Scarlet Posted April 9, 2005 Posted April 9, 2005 What is your favorite alien language and expression? Aqualish Bith Devaronian Duros Gamorrean Gand Gran Huttese Ithorian Mandalorian Quarren Rakatan Rodian Sand People
metadigital Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 ...My favorite language is Twi OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Bounce Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 I don't know where you get this from, but I suspect SWG .. Ok then ... no more beer for Scarlet
dufflover Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 Probably Rodian, based on the audio stuff I heard anyway. Go Suvam and Greedo! Pure Pazaak - The Stand-alone Multiplayer Pazaak Game (link to Obsidian board thread) Pure Pazaak website (big thank you to fingolfin)
Verhnod Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 I like Devaronian for their difference in tones and speed. Aslo find interesting Sullustan because they speak so fast
Spooky Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 The bith sound cool, and they play good with those whatachmacallit instruments of their's.
Reveilled Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 Whatever Jawas speak. That's a toally awesome language. Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN!
Nor Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 Whatever Jawas speak. That's a toally awesome language. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah I have to agree Jawa language sounds awesome.
SteveThaiBinh Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 Sasha's language from Kotor 1. I don't think it was actually Mandalorian, more a hybrid/altered version. I was really impressed by that puzzle; I thought it was such an original thing for a computer game to have to figure out the basic grammar of another language. Don't know if another game has done it before. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
Ohma Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 I just like the way Ithorian sounds. Thuul dan gelfah mo ikthidangelfa. Thul niswande nanandevaht.
Yst Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 I'm Glad there weren't any Selkath in this game. Not a big fan of the slithery, slimy sounds of that language.
DarthSchlong Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 I'm Glad there weren't any Selkath in this game. Not a big fan of the slithery, slimy sounds of that language. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I did not care for the Selkath either.
Lord Tarondor Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 I prefer Wookie and only because in a game (and franchise like Star Wars) like this could snarling and roaring be coherent.
tmp Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 How comes neither Ewoks nor Gungans made it in the pool.. :s I like the way Rodians speak, and those sounds the Champ race makes is about the coolest thing (if i discount ::dwoooooo:: due to mechanical origins) ... but in the end, gotta hand it to twi'leks, "schutta" is just too versatile and convenient "
Yst Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 Anyway, as for the "for linguists only" suggestion...why? None of these are languages in any meaningful sense at all. No grammatical systems, no inflectional paradigms. Just arbitrary sounds (without even any formal phonology behind them) assigned meanings in English. To take an example from outside the franchise, even Klingon isn't really considered a language in any meaningful sense. It's more of an English pidgin, with all native English words suppleted by invented ones. But at least it has some limited formalised phonology (not really anything in the way of formal morphophonemics). And back to Star Wars and linguistics, the idea of Yoda's dialect possessing distinctive or unique grammatical characteristics which can be formalised similarly falls apart, as much as fans have tried to formalise it. All its constructions are just somewhat erratic variations on pre-existing American English constructions. You can talk about the way it spins around typical 20th century American English word order in unpredictable and unformalised ways, but that's all there is to say about it. Really, among Sci-Fi franchises, Star Wars has about as much to say about alien linguistics as Plan 9 From Outer Space.
metadigital Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 ... Plan 9 From Outer Space. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hehe Plan 9 From Outer Space or Highlander 2. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Lucius Posted April 10, 2005 Posted April 10, 2005 I think you forgot a language, yet I can't remember the name of the race. It's those guys whose captain you return on Nar Shaddar, furry faces in space suits, very angry like language. I love it, they seem eternally PO'ed DENMARK! It appears that I have not yet found a sig to replace the one about me not being banned... interesting.
Pirate Zugg Posted April 11, 2005 Posted April 11, 2005 I would have to say Jawa. Their language really suited them. Next to Jawa-Language I would say Rodian. All of the Rodians in bth games were awesome.
Lucius Posted April 11, 2005 Posted April 11, 2005 Are they called Nikto? Or were you just saying bad things about my mother? DENMARK! It appears that I have not yet found a sig to replace the one about me not being banned... interesting.
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