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This article is almost entirely composed of speculation. :T --Masamage 03:22, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Better now! Awesome.

So, here's a subject I'm interested in. "Tía" is the Spanish word for "aunt," and Spanish is spoken in many parts of the Caribbean, particularly Haiti, which is where Vodou comes from. Sooooo, I'm assuming her name is at least partially a title rather than a given name. Does anyone know what Dalma might mean? I can't find it in any Spanish dictionary. Maybe it's from some other language that also uses 'tía'... --Masamage 06:19, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hate to dissapoint, but as far as i can tell "Dalma" as a name simply means "from Dalmatia", which (as is already mentioned in the article) is an anagram of Tia Dalma and an ancinet pirates haven. Naming people after a place their family originated was a popular practice way back when (for example "Chester" in English is a first name, surname, and the name of a town), and a google search shows that there are a fair few people with it as a name. Not much extra to read into it, i think.

Too bad! But thanks for your response. ^^ --Masamage 01:26, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Jack's Compass

"Tia Dalma is revealed to have provided Captain Jack Sparrow with his compass seven years prior" got a 'citation needed' tag stuck on it. But isn't that right there in the movie? If it's not, it should be removed, not "cited." --Masamage 06:16, 19 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it was right there in the movie. TheContralto 19:08, 19 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thought so. Thanks; I removed the tag. --Masamage 22:03, 19 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There's some inconsistency. Supposedly Jack had Davy Jones raise the Black Pearl from the depths 12 years before the first movie, and was marooned on the island with just his gun and his (apparently broken) compass 10 years before the first movie. He used the compass to come up with the bearing to find the Island of the Dead. So, when did he receive the compass, before the mutiny (as implied by the first movie) or years after (as directly stated by the second movie)?

Interview?

In an interview with Naomie Harris, it is revealed that Jack Sparrow and Tia Dalma were past lovers

I've read several interviews now and found absolutely nothing about this. If it doesn't get backed up pretty soon it'll have to be removed. --Masamage 19:37, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Having seen POTC 2 recently, I had the impression they were lovers. I don't know if it's explicitly stated in the script, but if not, it's strongly implied. -Phoenixrod 22:47, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, and stating that it's possible is totally fine. But saying it's backed up in an interview ought to be reserved for cases in which it actually is. :) So if anyone can find it, that would be great! --Masamage 01:01, 22 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I found the interveiw, http://www.blackfilm.com/20060630/features/noamieharris.shtml--Sweetshine 17:16, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, awesome! Great job, I almost thought it didn't exist! :D --Masamage 18:19, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks...--Sweetshine 19:30, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Calypso

The article refers to Calypso as "the legendary goddess of the sea"; Calypso was in fact only a minor sea nymph, who played apart in Homer's Odyssey by seducing Odysseus on her island Ogygia for some 7 years. Ill write an edit to that tune.

Another interview thing

It has been revealed by a FilmFocus interview with Naomie Harris that Tia Dalma journeys with the crew of the Black Pearl to the world's end, where Jack's dead body is found on the Pearl, covered in mucus.[citation needed] She is also "...not really who she says she is, she is a lot more powerful" as Harris said. That is all she revealed about this matter; the biggest spoiler she revealed is that she is the cause of Jack's rebirth.

I'm highly suspicious of this paragraph. Let's find a citation or get rid of it. --Masamage 15:32, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In fact, here's the interview in question. All it says is that she's responsible for bringing him back. --Masamage 15:36, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

All it says? Reread the article, here's a direct quote from it "You know, Pirates 2 is just an introduction to the character and then in Pirates 3 she goes on a whole journey with all the characters. You get to discover that she's not actually who she says she is. She's actually a lot more powerful than she makes out." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.67.155.113 (talk • contribs)

Not what I was talking about. The part with the "citation needed" sticker is the part that says they find Jack Sparrow's body covered in mucus on the Pearl. I remain deeply suspicious. --Masamage 00:50, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dialect

My mother is, to put it lightly, facinated with Tia Dalma's dialect... Was just wondering if anyone knows what dialect she speaks? My friend says it's a Jamaican dialect, can anyone confirm this?

"She sells sea shells by the sea shore. And the shells she sells are surely sea shells. Since she sells shells by the sea shore, I'm sure the shells she sells are seashore shells. (Sorry, couldn't resist... ^^)