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{{quote|Their language doesn't translate in a literal manner, and each word has multiple meanings.|[[Cortana]]<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 156''</ref>}} | {{quote|Their language doesn't translate in a literal manner, and each word has multiple meanings.|[[Cortana]]<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 156''</ref>}} | ||
The [[:Category:Covenant Species|member species]] of the [[Covenant]] have their own unique languages. However, the [[Sangheili]] language came to serve as the [[Wikipedia:Lingua franca|''lingua franca'']] throughout the entire Covenant Empire, and as such, many names of member species are derived from the Sangheili.<ref name="Ghost">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> Not all races spoke the same language due to evolutionary design restrictions; for example, the [[Yanme'e]] could only communicate through a cacophony of high-pitched clicks and screeches.<ref name="Contact">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 311''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 148-149''</ref> To facilitate easier communications between member species, [[translation software]] is used on Covenant ships to decipher words. | The [[:Category:Covenant Species|member species]] of the [[Covenant]] have their own unique languages. However, the [[Sangheili]] language came to serve as the [[Wikipedia:Lingua franca|''lingua franca'']] throughout the entire Covenant Empire,<ref name="wpcov">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/covenant '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Covenant'']</ref> and as such, many names of member species are derived from the Sangheili.<ref name="Ghost">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> Not all races spoke the same language due to evolutionary design restrictions; for example, the [[Yanme'e]] could only communicate through a cacophony of high-pitched clicks and screeches.<ref name="Contact">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 311''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 148-149''</ref> To facilitate easier communications between member species, [[translation software]] is used on Covenant ships to decipher words. A specific trade pidgin also existed within the [[Covenant fringe]].<ref name="axl">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/axl '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Axl'']</ref> | ||
== Written language == | == Written language == | ||
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Though originating with the Sangheili, their language has come to be the Covenant ''lingua franca'', used to connect the different races and species. It is seemingly based upon the Forerunner language,<ref name="Ghost"/> likely pieced together from fragments recovered on Forerunner relics. Curiously, in several instances of Forerunner-related terminology, the Sangheili appear to use the English translations of the original Forerunner terms, as for "[[Forerunner]]", "[[Requiem]]", "[[Reclaimer]]", "[[Ur-Didact|Didact]]", and "[[Librarian]]".<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Spartan Ops''</ref><ref group="note">It should be noted that in ''Spartan Ops'' subtitles, these terms are phonetically transliterated from Sangheili speech (e.g. "Dyeduckt", "Liebuh-Rahrian", "Reeclaymah") rather than using their proper spellings.</ref> | Though originating with the Sangheili, an advanced dialect of their language has come to be the Covenant ''lingua franca'', used to connect the different races and species.<ref name="wpcov"/> It is seemingly based upon the Forerunner language,<ref name="Ghost"/> likely pieced together from fragments recovered on Forerunner relics. Curiously, in several instances of Forerunner-related terminology, the Sangheili appear to use the English translations of the original Forerunner terms, as for "[[Forerunner]]", "[[Requiem]]", "[[Reclaimer]]", "[[Ur-Didact|Didact]]", and "[[Librarian]]".<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Spartan Ops''</ref><ref group="note">It should be noted that in ''Spartan Ops'' subtitles, these terms are phonetically transliterated from Sangheili speech (e.g. "Dyeduckt", "Liebuh-Rahrian", "Reeclaymah") rather than using their proper spellings.</ref> | ||
Note: All words in the following list should not be pronounced as if they were English. The pronunciation of each letter does not depend on the letters that follow. Certain sounds are not written due to them only being available via the International Phonetic Alphabet. This results in letters: a, o, i, u, e, y, t, d, f, v, b, c, p, k, l, h and s not representing the actual sounds in the Sangheili language. | Note: All words in the following list should not be pronounced as if they were English. The pronunciation of each letter does not depend on the letters that follow. Certain sounds are not written due to them only being available via the International Phonetic Alphabet. This results in letters: a, o, i, u, e, y, t, d, f, v, b, c, p, k, l, h and s not representing the actual sounds in the Sangheili language. | ||
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===Yonhet=== | ===Yonhet=== | ||
{{Main|Yonhet}} | {{Main|Yonhet}} | ||
The Yonhetian language seemingly makes use of illeism in everyday speech, as Yonhet individuals casually refer to themselves in the third person instead of the first person. Apart from their native tongue, Yonhet traders and smugglers also speak pidgin languages.<ref>'''Halo: Nightfall''', ''Episode One''</ref><ref | The Yonhetian language seemingly makes use of illeism in everyday speech, as Yonhet individuals casually refer to themselves in the third person instead of the first person. Apart from their native tongue, Yonhet traders and smugglers also speak pidgin languages.<ref>'''Halo: Nightfall''', ''Episode One''</ref><ref name="axl"/> | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||