Capitals or not capitals, that is the question?

[TimRees]

Okay, so a question for the grammar police

When we call someone 'human' we don't capitalise the H and if that human spoke English we capitalise the E. So my question is, if an elephant spoke, would he or she speak in Elephant with a capital E?

 

[Claire G]

I guess so because it's a proper noun too.

 

[Hannah Faoileán]

My answer would be yes.

 

[Ed Simnett]

Ĉu vi parolas Elephantine?

 

[TimRees]

Ĉu vi parolas Elephantine?

Yo aprendiendo, mi amigo I'm using a trumpet combined with farts. ...

 

[Robinne Weiss]

My editor always makes me capitalise Draconic (the language my dragons speak), so I'd say yes.

 

[TimRees]

Thanks, guys! That's decided that then. The mantou speak Mantou.

Isn't language crazy!!

 

[Ed Simnett]

Do we therefore we need to consider (inter alia)
Draconglish
Mantoglish
Elaphanglish

?

Those of a certain age and origin might get this faster than other- My father always loved Kilometres Deboutish.