Those from the caves

[DVCM]

Morning! I’m working on a creative writing project and am hoping to translate into Latin:

“those from the caves”

This is as in - those people from the caves - and could be a response to the question who. I’m not really looking for “people from the caves” though. Also I’m wondering what the difference between “caverna” and “antra” might be. Your help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Маркус]

Antrum is Greek and sounds more poetic. I guess that would be the main difference.

As for the translation: illī quī in cavernīs habitant or illī cavernārum incolae, perhaps? Or make up a word, for example, illī cavernicolae.

 

[Matthaeus]

Placet hic neologismus.

 

[Bestiola]

Caveat: cavernicola is a name for a genus of bugs and a name for a suborder of flatworms:

• Cavernicola (bug), a genus of assassin bugs in the family Reduviidae
• Cavernicola (worm), a cave-dwelling suborder of tricladid flatworms

These days it's mostly used as a taxonomic epithet, but of course, if OP doesn't mind, it should be fine for his project.

 

[Michael Zwingli]

Or make up a word, for example, illī cavernicolae.

Ah, I love it...how about illi abscavernis?