellest me, now, Mother," as Luvbi says, is incorrect, as it would be like saying "Tells me, now, Mother". In terms of appearance, most of the Nimbis look nearly identical to each other except that females have hairstyles, and many of their names are based on days, colors, seasons, or months. | |||
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==Notable Nimbis== | |||
*[[Blubi]] | |||
*[[Rebbi]] | |||
*[[Yebbi]] | |||
*[[Whibbi]] | |||
*[[Luvbi]] (who is also [[Pure Heart]]) | |||
*[[Grambi]] | |||
*[[Maybi]] | |||
*[[Bonechill]] (Implied to have once been a Nimbi) | |||
*[[Novbi]] | |||
*[[Fallbi]] | |||
*[[Sumbi]] | |||
*[[Sunbi]] | |||
*[[Janbi]] | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=エルエル人 | |Jap=エルエル人 | ||
|JapR= | |JapR=Eruerujin | ||
|JapM= | |JapM=Erueru people | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{SPM}} | {{SPM}} | ||
[[Category:Nimbis|*]] | [[Category:Nimbis|*]] | ||
[[Category:Super Paper Mario | [[Category:Super Paper Mario Species]] |