Covenant languages: Difference between revisions

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.

Translation software is used on Covenant ships to decipher words. The races don't speak the same language due to evolutionary design restrictions, for example: the Kig-Yar cannot speak anything other than a hissing sound.

However, the main Covenant language seems to be Sangheili, as most of the Covenant names are Sangheili words e.g. Unggoy. This is mentioned in [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]

== Written Language ==