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| '''Latin''' is an ancient [[Human]] language. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. It gained wide currency, especially in Europe, as the formal language of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire, and, after Rome's conversion to Christianity, of the Roman Catholic Church. Principally through the influence of the Church, it became the language of later medieval European scholars and philosophers. It widely influenced a number of languages that came after it, including some used by the modern [[UNSC]], such as [[Spanish]] and [[English]].
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| [[Onyx Sentinels]] were capable of attenuating their booms to produce [[COM]] signals on UNSC devices and speak in Latin. However they are capable of modifying their lexicon based on samples of human language and speaking fluent English. <ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 133</ref> This could hint at the possibility of the [[Forerunners]] influence on [[Human]] Evolution.
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| Some UNSC ships follow the tradition of older [[Earth]] vessels by putting Latin phrases on their [[Ship Emblem]]s<ref>[[Halo Wars]]</ref>. The [[UNSC Marine Corps]] carries the tradition of the ancient [[United States Marine Corps]] by using the motto "Semper Fidelis", which is Latin for "Always Faithful". <ref>[[Halo: The Flood]]</ref> The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] also uses a variant of this term for their own emblem, "Semper Vigilans" ("Always Vigilant"). <ref>[[Halo: First Strike]]</ref>
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