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| [[Image:Speaking Elite.jpg|thumb|A [[Sangheili]] speaks in a language represented by Forerunner glyphs.]]
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| [[Image:Speaking Jackal.jpg|thumb|A [[Kig-Yar]] speaks its foreign tongue.]]
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| [[Image:Alphabetcovenantsy1.jpg|thumb|A guide to the cipher at a former incarnation of halo2.com]]
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| The [[Covenant]] has their own unique language, which is heard in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. In ''[[Halo 2]]'', their words are translated for the convenience of the player. Elites in Halo 1 spoke a deep, warbling tongue. This was achieved by playing in reverse the voice acting of [[David Scully]]. The ever popular "Wort wort wort!" shouted by many Elites during gameplay is actually "Go go go!" reversed and sped up. The hissing-like language of the Jackals is actually the English language reversed. This, and the other Covenant languages (Drones, Hunters), have remained the same since Halo 2.
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| == Written Language ==
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| ''[[Conversations from the Universe]]'' contains letters written by the [[Prophets]] of [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] and [[Prophet of Supposition|Supposition]]. The writing in these letters resembles English, with various alterations.
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| Before the release of ''Halo 2'', the official website was made to look like a Covenant computer complete with a Covenant language. This language was a simple cipher with characters made from triangular shapes.
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| Text, or writing, in the Covenant appears to be mostly triangle shapes and composed almost completely of equilateral triangles, except for a single shape so far. It has been noted that this form of text was used by both [[Brutes]] and [[Jackal]]s in ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1]]'' so far. Whether all of the species that are or were in the Covenant use this form of text is currently unknown.
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| ==Translations==
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| Wort - Go
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| Sharquoi - (unknown)
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| Unfortunately there are basically no other Covenant words heard spoken by any covenant aliens in any of the current Halo games or books.
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| ==Species==
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| Unggoy - Grunt
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| Kig-Yar - Jackal
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| Sangheili - Elite
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| Yanme'e - Drone
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| Jiralhanae - Brute
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| Lekgolo - Hunter
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| San'shyuum - Prophet
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| == Sources ==
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| <references/>
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| [[Category:The Covenant]]
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